Free Museums and Monuments
in Paris
It is often said that museums and monuments in Paris are priceless because they hide such a treasure of French heritage ... Enjoy the most beautiful works of art and exhibitions in Paris for free.
Discover below the list of museums and monuments in Paris and Ile-de-France open for free!
Free museums all year round
On a budget and want to see the sights in Paris? There are plenty of free or cheap things to see and do in Paris if you know where to look! Why not start with the multitude of museums and other monuments open to the public for free? A word of warning however: while some museums offer free access to all their collections and temporary exhibitions, others only offer free entry to their permanent collections. See below for more detailed information about free museums and monuments in Paris all year round.
Free entry with unlimited access | Permanent collections only |
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Free museums and monuments on the first Sunday of every month
The table below allows you to check which museums and monuments are free on the first Sunday of the month and to which months these apply in Paris Ile-de-France.
x : museum open
A Paris | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Déc |
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Arc de Triomphe | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Centre Pompidou (permanent collection) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Conciergerie | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Musée des Arts et Métiers | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national Gustave Moreau | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
The Louvre | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Musée national des Arts asiatiques Guimet | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national Eugène Delacroix | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national du Moyen Âge - Thermes de Cluny | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national de l'Orangerie | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Picasso Museum | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Orsay Museum | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée Rodin | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Pantheon | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Sainte-Chapelle | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Notre-Dame Towers | x | x | x | x | x |
In Paris Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Château de Champs-sur-Marne | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Château de Maisons-Laffitte | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Château de Rambouillet, Laiterie et Chaumière des Coquillages | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Mac/Val - Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée des années 30 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée d'Archéologie nationale de Saint-Germain-en-Laye | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée départemental Albert-Kahn | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée départemental Maurice Denis | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée français de la Carte à Jouer | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée franco-américain du Château de Blérancourt | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national du Château de Compiègne | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national des Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national de la Renaissance - Château d'Ecouen | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sèvres - Cité de la Céramique | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Villa Savoye | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Free museums for teachers and under 26s
Since 2009, all museums and national monuments in France have been free for those under 26 and for school teachers. So if that is you, or you are a parent hoping to introduce history and culture to your children, make your way down to one of the many affiliated centres and enjoy feeding your passion for discovery for free! Several other Parisien institutions have also opened up in line with current trends to encourage young people to visit museums.
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See for our list of the best museums in Paris. Culture, here we come!