Science Museums in Paris

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Science Museums in Paris

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  • Traveler O
    Washington DC, DC1,068 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very interesting museum covering the history of measurements, clocks, mechanical machinery, clocks, nautical science, etc.. Highly recommend getting the audio guide (available in French, English, Spanish, Chinese, German, Japanese, and Italian). Museum is on three floors - accessible via lift or stairs. There's also a cafe on site with some light foodfare options. The displays are interesting and the ending portion inside the former church which now houses some vehicles, has a swing pendulum which is great to see. Very small giftshop - mostly books - at the end of the tour. An informative visit.
    Written March 17, 2024
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  • FellowTraveler587721
    New York City, NY12 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    After several days of much museum visiting and attraction visiting in Europe, kids were aching for sone free time. Didn’t visit science museum….only bc of limited time. But kids just loved the dragon slide and playgrounds. And just the open space to run and be kids. Was probably even more empty bc we visited in august, but that was ok with us. Sone parts seemed to be under construction. But for some free open space for kids to explore and to run around it was perfect. There’s carousels for younger set, food trucks and couple places to eat….even a McDonald’s at the entrance, a canal with boating options, and different gardens to explore.
    Written August 17, 2023
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  • Tabascoleathergrain
    St Helens, England165 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We were intending to visit the Grand Palais but it was closed and discovered the Palais de la Decouverte nearby while wandering around the area. As concessionaries, the entrance fee was 7€ each and we were given a map in English showing the various display areas and themes covered therein. Sadly, there was very little else in English so our understanding of many of the exhibits was limited. Nevertheless, we spent 2-3 hours wandering around looking at the many displays and enjoying “playing” with the interactive exhibits while also testing our basic, school French.

    The themes covered within the museum included aspects of physics such as magnetism, light and sound; chemistry; anatomy (including a section titled “L’Ecole des rats”!); astronomy and mathematics.

    Despite the lack of English notes, we enjoyed the visit but people with no knowledge of French should probably consider avoiding the museum.
    Written November 15, 2019
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  • Melanie T
    New York City, NY4,670 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We try to check out the science museums in each city we visit (if it doesn't seem to kiddy-ish) because my husband is a big kid at heart. We arrived on a Wednesday a little before 1:30. This is when all the school kids were arriving. Luckily, we didn't really run into them because they weren't really at the exhibits. I guess they may have separate activity rooms for school trips.

    This science museum was pretty fun. I learned a few things and there were a good amount of interactive exhibits, including one social experiment, which I won't spoil for you. We spent about two hours there and pretty much explored the whole museum.

    Tip - the museum is a part of the Museum Pass. It's not quite in the city centre but only takes a quick 20-30 minute metro ride.
    Written October 26, 2023
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  • Steve R
    Temecula, CA2,149 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This ended up being the best Museum of our trip. Being a military fan it was MUCH more than expected. First of it is HUGE! The artifacts are top notch. I mean they have napoleon's horse on display. Absolutely magnificent weapons displays all the way back to the 1400's. Believe me when I say you can't miss this. We spent double the time here compared to The Louvre.
    Written May 14, 2017
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  • jpcheshire1615
    Wilmslow, UK495 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    We were somewhat disappointed by the Musee de l'Homme. The organisation was confusing. While some of the exhibits were interesting in themselves the narrative was not clear. With a few exceptionas all explanations were in French (I suppose we could have have bought an audio guide). As the scope of the collection is mankind as a whole it would be logical to have signage in more than one language. Stunning views of the Eiffel Tower, though. The cafe could easily have been much better.
    Written May 23, 2023
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  • TravelingDrZ
    Easton, PA442 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    I enjoyed the individual mineral displays. Many of which are very large. That said, it is not a very large galleria. It is actually a short visit. Expensive for that.
    Written October 8, 2018
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  • Gordon W
    Broken Hill, Australia1,579 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This collection is truly superb - the 1 500 specimens on display were selected because of their rarity, quality and importance in earth sciences and industrial/artistic applications.

    The minerals are beautifully displayed in large glass cabinets and are organised by chemical composition and structure. We still get amazed seeing the incredible variety of crystal structures for minerals which have the same chemical composition.

    Whilst you are not allowed to take photos, a portion (about 450 specimens) of the collection is available on CD-Rom (for Euros 10 from memory). There are also a few books for sale including the excellent 'Minéraux remarquables' by the Director of the collection, Jean-Claude Boulliard, which has superb photos. It is in French of course!

    At Euros 6, the visit was incredible value. We will certainly go again.
    Written July 19, 2018
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  • Nonnapn
    Manila, Philippines501 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is one of the recommended places in Paris to bring children and while there are many interesting things and exhibits to see, the over all handling of guests can be much improved.
    Perhaps because we visited during peak season for school children, the museum was full of kids on field trips -- and it was noisy and not well managed, by both museum staff and chaperones of the school kids.
    Some of the exhibits were not working and there was no one to manage the lines of kids at the more popular displays.
    The science museum for adults is more geared to teen agers and high school students.
    Written August 21, 2019
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  • Yuliya T
    2 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very bad client service. We came an hour earlier than our reservation time and asked if possible to advance time a little bit. We were refused, and waited one hour near the shop. At the end they did not even let us enter with our group at our time, were lying that we will enter soon, so we ended up waiting 1.5 hour. Exposition very poor. Totally agree with the negative review, strongly recommend not to come to this museum
    Written January 1, 2024
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  • vixky
    Paris, France71 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    We did have fun and laughed and so did the two 9 year olds with us. However there were too many people at each session (up to 70) and many children were not wearing masks. I saw one child sneeze all over the puzzles.
    It is also much much too expensive. The visit took 45 minutes and it is €18 for an adult and €12 for a child. We had a family ticket for €45 for 2 adults and 2 children and even that is too expensive.
    Written June 11, 2020
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