Haussmann's scheme of the Main Monuments and Museums
The numbering scheme:
The museums and monuments, are numbered following the scheme used by Haussmann in the 19th century to number the twenty arrondissements: an outward clock-wise spiral starting with the 1st arrondissement. The museums are thus numbered starting with the Musée du Louvre in the 1st arrondissement. Due to the fact that all distances in France are measured from Notre Dame (in the 4th arrondissement) the numbering of the monuments likewise starts there, but otherwise the order follows that of the arrondisements. A simple rule of thumb then is that low numbered museums and monuments are in ``low numbered'' arrondissements.
Museums:
Musée du Louvre
Musée des Arts Décoratifs / Musée des Arts de la Mode et du Textile
Musée de l'Orangerie
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume
Musées National des Techniques et des Arts et Métiers
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Musée National Picasso
Musée de la Serrurerie / Musée Bricard
Musée Carnavalet
Musée national d'Art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou