Special days only — museums and monuments in France
109 museums and monuments in France: Special days only. Addresses, free-admission rules and directions.
109 museums
Confirmed dates
European Museum Night
- 2025 Sat, May 17, 2025
- 2026 Sat, May 23, 2026
European Heritage Days
- 2025 Sat, Sep 20, 2025, Sun, Sep 21, 2025
- 2026 Sat, Sep 19, 2026, Sun, Sep 20, 2026
Ain
- Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse Monastère royal de Brou à Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Voltaire's Château at Ferney Château de Voltaire à Ferney
Ferney-Voltaire Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Aisne
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Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- International City of the French Language at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts Cité internationale de la langue française au château de Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26
Allier
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Chareil-Cintrat Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26
Alpes-Maritimes
- Monastery of Saorge Monastère de Saorge
Saorge Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Trophy of Augustus at La Turbie Trophée d'Auguste à la Turbie
La Turbie Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Aube
- Château de la Motte-Tilly Château de La Motte-Tilly
La Motte-Tilly Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Aude
- Carcassonne Castle and Ramparts Château et remparts de la cité de Carcassonne
Carcassonne Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Bouches-du-Rhône
- Archaeological Site of Glanum Site archéologique de Glanum
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Marseille Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26
- Montmajour Abbey Abbaye de Montmajour
Arles Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée
Marseille Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree under 18
Charente-Maritime
- Towers of La Rochelle Tours de La Rochelle
La Rochelle Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Cher
- Crypt and Tower of Bourges Cathedral Crypte et tour de la cathédrale de Bourges
Bourges Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Palace of Jacques Cœur Palais Jacques Cœur
Bourges Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Côte-d'Or
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Bussy-le-Grand Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Côtes-d'Armor
- Ernest Renan's House Maison d'Ernest Renan à Tréguier
Tréguier Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Deux-Sèvres
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Plaine-et-Vallées Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Dordogne
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Villars Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Prehistoric Sites of the Vézère Valley Sites préhistoriques de la vallée de la Vézère
Montignac-Lascaux Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Doubs
- Besançon Cathedral and Astronomical Clock Cathédrale de Besançon et son horloge astronomique
Besançon Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Essonne
- Dourdan Castle Museum Musée du château de Dourdan
Dourdan Free on special days
Special days only
Eure
- Bec Abbey Abbaye du Bec-Hellouin
Le Bec-Hellouin Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26
Eure-et-Loir
- Chartres Cathedral and Treasury Cathédrale et trésor de Chartres
Chartres Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Châteaudun Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Finistère
- Barnenez Cairn Cairn de Barnenez
Plouezoc'h Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Gard
- Fort Saint-André Fort Saint-André à Villeneuve-lez-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Towers and Ramparts of Aigues-Mortes Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Gironde
- Château de Cadillac Château ducal de Cadillac
Cadillac-sur-Garonne Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- La Sauve-Majeure Abbey Abbaye de La Sauve-Majeure
La Sauve Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- National Customs Museum musée national des Douanes
Bordeaux Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 18
- Pair-non-Pair Cave Grotte de Pair-non-Pair
Prignac-et-Marcamps Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Pey-Berland Tower, Bordeaux Tour Pey-Berland à Bordeaux
Bordeaux Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Haute-Garonne
- Montmaurin Archaeological Sites and Museum Sites et musée archéologiques de Montmaurin
Montmaurin Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Haute-Loire
- Le Puy Cathedral Complex Ensemble cathédral du Puy-En-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Hautes-Alpes
- Fortified Village of Mont-Dauphin Village fortifié Mont-Dauphin
Mont-Dauphin Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Hauts-de-Seine
- Château de Sceaux Château de Sceaux, musée départemental
Sceaux Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days only
- Chateaubriand's House — Vallée-aux-Loups Departmental Estate Maison de Chateaubriand — Domaine départemental de la Vallée-aux-Loups
Châtenay-Malabry Free admission
Always freeFree 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree under 26Free for certain visitors
- Jardies House Maison des Jardies
Sèvres Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Rodin Museum, Meudon Musée Rodin Meudon
Meudon Free admission
Always freeSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
Hérault
- Ensérune Oppidum and Archaeological Museum Ensérune, oppidum et musée archéologique
Nissan-lez-Enserune Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Indre
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Bouges-le-Château Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- George Sand's House Maison de George Sand à Nohant
Nohant-Vic Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Indre-et-Loire
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Cheillé Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Cloister of the Psalette in Tours Cloître de la Psalette
Tours Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Loir-et-Cher
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Le Controis-en-Sologne Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Talcy Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26
Lot
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Assier Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Prudhomat Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Saint-Jean-Lespinasse Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Maine-et-Loire
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Angers Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Manche
- Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
Le Mont-Saint-Michel Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Marne
- Towers of Reims Cathedral Tours de la cathédrale de Reims
Reims Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Morbihan
- Carnac Stones Alignements de Carnac
Carnac Free on special days
Special days only
- Locmariaquer Megaliths Site des mégalithes de Locmariaquer
Locmariaquer Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Nord
- Jean Bruggeman Windmill Museum Musée des Moulins Jean Bruggeman
Villeneuve-d'Ascq Free on selected days each month
Special days only
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Croix Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Oise
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Pierrefonds Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Orne
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Carrouges Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Paris
- Arc de Triomphe Arc de triomphe
Paris Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Army Museum Musée de l'armée
Paris Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
Paris Free on selected days each month
Free monthly eveningSpecial days only
- Cluny Museum – National Museum of the Middle Ages Musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge
Paris Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
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Paris Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Expiatory Chapel Chapelle expiatoire
Paris Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Gustave Moreau Museum Musée Gustave Moreau
Paris Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
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Paris Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Montmartre Museum Musée de Montmartre
Paris Free on special days
Special days only
- Museum of Arts and Crafts Musée des arts et métiers
Paris Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Museum of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts Musée de l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
Paris Free on special days
Special days only
- Museum of the Grande Loge de France Musée de la Grande Loge de France
Paris Free on special days
Special days only
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Paris Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
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Paris Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Towers of Notre-Dame de Paris Tours de Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Pas-de-Calais
- Grande Armée Column at Wimille Colonne de la Grande Armée à Wimille
Wimille Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 26
Puy-de-Dôme
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Sermentizon Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Villeneuve Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Pyrénées-Orientales
- Fortress of Salses Forteresse de Salses
Salses-le-Château Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Rhône
- Lyon Fine Arts Museum musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Lyon Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 18
Saône-et-Loire
- Cluny Abbey Abbaye de Cluny
Cluny Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Monks' Chapel of Berzé-la-Ville Chapelle des moines de Berzé-la-Ville
Berzé-la-Ville Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Treasury of Autun Cathedral Trésor de la cathédrale d'Autun
Autun Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 18
Seine-et-Marne
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Champs-sur-Marne Free admission
Always free1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Museum of the Great War Musée de la Grande Guerre du Pays de Meaux
Meaux Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree for certain visitors
- Museum of Urban, Interurban and Rural Transport (AMTUIR) Musée des transports urbains, interurbains et ruraux
Chelles Free on special days
Special days only
Seine-Saint-Denis
- Basilica of Saint-Denis Basilique cathédrale de Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis Free admission
Always freeSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
Somme
- Towers and Treasury of Amiens Cathedral Tours et trésor de la cathédrale d'Amiens
Amiens Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Tarn
- Toulouse-Lautrec Museum musée Toulouse-Lautrec
Albi Free on special days
Special days onlyFree under 18
Tarn-et-Garonne
- Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue
Ginals Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
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Gramont Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Val-d'Oise
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau Museum Musée Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montmorency Free on special days
Special days only
- National Museum of the Renaissance Musée de la Renaissance - château d'Écouen
Ecouen Free on selected days each month
Free 1st SundaySpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- Val-d'Oise Archaeology Museum (MADVO) Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise (MADVO)
Guiry-en-Vexin Free on special days
Special days only
Val-de-Marne
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Vincennes Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
- National Resistance Museum Musée de la résistance nationale
Champigny-sur-Marne Free on special days
Special days only
Var
- Cloister of Fréjus Cathedral Cloître de la cathédrale de Fréjus
Fréjus Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Thoronet Abbey Abbaye du Thoronet
Le Thoronet Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Vendée
- Georges Clemenceau's House Maison de Georges Clemenceau à Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard
Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Vienne
- Charroux Abbey Abbaye de Charroux
Charroux Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
- Gallo-Roman Site of Sanxay Site gallo-romain de Sanxay
Sanxay Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Yvelines
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Maisons-Laffitte Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
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Rambouillet Free admission
Always free1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18
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Versailles Free on selected days each month
Special days onlyFree under 26Free for certain visitors
- Lambinet Museum Musée Lambinet
Versailles Free on selected days each month
Special days onlyFree under 26Free for certain visitors
- Museum of the Royal Estate of Marly – Louveciennes / Marly-le-Roi Musée du domaine royal de Marly Louveciennes / Marly-le-Roi
Marly-le-Roi-Louveciennes Free on special days
Special days only
- Toile de Jouy Museum Musée de la toile de Jouy
Jouy-en-Josas Free on special days
Special days only
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Poissy Free on selected days each month
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26Free under 18