Paris museums and monuments open in the evening

Which museums in Paris are open at night? Where can you visit an exhibition in Paris at night? Many museums open their doors in the evening, and some are even open until midnight!

So if you’d like to go and see an exhibition after work and enjoy more pleasant visiting conditions with generally fewer people, here’s the exhaustive list of museums open in the evening in Paris in 2024, day by day.

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Monday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Center Pompidou, until 9pm. Ticket offices close at 8pm
• Cinémathèque Française, until 8pm
• Grand Palais Ephémère, until 10pm
• Maison de l’Amérique Latine, until 8pm
• Museum of Illusion, until 9pm
• Musée du Luxembourg, until 10pm
• Palais de Tokyo, until 10pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Tuesday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Catacombs, until 8:30pm. Ticket desks close at 7:30pm
• Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, until 10pm
• Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, until 8:30pm
• Maïf Social Club, until 8:30pm
• Maison de l’Amérique Latine, until 8pm
• Musée de la BnF, until 8pm
• Museum of Illusion, until 9pm
• Musée du Jeu de Paume, until 9pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Wednesday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Le BAL, until 8pm
• Catacombs, until 8:30pm. Ticket desks close at 7:30pm
• Irish Cultural Centre, until 8pm
• Center Pompidou, until 9pm. Ticket offices close at 8pm
• Cinémathèque Française, until 9pm
• Frac île-de-France, le Plateau, every first Wednesday of the month, until 9pm
• Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, until 8pm
• Fondation d’entreprise Pernod Ricard, until 9pm
• Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, until 8:30pm
• Grand Palais Ephémère, until 10pm
• Grand Palais Immersif, until 9pm
• Jardin des plantes, until 10pm. Ticket desks close at 9pm
• Maïf Social Club, until 8:30pm
• Maison Européenne de la Photographie, until 8pm
• Maison de l’Amérique Latine, until 8pm
• Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme, until 9pm. Ticket offices close at 8pm
• Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, until 9:30pm except July and August
• Museum of Illusion, until 9pm
• Musée Maillol, until 9pm
• Musée de la Monnaie de Paris, until 9pm
• Palais de Tokyo, until 10pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Thursday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Catacombs, until 8:30pm. Ticket desks close at 7:30pm
• Center Pompidou, until 11pm in exhibition spaces. Ticket offices close at 10pm.
• Cinémathèque Française, until 9pm
• Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, until 9pm. Ticket desks close at 8:20pm
• Cité de l’économie, until 10pm
• Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, until 8pm
• Lafayette Anticipations Foundation, until 9pm
• Grand Palais Ephémère, until 8pm
• Jardin des plantes, until 10pm. Ticket desks close at 9pm
• Maïf Social Club, until 10pm
• Maison de l’Amérique Latine, until 8pm
• Musée des Arts Décoratifs, temporary exhibitions only, until 9pm Ticket office closes at 8:15pm
• Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, temporary exhibitions only, until 9:30pm
• Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, until 9pm during exhibitions
• Maison Européenne de la Photographie, until 10pm
• Mémorial de la Shoah, until 10pm
• Musée de Cluny, Musée du Moyen Âge, first and third Thursdays of the month, until 9pm
• Musée Henner, every second Thursday of the month, except July and August, until 9pm
• Museum of Illusion, until 10pm
• Musée de la Marine de Paris, until 10pm
• Musée de la Mode – Palais Galliera, until 9pm. Ticket desks close at 8.15pm.
• Musée Marmottan-Monet, until 9pm. Ticket desks close at 8pm
• Musée d’Orsay, until 9:45pm. Ticket desks close at 9pm
• Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, until 10pm. Ticket desks close at 9pm
• Musée Yves-Saint-Laurent, until 9pm
• Palais de Tokyo, until midnight
• Parc Zoologique de Paris, until 8:30pm, mid-June to mid-August. Ticket office closes at 7.30pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Friday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Atelier des Lumières, until 10pm, ticket office closes at 9pm
• Stock exchange, until 9pm
• Catacombs, until 8:30pm. Ticket desks close at 7:30pm
• Center Pompidou, until 9pm. Ticket offices close at 8pm
• Cinémathèque Française, until 9pm
• Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, until 8pm
• Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, until 8:30pm
• Fondation Louis Vuitton, jusqu’à 21h
• Hôtel de la Marine, jusqu’à 21h30. Fermeture des caisses à 20h45
• Jardin des plantes, jusqu’à 22h. Fermeture des caisses à 21h
• Maïf Social Club, jusqu’à 20h30
• Maison Européenne de la Photographie, jusqu’à 20h
• Maison de l’Amérique Latine, jusqu’à 20h
• Musée des Arts et Métiers, jusqu’à 21h
• Musée de l’illusion, until 8pm
• Musée du Louvre, until 9:45pm, ticket office closes at 8:45pm
• Musée de la Mode – Palais Galliera, until 9pm. Ticket desks close at 8.15pm.
• Musée de l’Orangerie, until 9pm
• Palais de Tokyo, until 10pm
• Petit Palais, until 8pm
• Philharmonie de Paris, until 8pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Saturday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Atelier des Lumières, until 10pm, ticket office closes at 9pm
• Bourse de commerce – Collection Pinault, first Saturday of the month until 9pm
• Catacombs, until 8:30pm. Ticket desks close at 7:30pm
• Center Pompidou, until 9pm. Ticket offices close at 8pm
• Cinémathèque Française, until 9pm
• Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, until 8pm
• Fondation Louis Vuitton, until 8pm
• Jardin des plantes, until 10pm. Ticket desks close at 9pm
• Maison Européenne de la Photographie, until 8pm
• Museum of Illusion, until 10pm
• Palais de Tokyo, until 10pm
• Petit Palais, until 8pm
• Philharmonie de Paris, until 8pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

Museums and monuments in Paris open on Sunday evenings

• Arc de Triomphe, until 10.30pm, ticket office closes at 9.45pm
• Catacombs, until 8:30pm. Ticket desks close at 7:30pm
• Center Pompidou, until 9pm. Ticket offices close at 8pm
• Cinémathèque Française, until 9pm
• Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, until 8pm
• Jardin des plantes, until 10pm. Ticket desks close at 9pm
• Maison Européenne de la Photographie, until 8pm
• Museum of Illusion, until 9pm
• Palais de Tokyo, until 10pm
• Philharmonie de Paris, until 8pm
• Eiffel Tower, until 11:45pm. Ticket desks close at 10.45pm

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Exhibitions to see in Paris in 2024

More than 250 exhibitions are planned in Paris this year! Enough to satisfy all culture and museum addicts. To make sure you don’t miss a single exhibition, I’ve prepared a complete list, museum by museum, sorted by start and end dates:

Here you can also find the most eagerly awaited exhibitions of the year: