Yoga at the museum: free your body and mind in front of works of art at the Louvre or Musée d'Orsay

Looking for a different spot to do your downward dog pose or sun salutation? Just the thing, because several Paris museums are opening their doors to you to practice your yoga session amidst works of art. Nourish your body and mind with a more sensory approach to culture. Choose your favorite museum, and get zen, close to a sculpture, in a museum garden or under the Louvre Pyramid, for just a few dozen euros.

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Yoga classes at the museum

• At the Musée du Louvre - Fridays at 7pm - January 16, 30, February 20 and March 13, 2026 - €31

Yoga mats will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own if you wish. With Charlotte Wilkins, historian and yoga teacher. To access the activity, each participant must hold a workshop ticket and a museum admission ticket.

• At the Musée d'Art Moderne - October 16 at 6:30pm - €10

Let yourself be carried away by the works of the great masters of modern art, who have skilfully seized upon sport as an object of representation. Accompanied by a facilitator in front of the works, you'll practice a yoga session. A unique experience combining yoga and a discovery of the museum's collections. The workshop invites you to immerse yourself in movement, meditation and aesthetics.

• At the Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner - two Saturdays a month - from September 13 to December 20, 2025 at 10 a.m. - €15

Yoga teachers Camille Voituriez and Clarys Nonys offer a vinyasa yoga class in the intimate setting of the Musée National Jean-Jacques Henner. A privileged moment of well-being in a private mansion steeped in history, each participant is guided in a yoga practice for all levels, followed by a meditation in discussion with the work of the painter Jean-Jacques Henner. Mats are not provided, so please bring your own.

• At the Musée d'Orsay - one Sunday a month - from October 12, 2025 to February 15, 2026 at 10 am - €4 for children, €10 for adults

Family activity with children aged 6 to 12! Taking the time to look, breathe and feel is a great idea! This tour will take you into some of the museum's hidden rooms, where you and your family can make the works resonate with a practice inspired by yoga and meditation.

• At the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine - one Saturday every two months - from October 11, 2025 to June 6, 2026 at 11am - €30

With Aurélie Delarue and a museum mediator, take time out for yourself and experience a sensitive, immersive approach to the museum's inspiring spaces. 2h30 just for you. In contact with the works of art, disconnect to better reconnect with yourself and your environment: this is the concept of yoga at the Cité! Bring comfortable clothing and a warm jacket for moments of relaxation. Yoga mats provided.