Heritage Days 2025 at the Musée Carnavalet: guided tour and stroll

The Musée Carnavalet, a Paris museum specializing in the history of the capital, is taking part in the Journées du Patrimoine 2025. An opportunity to (re)discover the most Parisian of museums! Join us on Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025 for a series of visits to discover the museum's collections.

From the Middle Ages to the present day, through the Renaissance, the French Revolution, the Empire, the wars, the Republics... Each moment in history is illustrated and explained in this museum. The capital is at the heart of these collections: you'll find it in the paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, furniture, precious and antique objects and thousands of historical items on display in this magnificent museum.

The Musée Carnavalet is the most Parisian of the capital's museums. Its vocation is to present the history of Paris, from prehistory to the present day, in all its diverse aspects. Historical in essence, the Musée Carnavalet is nonetheless an art museum, presenting mainly original works that reflect the very essence of Paris.

• To be read
• Journées du Patrimoine 2025: the full program for this year's event in Paris and the Île-de-France region
• Journées du Patrimoine 2025: discover the great institutions of Paris and the Île-de-France region
• Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris: must-see openings and exceptional tours

To help us discover its collections, the Musée Carnavalet is offering special tours to mark the Journées du Patrimoine.

The 2025 Heritage Days program at the Musée Carnavalet

• Guided tour: the museum's must-sees
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 11:00, 11:30 ⤏ 12:30, 14:30 ⤏ 15:30, 15:45 ⤏ 16:45 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 11:00, 14:30 ⤏ 15:30
  

  For the European Heritage Days, let us guide you through the history of Paris with a selection of emblematic works from our collections.

  
  
  
• Paris in its neighborhoods: the Marais, yesterday, today, tomorrow
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:30 ⤏ 12:00, 14:00 ⤏ 15:30, 16:00 ⤏ 17:30 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 11:15 ⤏ 12:45, 15:45 ⤏ 17:15
  

  For the European Heritage Days, take a stroll through one of Paris's oldest districts, where heritage treasures are preserved while adapting to the challenges of the modern city.

  
  
  

Shall we book a weekend, folks?

Musée Carnavalet, Paris's oldest museum dedicated to the capital's history
The Musée Carnavalet invites you to discover the history of the capital. Discover what awaits you in Paris' oldest museum, which has the advantage of being free... [Read more]