FAQ

The Musée national Picasso-Paris accepts payment by bank check, credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, JCB, International Diner Club), Apple Pay, Google wallet, Culture Check and Holiday vouchers at the museum ticket desk.

You can offer an entry or a visit to the person of your choice by selecting the corresponding rate on the Gift page of our museum reservation platform.

Our general terms and conditions do not allow us to refund nor exchange the tickets

Yes, jobseekers, young people under 26 (EU residents), recipients of social aid and people with disabilities benefit from the reduced rate on guided tours. They can book guided tours on our online ticket shop or at the museum ticket office.

Yes, you can reserve an audio guide online on our online ticket shop.

No, tickets are valid for one entry to the museum only. Re-entry is not possible.

You can find your tickets on our online booking platform. You can log in to your account using your username (email address) and your password.

You don’t need to get a ticket. Visitors eligible for free entry should go directly to the entrance and present valid identification.

Visitors who are eligible for a free entrance do not need to reserve a ticket. e. They can enter the museum at any point by presenting a valid identification. You can find conditions for free entry on this website.

No, visitors can purchase their ticket online at the museum ticket desk (with or without an audio guide).
Tickets purchased online give you priority access to the museum, avoiding waiting lines.

Access to the museum is free for disabled people and care giver.

There is no special price for visitors over 60. Please find conditions for free entry on this website.

Entry to the museum is free for visitors under 18 and for all EU resident under 26 presenting an identification.

Yes, jobseekers, young people under 26 (EU residents), recipients of social aid and people with disabilities benefit from the reduced rate on audio guide. They can book their audio guide on our online ticket shop or at the museum ticket office.

A shop is located in the main hall of the museum. Books, postcards, and design objects can be purchased at the shop.

With the exception of works with signage indicating that photos are not allowed, photographs without flash and without the use of professional equipment such as tripods are allowed in the museum. Share your photos with us on social media : @museepicassoparis on Facebook and Instagram and @museepicasso on Twitter or using #museepicassoparis

The museum offers tours and workshops for young audiences and families.
An activity booklet to accompany the children during their visit is available on request at the museum reception.
An audioguide for children is available, in French and in English, at the museum counter.
In addition, we offer young audience captions in some of our exhibitions.

Sketching and drawing is allowed in the galleries, however, certain techniques are prohibited (ink, pastel, charcoal, watercolor ...).

The museum's garden is accessible to museum visitors through the lower-level galleries from March to September.

The museum is closed every Monday and on certain holidays (December 25, January 1 and May 1). On the 24th and 31st of December the museum closes at 5:00 pm instead of 6:00 pm.

The duration of the museum visit depends on the rhythm of each visitor. On average, we recommend spending between 90 minutes to 2 hours to discover all of the collections and exhibitions.

The museum has a rooftop café. The access is located on the main hall.

The museum's cloakroom is free and is located on level -1 by the stairs on the right side of the lobby. Backpacks and umbrellas must be left in the cloakroom before your visit.

From Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 - 18:00 pm.
Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays: 9.30am -18:00 pm.
During French school holidays (zone C), the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 to 6:00 pm.
Last museum entry at 5:15 pm.
Gallery rooms begin closing at 5:40 pm.

On the Privatisations page, you can check our informations leaflet, as well as our rates. For any privatisation request, please send your detailed request to the following address:
privatisations@museepicassoparis.fr
For more information, do not hesitate to contact our teams by phone + 33 1 85 56 00 36.

You can check our offers on our website and proceed to your booking on our online booking platform, by email at groupes@museepicassoparis.fr or by phone at +33 1 42 71 14 11 (reservations from Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 12:00 am and 2:00 at 4:00 pm).

You can check our offers for school visits on our website and on our education booklet.
For further information, please contact us at education@museepicassoparis.fr

Except for support animals (guide dogs, etc.), pets are not allowed in the museum galleries.

For security reasons, suitcases and bulky baggage are not allowed inside the museum and can not be stored in the museum's cloakroom.

Small-frame strollers are allowed in the museum. The entire museum is accessible via ramps and elevators, making possible an easy access throughout the spaces. Small-frame strollers are available, upon request at the information desk.

The entire museum is accessible for people with reduced mobility using elevators and access ramps.
For your convenience, wheelchairs and cane seats are available upon request at the museum reception desk.

You can check a selection of the Musée Picasso Paris collection, as well as more than 50 detailed descriptions, written by the Musée National Picasso-Paris team on the page The collection.
For all other questions, please email contactarchivesbibdoc@museepicassoparis.fr, specifying the subject of your research and the details of your questions.

You can contact the museum team by email at contactarchivesbibdoc@museepicassoparis.fr by specifying research topic and the institutional, personal, or professional framework of your research.

All interested candidates are invited to submit their CV to recrutement@museepicassoparis.fr

Find all the advantages of the Picasso Pass on the page Membership.

A Picasso Pass membership can be offered by selecting the corresponding price on the Gift page of our online ticketing office.

You can join the museum membership program by purchasing a Picasso Pass on our online ticket shop or directly at the museum ticket desk. Find all the advantages of the Picasso Pass on the page Membership.

For all other questions, please contact us by phone at +33 1 42 71 25 21 or email us at contact@museepicassoparis.fr