From 20 June 2025, the Palais de la découverte will welcome visitors to a newly renovated space dedicated to curious children aged 2 to 10: the Palais des enfants.
Opening hours
Palais des enfants
Until 6 July:
- Tuesday to Friday: 9.30 am to 5 pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 9.30 am to 7 pm
- Monday: closed
From 8 July and during the summer holidays:
- Tuesday to Sunday: 9.30 am to 7 pm
- Monday: closed
Special openings
- Mondays 20 and 27 October 2025
- Mondays 22 and 29 December 2025
Annual closing
- 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
Ticket & prices
Palais des enfants ticket
Full price: €13 | Reduced price: €8 | Free entry available
See conditions for discounts and free admission
Included in this ticket:
- Transparency exhibition for children aged 2 to 10 accompanied by an adult.
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.
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.
Accessibility at Palais des enfants and Transparency exhibition:
Transparency exhibition: French Sign Language (LSF) films for deaf visitors, ‘Touch and See’ equipment for visually impaired visitors, and Braille on specific items for blind visitors.
Vélib' bicycle hire stations nearby:
- Station no. 8029 - 1, avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt
- Station no. 8001 - avenue Dutuit
Metro:
- lines 1 and 13, Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau metro station
- lines 1 and 9, Franklin D. Roosevelt metro station
Bus: routes 28, 42, 52, 63, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93, Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées stop
RER regional train: line C, Invalides train station
River shuttle (Batobus): Champs-Élysées stop
Car parks:
- Rond-point des Champs-Élysées
- Place de la Concorde
- Parc François-1er
- Alma George-V
- Champs-Élysées Lincoln
- Matignon