Museum Nocturne: days and hours of operation

We recommend the late nights of Parisian museums. Many museums in Paris are open late at night in turn . Ainsi, si on le souhaite, il est possible d’aller tous les soirs de la semaine au musée ! Lors de ces nocturnes, les musées sont habituellement ouverts jusqu’aux environs de 22h. Le jeudi est le soir où le plus de musées sont ouverts. La visite d’un musée en soirée, c’est l’occasion de voir des expositions temporaires ou les collections permanentes. Vous avez l’embarras du choix. Musées de peinture, d’art contemporain, de sciences… Parmi eux, impossible de ne pas en trouver un qui plaira à vos enfants ! Et deux fois par an, les musées sont ouverts une bonne partie de la nuit à l’occasion de la Nuit Blanche en octobre et de la Nuit Européenne des musées en mai

Please note that the times indicated are the closing hours of the museums.
The checkouts generally close 3/4 of an hour to an hour before.

Late nights on Mondays

• Centre Pompidou (4th) – Open until 9pm (closed on Tuesdays and 1 May)
• Palais de Tokyo (16th) – Open until midnight (closed on Tuesday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec.)
• The Musée du Luxembourg (during temporary exhibitions) – Until 10 pm

Late nights on Tuesdays

• Fondation Cartier (4th) – Open until 10pm (closed on Mondays)
• The Musée de l’Armée (7th) – Open until 9pm (closed 1^{Jan, 1 May} and 25 Dec.)

Late nights on Wednesdays

• Museum of Jewish Art and History (3rd) – Open until 9 p.m. (closed on Mondays^{, Jan.} 1^{, May 1} , Rosh Hashanah and the Great Atonement)
• Centre Pompidou (4th) – Open until 9pm (closed on Tuesdays and 1 May)
• Palais de Tokyo (16th) – Open until midnight (closed on Tuesday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec.)

Late night openings on Thursdays

• Museum of Illusions (1st) – Open until 10pm (open every day)
• The Yves Saint-Laurent Museum
• The Museum of Decorative Arts (1st) – Open until 9pm, only for temporary exhibitions (closed on Mondays, May 1st, Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st.)
• Centre Pompidou (4th) – Open until 11pm (closed on Tuesdays and 1 May)
• Shoah Memorial (4th) – Open until 10 p.m. – Closed on January 1st, May 1st, July 14th, August 15th and December 25th. Also closed on certain Jewish holidays
• The Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac (7th) – Open until 10pm (closed on Mondays outside school holidays, 25 Dec. and 1 May)
• Palais de Tokyo (16th) – Open until midnight (closed on Tuesday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec.)
• Musée d’Orsay (16th) – Open until 9:45 pm (closed on Monday, May 1, Dec. 25)
• Musée Marmottan Monet (16th) – Open until 9pm (closed on Mondays, 1 May, 25 Dec and 1 Jan.)

Late nights on Fridays

• Museum of Illusions (1st) – Open until 10pm (open every day)
• Musée des Arts et Métiers (3rd) – Open until 9pm (closed on Mondays^{, 1 Jan, 1 May} and 25 Dec.)
• Centre Pompidou (4th) – Open until 9pm (closed on Tuesdays and 1 May)
• Palais de Tokyo (16th) – Open until midnight (closed on Tuesday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec.)

Late nights on Saturdays

• Museum of Illusions (1st) – Open until 10pm (open every day)
• Centre Pompidou (4th) – Open until 9pm (closed on Tuesdays and 1 May)
• Palais de Tokyo (16th) – Open until midnight (closed on Tuesday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec.)
• The Aquarium of Paris (16th) – Open until 9pm (closed on July 14th)

Late nights on Sundays

• Centre Pompidou (4th) – Open until 9pm – Closed on 1 May
• Palais de Tokyo (16th) – Open until midnight (closed on Tuesday, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec.)