Paris Family Art Workshops: 25 Museum Programs from Toussaint to Christmas 2026
From the Toussaint holidays until Christmas, Paris and Île-de-France will host twenty-five art workshops designed for families and children, with weekly updates provided. At the Musée du Louvre, families can explore galleries and craft a souvenir notebook daily at 10:30 during Toussaint, aimed at children aged 6 to 10. Les Ateliers du Carrousel will feature drawing, painting, and modeling activities from October 19-22 and 26-29 for kids aged 5 to 14. Other offerings include cyanotype workshops at Jeu de Paume on November 29, clay modeling at Petit Palais on November 4 and 18, and origami sessions at Arc de Triomphe on November 7. December will see additional workshops, such as painting at Musée de l'Orangerie and chocolate medal casting at Monnaie de Paris.
Key facts
- 25 workshops for children and families run in Paris and Île-de-France from Toussaint to the Christmas holidays, updated weekly and sorted by date.
- Musée du Louvre family sessions run daily at 10:30 during the Toussaint holidays for ages 6 to 10.
- Les Ateliers du Carrousel at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs hold sessions 19–22 and 26–29 October for ages 5 to 14 without parents.
- Jeu de Paume cyanotype workshop takes place Sunday 29 November at 15:00, ages 7 to 11, at 19 € per child.
- Château du Val Fleury workshop on Sunday 6 December is free with registration, ages 8 and up, with ten artists curated by Anne Richard of HEY!.
- Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine lantern workshop accepts children from age 4, the youngest entry in the selection.
- Christmas holiday programming spans 19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 across Monet, Cezanne, Warhol, Kerry James Marshall and Georges Kars exhibitions.
- Most workshops require an accompanying adult; the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris session runs without parents.
Entities
Artists
- Prune Nourry
- Alice Guy
- Monet
- Cezanne
- Andy Warhol
- Kerry James Marshall
- Éva Offredo
- Raymond Depardon
- Georges Kars
- Nathalie Skowronek
- Sarah Tollec
- Françoise Pelenc
- Delacroix
- Anne Richard
- Frédéric Beauchamp
- Jérémie Fischer
Institutions
- Musée du Louvre
- Les Ateliers du Carrousel
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Jeu de Paume
- Petit Palais
- Cinémathèque Française
- Musée de l'Homme
- Arc de Triomphe
- Little Villette
- Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé
- Musée de l'Orangerie
- Grand Palais
- Centre Pompidou
- Monnaie de Paris
- Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
- Château du Val Fleury
- HEY!
- Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
- Grande Galerie de l'Évolution
- Musée du Luxembourg
- Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
- Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
- Musée de la Toile de Jouy
- Musée Guimet
- Hôtel de la Marine
- Musée National Eugène-Delacroix
- Arts in the City
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Île-de-France
- Gif-sur-Yvette
- Jouy-en-Josas
- Rue de Rivoli
- Place de la Concorde
- Avenue Winston-Churchill
- Rue de Bercy
- Place du Trocadéro
- Place Charles-de-Gaulle
- Avenue Jean-Jaurès
- Avenue des Gobelins
- Jardin des Tuileries
- Avenue du Général-Eisenhower
- Quai de Conti
- Place du Trocadéro-et-du-11-Novembre
- Allée du Val Fleury
- Avenue du Président-Wilson
- Rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire
- Rue de Vaugirard
- Rue de Viarmes
- Rue du Temple
- Rue des Archives
- Rue Charles-de-Gaulle
- Place d'Iéna
- Rue de Furstemberg