As a rule, museums are open from 9 or 10am until 5 or 6pm. Others open later and close at 8 or 9pm. Closing day is most usually Monday or Tuesday, with a few exceptions. Some are even open 7 days a week, such as some of the major monuments which can even be visited as late as 11pm or midnight.
Opening times tend to be longer during high season, sometimes from April to October or from May to September, or simply in July and August.
Don’t forget too that on public holidays – in particular, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December – many museums and monuments are closed. It’s a good idea to check beforehand weekly closing days of cultural sites in Paris.
Yes: see the calendar of openings and closures of cultural venues in Paris and the Paris region.
See the list of museums, monuments and cultural venues open on public holidays.
More info on museums and monuments open on 25 December
More info on museums and monuments open on 1 January
More info on museums and monuments open on Easter Sunday and Monday
More info on museums and monuments open on public holidays in the month of May
More info on museums and monuments open on Bastille day
More info on museums and monuments open on 15 August
More info on Museums and monuments open on 1 and 11 November