Musem Night in Paris

Does anyone know the date for Museum Night in Paris, 2008?

I%26#39;ve heard it is May 17th but can not find it posted on any site.

Thanks,

Sparks

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I%26#39;m pretty sure it is the 17th as well. Last year, our first day in Paris was May 19 (a Saturday, like th 17th this year) and we had read about La Nuit Des Musees (nigh of the museums) and thought we would give it a try. We got to the Louvre about 6 or 7 pm, there were no lines at the Pyramid entrance and the museum was fairly empty. I don%26#39;t think a lot of people know about it and we were able to see most of the highlights (including the Mona Lisa) with no line ups or heads in front of us. I think all the museums in Paris (and maybe France) are free that night and open really late (11 or midnight). We are thrilled that we will be in Paris for this night agin next month!

Jo

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Thank you,

Perhaps it is a god thing that it is not that well known. We will be in Paris as well during that time (first time visitors) and are trying to plan our short visit. Knowing if the %26quot;Museum Night%26quot; is a go or not will make a huge difference in how we plan. Thanks so much for the info. Enjoy Paris!

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Does anyone know of detailed information on Museum Night in English? I found the official brochure on the website (nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/index.php?l=USA) but unfortunately not an English version.

nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/medias/pdf/idf.pdf

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We were in Copenhagen last year during their museum night. It was fabulous because they had other buildings that are usually not open to the public on display as well as many art galleries. I wonder if Paris is doing the same thing?

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Yes it is May 17th. Here is a link to Paris official website%26#39;s page (in english):

www.paris.fr/portail/english/Portal.lut…

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Thank you for all your help. It appears that this fabulous event is on May 17th this year!!!

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Damn, we are headed home the morning of the 17th. Just my luck. Haha.

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In looking over the link this weekend, we noticed that although the museums have free admission that night, they are open at different times. For example, L%26#39;orangerie is open from 6pm to 9pm (or something close to that) and the Louvre from 8:30 to 11:30, so I would have a look at those you are interested in visiting and see what times they are open for. We plan to try both L%26#39;orangerie and the louvre since the times follow one another and they are not far from each other.

Jo

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