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Did you know that many museums in Paris are open free of charge on the first Sunday of every month ? It’s a not-to-be-missed opportunity to visit a wide range of cultural sites!

In Paris, dozens of museums are taking part in this operation, but don’t be fooled by the fact that some are still charging admission.

Which museums in Paris are free on the first Sunday of the month? In this article, you’ll find a list of all these museums, sorted by arrondissement.

Please note: large museums are often very busy on these days, so it’s best to go early in the day for the best visiting conditions, or to target smaller establishments.

In the 1st arrondissement

Conciergerie – January, February, March and November only
2 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris

Orangerie museum – online booking required
Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris

Sainte-Chapelle – January, February, March, November and December only
10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris

 ALSO READ: The eventful history of Paris’s Sainte-Chapelle

Musée gratuit le dimanche à Paris
Sainte-Chapelle

In the 3rd arrondissement

Arts et Métiers museum
60 rue Réaumur, 75003 Paris

Hunting & nature museum
62 Rue des Archives, 75003 Paris

Picasso Museum
5 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris

In the 4th arrondissement

Pompidou Center (permanent collections only)
Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris

In the 5th arrondissement

Cluny museum
28 Rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris

 ALSO READ: Discover the new generation of the Middle Ages at the Musée de Cluny!

Panthéon – January, February, March, November and December only
Pl. du Panthéon, 75005 Paris

Les musées gratuits le dimanche
Cluny Museum

In the 6th arrondissement

Delacroix museum
6 Rue de Furstemberg, 75006 Paris

11 Conti Museum (Monnaie de Paris)
11 quai de Conti, 75006 Paris

 LIRE AUSSI: A day at the Monnaie de Paris

Visite de musée gratuite à Paris
Musée de la Monnaie de Paris

In the 7th arrondissement

Orsay museum – must be booked online
Esplanade Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 75007 Paris

Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum
37 Quai Jacques Chirac, 75007 Paris

Rodin museum – October, November, December, January, February and March only
77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris

In the 8th arrondissement

Arc de Triomphe – January, February, March, November and December only
Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris

Monument gratuit à Paris
Arc de Triomphe

In the 9th arrondissement

Gustave Moreau Museum
14 rue Catherine de la Rochefoucauld, 75009 Paris

In the 12th arrondissement

Museum of the History of Immigration
293 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris

Cinémathèque Française, Méliès Museum
51 rue de Bercy

In the 15th arrondissement

La Poste museum
34 Bd de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris

Musées gratuits le dimanche à Paris
Orangerie museum © Jérémie Thomas, Sens de la Visite

In the 16th arrondissement

City of Architecture and Heritage
1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris

Asian art – Guimet museum
6 Pl. d’Iéna, 75116 Paris

In the 17th arrondissement

Henner Museum
43 Av. de Villiers, 75017 Paris


Free museums in Paris, all year round

Some of Paris’s museums and cultural venues don’t wait for the first Sunday of the month to be free! They’re open free of charge all year round, and for everyone! Here’s the list:

Archives Nationales, Paris site
60 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris

EDF Foundation
6 Rue Juliette Récamier, 75007 Paris

Lafayette Anticipations Foundation
9 Rue du Plâtre, 75004 Paris

Frac Île-de-France, Le Plateau
22 Rue des Alouettes, 75019 Paris

Balzac House (Permanent tour only)
47 Rue Raynouard, 75016 Paris

Victor Hugo House (Permanent tour only)
6 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris

Bourdelle museum (Permanent tour only)
18 Rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015 Paris

Cognacq-Jay museum (Permanent tour only)
8 Rue Elzevir, 75003 Paris

Carnavalet museum (Permanent tour only)
23 Rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris

Cernuschi museum (Permanent tour only)
7 Av. Velasquez, 75008 Paris

Curie Museum
1 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris

Paris’ Modern Art museum(Permanent tour only)
11 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris

Legion of Honor museum
2 Rue de la Légion d’Honneur, 75007 Paris

Liberation of Paris museum (Permanent tour only)
4 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris

Shoah Memorial
17 Rue Geoffroy l’Asnier, 75004 Paris

Zadkine museum (Permanent tour only)
100bis Rue d’Assas, 75006 Paris

Romantic life museum (Permanent tour only)
16 rue Chaptal, 75009 Paris

Fragonard fragrance museum
9 rue Scribe, 75009 Paris

Pavillon de l’Arsenal
21 Bd Morland, 75004 Paris

Petit Palais (Permanent tour only)
Av. Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris

Bon plan musée à Paris
Petit Palais

Free museums on the first Sunday of the month

Find all the museums in Paris that are open free of charge on the first Sunday of the month on this map:


Visit museums in Paris by night!

If you’re short of time at the weekend, you can also visit museums during the week, in the evening! Many museums and monuments open their doors to you at night.

Find the list of ALL museums open in the evening in Paris, sorted by day of the week:

Visiter un musée le soir à Paris
Center Pompidou © DR
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