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Museum · Paris 8e Arrondissement, Paris

Petit Palais

Petit Palais, Musée des beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris

Open today, 10:00 – 18:00
Today
Open today, 10:00 – 18:00
Visit duration
1 hr 30 min Editorial visit time estimate
Accessibility
Step-free
Price
Free entry
Standing
Must see · Heritage site
Rank
Rank 22 of 7,609
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday 10:00 – 18:00
Thursday 10:00 – 18:00
Friday 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday 10:00 – 18:00
Sunday 10:00 – 18:00

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

Admission

Per person Free entry

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Access and facilities

  • Accessible toilets · Available
  • Pushchair access · Available
  • Step-free access · Available
  • Toilets · Available

Source · Checked 2026-08-31

A photograph of Petit Palais
Photograph · AnonymousUnknown author · Public domain

About Petit Palais

The Petit Palais was built for the 1900 World's Fair as an exhibition hall and has held the City of Paris's fine arts museum ever since. Architect Charles Girault designed it alongside the larger Grand Palais across the Avenue Winston Churchill, the two forming a matched pair built for the same exposition and finished in the same year.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

A photograph of Petit Palais
Photograph · Baudouin, Paul-Albert (Rouen, 24–10–1844 - Paris, 24–12–1931), peintre · CC0

What's inside

A permanent collection spanning antiquity to 1914, arranged around a semicircular garden courtyard under Girault's painted dome and colonnade. The permanent galleries cover ancient Greek and Egyptian objects, medieval and Renaissance art, and a strong 19th-century French holding that includes Courbet, Cézanne, Monet and a substantial group of works by Paris-based sculptor Auguste Carpeaux. The building's own decoration is part of the exhibit: painted ceilings, mosaic floors and wrought ironwork survive largely as built for 1900. Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately. Metro Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau.

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How long to spend

An hour and a half for the permanent collection at a normal pace; the garden and café can be visited separately in a few minutes. The permanent galleries are laid out around the courtyard in a loop, so a visitor can walk the full ring without doubling back, spending more time in whichever period draws the most interest. Temporary exhibitions, when running, are ticketed separately and add their own hour depending on scale. Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas.

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Season and crowds

Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; closed Monday, with Friday-Saturday evening hours for selected exhibitions. Metro Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau. Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas. Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately. These operator details were current on 31 August 2026.

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Tickets

Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; closed Monday, with Friday-Saturday evening hours for selected exhibitions. Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas. Metro Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau. These operator details were current on 31 August 2026.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

A photograph of Petit Palais
Photograph · Baudouin, Paul-Albert (Rouen, 24–10–1844 - Paris, 24–12–1931), peintre · CC0

Getting there

Metro Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau. Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; closed Monday, with Friday-Saturday evening hours for selected exhibitions. Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately. These operator details were current on 31 August 2026.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

What to watch out for

Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; closed Monday, with Friday-Saturday evening hours for selected exhibitions. Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately. Historic surfaces, crowds and security remain relevant.

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Photography

The semicircular colonnade around the garden courtyard, shot from the far end looking back toward the entrance, is the building's signature interior image and captures both the architecture and the garden in one frame. The painted dome above the entrance hall rewards looking straight up rather than across, and is easiest to shoot with the hall otherwise empty, early in the day. Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately.

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Place details and sources

Address
Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008, Paris OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage grade
Grade 3 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1902 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation
monument historique inscrit Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style
Beaux-Arts Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Internet access
Wi-Fi OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Opened
1900 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect
Charles Girault Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect
François Hennebique Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article
Petit Palais Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

Common questions

What are the regular hours?

Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00; closed Monday, with Friday-Saturday evening hours for selected exhibitions.

What is base admission?

Permanent collection admission is free; temporary exhibitions charge separately.

Is the complete route step-free?

Step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, and accessible toilets serve principal visitor areas.

Which public transport is named?

Metro Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau.

Can operations alter access?

Yes. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary access.

Are premium products included?

No. Special tours, exhibitions and upgrades use separate tickets.

Where it is

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