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Paris: City of Science and Industry Museum Entry Ticket
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Overview
- Explore one of Europe's biggest science museums on your trip to Paris
- Take part in hands-on experiments and immersive experiences
- Discover the living conditions aboard Argonaute, a real submarine from the 1950s
- Fly Solar Impulse, the world's first solar-powered aircraft, using the simulator
Activity location
- Paris
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 30 Avenue Corentin Cariou, 75019 Paris, France | To reach the meeting point by public transport, take metro line 7 to Porte de La Villette Station, hop on bus lines 71, 139, 150, or 152 to Porte de la Villette Station, or travel on tramway line T3B (Porte de Vincennes - Porte de la Chapelle) to Porte de la Villette station. If you are traveling by road, take the Paris Ring Road North and exit at Porte de la Villette. Upon arrival use the paid cark park entrance to Quai de la Charente and Macdonald Boulevard. You can also reach the site via the coach station, with paid access (free drop-off for 10-minutes) via Macdonald Boulevard.
- Paris, Département de Paris, France
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Paris: City of Science and Industry Museum Entry Ticket
- Opening hours: Sun 9:30-19:00
What's included, what's not
- Access to permanent and temporary exhibitions, and daily entertainment
- Access to the Planetarium, the Argonaute submarine, and the temporary children's exhibitions Metamorphoses and Dance (request a voucher on-site when you arrive)
- Access to the "Cité des enfants" (tickets can be purchased on-site)
What you can expect
Explore the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie with your family, friends, or on your own. Get access to all the exhibitions and shows with this “Exhibitions” entry ticket, see the Argonaute, and enjoy an immersive show at the Planetarium.
Step into this fascinating science museum and visit the many permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Visit the Argonaute, a submarine from the 1950s with an audio-guide, before looking up to the stars in a show at the Planetarium. (upon availability the day of your visit).
Finish your visit with the Solar Impulse aircraft, the first airplane to fly without fuel. Watch the plane land in the museum on the big screens and try landing it yourself in the flight simulators.
This ticket gives access to the permanent and temporary exhibitions, outside the Cité des enfants. Reservations for the planetarium, the Argonaut submarine and the Metamorphoses and Dance must be made directly on-site, subject to availability on the day of your visit.
New temporary exhibition : the Chauvet cave, a scientific adventure :
Discovered exactly 30 years ago, The Chauvet Cave, an archaeological treasure from the Palaeolithic, still has many secrets to unveil… The Chauvet Cave, a scientific adventure allows you to step into the shoes of a scientist and discover how they work in order to reveal the mysteries of these incredible vestiges that remained untouched for 21,500 years!
“Space mission”: permanent exhibition
Step into the shoes of a spaceman and experience a daydream for the duration of your visit. Structured in five sections, the exhibition invites you to explore, travel, transit, stay, and question.
Dive deep into the research, technologies, and thought processes behind space missions. Through this enlightening journey, discover the reality and complexity of space exploration, gaining insights into the boundless opportunities it presents and the challenges it poses.
“Climate emergency” : permanent exhibition
Faced with climate change, humanity must think hard about its relationship to the world and engage collectively in profound transformations at every level of society in order to avert disaster.
Temporary children exhibitions :
Dance (from 4 years old) until June 28, 2026
Turning, jumping, walking, meeting: four verbs that punctuate the tour and take us through different styles, techniques and cultures. Actions that are both fundamental to the practice of dance and familiar to all children.
Metamorphoses (from 6 to 11 years old) until January 5, 2025
The exhibition offers children a chance to explore various metamorphoses – natural, amazing and also personal – by bringing together science and imagination. It also introduces the basis of a scientific approach by encouraging children of all ages to observe, be amazed and question – whilst stimulating their imagination. Whether they are the sources of fascination or apprehension, metamorphoses open up new possibilities.
Location
Activity location
- Paris
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 30 Avenue Corentin Cariou, 75019 Paris, France | To reach the meeting point by public transport, take metro line 7 to Porte de La Villette Station, hop on bus lines 71, 139, 150, or 152 to Porte de la Villette Station, or travel on tramway line T3B (Porte de Vincennes - Porte de la Chapelle) to Porte de la Villette station. If you are traveling by road, take the Paris Ring Road North and exit at Porte de la Villette. Upon arrival use the paid cark park entrance to Quai de la Charente and Macdonald Boulevard. You can also reach the site via the coach station, with paid access (free drop-off for 10-minutes) via Macdonald Boulevard.
- Paris, Département de Paris, France