Musée Carnavalet
The history of Paris from prehistory to today, in two Renaissance mansions in the Marais.
- Type
- Museum
- Area
- Le Marais
- Opening hours
- Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:15); closed Monday
- Price
- Free (temporary exhibitions extra)
- Time needed
- 90 min
- Official website
- carnavalet.paris.fr/en
Getting there from Notre-Dame de Paris
🚶 1.3 km · 17 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Café des Musées (Bistro · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Ma Bourgogne (Brasserie · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 4 min walk
- L'As du Fallafel (Street food · € · Le Marais) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Miznon (Street food · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Chez Marianne (Street food · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 5 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Le Peloton Café (Coffee bar · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Shakespeare and Company Café (Café · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 🚶 20 min walk
- Holybelly 5 (Brunch · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 24 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Musée Picasso · Museum · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
- Place des Vosges · Square · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
- Marché des Enfants Rouges · Market · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
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Last updated: 5 October 2026