After a day’s work, it’s not just bars, restaurants or cinemas open in the evening in Paris: there are also museums! Most Parisian museums have nightclubs where you can enjoy a relaxed cultural evening.
Visiting a museum in the evening also offers several advantages: it has a lot of charm, it’s often quieter than during the day because attendance is lower and sometimes the prices are cheaper.
You will find in this article the exhaustive and updated list of the late night opening hours in Paris museums and monuments in 2020, classified by day. This list includes places that are open at least until 8pm with closing hours, but beware that the ticket offices often close 30 or even 60 minutes before the museum, so anticipate your visit to make sure you have time to enjoy your visit.
Some opening hours may vary depending on the exhibitions in progress. As a precaution, I recommend that you consult the museum’s website before going there. Do not hesitate to inform me of any schedule change or forgotten museum, I will be happy to update this list.
Museums open (almost) every night in Paris
While most museums have only one night opening day per week, others are open almost every night:
- The Arc de Triomphe is thus open all week until 10.30 pm and even until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th.
- The Centre Pompidou is open every day except Tuesday until 9pm and even 11pm on Thursday!
- The Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts opens its doors from Wednesday to Sunday until 9pm.
- The Gaîté Lyrique welcomes you from Tuesday to Friday until 8 pm.
- The Maif Social Club is open from Tuesday to Friday until 8.30 pm, and until 10 pm on Thursday.
- The Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris only closes at 8pm from Tuesday to Saturday.
- The MEP (European House of Photography) is open from Wednesday to Sunday until 8 pm – Thursday until 10 pm.
- The brand new Museum of Illusions welcomes you all week long until 8 pm and 10 pm from Friday to Sunday.
- The Palais de Tokyo is the ultimate landmark for late sleepers: it is open until midnight every day except Tuesday!
- From May to August, the Parc Zoologique of Paris will welcome you until 8.30 pm every day.
- Finally, the Eiffel Tower, France’s most famous monument, is open every day until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29. A must to enjoy a breathtaking view over the whole of Paris!
Museums open in the evening on Monday in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Centre Pompidou, until 9pm
- Museum of Illusions, until 8 pm
- Musée du Luxembourg, until 10 pm
- Jacquemart-André museum, until 8.30 pm during the exhibition period
- Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29th
Museums open in the evening on Tuesday in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Gaîté Lyrique, until 8 pm
- Jeu de Paume, until 9pm
- Maif Social Club, until 8:30 pm
- Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, until 8pm
- Army Museum, until 21h from April to September
- Museum of Illusions, until 8 pm
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29th
Museums open in the evening on Wednesdays in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Centre Pompidou, until 9pm
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, until 9pm
- Frac Île-de-France, until 9pm on the first Wednesday of the month
- Gaîté Lyrique, until 8 pm
- Grand Palais, until 10 pm
- Maif Social Club, until 8:30 pm
- Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, until 8pm
- MEP (European House of Photography), until 8pm
- Museum of Art and History of Judaism, until 9 pm until February 23rd
- Museum of Illusions, until 8pm
- Museum of 11 Conti (Monnaie de Paris), until 9 pm, last access at 8.30 pm
- Louvre Museum, until 9:45 pm
- Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29th
Museums open in the evening on Thursdays in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Centre Pompidou, until 9 pm for the permanent collection and 11 pm for the exhibitions.
- City of Architecture and Heritage, until 9 pm, last access 8:20 pm
- City of Economy, 1st Thursday of the month, until 10 pm
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, until 9 pm
- Lafayette Anticipations Foundation, until 9pm during the exhibition period
- Gaîté Lyrique, until 8 pm
- The Cube, Digital Creation Centre, until 9 pm
- Maif Social Club, until 10 pm
- Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, until 8pm
- MEP (European House of Photography), until 10 pm
- Shoah Memorial, until 10 pm
- Museum of Modern Art of Paris, until 10 pm for temporary exhibitions only, last access at 9.15 pm
- Orsay Museum, until 9.45 pm, last admission at 9 pm
- Museum of Illusions, until 10 pm
- Museum of La Poste, until 9 pm
- Delacroix Museum, until 9 pm on the first Thursday of the month
- Decorative arts museum, until 9 pm for temporary exhibitions only, last access at 8.15 pm
- Quai Branly museum, until 10 pm
- Musée en herbe, until 9 pm
- Henner Museum, until 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month
- Marmottan-Monet Museum, until 9 pm, last entrance at 8.30 pm
- Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29th
Museums open in the evening on Friday in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Atelier des Lumières, until 10 pm, last access at 9 pm – Closed until February 28th
- Centre Pompidou, until 9 pm
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, until 9 pm
- Lafayette Anticipations Foundation, until 9pm during the exhibition period
- Gaîté Lyrique, until 8 pm
- Grand Palais, until 10 pm
- Maif Social Club, until 8:30 pm
- Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, until 8 pm
- MEP (European House of Photography), until 8 pm
- Museum of Illusions, until 10 pm
- Musée des Arts et Métiers, until 9 pm with free admission for the permanent collections from 6 pm onwards.
- Louvre Museum, until 9:45 pm
- Maillol Museum, until 8.30 pm, last entrance at 8 pm
- Yves-Saint-Laurent Museum, until 9 pm, last entrance at 8:15 pm
- Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Petit Palais, fine arts museum, until 9 pm for temporary exhibitions only, last entrance at 8.15 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29
Museums open in the evening on Saturdays in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Atelier des Lumières, until 10 pm, last access at 9 pm – Closed until February 28th
- Centre Pompidou, until 9 pm
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, until 9 pm
- Grand Palais, until 10 pm
- Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, until 8 pm
- MEP (European House of Photography),until 8 pm
- Museum of Illusions, until 10 pm
- Louvre Museum, until 9:45 pm on the first Saturday of the month, by reservation only.
- Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29th
Museums open in the evening on Sunday in Paris
- Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30 pm and until 11 pm between April 1st and September 30th, last access 45 minutes before closing time.
- Centre Pompidou, until 9pm
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, until 9pm
- MEP (European House of Photography), until 8pm
- Museum of Illusions, until 8 pm
- Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
- Parc Zoologique of Paris, until 8:30 pm between May 1st and August 31st, last entry at 7:30 pm
- Eiffel Tower, until 11:45 pm and until midnight 45 between June 13 and August 29th
Good night-time deals (free museums or reduced rates)
There are certain advantages to going to museums at night! Not only is the attendance often lower, which allows you to enjoy the exhibitions in better conditions, but some establishments also offer some good deals…
At the Louvre Museum, for example, access is free for the night on the first Saturday of each month (by reservation). And if you hold a Friends of the Louvre card, you can invite the person of your choice on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
At the Arts et Métiers museum, during Friday night, the permanent collections are accessible free of charge from 6pm.
Of course, the museums which are free during the day are also free in the evening. You can thus discover without paying a cent the Shoah Memorial, the Frac Île-de-France, the Lafayette Anticipation Foundation and the Maif Social Club.
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Have a pleasant visit!
