Opening hours & ticket information

Hours

Monday: closed

Tuesday: 10am – 12pm / 1:30pm – 6pm

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 1:30pm – 6pm

Saturday: 10am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 5pm

Sundays and national holidays: closed

Last entry is possible one hour before closing.

SPECIAL CLOSURE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

(Complete closure of the area around the Jardin du Luxembourg in connection with Pope Leo XIV’s visit from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.).

Online ticketing coming soon

• Full price: 7 €
• Reduced price entry: 4 € (upon presentation of valid ID) :
  • Students over the age of 26
  • Job seekers
  • People receiving minimum social benefits: More information 
  • Members of the French Association of Micromineralogy
  • Holders of a full-price ticket to the Geology and Mineralogy Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris or to the Mineral Collection of Sorbonne University (see below).

Online ticketing

• Free admission (upon presentation of valid ID):
  • Visitors under 26 years old
  • People with disabilities + one accompanying person
  • Students and staff of Mines Paris – PSL
  • Students and staff of universities and partners of Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)
  • Students and staff of universities that are members of Mines Télécom
  • ICOM card holders
  • Members of the ABC Mines association
  • Staff of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and Sorbonne University
  • Journalists preparing an article or report
  • Teachers preparing a school visit

Inter-museum offer

The museum participates in a joint initiative with two other Parisian mineralogical collections:

• “Treasures of the Earth” from the Geology and Mineralogy Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris (Jardin des Plantes)
• The Mineral Collection of the Pierre and Marie Curie Campus of Sorbonne University

With a full-price ticket, you are entitled to a reduced rate at the two other museums upon presentation of your admission ticket, within 3 months of purchase.