Plan your visit to the Palais des enfants

All the information you need to visit the Palais des enfants (Paris, 8th arrondissement) and its exhibition Transparency, available in English.

Vue de l'entrée du Palais des enfants avec une affiche de l'exposition "Transparence". On distingue au fond une silhouette, qui est la première sculpture visible pour les visiteurs de l'exposition.

The Palais de la découverte welcomes visitors to a newly renovated space dedicated to curious children aged 2 to 10: the Palais des enfants. 
 

Opening hours

Palais des enfants

  • Tuesday to Friday: 9.30 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday, Sunday and school holidays*: 9.30 am to 7 pm
  • Monday: closed

* zone C and summer holidays

Annual closing

  • 1 May, 14 July and 25 December

Ticket & prices

Full price

€13

  • For children aged 2 to 10 accompanied by an adult.
  • Adults and children must both have a ticket.
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Member price

€8

Visitors booking online will need to enter a valid membership number.

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  • Children under the age of 2 with a valid ID card
  • People with disabilities and one companion with a disability card, a "Priorité pour personne handicapée" card, a "Mobilité inclusion" card (CMI), an AAH certificate or a veteran disability card.
  • Foreign nationals with disabilities and one companion with a disability card.
  • Holders of the press card.
  • Holders of the Universcience VIP card. 

You are strongly advised to book online for all ticket options. You must have a ticket even if admission is free.

Useful information!

  • Advance booking is recommended due to limited capacity.
  • You are strongly advised to book online.
  • Tickets are valid only for the booked date and time.
  • You must have a ticket even if admission is free.
  • For reduced-price, free or member tickets: proof required during ticket control.
  • For the Palais des enfants, adults and children must both have a ticket.

Useful tip!

We recommend arriving 15 minutes before your time slot to fully enjoy your visit.

Getting to the museum

17 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris 
Access through Jean Perrin square

Individual visitors enter via the entrance shared with the Grand Palais, avenue du Général Eisenhower. 

Accessibility

Visitors with tickets access via the Rotunda of the Palais de la Découverte at ground floor level (Level 0).

Lifts are available and stop at all floors.

Wheelchairs, prams and headphones are available on request.

Advance booking is required for on-demand assisted visits organised by accessibility officers.

French Sign Language (LSF) films for deaf visitors, ‘Touch and See’ equipment for visually impaired visitors, and Braille on specific items for blind visitors are available at Transparency exhbition, at the Palais des enfants.

For your comfort, a range of equipment is provided free of charge: 

  • baby carriers, wheelchairs,
  • cane seats or rounded-tip canes,
  • magnifying glasses,
  • weighted blankets,
  • magnetic induction loop (for visitors with hearing impairments). 

Available from the cloakroom on presentation of proof of identity, these equipments must be returned at the end of the visit. 

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