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Paris-ci, par-là: a free discovery tour at Carnavalet
Look closely at everyday Paris through the museum’s collection. Two free one-hour tours on 3 October, with registration at the meeting point.
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Le Marais
Discover the Marais through Carnavalet, Picasso, Jewish history and Place des Vosges. Choose a few museums and leave room between them.
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Maison de Victor Hugo: Place des Vosges
A literary stop on Place des Vosges. Admission currently requires an exhibition ticket, including access to the permanent rooms.
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Musée Cognacq-Jay
An eighteenth-century collection in a Marais townhouse. A compact visit for paintings, furniture and the details of domestic life.
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L’art de vivre au siècle des Lumières
A guided introduction to the Cognacq-Jay collection, with a confirmed Saturday afternoon session on 26 September.
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Musée Picasso-Paris
Follow Picasso’s changing forms through the Hôtel Salé, a Marais mansion whose architecture deserves its own attention.
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Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Animals, objects and contemporary art make an unusual conversation inside two historic Marais mansions.
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Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme
Jewish art and history unfold inside the Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, a cultural anchor for a Marais afternoon.
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Musée Carnavalet: Histoire de Paris
A free introduction to the history of Paris in the Marais. Come for the permanent collection; leave time to follow whatever catches your eye.
The pleasure of the Marais is the space between its museums: a courtyard, a narrow street, the change of pace around Place des Vosges. Start with the part of the neighbourhood that interests you most. Carnavalet tells the story of Paris; the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme brings a different historical perspective; Picasso gives the afternoon a single artistic focus.
Pick one substantial visit rather than trying to see every collection. Cognacq-Jay and the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature make contrasting alternatives, while the Maison de Victor Hugo anchors a stop at Place des Vosges. Opening days, temporary exhibitions and admission conditions vary by museum. Each place below keeps its own practical information and official source.