Musée de Cluny & the Paris Museum Pass 2026

Last updated: February 2026 · Prices and details verified

Is the Musée de Cluny included in the Paris Museum Pass?

Yes — the Paris Museum Pass covers full entry to the Musée de Cluny, saving you €12 per person. No reservation is required — walk in Tuesday to Sunday during opening hours.

Is Musée de Cluny Included in the Paris Museum Pass?

The pass covers the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry room, the Gallo-Roman baths (Thermes de Cluny), all medieval galleries, and current temporary exhibitions including the 2026 ‘Unicorn!’ exhibition (March 10 – July 12).

No reservation required. No timed-entry reservation needed. Walk in at the entrance on Rue Du Sommerard, Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30am–6:15pm. The Cluny is one of the most manageable major pass venues — rarely overcrowded, well laid-out, and easy to navigate.

Note: The 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month: late opening until 9pm — a wonderful time to visit when the medieval rooms and tapestries take on a completely different atmosphere under artificial light. The medieval garden adjacent to the museum is free to enter without a museum ticket and is open daily. Current major exhibition in 2026: ‘Unicorn!’ (March 10 – July 12, 2026) dedicated to the legendary creature across medieval and modern culture.

What to See — Collection Highlights

The Musée de Cluny occupies two structures from entirely different eras sitting on the same site: the Thermes de Cluny (Gallo-Roman baths, 1st–2nd century AD) and the Hôtel de Cluny (15th-century abbots’ residence). Together they make one of the most unusual museum settings in Europe.

Highlight 1
The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries — six exquisite late-15th century Flemish tapestries considered the finest surviving medieval tapestries, displayed in their own circular room on the first floor

Highlight 2
The Gallo-Roman baths — the frigidarium (cold room) of the Thermes de Cluny, one of the best-preserved Roman structures in France, with its original vaulted ceiling intact from the 1st century AD

Highlight 3
The heads of the Kings of Judah — 21 original stone heads from the Gallery of Kings on Notre-Dame’s west facade, smashed off during the Revolution and rediscovered during construction work in 1977

Suggested Itinerary — 1–1.5 Hours

The Cluny is compact and well-organised. The tapestry room is the centrepiece — visit it first, then explore the Roman baths below and the surrounding medieval galleries.

9:30am

First floor — Lady and the Unicorn tapestry room

Head straight upstairs to the circular tapestry room. The six panels — five depicting the senses, one reading ‘À Mon Seul Désir’ — hang at eye level in low light to protect the 500-year-old wool and silk. Allow 20 minutes.

9:50am

Ground floor — Gallo-Roman baths

Descend to the frigidarium — the cold room of the 1st-century Roman baths. The vaulted ceiling rising 14 metres is original. Stone sculptures including Roman-era pieces and the boat of the Nautes Parisiaques are displayed here. Allow 20 minutes.

10:10am

Medieval galleries — stained glass, ivories, goldsmith work

The remaining galleries hold a rich selection of medieval decorative arts: 13th-century stained glass from the Sainte-Chapelle, ivory reliefs, reliquaries, and the heads of the Kings of Judah from Notre-Dame. Allow 30 minutes.

Practical Tips

Tip 1

The 1st and 3rd Thursday evening until 9pm is one of the best-kept secrets in the Latin Quarter — the medieval rooms and tapestries are hauntingly beautiful under evening light, and the museum is dramatically quieter than daytime.

Tip 2

The medieval garden alongside the museum is free to enter without a ticket — a peaceful corner of the Latin Quarter with period-appropriate planting and a small unicorn fountain. Worth 10 minutes even if you’re not visiting the museum.

Tip 3

The Panthéon is 8 minutes walk uphill — pair the two for a Latin Quarter morning. Both are pass-covered, neither requires reservations, and the walk between them through the 5th arrondissement is excellent.

Getting There

Musée de Cluny — Fast Facts

Address	28 Rue Du Sommerard, 75005 Paris
Nearest Metro	Cluny–La Sorbonne (Metro 10) — 2 min walk · Saint-Michel (Metro 4) — 5 min walk (Metro 10, 4)
RER	RER B/C — Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame
Bus lines	21, 27, 38, 47, 63, 85, 86, 87
Opening hours	Tuesday–Sunday 9:30am–6:15pm · 1st and 3rd Thursday until 9pm · Closed Monday, 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
Closed	Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
Individual ticket	€12 (2026)
With Museum Pass	Free — included
Timed slot required	Not required
Book at	musee-moyenage.fr/en/visiter/practical-information.html
Walking note	8 min walk to Panthéon; 10 min walk to Notre-Dame; 5 min walk to Saint-Michel

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the Paris Museum Pass covers full entry to the Musée de Cluny, saving €12 per person. No timed-entry reservation is required. The pass includes the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry room, the Gallo-Roman baths, the medieval galleries, and any current temporary exhibitions.

Six large-format tapestries woven in Flanders around 1500, widely regarded as the finest surviving medieval tapestries in the world. Five depict the five senses — touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight — each showing a noble lady with a lion and unicorn. The sixth, reading ‘À Mon Seul Désir’ (To My Only Desire), is more mysterious and has been interpreted as depicting a sixth sense: the heart. They are displayed in their own circular room on the first floor, in low light to protect the 500-year-old wool and silk.

The Thermes de Cluny are the remains of a large Gallo-Roman public bathhouse built in the 1st–2nd century AD — one of the best-preserved Roman structures in France. The frigidarium (cold plunge room) is the most impressive surviving element, with its 14-metre vaulted ceiling intact from 1,900 years ago. The baths are integrated into the museum and covered by your pass entry.

The major exhibition running March 10 to July 12, 2026 is ‘Unicorn!’ — a thematic exhibition exploring the legend of the unicorn across medieval manuscripts, tapestries, and contemporary culture. It complements the permanent Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. Your Museum Pass covers the temporary exhibition as well as the permanent collection.

Yes — the Cluny is 10 minutes on foot from Notre-Dame across the Latin Quarter. Combining both in a morning is natural and popular: the Cluny for medieval art and Roman remains, then Notre-Dame for Gothic architecture. Notre-Dame entry is free (the cathedral) but the Towers (€15) are pass-covered and require a separate timed booking.

Between 1 and 1.5 hours covers the essential rooms comfortably: the tapestry room (20 min), the Roman baths (20 min), and the medieval galleries (30 min). If a temporary exhibition is running, add 30 minutes. The Cluny is compact and very well-organised — far less overwhelming than the Louvre or Orsay.