The 2025 Night of Museums, the 21st edition of the European Night of Museums, will take place this year on Saturday, May 17, 2025. During this exceptional night, museums all over France will reveal themselves by moonlight, opening their doors for free and offering a myriad of events.
2025 European Night of Museums
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Visit ideas in Paris and the Ile-de-France region
Louvre Museum
For this 21st edition of the European Night of Museums, the Louvre invites us to discover or rediscover the museum, its collections, and its exhibitions in a unique and special atmosphere, with a program featuring: candlelight concerts, guided tours, and workshops.
Louvre Museum
Free entry for all on Saturday, May 17 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (by reservation)
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Shoah Memorial
If This Is a Man by Primo Levi is a classic of concentration camp literature, detailing the months spent in Monowitz-Buna, a camp belonging to the vast Auschwitz complex. The Truce is the account of his return. The camp was liberated by the Russian army on January 27, 1945, but Primo Levi would not return to his home in Turin until October 19, 1945. Between these two dates, the author takes us on an odyssey through an exhausted and disorganized Europe where life was struggling to restart. The text will be read by Mathieu Amalric for the Night of Museums, on the forecourt of the Shoah Memorial.
Shoah Memorial
17, rue Geoffroy–l’Asnier 75004 Paris
Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Postal Museum
On the occasion of the Night of Museums, the Musée de La Poste (Postal Museum) is keeping its doors open until 12:30 AM for an evening themed around letting go of time. Time is at the heart of the history of La Poste, which played a central role in its measurement. Through the exhibition “The Time Factory,” the Postal Museum explores this theme and offers a unique nighttime program in parallel. On the schedule: hypnotic tours, screenings, and a “sleep concert” invite visitors to slow down, escape, feel differently, and question our intimate relationship with time.
Postal Museum
34 Bd de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris
Free entry to the museum and activities as part of the Night of Museums from 6:00 PM until 12:30 AM
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Rodin Museum
For this occasion, the Rodin Museum is offering a Brazilian evening as part of the Brazil-France 2025 Season. Visitors will be able to discover or rediscover the collections to the rhythm of a rich and festive program honoring Brazil. This event will also celebrate the 1st major traveling exhibition dedicated to Rodin in Brazil, organized in 1985.
Rodin Museum
77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris
Free entry for all on Saturday, May 17 from 6:30 PM to 1:00 AM (by reservation)
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The BnF Museum
During the European Night of Museums, the National Library of France is opening the doors of its museum, located at its historic site in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, for free, allowing the public to see a selection of 900 treasures from the richness and diversity of its collections. Nestled in the heart of the library’s historic cradle, this museum is spread across classified architectural spaces.
The BnF Museum
BnF I Richelieu / 5 rue Vivienne 75002 Paris
May 17, 2025 from 6:30 PM until 11:00 PM – last entry at 10:00 PM
Free entry subject to availability
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Maison Elysée
On Saturday, May 17, the Republican Guard will highlight its skills at the Maison Elysée for an exceptional nocturnal opening between living heritage and republican culture. Throughout the evening, come and discover the ancestral know-how of the Guard’s artisans: helmet makers, swordsmiths, saddlery and shako manufacturing workshops. The Republican Guard Orchestra will also offer musical interludes throughout the evening. Access is free with a reservation.
La Maison Élysée
88 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris
Saturday, May 17, exceptional opening from 7:30 PM to midnight
Free access upon reservation (ticketing opens on May 2 at 10:00 AM)
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Swedish Institute
The European Night of Museums is, this year, an opportunity to discover the Swedish Institute’s collection in its new arrangement, the related temporary exhibition on the work of Louis-Jean Desprez, as well as the spring exhibition dedicated to Barbro Östlihn. Free guided tours without reservation are offered every half hour from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Swedish Institute
11 rue Payenne 75003 Paris
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Museum of Art and History of Sainte-Anne Hospital
On May 17, for the Night of Museums, the Museum of Art and History of Sainte-Anne Hospital (MAHHSA) will be exceptionally open at night for an evening rich in discovery. Recognized for its specialization in psychiatry and neuroscience, Sainte-Anne Hospital houses within its museum a unique collection of works created by patient-artists from the 19th century to the present day. On the program: guided tours of the exhibition “Jean Crampilh-Croucaret (1939-1972). Le Plancher de Jeannot” (Jeannot’s Floor). This exhibition is a myth to be deconstructed, with a powerful message engraved by its author. These tours will be led by Charlotte Piolti from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM, and 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
Museum of Art and History of Sainte-Anne Hospital
1 rue Cabanis 75014 Paris
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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National Archaeology Museum
For the 21st edition of the European Night of Museums, the National Archaeology Museum – National Domain of Saint-Germain-en-Laye will offer, on Saturday, May 17, 2025, a program that is rich and accessible to all, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Participatory workshops, mediations, guided tours (some in French Sign Language), and artistic interventions will punctuate this day and evening, all centered on discovery, transmission, and conviviality.
National Archaeology Museum
National Domain of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Place Charles de Gaulle, 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
May 17, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
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Palace of Versailles
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, for the 21st edition of the European Night of Museums, the Palace of Versailles invites visitors to discover one of the most important sculpture reserves of the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre Museum, located in the Petite Écurie du Roi. During this night, an innovative scenography will give a voice to the works, while on Sunday, May 18, mediations and readings will be offered.
Palace of Versailles
May 17 and 18, 2025 / Free access, without reservation
Saturday, May 17 / from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM, last entry at 11:00 PM
Sunday, May 18 / from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Entry via the Cour d’Honneur of the Petite Écurie
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L’Envol des Pionniers
For the 21st edition of the European Night of Museums, L’Envol des Pionniers is opening its doors for free to visitors from 7:00 PM to midnight. For the occasion, L’Envol des Pionniers is highlighting its new featured exhibition, “Air France, a history of elegance,” by organizing a grand elegance contest. Other activities are planned throughout the evening to take visitors on a festive journey to the heart of the Roaring Twenties.
L’Envol des Pionniers
6 rue Jacqueline Auriol in Toulouse
Free entry
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 7:00 PM to midnight
