The Musée de la Sculpture en plein air: a free art walk in the heart of Paris

Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis, Rizhlaine de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Updated on December 26, 2023 at 01:52 p.m.
Have you heard of the Musée de la Sculpture en plein air? Located in the Square Tino Rossi in the 5th arrondissement, this small museum offers a free cultural stroll along the banks of the Seine, in a magnificent bucolic setting.

Feel like getting out and about, but can't decide between an open-air walk and a museum? Here's the ideal solution: come and discover the Musée de la Sculpture en plein air! Located in the 5th arrondissement, in the Square Tino Rossi, this Paris museum lets you admire magnificent works of contemporary art, while enjoying the fine weather.

The museum is located on the Quai Saint-Bernard, between the Pont de Sully and the Pont d'Austerlitz. Stroll along the banks of the Seine, in a flower-filled, well-kept garden, and discover over thirty sculptures by renowned artists. Zadkine, Brancusi, Gilioli, Poncet, Pagès, Debré, Schöffer, Baldaccini... The museum's masterpieces are sure to catch your eye.

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This little haven of peace in the Latin Quarter lets you stroll around, admire the works of art as you go round and round, rest on a bench to enjoy the peace and quiet, dance, have a drink or even play sport! Indeed, this two-hectare garden-museum, which symbolizes the dolce vita à la parisienne, is a meeting place for a variety of activities and audiences.

This open-air museum, often overlooked by Parisians, is located between the Jardin des Plantes and theInstitut du Monde Arabe, and offers a lovely, original place to stroll for those who prefer to avoid the large crowds of Paris's most emblematic gardens.

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Open 24 hours a day, the Musée de la Sculpture is also a meeting place for fun-loving revelers, especially aboard the River's King barge. In this atypical museum, art sometimes takes unexpected forms!

Ready for a stroll along the Seine?

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Dates and Opening Time
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Saturday: open
Sunday: open
Monday: open
Tuesday: open
Wednesday: open
Thursday: open
Friday: open

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    Location

    Quai Saint-Bernard
    75005 Paris 5

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