Museums and science
Marvel at the Arts et Métiers machines
Musée des Arts et Métiers · Paris
In the museum's former church, Foucault's pendulum swings beneath the aircraft of Clément Ader and Blériot, hanging from the vaulted ceiling.
Museums for kids in Paris
Touching, trying and being amazed: these Paris museums are designed for children, with tours suited to their age and often workshops. Here are 21 ideas picked from over 650 places on the Trottimap map.
Museums and science
Follow the parade of taxidermy animals
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution · Paris
Beneath the great glass roof, a long caravan of taxidermy animals crosses the nave, from the giraffe to the elephant, while the lower level is devoted to marine life.
Museums and science
Visit an art exhibition made for children
Musée en Herbe · Paris
This small museum near the Louvre regularly changes its art exhibitions and designs them for children as much as for adults, with a playful trail to follow as a family.
Museums and science
Go down into the Paris sewers
Musée des Égouts de Paris · Paris
Beneath the Pont de l'Alma, a 500-metre route follows real tunnels still in use, with their street signs and the rumble of water.
Museums and science
Ride century-old merry-go-rounds
Musée des Arts Forains · Paris
In the former wine warehouses of Bercy, a guide shows you rooms full of century-old merry-go-rounds, automata and funfair stalls.
Museums and science
Pose with the stars at the Musée Grévin
Musée Grévin · Paris
More than 250 wax figures await visitors, from sports stars to cartoon heroes, and children spend the visit taking photos next to them.
Museums and science
Discover Georges Méliès's special effects
La Cinémathèque française · Paris
In the building designed by Frank Gehry, the Musée Méliès tells the story of the birth of cinema with old equipment, sets and film clips.
Museums and science
Admire the armour at Les Invalides
Musée de l'Armée · Paris
In the Hôtel des Invalides, the armour rooms line up knights on horseback, helmets and swords that captivate children from the moment they walk in.
Museums and science
Discover contemporary art at the Palais-Royal
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain · Paris
The Fondation Cartier has left Boulevard Raspail for a vast building opposite the Louvre, on Place du Palais-Royal.
Museums and science
Step into Giacometti's studio
Institut Giacometti · Paris
In an Art Deco mansion in Montparnasse, the institute displays Alberto Giacometti's reconstructed studio, with his furniture and belongings, alongside temporary exhibitions.
Museums and science
Follow the letters at the Musée Postal
Musée Postal · Paris
The former Musée de La Poste, renamed Musée Postal, tells how mail has travelled through the centuries, from post-rider relays to rare stamps.
Also worth a visit
- Play with science at La VilletteCité des enfants, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie · Paris · From age 2 · Museums and science
- Lie down on a bed of nailsScience Expériences Bercy · Paris · From age 4 · Museums and science
- Tour the night sky at Les ÉtincellesLes Étincelles du Palais de la découverte · Paris · From age 6 · Museums and science
- Play with sound at the PhilharmoniePhilharmonie des enfants (Philharmonie de Paris) · Paris · From age 4 · Museums and science
- Explore the masks of the Quai BranlyMusée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · Paris · From age 3 · Museums and science
- Sit among giant moving paintingsL'Atelier des Lumières · Paris · All ages · Museums and science
- Step into picture books at ChantelivreLa Maison des histoires - Chantelivre · Paris · All ages · Museums and science
- Climb the Three Robbers' castleLa Maison des histoires - Bastille · Paris · From age 1 · Museums and science
- Taste the history of chocolateChoco-Story Paris - Musée du Chocolat · Paris · From age 3 · Museums and science
- Play with optical illusionsParadox Museum Paris · Paris · From age 4 · Museums and science
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