Palais de la Dcouverte

I went to the Palais de la Découverte for the Love exposition. I had an awesome good time, the hall at the entrance is so beautiful and huge, I recommand going there just to watch it :)

Excellent science museum helps to understand science by practice, a must visit museum

A beautiful place with patinate scientist. A must to visit, prepare to spend a full day there. Only wished they had air conditioning.... If too hot, just hide in the rat school, one of the place with AC....

Directly attached to the incredibly beautiful building that is the Grand Palais, this smaller museum is a perfect little gem that can keep both kids and grownups well entertained. It hosts several different exhibitions throughout the year dedicated to the arts and sciences. Be aware that you can run into a number of school classes enjoying the place, so it can get a bit noisy, but if you yourself have children and want to treat them to something fun and educational, this is the perfect place to bring them. There is a small gift shop and a place to eat, nothing too fancy, of course, but it will placate the hunger of both kids and adults.

Very nice place but be aware of that very few exebitions are in different languages but French.

Some exhibits were amazing, others not interesting at all. Not because i wasnt interested, but the way they were presented.I got the feeling this museum was more suited for schools.As some rooms were meant to be classrooms where experiments were done by staff, the problem is there are very few presentations each day and they take an hour on average, so you can never see them all and theyre very easy to missOn the other hand some experiments are hands-on, these are very interesting and fun to play with.The large interior hall is also wonderful to see, and free to visit.

I wanted to love this museum more than I did. For an English speaking visitor, I could not enjoy the experiments or interactive rooms. Most if not all the demonstrations are done in 100% French. Regardless, it was a fun place to explore and play especially with children. I love that this museum has many things built on their eye level. You’ll enjoy even watching other children not yours discover science! This museum participated in the Paris Museum Pass. I highly recommend the pass for visitors traveling to Paris.

Staffs are friendly and kind, they explained in details before selling the ticket to you.All items are explained in french, some of them supplemented with english.The museum is good for people who loves science from primary to tertiary level.It is an air-conditioning place, however, some experiments and exhibits generate heat, the temperature is a bit high there.

The most interesting thing is not to discover new decrees of nature but to play with well-cnosn, and we can do it here.Museum looks small but takes a half of a day and brings a lot of pleasure.Temporary exhibitions are interesting and creative.Building can be renovated, it looks old and damaged a little. And cafe could be more comfortable.Coffee machine at the 2 floor brings unexpected pleasure. It could be even more if to put some chairs near.

Excellent science museum with good well-explained exhibits, many of which are interactive. Entertaining and informative talks and demonstrations. I enjoyed the one on electrostatique.

We were able to see the Poison expo which was cool since there are live animals on display (snakes, frogs, lizards, spiders). We spent half a day here since there are a lot of interactive displays. Permanent displays are mostly in french (80% french). Really enjoyed it as a science museum fiend.

Took my son to this place for a school scientific excursion. So far so good. Its well equipped and easy to get to.

Very cool and informative for all the family members. Exhibits explained in English as well which makes it easy for non french speaking visitors. No long queues during the Christmas holiday at least.

Fabulous time here, much better than the cité des science et de lindustrie. Multiple lectures on all the subjects, hands on physical interactive displays rather than totally dependant on technology, like prisms and diffraction gratings rather than interactive computer programs. Plus see teenage girls zapped in a Faraday cage with 300kV. Great day out

Great place to visit. Lots to see and do. We absolutely loved the poison exhibition. My 9 year old son really enjoyed the illusion exhibition and all the hands on fun activities. It was very busy but then again it is summer/school holidays, so that was to be expected. I highly recommend. Especially for children.

Excellent. We worried our kids were too young (2yrs 10 mth my niece is 4) but we had a fantastic time. The live demos were informative and fun, lots to touch and observe.

This museum is so good, Im going to call it The Louvre of Science! The optics presentation, astronomy, biology, anatomy, all great! The current temporary exhibitions are Poison and Illusions(July 2019), both of them are fantastic as well. We got extremely lucky to enter this museum in the exact day of the 50 year birthday of the moon landing(I swear it wasnt planned!), and there were some great moon-related exhibitions at night. The museum usually closes at 6PM but in this day it reopens at 7 until after midnight, for free!

Was great, wonderful experience, a cultural Parisian landmark for young and old.And it is with great sadness that l learned that this institution basically will be closing this year! This doesnt seem right to me :(

This museum is an absolute gem. One of the best science museums I have seen. The electromagnetism and electrostatics demonstrations are unforgettable. Some excellent exhibits in biology as well. Would highly recommend the room of symmetries as well. The museum is mostly in French only, which might be the reason it is not very popular.

Amazing science exhibition. Makes science fun to learn.

This place is incredibly awesome. Dont miss the electrostatic demonstration.

Almost all the information in French, only 10% maybe is English. Not recommended for those who not fluent in French, but suitable for kids, high school students to explore and experience science in here.

The place is excellent with dozens of science and physics exhibits which are interactive and very informative. There’s stuff for kids as well as grown ups. It’s not a play ground-y type exhibition do the smaller kids might find some parts a little boring. But there is really a lot to see. One could spend the entire day there easily or come back multiple times. I would say this is more of a place for Parisians than visitors. There’s a small cafe inside which was relatively fast to service us. The place does desperately need some refurbishments as it has aged a lot and the structure needs help. Entrance is quite cheap. Entrance is easily worth the double.

A fantastic place to visit with kids, it is better to get a annual pass which is 95 euros for a family. There are also many interesting activities and courses with scientists. From 3pm to 6 pm on Tuesday to Friday, the ticket price is reduced.

As others have noted there is no disabled or stroller access - and there are a lot of stairs. Access to the planetarium is restricted to children over six, which would have been nice to know in advance. My daughter is under this age and was very disappointed when told the planetarium was now a no-go. No details of this age restriction were readily apparent on their website, while the woman at the counter just shrugged when we complained as if to say well, what can you do about it. Meanwhile, many of the exhibits are old, tired and rather dull, and we left after spending less than an hour in this miserable place. Youre in Paris - go walk outside and enjoy the brilliance of the city instead.

Its an interesting place but from a tourist point of view, everything is in French and half of the exhibits are useless if you can understand... Its one of the most touristic city, you could care a little bit more...

Seeing all the children excited about science gives me hope for the future. Pretty much everything is in French, but if you like these kind of places it is a fun break from all the artsy stuff.

Outstanding museum. The permanent collection is very interesting, esp. for Scientists, and the temp. expo are usually very popular. There are conferences given from specialists in physics / chemistry /biology / math / geology every day.

Great building. But how can it be so hard to put descriptions in the english language? I should have read the reviews before coming here.

The Palais de la Découverte (Discovery Palace) is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France. It is open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged.The museum was created in 1937 by Jean Baptiste Perrin (awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1926) during an international exhibition on Arts and techniques in modern life. In 1938 the French government decided to convert the facility into a new museum, which now occupies 25,000 square metres within the west wing of the Grand Palais (Palais dAntin) built for the Exposition Universelle (1900) to designs by architect Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas.In January 2010 the museum was merged with the Cité des Sciences et de lIndustrie under one institution is named universcience with two locations.Today the museum contains permanent exhibits for mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, and biology, featuring interactive experiments with commentaries by lecturers. It includes a Zeiss planetarium with 15-metre dome.

Lots of different things to explore and do. There were so many exhibits of various stem topics. The live demonstrations are neat, even if you dont speak French. Many of the exhibits have translations but some do not. There is a guided phone tour if you want, but I didnt try it.Entrance is free if you have a membership to a museum that is part of the astc passport program.

It has some really interesting exhibitions, however very few explanations were translated in English and that was not so good for tourists.

It is amazing for the kids and adults also. We had a great time and we have learned experimenting.I totally recommend.

Fantastic science museum that will unfortunately close forever in Sept 2020

Beautiful facility but if you are not fluent in Frnch you should skip it.

Beautiful museum of science, planetarium - very interactive and interesting. Many simple experiments giving explanation of nature. You need to spend a lot of time to get to see all the different sections.

This museum is really great ! The main exhibitions are interesting and describe various subjects, from astronomy to volcanism through mathematics and physics, and the temporary exhibitions are (for those I have seen) well done and presented.Most of all, the museum is adapted to all ages, the entry price is not high and there is not too much person in it, which allows you to enjoy the museum in better conditions.

Its worth to visit. Even if some displays are quite old and dusty they are still informative. Im into art and culture and science is not my cup of tea but I spdnt very good few hours there. Chiefly astronomy and IT departments were interesting. Another star for friendly guys in cloakroom.

The most awesome place in town for science lovers and also kids, amazing live experiences and expositions

Is an amazing museum! Really recommended.They prepare a lot of activities. Designed for all the ages

Very nice science museum, especially the seminars.

Always learn something in a fun and interactive way.

A little run down, but very plentiful science education material :)

Payed only 7 euros since Im under 26 years old, lots of stuff to see and experience. I liked the demos that were given all around the museum at specified time slots but beware that they are only done in French so a pretty good understanding is required.

Great fun. Endless things to see! The con for a tourist is that the museum is presented mostly in French

Generally I would avoid except certain temporary exhibitions, so look in advance if there are any good ones, its quite good for kids as it has some interesting exhibitions that could enlighten them, its also a great location, if you have kids specifically, I would bring them.

A fun place to spend few hours. Changes from typical art and history museums !

This is a perfect science museum for families or individual. There are many topics, from biology, mathematics to astronomy, etc., you can spend a whole day here. The texts under the pictures arent as long as in other French museums, so I feel like I actually learned something!Maybe not for first time tourist coming to Paris or visitors on a short visit, because this is a general museum of knowledge you can find in other places as well. But if you are getting bored of other tourist spots, its worth a visit.You can use Paris museum pass here, have to go through the line before the tickets office to exchange for a ticket.

Interested place to visit with kids, expositions of animals. Great environment for learning.

Interesting show room! Between small and big different exposition. Great for the kids and families. Will recommend

Great place with children

There are small permanent exhibitions, which are kinda good, on different themes, and also bigger, temporary ones, on, again, different themes. I went there several times and never regretted it. Its worth the price imo, there also are panels in English, maybe not for everything though (Im not sure)Additionally, the building is beautiful (although in some exhibitions, you cant see it).Would definitely recommend.If you are a tourist visiting France with limited time, you might find one in your country, which may be a better idea considering the time.

Interesting for adults and kids, not overcrowded like some other museums in paris (at least in july). Impressive show about live snakes and poisonous animals in general. My son was surprised by the optical effects and the human body explanations. It really worths a couple of hours of your french journey.

Wonderful, as usual. the presentations are awesome !

Great museum with lots for kids and adults alike. We were there towards the end of a heatwave and the heat in the museum was a struggle but would be fine on other days.

Many enthusiastic speakers, plentiful of science, a success.

I went there for a whole day during summer. It has very interesting both permanent and temporary exhibitions covering various topics of science, such as astronomy, geology, biology or chemistry.Reservations are recommended for exhibitions which require a speaker but if you go here with one or two other people you can easily slide in within a group, even if it was shown as full on their website. That way, we were easily able to attend presentations with school groups, but make sure not to answer all the questions if you do the same thing.The presentations are VERY entertaining for both kids and adults, and the speakers - that we encountered that day, at least - were very good. While older ones may already know about most topics, its always a treat to see and feel shown experiments. We had adults and kids feeling static electricity, being zapped (lightly!) or even attempting to touch liquid nitrogen after being explained why and how it is safe to do so.While Id recommend you to bring your own food (as food here is quite expensive), the fact that your ticket grants access to the Palais for the full day is really nice as it allows you to take a break for lunch and come back right after.Overall a fantastic experience. Highly recommended.

Quaint, small museum. We went late in the day and we’re one of the few in the museum. It was hard to really enjoy as 90% of the museum is in French (as expected). There is a lot to learn here. It was disappointing that the Planetarium was closed. We used our Paris Pass to get in and had no problem.

Older museum in a beautiful old building. Unfortunately, most of its beauty has been blacked out and covered up. There was no Air Conditioning.The exhibits were hit and miss. English signs were sparse or shortened versions of the French text. If you cant read French, definitely consider other options.Also, I dont know if this was just the day we were there or what, but there were packs of 5-15 teenagers at a time wandering around the museum unaccompanied. This wouldnt really bother me if theyd been enjoying the exhibits instead of yelling, abusing the equipment, and generally giving their age group a bad name. The museum should really a consider a school group policy that requires a chaperone, even for older kids.Overall, there are better options in Paris.

Very nice science stuff

Wonderfull..!!!Great fun. Endless things to see..

Its nice for science lover

French or English is obligatoryIf you decide to go there be prepared to read. A lot. In English or in French. Even though there are some interactive exponats, mostly it is all about information, delivered in a contemporary and interesting manner. When we were there, the planetarium was closed, but we managed to get in the Pi room,where you can observe the history of this number sequence and can even find out how many times your date of birth can be located there. Every day there are variety of live actions and experiments but, again, you have to know French really well to understand what is going on.

Very interesting science museum with interactive expositions and demonstrations around the clock

Very interesting!! Dont expect to be able to go for the live experiences and see the expositions at the same time

Hardly any explanations in English, such a shame!

A great place for those that want to explore the scientific world.

Gorgeous interior.

Collection and beautiful place

Great building but very old exhibition (eg medical exhibits over 30 years old CTs etc).

Very nice science museum but all the explanations are only in French. I dont believe that to add an English ones is a big deal.

Amazing place to visit if you live science, but be careful, its not for.smaller kids, the experiments need som llevel of understanding

Terrific museum & activity center. The part about Pasteur was fascinating.take children, grandchildren or just yourselves & enjoy. I rate it one of the best in the world.

Not such a big fan of animals being exposed but everything else was pretty nice.

Always a great time for families and adults to spend there. Tons of things to learn in a fun way, so children wont get bored

They do a great job to try to make you understand things.

Very well laid out museum, trst your french

Great science museum for kids and adults. Have awesome presentations and lectures but all are in French. Most of exhibitions have English translations.

Great Place

Very good exhibits, self explanatory and engaging for adults and kids alike. Made even better by the helpful and friendly staff. Must see for curious minds.

Various exhibitions.

Very interesting

The museum itself is very interesting, but I cannot avoid making a bad review for one, unacceptable reason: also there is an elevator for handicap people, they dont let you use it for strollers! Which is very inconvenient, given that you need to climb the stairs (A LOT OF STAIRS) at least twice: first, to enter the museum; and second, to access the 1st floor. There is worse that NOT being equipped for handicap AND strollers: being equipped, but NOT LETTIG PARENTS USE THE FACILITY. Its a family museum and we are in 2018. Please!

Nice science museum in the city center and an historical building. The Cité de la science et de lindustrie at Parc de la Villette is on a whole other level, but its still worth visiting both.

Superior science/math museum

As a retired scientist and teacher, I like to see how the different places I visit present science to the public. This is not so much a science museum, as an interactive experience center for visitors, that attempts to cover a wide of sciences. It is not the main science museum in Paris which is on the northern outskirts of the city. As a non-tourist oriented place, all the signage is in French, but I expected that, and that is not a part of my rating. A few of the interactive displays were novel and interesting. An unsatisfactorily large number of the interactive exhibits were posted as out of order, and others also did not work. For a few it was not clear what they were supposed to be demonstrating, or what they were actually supposed to be operated. A lot of the optics exhibits seemed out of alignment and were dirty. There were a few exhibits and displayed items with no signage, and what they were supposed to show was not clear. The static exhibit halls were mostly a miss. The astronomy hall was best of the static exhibits. The paleontology hall was mostly empty. (There is a much better museum for that in Paris.) There are numerous mini-lecture halls where demonstrations are given in a variety of sciences. They seemed well done, but if you dont understand French you wont get much out of them. I think they require group reservations, but Im not sure. The museum has a large number of school groups that attend during the day, making it sometimes a very noisy place. There is a nice planetarium, but when I tried to attend the last one of the day I learned that an additional ticket and a reservation was required. The attendant at the door spoke English, but was singularly unwilling to explain how to get a ticket or make a reservations. Tickets could not be purchased at the door, and the planetarium ticket is not listed at the main ticket office before you enter the museum. So how this works I never figured out. You would think once someone had entered the museum, the planetarium tickets would be available at the door! The attendant had the same indifferent, uncooperative attitude that was the norm 45 years ago when I first started visiting Paris, and which for the most part is no longer the case. So despite a few interesting things, the several negatives made this one of the less interesting science museums I have visited over the years.

Lots of interesting exhibits and hands on things to explore. However, we went on a day when it was 37C outside and had hoped it would cooler inside. It wasnt, there was no air con and it was a sweaty and not very pleasant visit overall.

Great, but the demonstrations could of had a English version or translation. Still fun to watch though

My kids enjoyed the day we spent there. It was a great deal with 5 euro ticket.

A must for all ages when visiting Paris. You discover physics, acoustics and all aspects of science in an entertaininng way. Everything is well explained and the presentation are both fun and instructive. Dont miss the tesla coil presentation!

Real life experiments with the explanation. Limited number of presentations is on English

Lots of things to do, doesnt matter that its mostly in French - our 8 year old still loved it!

This is great especially for children and the young at heart, Lots of buttons to press very interactive. A great deal to see, touch and do. A nice break from the art and culture, Enjoyed the rat school, the planetarium and nitrogen display, Not much English could do with audio of the talks. Perhaps some more languages on apps please.

A day is to short to see all the exhibitions and presentations. Its about science in all its aspects. Its also suitable for kids.

Great place to visit with kids of all ages.

Great for old and young people ! Sciencecenter

Be aware that the ticket for the Planetarium is not included and you need to buy a supplement. Its more for kids with interesting talks but it feels a bit old and needs updating. I think kids would love it actually.

Exhibition Poison, very interesting.

Great, but for 8th graders.

Great contents for kids, but French only. Why cannot.you add some English translation? Waste money and time for tavellers who dont know French.