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Museum · Paris · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Museum Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is a museum in Paris. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 270 m you'll find a public toilet, a bike pump, a bench and a water point.

Museum Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris
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Audio tour · Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

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You're standing at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, in the Parc de la Villette in Paris. It's one of the largest science museums in Europe. Look at that huge building of glass and steel, designed by architect Adrien Fainsilber. On the park side you'll see three giant glass greenhouses, known as Les Serres. Each one is 32 metres high and 32 metres wide. Their façades were the first structural glass walls ever built without any framing or supporting fins.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Tue-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 10:00-19:00
Admission
Paid
Wheelchair
Accessible
Visitors
2,196,200 a year (2016)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie open?

Tue-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 10:00-19:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie wheelchair accessible?

Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 90 m and a water point at 270 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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