Cité des petits closes for renovation for one year, starting in July 2025

Published by Margot de Sortiraparis · Photos by Margot de Sortiraparis · Updated on July 3, 2025 at 05:36 p.m. · Published on May 16, 2024 at 02:38 p.m.
La Cité des Petits, a must-see spot for families in Paris and the surrounding region, has announced that it will be closing its doors temporarily for around a year's work.

Bad news for toddlers aged 2 to 7, their big brothers and sisters aged 5 to 12 and their parents: the Cité des Petits, the toddlers' HQ at the Cité des Enfants, is closing its doors as of July 13, 2025.

In order to offer a host of new features for summer 2025, and to renovate the various areas that have already been in place for 32 years (yes, because the Cité des Sciences celebrated its 30th birthday at the end of 2022, already!), the Cité des enfants has decided to close its areas to the general public in order to give them a facelift in 2026.

The bad news, then, is that the Cité des enfants won't be able to welcome the youngest visitors until June 2026. The good news is that there are still a few days left to enjoy the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie and its many exhibitions with the whole family! We strongly advise you to book your tickets in advance if you wish to visit the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, bearing in mind that each ticket offers you 1h30 of playful discovery in the various play areas.

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Dates and Opening Time
On July 13, 2025

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    30 Avenue Corentin Cariou
    75019 Paris 19

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    Metro: line 7, Porte de la Villette station. Bus: lines 139, 150, 152, Porte de la Villette station. Tramway: T3b, Porte de la Villette station.

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    www.cite-sciences.fr

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