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Kid-friendly museums in Paris

 

Le Musée en Herbe

Le musée en herbe

This museum located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, is a modern art museum with a twist. It was designed with children in mind, this museum also has special workshops for children every day. You need to register for the workshops as they have different workshops for different age groups.

 

Le Musée en Herbe
23 rue de l’Arbe Sec
75001, Paris

 

Le Musée de la Magie et des Automates

Musée des automates

The Museum of Magic is a small museum located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, this like many of the small museums of Paris is quite quirky where magicians show you around. This is also a historical museum, so it shows the history of magic as well as present day magic.

 

Le Musée de la Magie et des Automates
11 rue Saint-Paul
75004, Paris

Le Musée de l’Armée

The Army museum located in the Invalides building, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, is well   known for housing Napleon’s tomb. It also has an extensive collection of armors and weapons   dating back to medieval times. It is also free for children under 18 years of age.

 

Le Musée de l’Armée
Esplanade des Invalides
75007, Paris

Le Palais de la découverte

Palais découverte

Located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the Palace of Discovery is dedicated to science in all its forms. Here there is lots here for children to see and learn although you need to check where children are allowed as some areas have a minimum age like the Planetarium which has a minimum age of 6 years old.  

 

Le Palais de la Décoverte
Grand Palais
Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt
75008, Paris

Cité des Sciences & de l’Industrie

The largest science museum in Europe is in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, this a great place for kids as it has a large playground and exhibits for kids to explore science. The main themes of the museum are Light, Sound, Math, Genetics, Image,

the Ocean, Space Exploration, Transportation, Energy, Rocks and Volcanoes, Stars and Galaxies so there is a wide range of subjects to explore with the kids. 

 

Cité des Sciences et de l’industrie
30 avenue Corentin Cariou
75019, Paris

 

 

Don't forget to check our list of kid-friendly restaurants in Paris to have a few more ideas about where to go with children.

 

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