Musée de la musique

Welcome to the Music Museum!

CONCERTS EVERYDAY (2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM)

From Tuesday to Saturday, from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
On Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed Mondays

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Recently renovated (see the press release), the Music Museum is a unique site within the Cité de la musique that harbours a collection of musical instruments, works of art and scale models covering four centuries of the history of Western music and presenting an overview of the main musical cultures throughout the world.

Temporary exhibitions complement this global view of the music tradition and place it in its historical context through a diversity of subjects.

An audio itinerary and daily performances by musicians in the Museum offer the visitor the opportunity to hear some of the instruments on display. General or thematic guided tours conducted by specialist educational guides address all members of the public and enable a better appreciation of the wealth of the collections and exhibitions.

As a point of convergence between living music and the preservation of historical collections, the Museum’s vocation is also to establish a dialogue between the public, historians, musicians and instrument makers. With this in mind, the seminars, forums and concerts centred on the collections’ instruments carry on the ideas taken up in the exhibitions and are integrated among the major themes that punctuate the life of the Cité. Events organized in the Museum (concert-promenades) also enable visitors to appreciate the vivacity and sound of this rich heritage.

The Museum is last but not least a scientific centre dedicated to the study and preservation of our instrumental heritage. It harbours a research and conservation laboratory, while its documentation centre, part of the Media Library of the Cité de la musique, provides access to the latest data from research on ancient and modern instruments.

An accredited Musée de France, the Music Museum performs the role of advisor and expert for other French public collections of musical instruments. It is a founding member of the CIMCIM (International Commission of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections).

Contact : museemusique@cite-musique.fr

Opening hours

Permanent collections
Tuesday to Saturday from 12 noon to 6 p.m
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
Closed Mondays

Ticket sales close 45 minutes before museum closing.

Musée de la musique – Cité de la musique
221 avenue Jean-Jaurès 75019 Paris Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 84 45 00

Closed on 25 December 2008 and 1 January and 1 May

Prices

Visits without guide

Adults full price: €8 - Concessions: €6.40
* Entrance to the permanent collections is free for visitors under 26 years of age and disabled persons on presentation of a disabled persons card, except for the temporary exhibitions Lénine, Staline et la musique and Brassens ou la liberté, for which the entry price is €5 for visitors under 26 years and €4 for disabled persons with one extra person.

Visits with educational guide*

Adults full price: €10
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* The Museum entrance ticket is included in the price.

Guided visits are held on Saturdays and Sundays:
On Saturdays
November 13, December 11, January 8 and from January 22 to June 25.
On Sundays
January 23, 30, February 6, 20, 27, March 6
During school holidays
From February 22 to 25 and from March 1 to 4

From 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Booking: +33 (0)1 44 84 44 84
or Buy and print out your ticket online (e-ticket)