Cité des sciences guide - activities

Mario Kart Tournament at the Cité des Sciences

Mario Kart fans will meet at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, at the e-LAB to be precise, to take part in a video game tournament around Nintendo's famous crazy races on July 14, 2019. The opportunity to discover or rediscover this video game classic...

June 2019's best exhibitions in Paris

Summer exhibitions are coming to Paris! In June 2019, museums display their beautiful exhibitions, gardens welcome contemporary artists and museums are the best places to hang out on hot June 2019 days...

Robots come to the Cité des Sciences, the exhibition

The Cité des Sciences et de l'industrie is dedicating a new space to Robots, starting April 2, 2019. Suitable for children from 11 years old, this exhibition tour will make young and old dream with the presentation of robots of today and tomorrow, from industrial robots to autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, agricultural robots, medical robots and domestic robots.

Museums and monuments closed in Paris this December 15, 2018

Some museums in Paris are closing this Saturday December 15, 2018 – for safety reasons. So, before you go out to enjoy beautiful art collections and temporary exhibitions in Paris, check if the museum you want to visit is closed or open!

Effets Spéciaux, break the screen at the Cité des Sciences: last days

The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is hosting a major exhibition around special effects in cinema, to be seen with the whole family from October 17, 2017 to August 26, 2018. A very exciting invitation to go behind the scenes of the most impressive effects in cinema history!

Fire, the playful exhibition at Paris Cité des Sciences

After the “Cold” exhibition, Paris Cité des Sciences asks about fire, through an exhibition to be discovered from April 10, 2018 to January 6, 2019. What is fire? Since when men have been using it? Why can’t we always control it? All these questions are about to be answered thanks to this compelling and playful exhibition available for children from 9 years old.

Il était une fois, the science in fairy tales exhibition at the Cité des Sciences

Approaching science through fairy tales - that's what the Cité des Sciences is offering with its annual "Once upon a time" exhibition. Visible from October 3, 2017 to November 18, 2018, this exhibition takes children aged 7 to 11 to discover physical, chemical and mathematical concepts by observing them in action in their favorite fairy tales, from Pinocchio to Jack and the Beanstalk.

Legato, the cosy restaurant with fresh produce

Legato is the brand-new restaurant at Porte de Pantin. Located just a stone's throw from the Philharmonie and the Zenith, this spot is the perfect place to settle down for a refined and delicious meal. During the festive season, it even unveils a most original yurt on its large terrace, for a meal with a difference.

C3RV34U, the permanent neuroludic exhibition at the Cité des Sciences

The Cité des Sciences inaugurates a new permanent space, dedicated to the brain and neurosciences, from September 16, 2014. In a surreal atmosphere, we test our brain capacities, study our brain from a physiological point of view and learn about its potential.

Terra Data, our lives in the digital age at Paris Cité des Sciences

From April 4, 2017 to January 7, 2018, Paris Cité des Sciences runs an exhibition focusing on digital. Entitled “Terra Data”, this exhibition questions how data are used in our societies and how algorithms are used in our daily lives. To be discovered with your family and children from 12 years old!

Patate! The potato exhibition at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris

From December 5, 2017 to January 6, 2019, potatoes are given pride of place at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie. For over a year, head to the greenhouse of the Cité to know everything about this tuber that is now the world’s first non-cereal goods.

Earth objectives: the satellite revolution

Objectif Terre : la révolution des satellites (Earth Targets: The Satellite Revolution) becomes a permanent exhibition at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie on June 16, 2009. Come and plunge into the heart of space applications, and discover space and the Earth as you've never seen them before!

Cold is exhibited at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris

From December 5, 2017 to August 26, 2018, Paris Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie offers a new exhibition called “Cold”. What’s cold? What are the effects on living bodies? How can we create it? And many other questions will have their answers.