Free days at the Parisian Museums
Le Louvre
Free the first Sunday of the month
Closed on Tuesdays
Musee de l’Orangerie
Free the first Sunday of the month
Closed on Tuesdays
Musee d’Orsay
Free the first Sunday of the month
Closed on Thursdays
Part of their Art collections will be exhibited at the DeYoung Museum in 2010.
Musee Rodin
Free the first Sunday of the month
Closed on Mondays
Centre Pompidou
Free the first Sunday of the month
Closed on Tuesdays
Closed for renovations till February 2012
Most famous Parisian museums and monuments. Click on the name to access the website.
Arc de Triomphe
Chateau de Versailles
Closed on Mondays
Cathedrale Notre Dame
Tours de la Cathedrale Notre Dame
Les Invalides
Closed the first Sunday of each month
Catacombes
Closed on Mondays
Cite des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Closed on Mondays
Muse national d’Histoire Naturelle
Closed on Tuesdays
French National Monuments and Museums are free for anybody under 26. Click here to see the list.
Read my tips for a pleasant visit to the museum with children.
I highly recommend buying the Paris Museum Pass
You can visit up to 60 museums and attractions in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, free of charge and without queuing up.
2-day pass (consecutive days): 32 €
4-day pass (consecutive days): 48 €
6-day pass (consecutive days): 64 €
Pass from interMusées and on sale at the participating museums counters.
The Paris Museum Pass website lists the price of an adult entry for the following museums to give you an idea if it is worth it for you or not. Keep in mind that you go through the members entrance and will save a lot of time.
Arc de Triomphe: 9 Euros, Centre Pompidou: 12 Euros, Musee du Louvre: 9 Euros, Tours de Notre Dame: 8 Euros, Musee d’Orsay: 8 Euros, Muse Rodin: 6 Euros, Sainte Chapelle: 8 Euros, Chateau de Versailles: 15 Euros.
