Decorative Arts Museum · 1st Arrondissement · Rue de Rivoli
Musée des Arts Décoratifs & the Paris Museum Pass
500,000 objects spanning 8 centuries of design, fashion, furniture and the art of living — in the Louvre’s west wing on Rue de Rivoli.
Individual ticket
€15
With Museum Pass
Included
Timed slot
Recommended — book online
Open
Tue–Sun
Hours
11am–6pm (9pm Thu)
Last updated: February 2026 · Prices and details verified
Is the Musée des Arts Décoratifs included in the Paris Museum Pass?
Yes — the Paris Museum Pass covers full entry to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, saving you €15 per person. Booking a timed slot online is recommended — the museum gets crowded and flow management is a known issue. Thursday late opening until 9pm is consistently the best time to visit.
Is Musée des Arts Décoratifs Included in the Paris Museum Pass?
The pass covers the complete permanent collection across 7 floors (medieval to contemporary) and any current temporary exhibitions. The current major 2026 exhibition is ‘100 Years of Art Deco’ (October 2025 – April 2026). Note: some gallery sections may be closed for works — a list of closed rooms is available at the entrance each day.
No reservation required. Booking a timed slot online is recommended — the museum can get crowded, particularly during major temporary exhibitions and on weekends. Visitor flow issues have been noted in reviews. Book at madparis.fr to guarantee smooth entry. Thursday evening until 9pm is consistently the least crowded and most pleasant time to visit.
Note: Major 2026 exhibition: ‘1925–2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco’ runs October 2025 – April 2026. Some gallery sections are periodically closed for maintenance — check madparis.fr for the current list of closed rooms before your visit. The Loulou restaurant (ground floor) is accessible without a museum ticket and overlooks the Tuileries Garden.
What to See — Collection Highlights
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) was founded in 1882 to celebrate the artistry of objects — the things people make and live with. It occupies the Marsan Pavilion, the westernmost wing of the Louvre complex facing Rue de Rivoli.
Highlight 1
The period rooms — 11 fully furnished rooms reconstructed from the late medieval period through the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras, showing how French domestic interiors evolved over five centuries
Highlight 2
The fashion and textile galleries — one of the most important fashion collections in the world, spanning the 16th century to the present, with dedicated galleries for haute couture and contemporary design
Highlight 3
The Art Nouveau and Art Deco floors — extraordinary furniture, glass, ceramics and interiors by Émile Gallé, Louis Majorelle, René Lalique, and Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann from the two most distinctively French design movements
Suggested Itinerary — 2 Hours
The museum spans 7 floors — work chronologically from the medieval rooms upward, or start at the top with contemporary design and work down. The period rooms and Art Nouveau/Deco galleries are the highlights.
11:00am
Medieval and Renaissance period rooms (floors 1–3)
The reconstructed period rooms are the museum’s most distinctive feature — entire room interiors from different centuries, fully furnished, showing the evolution of domestic taste. Allow 40 minutes.
11:40am
Art Nouveau and Art Deco galleries (floors 3–4)
The highlights of the collection — Gallé glass, Majorelle furniture, Lalique jewellery, and the extraordinary Art Deco interiors. The ‘100 Years of Art Deco’ exhibition (until April 2026) adds significant depth. Allow 45 minutes.
12:25pm
Fashion galleries and contemporary design (floors 5–7)
Fashion from the 16th century to the present, including haute couture garments and accessories. The contemporary design galleries cover post-1945 industrial and graphic design. Allow 30 minutes.
Practical Tips
Tip 1
Thursday evening until 9pm is the single best time to visit — significantly quieter than daytime, better pacing, and no school groups. The 11am opening slot on a weekday is the second best option.
Tip 2
The museum is directly adjacent to the Louvre (same building complex) — a natural pairing for a design-focused day. The Tuileries Garden is immediately outside and free to walk through between the two.
Tip 3
Some gallery sections are periodically closed for maintenance or exhibition installation. Check madparis.fr the morning of your visit for the current list of closed rooms — the permanent collections on floors 3–4 (Art Nouveau/Deco) are sometimes partially closed.
Getting There
Musée des Arts Décoratifs — Fast Facts
Address
107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Nearest Metro
Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (Metro 1 & 7) — 3 min walk · Tuileries (Metro 1) — 3 min walk (Metro 1, 7, 14)
Bus lines
21, 27, 39, 48, 68, 72, 81, 95
Opening hours
Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm · Thursday until 9pm · Closed Monday, 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
Booking a timed slot online is recommended but not mandatory. The museum can get crowded — particularly during major temporary exhibitions and weekend afternoons. Visitor reviews consistently note flow management issues. Booking at madparis.fr guarantees a smoother entry experience. Thursday evening until 9pm is the most reliably uncrowded visit.
The museum’s major 2025–2026 exhibition runs from October 2025 to April 2026 and marks the centenary of the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts — the event that defined the Art Deco style. The exhibition covers furniture, jewellery, glass, fashion, posters, and architecture from the 1920s–30s movement. Your Museum Pass covers this exhibition as part of the standard entry.
The period rooms are 11 fully reconstructed domestic interiors spanning the late medieval period (15th century) through to the early 20th century — complete with original period furniture, textiles, decorative objects, and wall treatments. They show how French domestic taste evolved across five centuries in a way that a gallery of individual objects cannot. They are the most distinctive and photogenic feature of the museum.
Two hours covers the essential highlights: the period rooms, the Art Nouveau and Art Deco galleries, and a pass through the fashion collections. A thorough visit of all 7 floors takes 3–4 hours. The permanent collection alone spans 500,000 objects across 8 centuries — most visitors see the key highlights rather than attempting comprehensive coverage.
It occupies the Marsan Pavilion — the westernmost wing of the Louvre palace complex, facing Rue de Rivoli. It has its own entrance at 107 Rue de Rivoli, separate from the Louvre’s Pyramid entrance. The two museums are architecturally connected but organisationally completely separate — your Museum Pass covers both independently.
The Louvre is 3 minutes walk; the Tuileries Garden is immediately outside; the Musée de l’Orangerie (Monet’s Water Lilies) is 12 minutes walk through the Tuileries. The Palais Royal gardens are 5 minutes walk north. The entire area between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde is one of the densest museum and monument clusters in Paris.
Combine Musée des Arts Décoratifs With These Museums
The Arts Décoratifs sits in the most museum-dense corridor in Paris — all three nearby venues are within 15 minutes on foot.
