Paris Museums Open in the Evening

This page lists museums open in the evening. Do check with the museums directly to confirm opening hours, special shows, entry fees or for any other information you might need.

And... do enjoy these wonderful evening treasures!

Musée des Arts et Métiers

http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/
Evenings on Thursday until 21:30
60 rue Réaumur, Paris 3
Métro: Arts et Métiers.
Phone: 01 53 01 82 00
Open: daily from 10:00 to 18:00
Entry: 35 francs; 25 francs for children over five.
See also: http://www.metropoleparis.com/2000/514/514metier.html
Closed on Monday and holidays

Musée du Louvre

http://www.louvre.fr/
Evenings on Wednesday until 21:45
Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00, Monday from 9 to 21:45 but after 17:30 only the Richelieu wing is open - Ticket sales close at 17:15
Closed on Tuesday

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire - 75005 Paris
Phone: 01 40 79 30 00
Métro: Jussieu et Austerlitz
Bus : 67, 86 et 91
Open from 10:00 to 18:00 and on Thursday to 22:00
Closed on Tuesday
Rates: 6 Euros

Musée d'Orsay

http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
Evenings on Thursday until 21:45
62 rue de Lille - 75007 Paris
Phone: 01 40 49 48 14
Métro: Solférino or RER C
Open daily 10:00 to 18:00, Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00, Thursday until 21:45
Closed Monday
Built inside the former Orsay train station, the museum displays a series of collections featuring artistic works from the second half of the XIXth century in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, city planning, decorative arts, photography, etc.

Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou

http://www.centrepompidou.fr/
Evenings daily to 21:00
75191 Paris cedex 04
Métro: Rambuteau, Hotelde Ville; RER: Châtelet/Les/Halles
Entrée par la piazza, place Georges-Pompidou, Paris 4
Phone: 01 44 78 12 33
Open daily from 11:00 to 22:00
Museum and exhibits: 11:00 to 21:00
Closed on Tuesday and 1 May

Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-Arts

Evenings on Thursdays until 20:00
11 avenue W. Churchill, Paris 8
Métro: Champs-Elysées, Clémenceau
Phone: 01 42 65 12 73
Open from 10:00 to 17:40
Closed Monday and holidays

Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais

Evenings on Wednesdays until 22:00
3 avenue du Générale Eisenhower, Paris 8
Métro: Champs-Elysées, Clémenceau
Phone: 01 44 13 17 17
Entry with reservations required mornings, from 10:00 to 13:00
Entries without reservations from 13:00 to 20:00
Closed on Tuesday

Musée et domaine de Versailles

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/
Evenings on Wednesdays until 22:00
78000 Versailles
Phone: 01 30 83 78 00 - Fax: 01 30 83 76 48
The castle is open from 9:00 to 18:30
Closed Monday
Grand and Petit Trianon: 10:00 to 18:30
Between 1 October to 30 April the castle is open from 9:00 to 17:30
Grand and Petit Trianon, from Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:30
Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 17:30