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Save/SharePlanning a trip to France this summer? A free-admission program to more than a dozen national museums and discount nights for students at four Parisian museums might help ease the burden of the pricey euro.
Through June 30, you'll get in without charge at these institutions in Paris and its environs:
Musée Guimet (6 place d'Léna, 011-33/56 52 53 00, guimet.fr)
Musée de Cluny (a.k.a., Musée National du Moyen Âge) (6 place Paul Painlevé, 011-33/1 53 73 78 02, musee-moyenage.fr)
Musée des Arts et Métiers (292 rue Saint-Martin, 011-33/1 53 01 82 00, arts-et-metiers.net)
Musée d'Archeologie Nationale (place Charles de Gaulle, Saint Germain-en-Laye, 011-31/1 39 10 13 00, musee-antiquitesnationales.fr)
Musée National de la Renaissance (Château d'Ecouen, Ecouen, 011-31/ 1 34 38 38 50, www.musee-renaissance.fr)
Musée de l'Air et de 'Espace (Aéroport du Bourget, Le Bourget, 011-31/1 49 92 70 62
Other participating museums include the Musée National de la Marine in Toulon, Musée National de la Porcelaine Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges, Musée Magnin in Dijon, Palais Jacques Couer in Reims, Chateau d'Oiron, Musée National du Chateau de Pau, and Chateau de Pierrefonds.
In addition, four major museums in Paris are offering free admission to visitors aged 18 to 25 on certain days of the week, between 6 and 9pm:
—Wednesdays: Centre Pompidou (place Georges Pompidou, 011-33/1 44 78 12 33, centrepompidou.fr)
—Thursdays: Musée d'Orsay (62 rue de Lille, 011-33/1 40 49 48 14, musee-orsay.fr)
—Fridays: The Louvre (011-33/1 40 20 57 60, louvre.fr)
—Saturdays: Musée du Quai Branly (37 quai Branly, 011-31/1 56 61 70 00, quaibranly.fr)
This post is part of our Affordable Europe series.
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I am headed to Paris for New Year's - any chance these free admissions will last?
Posted By Lisa on June 9, 2008, 12:40 PM
Lisa,
Lucky you to be ringing in the New Year in Paris. Alas, no one knows if the programs will be extended through the rest of the year.
--Sean
Posted By Blog Editor on June 9, 2008, 1:04 PM
It's worth noting that this doesn't only apply to France. For as long as I can remember, European museums have always offered free nights or days - not all museums of course, as they all have different policies, and it varies depending on whether they come under the auspices of a local municipality, state or national government department or whether they are private. But you'll generally find that most museums have one evening a week or one day a month when it's free to get in. Guidebooks don't generally include this information as there simply isn't enough room and policies change, so I always advise people to head straight for the tourist office the moment they arrive and either ask them which museums are free on which days or grab a handful of brochures and check for yourself.
Posted By laradunston on June 12, 2008, 9:58 AM
I'm also planning a December/January visit to Paris & southern France. Any special bargains that time of year.
Posted By CYNTHIA on July 3, 2008, 12:25 PM