The top Parisian museums for families

Paris and its museums, difficult to choose as the cultural offer is so rich! Indeed, there are more than 200 museums in Paris. There are several ways to visit museums in Paris: independently, with or without an audio-guide, in a group visit with a guide, by privatizing a guided tour. Schools, leisure centers, youth associations, rallies can also privatize visits to many museums in Paris.

MUSEUMS ABOUT ART

• The Louvre (the largest)
• the Orsay Museum (one of our favorite museums)
• The Rodin Museum (and his beautiful garden)
• the Orangery Museum (we love the Water Lilies rooms)
• the Marmottan-Monet museum (a great museum to discover)
• the Picasso Museum (a museum on a human scale)
• the Jacquemart André museum 

MUSEUMS WITH A HISTORY THEME

• The Army Museum and the Dôme des Invalides
• the Museum of the Legion of Honor (free museum)
• The Jean-Sans-Peur Tower (small budget and child size)
• the Pantheon (a place full of history)
• The Cluny Museum

MUSEUMS AROUND SCIENCE

• The Great Gallery of Evolution (top of the sales and a big favorite),
• the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie with Cité des enfants (not to be missed),
• the Children's Gallery (at the Natural History Museum),
• the Curie Museum (free)
• the Museum of Arts and Crafts...

UNUSUAL OR UNCLASSIFIABLE MUSEUMS

• The Museum of Illusion (Halles district)
• The gourmet chocolate museum
• The Museum of Magic and Automata
• The Grévin Museumall beautiful, all new...
• The Catacombs of Paris (with teens)
• The music museum (at the cité de la musique)

But we also have a soft spot for all the human-sized museums like the Picasso Museum, the Orangery or the Rodin Museum which are very pleasant to see with the family.

Without forgetting the science museums that will fascinate your children like the city of Science or the Great Gallery of Evolution which are in our top 5 Parisian museums to see with your family. For the little ones, the Musée en Herbe is a little wonder. Interactive, the works are exposed at the height of children.

The Children's City at the City of Science is the science museum especially for children, from 2 years old.the museums of Paris are open at night some evenings of the week (there are often fewer people). Finally, good to know: some Parisian museums are free  all year round and on the first Sunday of each month.

Monuments to visit with your family

Eiffel Tower

The Arc de Triomphe, an exceptional view of Paris

What are the free monuments in Paris?

Monuments open at night

The Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie

Saint-Denis Basilica

Temporary exhibitions in Paris