Paris et Ile-de-France | Celebration | Exhibition

La Nuit des musées

May 2019

Paris et Île-de-France - 75 Paris

Nuit des musées - Musée d'Orsay, Paris © Ralph Starkweather

Description

An event established over ten years ago, on the third Saturday in May French museums open their doors to visitors for free, staying open late into the evening. Organised by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, this event aims to make culture more accessible to all. Throughout this evening, as well as presenting their permanent collections, some Parisian museums organise other activities, encounters, shows, readings and concerts.

During this one special night, you can visit or revisit the top museums in the French capital, such as the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, or Centre Pompidou, or be surprised by the Arts and Metiers Museum, the Decorative Arts Museum or the Palais de la Découverte (Palace of Discovery). This popular event also takes place in some thirty European countries. A long and fruitful night lies ahead…

Website of the event

Audience

All public, Young people

Prices and times

Free

Place

Paris et Ile-de-France

Paris and the Ile-de-France region welcomes many international events every year: the Fête de la Musique to celebrate the start of summer, Heritage Days in September, Paris Summer Quarter which starts on 14th July, Museum Night in May, the Autumn Festival and the balls in the firemen barracks on the nights of the 13th and 14th July...

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