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Grévin Museum Paris Wax Museum

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Tickets for the Grévin Museum

Entrance tickets

  • Standard price, valid throughout the year, including the French school holidays.
€26

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What to expect

Why not take a selfie with some of the great, good and famous? There's hundreds to choose from at the Grévin Museum, which is one of the oldest wax museums in the world.

Each year new wax characters are unveiled to the delight of old and young alike. You'll be able to discover not only the architectural and historical heritage of Paris but also meet writers and actors, visit sports-themed displays and encounter personalities from the world of culture.

Children will love the animations that are designed especially for young people.

Grévin Museum opening hours

Monday to Friday: from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Weekends, public holidays and school holidays: from 10 am to 7 pm

A few words about the Grévin Museum

Fifty years after Madame Tussaud exhibited her first waxworks in London, the Grévin Museum opened its doors on Boulevard Montmartre, at the same address it still proudly occupies. Since that opening day in 1882, some 2,000 well known people have been exhibited at this renowned Parisian institution - in wax, rather than in person! This is a place that brings together great names of the past such as Gandhi, Einstein and de Gaulle with celebrities of our time, such as the actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

It was a journalist called Arthur Meyer who first had the idea that Parisians and visitors to the city might like to look at celebrities up close, personal and immortalised in wax. At the time there were but a few photographs available of famous people - and often the general public would struggle to attach a face to a well-known name. Meyer turned to the established artist and sculptor Alfred Grévin, after whom the museum is named, to become its first artistic director. It was Grévin himself who fashioned the first wax figures.

The Grévin Museum was an instant success from the day that it opened up on Boulevard Montmartre, which was then as it is today one of Paris's finest addresses. Meyer was right in his hunch, because it turned out that there was a real thirst - a craze you might even call it - among the public to see these ultra-realistic wax sculptures of some of the world's greatest figures.

Early success led the Grévin Museum to expand rapidly. In 1900, to coincide with the Paris World's Fair of that year, a theatre was added along with a spectacular display of mirrors which used scientific principles to play games with both light and perspective. This Hall of Mirrors continues to delight both young and old to this day.

At the Grévin Museum you can also see scenes setting out the most dramatic moments in French history in a way that brings these important moments to life right in front of your eyes. There's the assassination of Marat during the French Revolution, for instance and even a vivid re-enactment of the Massacre of St Bartholomew from August 24, 1572.

It's not only French history that you'll see, of course. Every year an additional four French or international personalities are selected to be included in the museum's expanding displays. These may be writers, actors, athletes or personalities from the world of culture. Politicians are included, too.

Did you know?

It is no easy feat for someone, however famous, to become a Grévin Museum waxwork. First there's the demanding process of a jury selection to get through - and the jury meets just twice a year. After that the process becomes, if anything, even more exacting. There's a complicated series of measurements to be taken and some 600 photographs will be needed to ensure the most faithful reproduction possible. Hairs are planted one by one onto the chosen one's wax skull. To make things even more realistic, plaster casts are taken of each hand so that even the smallest vein will be reproduced. At the Grévin Museum perfection is what counts!

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Customer Reviews

4.7/523 reviews

DOMINIQUE B.
5/5
May 23rd 2023

Excellent moment pour les 6 ans de mon fils!!!
A refaire très vite

DOMINIQUE B.
4/5
May 23rd 2023
Très bon moment, au début la longue queue peut faire peur mais au final on a attendu juste 5 minutes.
Pascal M.
5/5
May 23rd 2023
👍
Bernadette R.
5/5
April 21st 2023
À part l’entrée un peu longue à cause du contrôle de sécurité tout est bien conçu. On passe 2h de découvertes amusantes
Angelique J.
5/5
April 13th 2023
magnifique, musée Grevin visité au week-end de pâques
Hannah E.
5/5
April 9th 2023
Top Museum Personal nur etwas unfreundlich aber sonst ok
Joël B.
4/5
March 30th 2023
Activité connue et déjà réalisée à plusieurs reprises.
Séverine D.
5/5
March 17th 2023
Nous avons adoré
Jos M.
5/5
November 17th 2022
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Map

Map
Address
10 Boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris
Parking lot
(P)
Bourse, 12 Place de la Bourse - 75002 Paris
Public transportation
(M)
89Grands Boulevards
(B)
2039Grands Boulevards

Common questions

How much do tickets to the Grévin museum in Paris cost?

The price of the entrance ticket at the ticket office of the Paris Wax Museum is €24.5 for adults (from 16 years old) and €18.5 for children (from 5 to 15 years old). The Grévin museum is free for children under 5 years old. It is possible to book a less expensive dated ticket 5 days in advance from €20 for adults and €16 for children.
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Does the Musée Grévin offer reduced rates and who do they apply to?

Only seniors, high school students, students, unemployed people, recipients of social minima, disabled people as well as teachers, soldiers and police officers can benefit from a reduced price on presentation of proof and only at the counters of the Grévin museum in Paris. . This reduced rate is €22 for adults and €16.70 for children.

What is the Grévin Museum?

The Grévin Museum is the Parisian wax museum where you can find statues of the personalities who make and have made the history of the world: politicians, people, scientists or sportsmen rub shoulders in one of the most beautiful museums in Paris.

Where is the Grévin museum in Paris?

The address of the Grévin museum is 10 Boulevard Montmartre, 75009 Paris. The wax statues museum of Paris is located on the famous Grands Boulevards of the ninth arrondissement of Paris on the boulevard Montmartre delimited by the rue Drouot and the rue du Faubourg Montmartre between the boulevard Haussmann and the boulevard Poissonnière. The entrance to the Grévin Museum is right next to Passage Jouffroy, one of the most famous covered passages in Paris.

How to get to the Grévin museum in Paris?

The best way to get to the wax museum is by public transport. The Grévin museum is very well served by the metro thanks to the Grands Boulevards station (lines 8 and 9) a 1-minute walk away. Allow 5 minutes on foot from Bourse station on line 3 and 7 minutes from Le Peletier station on line 7.

What are the opening hours of the Grévin museum?

The Grévin museum is open every day of the year from Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and during all school holidays.

How long does a visit to the Grévin museum last?

A visit to the wax museum of Paris takes at least 1h30. To make the most of your experience at the Grévin museum, we advise you to spend a full afternoon there.

Is there parking near the Grévin museum?

Parking on the Grands Boulevards can be a challenge. If you wish to come by car to the Grévin museum, we recommend parking in a nearby paying car park such as the indigo car park at 31B rue Vivienne or the Chauchat Drouot car park 12-14 Rue Chauchat. Count around €5 per hour of parking.

Is it possible to offer an entry to the Grévin museum?

You can buy a Grévin museum gift card to offer to the person of your choice. Just click on the tab Offer a gift valid for 6 months. The lucky beneficiary will be able to choose the date of their visit to the wax museum directly on our site.
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What health measures has the Grévin museum taken against the Coronavirus?

To guarantee the safety of its visitors but also of its employees, the Grévin Museum has adopted drastic sanitary measures such as the reduction of the maximum number of daily visitors, the installation of hydroalcoholic gel terminals throughout the course, marking with ground of distancing. Wearing a mask is compulsory inside the Paris wax museum from the age of 11. Reception agents are equipped with masks or visors. The Grévin Museum in Paris is also counting on these visitors to adopt barrier gestures. The VoiceRoom (karaoke) in The Voice area will remain temporarily closed.
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