Museum closure paris

The Museum of Romantic Life reopens its doors: explore the renovated exhibits through stunning images

After over a year of anticipation, the museum is finally opening its doors once again: discover the Musée de la Vie Romantique, beautifully restored and reimagined, starting February 14, 2026.

Closure of the Paleontology Gallery at the Natural History Museum for a year and a half

Bad news for paleontology enthusiasts who enjoyed their visits to the National Museum of Natural History—it's closing for renovations for the next 18 months!

Museums and monuments closed: How to get a refund for your entrance ticket?

Protests, strikes, pandemic: museums and historic sites may be forced to close at the last minute. So, how can visitors get a refund if their visit is canceled? Here's what you need to know.

Palais de Tokyo: Is a closure for renovations on the horizon at the contemporary art museum?

Significant repairs are on the horizon: in order to restore its spaces, the Palais de Tokyo will need to shut its doors for over a year. According to the 2026 budget proposal, the renovation work could begin soon.

The Nissim de Camondo Museum is currently closed for renovations, with plans to reopen in early 2027.

The Nissim de Camondo Museum is getting a makeover! From August 4, 2024, until early 2027, the Parisian museum will be closed for renovations.

Closure of the French Playing Card Museum: work planned soon at the Issy museum

The French Playing Card Museum is set to close its doors in the summer of 2026 for renovation work.

Strike on October 2, 2025: the Gustave Moreau Museum will be exceptionally closed this Thursday

The Gustave Moreau Museum remains closed this Thursday, October 2, 2025: due to the ongoing social movement in Paris and throughout France, the museum will not be opening its doors to the public today.

September 18, 2025 strike: Musée Delacroix closed to the public today

Bad news for art lovers: the Musée Delacroix is entirely closed to the public this September 18, 2025, due to a nationwide industrial action.

September 18 strike: partial closure of the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris

In France and in Paris, a major social movement is being organized for September 18, 2025. Due to these strikes and demonstrations, the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris is partially closed.

Paris' Crypt of Archaeology to close for renovation in 2026

The Crypte archéologique de Paris reinvents itself! The cultural and historical site will close its doors at the beginning of 2026, for renovation work.

The Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme prepares to close for renovation at the end of 2027

The Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme plans to close its doors between 2027 and 2030, to carry out extension work.

The Jacquemart-André museum closes its doors for one year from August 2023

Sad news for art lovers: the Jacquemart-André museum will close its doors from August 1, 2023 to September 1, 2024 for restoration work.

Covid: museums to provide charged digital tours to revive their activities

Months of closure and almost empty cash registers: the health and economic crisis has left museums at sea. To find new sources of income, some of them are trying to launch charged digital tours.

Museums suffer from this extended lockdown

“It’s heartbreaking, these exhibitions will not meet the public again” Musée d’Orsay president Laurence des Cars deplores. As they must stay closed at least until January 7, 2021, museums are going out of their ways to make sure their programs will survive the Covid-19 epidemic.