Complete List · Updated February 2026
All Paris Museum Pass Museums & Monuments
Every venue included in the 2026 Paris Museum Pass — with reservation requirements, closure warnings, and tips for each site.
50+
Venues included
3
Mandatory reservations
2
Currently closed
17+
Day trip châteaux
Centre Pompidou — Closed until approximately 2030. The Pompidou is undergoing a major multi-year renovation. Fully closed — the pass cannot be used there until it reopens.
Palais de la Découverte — Under renovation. Closed with no confirmed reopening date as of February 2026. Check the venue’s website before visiting.
Major Art Museums
10 venues
Paris’s world-class art collections — from the Louvre’s 35,000 ancient masterpieces to the Impressionists at the Orsay. These are the venues most visitors come to Paris to see, and where the pass saves the most money.
Louvre
Book required
Art Museum · 1st arr.
The Louvre
The world’s most visited museum. Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory — allow at least 3–4 hours.
Timed entry slot required — book your date before travelling
Orsay
Book recommended
Impressionist Museum · 7th arr.
Musée d’Orsay
The world’s greatest Impressionist collection — Monet, Renoir, Degas, Van Gogh — in a stunning converted railway station.
Book a timed slot to skip the ticket queue
Orangerie
Hidden gem
Art Museum · 1st arr.
Musée de l’Orangerie
Monet’s monumental Water Lilies fill two oval rooms. Shorter queues than the Orsay — one of the best pass values in Paris.
Rarely crowded — one of the most peaceful museums in the city
Closed until ~2030
Modern Art · 4th arr.
Centre Pompidou
Fully closed for major renovation until approximately 2030. Cannot be visited with the pass.
Europe’s largest modern art museum. Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky. Will be spectacular when it reopens.
Picasso
Walk-in friendly
Art Museum · 3rd arr.
Musée Picasso Paris
Over 5,000 works spanning Picasso’s entire career — the world’s largest Picasso collection — in a magnificent 17th-century Marais mansion.
Rarely as crowded as its reputation suggests
Moreau
Hidden gem
Artist’s House · 9th arr.
Musée Gustave Moreau
The extraordinary former home and studio of symbolist painter Gustave Moreau — thousands of works, floor to ceiling. Almost always quiet.
One of Paris’s best-kept secrets — expect no queues
Henner
Hidden gem
Artist’s House · 17th arr.
Musée Jean-Jacques Henner
A beautifully preserved 19th-century Alsatian painter’s home. Intimate scale, lovely works, virtually no queues — a rare peaceful moment in Paris.
Lovely gardens — a peaceful half-hour escape
Delacroix
Walk-in friendly
Artist’s House · 6th arr.
Musée Eugène Delacroix
The Romantic painter’s last apartment and studio in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Small but beautifully curated — original furnishings and key works.
Easy to combine with a walk through Saint-Germain
Camondo
Hidden gem
Historic House · 8th arr.
Musée Nissim de Camondo
An extraordinary 18th-century mansion near Parc Monceau, preserved exactly as the Camondo family left it — with a deeply moving family history. Almost always uncrowded.
One of Paris’s finest and least-visited treasures
Walk-in friendly
Decorative Arts · 1st arr.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Fashion, furniture, jewellery and design from medieval times to the present day. Located in the Palais du Louvre on the Rue de Rivoli.
Excellent fashion and design exhibitions year-round
History & Civilisations
10 venues
From medieval Paris to Napoleonic France, Islamic art to the history of immigration — covering the full breadth of human history represented in Paris’s national collections.
Cluny
Walk-in friendly
Medieval Museum · 5th arr.
Musée de Cluny
Medieval art in a Gothic building over Roman baths. Home to the famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestries — one of the most beautiful objects in Paris.
Reopened in 2022 after major renovation — looking spectacular
Army Museum
Walk-in friendly
Military History · 7th arr.
Musée de l’Armée
One of the world’s finest military history museums — including Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides. Arms, armour, and uniforms from medieval times to WWII.
Napoleon’s tomb alone is unmissable — allow half a day
Marine
Recently reopened
Maritime History · 16th arr.
Musée National de la Marine
France’s national maritime museum, reopened after a major 5-year renovation in 2023. Spectacular new displays at the Trocadéro — absolutely worth visiting.
Brand new displays — one of Paris’s most improved museums
Arts et Métiers
Hidden gem
Science & Industry · 3rd arr.
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Scientific instruments, machines and inventions from the Middle Ages to today — in a converted medieval priory. Foucault’s original pendulum hangs in the church nave.
Fascinating and rarely crowded — a real hidden gem
Quai Branly
Walk-in friendly
World Civilisations · 7th arr.
Musée du Quai Branly
Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas — over 300,000 objects from non-Western civilisations in Jean Nouvel’s spectacular building beside the Eiffel Tower.
Often overlooked by tourists — consistently excellent exhibitions
Guimet
Hidden gem
Asian Art · 16th arr.
Musée Guimet
The finest Asian art collection in Europe — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Southeast Asian art across 45,000 works. Near the Trocadéro and rarely crowded.
World-class quality with almost no wait times
Immigration
Walk-in friendly
History Museum · 12th arr.
Musée de l’Histoire de l’Immigration
France’s immigration story from the 18th century to today, in the beautiful Art Deco Palais de la Porte Dorée. Thoughtful and moving — excellent temporary exhibitions.
The Art Deco building alone is worth the visit
Monde Arabe
Walk-in friendly
Arab Civilisation · 5th arr.
Institut du Monde Arabe
Arab and Islamic civilisation from antiquity to the present in Jean Nouvel’s iconic building. The mechanical mashrabiya façade and panoramic rooftop views are unmissable.
Rooftop terrace has some of the best views in Paris
Judaïsme
Walk-in friendly
History Museum · 3rd arr.
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
Jewish history, culture and art in Europe from the Middle Ages to today. Housed in the Hôtel de Saint-Aignan in the historic Marais Jewish quarter.
A rich, beautifully presented collection in a lovely building
Ordre Libération
Hidden gem
WWII History · 7th arr.
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération
A small, exceptional museum dedicated to the French Resistance in WWII. Within the Invalides complex — rarely crowded and profoundly moving.
Easy to combine with the Army Museum next door
Science & Technology
4 venues
Science museums, aviation history and interactive discovery centres — particularly good for families with older children. Note: two major venues are currently closed.
Under renovation
Science Museum · 8th arr.
Palais de la Découverte
Closed for renovation. No confirmed reopening date as of February 2026. Do not include in your itinerary.
Interactive science museum on the Champs-Élysées, beloved by Parisians. Will be excellent once it reopens.
Cité Sciences
Walk-in friendly
Science Museum · 19th arr.
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Europe’s largest science museum in Parc de la Villette. Interactive exhibits on space, life, maths and technology. Excellent for families — allow a full day.
The Géode IMAX dome is separate and not pass-covered
Air et Espace
Day trip · Near CDG
Aviation Museum · Le Bourget
Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace
Europe’s largest aviation museum at Le Bourget — Concorde, Ariane rockets, WWII fighters, and the terminal where Lindbergh landed in 1927.
Worth the trip for aviation enthusiasts — accessible by bus from CDG
Plans-Reliefs
Hidden gem
Unique Collection · 7th arr.
Musée des Plans-Reliefs
Giant 3D scale models of French fortified towns made under Louis XIV for military planning — housed in the attic of Les Invalides. Fascinating and truly unlike anything else.
Almost no queues — a truly unique experience
Travelling with children? See our families guide →
Monuments & Historic Sites
12 venues
Paris’s iconic monuments, royal chapels and historic buildings. The pass’s queue-skipping benefit is most dramatic here — Sainte-Chapelle queues can run 60+ minutes without one.
Sainte-Chapelle
Book required
Gothic Chapel · 1st arr.
Sainte-Chapelle
The most breathtaking Gothic chapel in Paris — 15 floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows from 1248. Tiny but transcendent. Queue 60+ minutes without a timed slot.
Book a timed slot — sells out daily in peak season
Arc de Triomphe
No booking needed
Monument · 8th arr.
Arc de Triomphe
Climb to the top of Napoleon’s famous arch for panoramic views down the Champs-Élysées and across Paris. One of the best viewpoints in the city.
Pass gets you straight in — queue-free access to the top
Panthéon
Walk-in friendly
Mausoleum · 5th arr.
The Panthéon
France’s national mausoleum — resting place of Voltaire, Rousseau, Marie Curie, Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas. Stunning neoclassical architecture and Foucault’s Pendulum.
Impressive and often uncrowded — underrated
Conciergerie
Walk-in friendly
Historic Prison · 1st arr.
La Conciergerie
Marie Antoinette’s prison before the guillotine — the original medieval royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Gothic halls and the reconstructed royal cell.
Easily combined with Sainte-Chapelle — both on the same island
Notre-Dame
Book via app
Cathedral Towers · 4th arr.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Towers
The pass covers the towers — climb for gargoyle views over Paris. Notre-Dame reopened December 2024 after the 2019 fire. Book via the Notre-Dame app before visiting.
Cathedral entry is free — pass covers the tower climb only
Crypte
Hidden gem
Archaeology · 4th arr.
Crypte Archéologique
Ancient Roman and medieval remains beneath Notre-Dame’s forecourt — streets, foundations and infrastructure of Lutetia (Roman Paris) from the 1st century.
Rarely crowded — easily combined with Notre-Dame
Hôtel Marine
Recently opened
Historic Palace · 8th arr.
Hôtel de la Marine
The historic Navy headquarters on Place de la Concorde, restored to 18th-century splendour and opened to the public in 2021. Lavish royal apartments and silver stores.
One of Paris’s newest and most spectacular attractions
Architecture
Walk-in friendly
Architecture · 16th arr.
Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
France’s national architecture museum — full-scale plaster casts of French cathedral portals and frescoes at the Trocadéro. Views of the Eiffel Tower from the windows.
Excellent and undervisited — almost never busy
Chapelle Expiatoire
Hidden gem
Royal Chapel · 8th arr.
Chapelle Expiatoire
A small neoclassical chapel built on the site where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were originally buried. Quiet, beautiful, and almost completely unknown to tourists.
One of the most peaceful spots in central Paris
Cinémathèque
Walk-in friendly
Film Museum · 12th arr.
Cinémathèque Française
The national film archive and museum in Frank Gehry’s striking building in Bercy — exhibitions on film history, directors and the art of cinema.
Screenings are not pass-covered but the museum is
Musique
Hidden gem
Music Museum · 19th arr.
Musée de la Musique
Over 1,000 musical instruments from the 16th century to today. Audio guides let you hear each instrument played. Excellent and rarely visited by tourists.
Combine with Cité des Sciences — both at La Villette
Saint-Denis
Hidden gem
Royal Basilica · Saint-Denis
Basilique de Saint-Denis
Burial place of almost every French king and queen for 1,200 years — the world’s greatest collection of royal funerary sculpture, 20 minutes from central Paris by Metro.
Astonishingly uncrowded given its historical importance
Mandatory reservations: Three venues require advance timed-entry booking even with the pass — the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, and Sainte-Chapelle. The reservation is free but must be made before your visit. See our mandatory reservations guide →
Sculpture & Decorative Arts
3 venues
Three of Paris’s most enjoyable venues — beautiful gardens, intimate scale, and rarely the crushing crowds of the Louvre or Orsay.
Rodin
Walk-in friendly
Sculpture Museum · 7th arr.
Musée Rodin
The Thinker, The Kiss, The Gates of Hell — displayed throughout beautiful gardens and salons in Rodin’s former home. One of the most pleasant museum experiences in Paris.
The garden alone justifies the visit
Rodin Meudon
Day trip · RER C
Artist’s House · Meudon
Villa des Brillants (Rodin Meudon)
Rodin’s country home where he spent his later years — his grave is in the garden. Quieter and more intimate than the Paris museum, with views over the Seine valley.
Included with Rodin Paris ticket — a lovely half-day excursion
Sèvres
Day trip · Tram T2
Ceramics Museum · Sèvres
Cité de la Céramique — Sèvres
The national porcelain museum at the home of the famous royal Sèvres manufactory since 1756. The world’s finest collection of European ceramics.
A specialist destination — exceptional for its type
Châteaux & Day Trips
17+ venues
One of the most underappreciated aspects of the pass — it covers major châteaux within day-trip distance. Versailles, Fontainebleau and Chantilly alone justify the pass price for many visitors.
Day trips significantly extend the pass’s value. Versailles (€21 individual) and Fontainebleau (€14) add €35 to the pass’s value alone. See our complete day trips guide →
Versailles
Book well ahead
Royal Palace · RER C · 40 min
Palace of Versailles
The Sun King’s extraordinary palace — Hall of Mirrors, Royal Apartments, and 800 hectares of formal gardens. Allow a full day. Book timed entry well in advance.
Gardens free most days; Musical Fountain show days are extra
Fontainebleau
Walk-in friendly
Royal Château · Transilien R · 40 min
Château de Fontainebleau
Napoleon’s favourite palace — 700 years of French royal history in a stunning forest setting. Less crowded than Versailles, equally magnificent.
Often overlooked — one of France’s finest châteaux
Chantilly
Walk-in friendly
Château · Transilien H · 30 min
Château de Chantilly
A romantic château with France’s second-finest art collection after the Louvre — Raphaels, Botticellis and Poussins in a spectacular lakeside setting.
The Grandes Écuries (horse stables) are extraordinary
Vincennes
Metro line 1
Medieval Fortress · Metro line 1
Château de Vincennes
The best-preserved medieval château in the Île-de-France — the donjon is the tallest medieval tower in Europe. Easily reached by Metro and almost never crowded.
Only 15 minutes from central Paris on Metro line 1
Compiègne
Day trip · 75 min
Imperial Palace · Train · 75 min
Château de Compiègne
Napoleon III’s preferred imperial residence — lavish Second Empire state apartments preserved in extraordinary detail. Worth the trip for lovers of 19th-century French history.
The imperial apartments are preserved in remarkable detail
Malmaison
Walk-in friendly
Château · 15 km from Paris
Château de Malmaison
Josephine Bonaparte’s beloved home, preserved with exceptional care. Napoleon’s rooms, Josephine’s rose garden, and the most intimate look at Napoleonic private life available.
The most personal Napoleonic site in the Paris region
Pierrefonds
Day trip · 80 min
Medieval Château · Train + Bus
Château de Pierrefonds
A dramatic 19th-century restoration of a medieval fortress by Viollet-le-Duc — one of France’s most visually striking châteaux. Used as a filming location for BBC’s Merlin.
Near Compiègne — combine both in a long day trip
Maisons
Hidden gem
Château · RER A · 20 min
Château de Maisons
A perfect 17th-century French classical château by François Mansart — architecturally as important as Versailles but almost completely unknown to tourists. Virtually no queues.
20 minutes from Paris — one of the region’s great secrets
Écouen
Day trip · RER D
Renaissance Museum · RER D + Bus
Château d’Écouen
A magnificent Renaissance château north of Paris housing the national Renaissance museum — tapestries, enamels, armour and decorative arts from the 16th century.
The David and Bathsheba tapestry cycle is among the finest in existence
Archéologie
Day trip · RER A
Archaeology · Saint-Germain · RER A
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale
France’s national archaeology museum at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye — prehistoric, Gaulish and Gallo-Roman artefacts including the Venus of Brassempouy.
Beautiful royal château 30 minutes from Paris by RER A
Villa Savoye
Day trip · Transilien J
Architecture · Poissy · 30 min
Villa Savoye
Le Corbusier’s 1929 masterpiece of modernist architecture — the “machine for living” is beautifully preserved at Poissy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. A pilgrimage for architecture lovers.
30 minutes from Paris — unmissable for design enthusiasts
Villers-Cotterêts
Newly opened
Château · Train from Compiègne
Château de Villers-Cotterêts
François I’s Renaissance château — birthplace of the 1539 Ordinance making French the official language of France. Magnificently restored and reopened in 2023 as the Cité internationale de la langue française.
A spectacular new addition to the pass — well worth the trip
Chaalis
Hidden gem
Abbey & Château · Car recommended
Abbaye Royale de Chaalis
A romantic ruined Cistercian abbey with a château and remarkable collection of Egyptian antiquities and Flemish paintings in beautiful parkland north of Paris.
A genuinely off-the-beaten-path day trip
Champs-sur-Marne
Day trip · RER A
Château · RER A · 30 min
Château de Champs-sur-Marne
An elegant 18th-century Régence château with superb chinoiserie interiors — one of the finest examples of early 18th-century French interior decoration. Almost never crowded.
Easily reached from Paris and rarely busy
Rambouillet
Day trip · Transilien N
Presidential Château · Train · 50 min
Château de Rambouillet
France’s official presidential summer residence, open to visitors when not in official use. Beautiful formal gardens and the famous Laiterie de la Reine (Marie Antoinette’s dairy).
Check opening dates — closed during official presidential visits
Port-Royal
Day trip · Chevreuse
Historic Abbey · Chevreuse Valley
Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs
The ruins of the famous Jansenist abbey of Port-Royal, destroyed by Louis XIV. A serene and historically significant site important for understanding 17th-century French intellectual history.
A specialist destination for French history enthusiasts
Blérancourt
Day trip · Car recommended
Museum · Picardy
Château de Blérancourt
France’s museum of Franco-American relations in a 17th-century château in Picardy — from Lafayette and the American Revolution to WWI relief efforts and beyond.
Fascinating for those interested in the Franco-American relationship
Planning a day trip? See our complete day trips guide →
At a Glance
What the Pass Covers
50+
Museums, monuments & châteaux included
3
Venues requiring mandatory advance booking
17+
Day trip venues outside central Paris
2
Venues currently closed (Pompidou + Palais de la Découverte)
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The pass covers 50+ museums, monuments and châteaux. The exact number varies slightly depending on how you count venues that share a ticket (such as the Invalides complex). The pass also covers venues across the Île-de-France region, not just central Paris — including Versailles, Fontainebleau, Chantilly and more than a dozen other châteaux.
No — the Eiffel Tower is not included and never has been. It is managed separately by the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), not the national museum network. You must buy a separate Eiffel Tower ticket regardless of whether you have a Museum Pass. Tickets cost from €17 (2nd floor, stairs) to €29 (summit by lift). Always book in advance.
The Pompidou is included in the pass’s list of covered venues, but it is fully closed for a major renovation until approximately 2030. You cannot visit it in 2026 regardless of whether you have a Museum Pass. Do not include it in your itinerary planning until it reopens.
Three venues require mandatory advance timed-entry reservations even with the Museum Pass: the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and Sainte-Chapelle. The booking is free but must be made before your visit. Notre-Dame tower access also requires booking through the Notre-Dame app. See our mandatory reservations guide for full details.
The pass covers entry to the Palace of Versailles and the permanent collections. The gardens are free most days. On Musical Fountain show days (typically Saturdays and Sundays from April to October), a separate garden entry fee applies — this is not covered by the pass. The Trianon palaces and the Domaine de Marie-Antoinette are covered.
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