Paris's Top 20 Museums and Cultural Spaces for Children in 2025
Beaux Arts Magazine has released a guide featuring 20 cultural venues and museums in Paris aimed at children, encompassing themes of art, science, music, magic, and literature. Notable mentions include the Musée en Herbe, which will mark its 50th anniversary in 2025 with the Pokémon exhibition "Admirez-les tous!" scheduled from April 16 to September 6, 2026; the newly renovated Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie; and the Philharmonie des enfants, which opened in September 2021. Additional locations consist of Petit Mob', Musée des Arts forains (Festival du Merveilleux: December 27, 2024 - January 5, 2025), Musée de la Magie, Musée de l'Homme, among others. Numerous sites provide free or discounted entry for families and children.
Key facts
- Musée en Herbe celebrates 50th anniversary in 2025
- Pokémon exhibition 'Admirez-les tous!' runs April 16 to September 6, 2026 at Musée en Herbe
- Cité des Sciences reopened Cité des enfants 2–6 ans after renovation, includes Cité des bébés for 0–23 months
- Philharmonie des enfants opened September 2021, 1,000 m² designed by Constance Guisset
- Petit Mob' at Mobilier national offers free workshops for ages 6–14, launched in 2023 with Chaumet support
- Festival du Merveilleux at Musée des Arts forains runs December 27, 2024 to January 5, 2025
- Maison des Histoires opened second location in Bastille in 2025
- Palais des Enfants at Grand Palais opened with 'Transparence' exhibition until August 29, 2027
- Musée de l'Orangerie family space opened in 2024
- Palais de Tokyo's Hamo space opened autumn 2023
- Paradox Museum added five new experiences in 2025 including 'Zero Gravity Room'
- Citéco hosts exhibition 'Regard sur les femmes et le travail' with Janine Niépce photos until January 5, 2025
Entities
Artists
- Constance Guisset
- Dan Graham
- Soo Sunny Park
- Janine Niépce
- Jean-Paul Favand
- matali crasset
- Laure Jaffuel
- Claude Ponti
- Maurice Sendak
- Françoise Dolto
- Einstein
Institutions
- Beaux Arts Magazine
- Musée en Herbe
- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
- Philharmonie de Paris
- Mobilier national
- Chaumet
- École Boulle
- Musée des Arts forains
- Musée de la Magie
- Musée de l'Homme
- Centquatre
- Musée du Louvre
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
- Maison des Histoires
- Chantelivre
- Bon Marché
- L'École des loisirs
- Poilâne
- Cinémathèque française
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
- Paradox Museum
- Hans & Gretel
- Grand Palais
- Musée de l'Orangerie
- Palais de Tokyo
- Freaks Architecture
- Science Expérience
- Bercy Village
- Citéco
- Banque de France
- Musée de Poche
- Ircam Amplify
- Jean Nouvel
Locations
- Paris
- France
- 23 rue de l'Arbre Sec, 75001 Paris
- 30 Avenue Corentin Cariou, 75019 Paris
- 1 Rue Berbier du Mets, 75013 Paris
- 53 Avenue des Terroirs de France, 75012 Paris
- 221 avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
- 11 Rue Saint-Paul, 75004 Paris
- 17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris
- 5 Rue Curial, 75019 Paris
- Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
- 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris
- 11 Rue de Sèvres, 75006 Paris
- 7 Cité de la Roquette, 75011 Paris
- 51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
- Le Bourget, 93350
- 38 Boulevard des Italiens, 75009 Paris
- 7 Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
- Jardin des Tuileries - Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris
- 13 avenue du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris
- 23 rue des Pirogues, 75012 Paris
- 1 Place du Général Catroux, 75017 Paris
- 41 rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 75011 Paris
- Giverny
- Bastille
- Bercy
- Gobelins
- Villette
- Opéra
- Sénégal
- Brésil
- Seine