Museums That Are Free on the First Sunday of Every Month

(Last Update: 01.12.2024) Paris is a magnificent city filled with hundreds of beautiful museums. It is already very difficult to see all of these museums at once, but when you make a list of what you want to see, you will be faced with a very large budget. Though Museum Pass Although there are options such as these, we can say that this is not a cheap solution, but I would like to give you the following good news: On the first Sunday of every month in Paris, many important museums, palaces and monumental buildings open their doors to visitors free of charge....

In many of the museums you can find listed below all permanent exhibitions beside some periodic exhibitions It can also be visited free of charge. When you want to enter the hall where the seasonal exhibition is located next to the permanent exhibition in a museum you visit, do not be surprised when the attendant at the entrance gives you a ticket, because it says "gratuit", that is, "free" on the ticket. As you can imagine, they are trying to keep statistics of how many people visited the exhibition that day. They do the same thing for the permanent exhibitions of some museums; In short, feel at ease, get the free ticket that the museum officer will give you and start your trip with pleasure.

There is only one important issue: The French, who like to complicate everything, have done a great job in this regard, by classifying some museums as free to visit on the first Sunday of every month throughout the year, and some museums as free to visit on the first Sunday of every month in different time periods.

That's why, before leaving home to visit a museum, I wanted to make a classification of which of the main museums are free and during which time periods:

Museums in and around Paris that are free on the first Sunday of every month throughout the year:

• Centre Pompidou
• Museum of Arts and Crafts
• Orangerie Museum – Musée de l'Orangerie
• Orsay Museum – Musée d'Orsay
• Picasso Museum – Musée Picasso
• Museum of Architecture – Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
• Quai Branly Museum – Musée du Quai Branly
• National Museum of the Middle Ages – Musée de Cluny
• Immigration History Museum – Musée de l'Histoire de l'Immigration
• Eugene Delacroix Museum – Musée National Eugène Delacroix
• Musée Guimet – Museum of Asian Art
• Saint Germain en Laye Castle – Archaeological Museum (Saint Germain en Laye)
• National Museum of Ceramics – Musée National de Céramique (Sèvres)
• Compiègne Castle – Château de Compiègne (Compiègne)
• Space and Aviation Museum – Musée National de l'Air et de l'Espace (Le Bourget)
• Malmaison Castle – Château de Malmaison (Rueil-Malmaison)

Museums that are free on the first Sunday of each month in October, November, December, January, February and March:

• Rodin Museum – Musée Rodin
• Rodin Museum – Musée Rodin (Meudon)

Museums that are free on the first Sunday of each month in November, December, January, February and March:

• Triumphal Arch – Arc de Triomphe
• Pantheon
• Sainte-Chapelle
• Concierge Service
• Vincennes Castle – Château de Vincennes
• Maisons-Lafitte Castle – Château de Maisons-Lafitte (Maisons-Lafitte)
• Palace of Versailles – Château de Versailles (Versailles)
• Pierrefonds Castle – Château de Pierrefonds (Pierrefonds)

Important note: To visit some of the above museums for free online booking You may need to have it done and since this rule changes frequently, it is not possible for me to follow the updates. Therefore, I kindly request you to go to the official website of the museum you are interested in and follow the applicable rules.

Of course, I try to update this article regularly, but sometimes there may be changes that I miss. That's why Please do not forget to check the detailed and up-to-date list of museums that are free on the first Sunday of each month from the link at the end of the article.

Also The Turkish Many museums in and around Paris are always free for all young people under the age of 18 and EU citizens/residents under the age of 26. Let's also note that it is. Of course, before you go, check the official website of the museum you plan to visit. I recommend that you do not forget to check whether a reservation is required..

You have the chance to visit these magnificent museums and castles for free if your visit falls on the first Sunday of that month. Assuming you are traveling with two people, depending on your performance and luck, 50-100 You gain a budget of euros :)

All jokes aside, my aim is that you take this criterion into consideration when choosing the places you plan to visit when making your travel itinerary.

On the contrary, maybe the day when the museum you visit is free is a disadvantage for you? Because you may think that waiting in long queues will bother you because the museum you are going to has a much higher than normal influx of visitors that day. In fact, since there is no need to worry about queuing for tickets on the day the museums are free, those seemingly long queues fly by like butter. I think the only problem may be that we cannot enjoy the works with a calm mind because there are more visitors than normal.

If the date you are in Paris falls on the first Sunday of any month, then you have the chance to take advantage of this opportunity. However, I would like to point out that Sometimes, even though it is the first Sunday of the month, the museum you want to visit may be closed because it falls on a public holiday. I recommend you pay attention to this issue.

Also for suggestions on what to do in Paris on Sundays this article It is also useful for you to read it. Also again first Sunday of every month in many places in Paris Car Free Day Event within Champs-Elysees Boulevard including Many places are closed to vehicle traffic and the roads are only for pedestrians.. As part of this event, it might be interesting to walk around the world's most famous boulevard in a car-free environment.

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

For the current list, see: parisjetaime.com/article/les-musees-et-monuments-gratuits-a-paris-a961