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  "name": "Paris Museums Open Monday and Tuesday: How to Plan Around Closures",
  "headline": "Paris Museums Open Monday and Tuesday: How to Plan Around Closures",
  "description": "Plan Paris museum days around Monday and Tuesday closures, with Louvre, Orsay, Orangerie, Rodin, Picasso, Carnavalet and Invalides options.",
  "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-museums-monday-tuesday",
  "inLanguage": "en",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-02",
  "author": {
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    "name": "Paris"
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  "answer": "On Monday, choose the Louvre, Orangerie or Musée de l'Armée. On Tuesday, choose Orsay, Rodin, Picasso or Carnavalet. The Louvre and Orangerie close Tuesday. Orsay, Versailles, Rodin, Picasso and Carnavalet close Monday. Musée de l'Armée at Invalides is normally open every day.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "section-1",
      "heading": "Which Paris museums are open on Monday and Tuesday?",
      "text": "On Monday, choose the Louvre, Orangerie or Musée de l'Armée. On Tuesday, choose Orsay, Rodin, Picasso or Carnavalet. The Louvre and Orangerie close Tuesday. Orsay, Versailles, Rodin, Picasso and Carnavalet close Monday. Musée de l'Armée at Invalides is normally open every day.\nTravel dates already fixed? Test your museum order in the Paris museum-day planner, then confirm live hours and tickets with each museum.\nDo not leave the closure day for whatever museum happens to be open. Match it to what you want to see, then build the neighborhood around it. Monday at the Louvre leads naturally to Palais-Royal and the Marais. Tuesday at Orsay pairs with Saint-Germain. Tuesday at Picasso or Carnavalet keeps the whole day in the Marais."
    },
    {
      "id": "closure-table",
      "heading": "Which Paris museums are open on Monday and Tuesday?",
      "text": "Normal weekly opening pattern\nMuseum | Monday | Tuesday | Choose it for\nLouvre | Open | Closed | Old Masters, antiquities and a major first visit\nOrangerie | Open | Closed | Monet's Water Lilies and a focused visit\nOrsay | Closed | Open | Impressionism and art from 1848 to 1914\nRodin | Closed | Open | Sculpture, garden and a shorter museum day\nPicasso | Closed | Open | One artist and a Marais afternoon\nCarnavalet | Closed | Open | Paris history and a free permanent collection\nMusée de l'Armée | Open | Open | Military history, Invalides and Napoleon's tomb\nIf your free museum day is Tuesday, start with Orsay for Impressionism, Rodin for sculpture and a garden, or Picasso and Carnavalet for a day in the Marais. The Louvre and Orangerie will be closed. If your free day is Monday, the Louvre is the strongest major collection, while the Orangerie works for a shorter visit.\nThis table shows the normal weekly pattern. Check each museum's official calendar for holidays, exceptional closures and renovation work before buying anything."
    },
    {
      "id": "section-2",
      "heading": "What is open on Monday?",
      "text": "The Louvre\nThe Louvre normally opens Monday from 9am to 6pm and closes Tuesday. Book a morning time and choose a collection route before arriving. This is the obvious Monday anchor when the museum is a major reason for your trip.\nMusée de l'Orangerie\nThe Orangerie opens Monday from 9am to 6pm and closes Tuesday. Choose it for Monet's Water Lilies and a more focused visit. Add the Tuileries and Place de la Concorde rather than forcing another major museum into the same day.\nMusée de l'Armée\nThe Musée de l'Armée at Invalides opens daily from 10am to 6pm, apart from its annual holiday closures. Its ticket includes the permanent collections, exhibitions and Napoleon's tomb under the Dôme. Choose it when military history and the Invalides complex interest you more than painting."
    },
    {
      "id": "section-3",
      "heading": "What is open on Tuesday?",
      "text": "Musée d'Orsay\nOrsay opens Tuesday and closes Monday. Choose it for art from 1848 to 1914, especially when Impressionism is the priority. A morning visit leaves the afternoon for rue du Bac and Saint-Germain.\nMusée Rodin\nThe Rodin Museum and sculpture garden open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6:30pm. It is a good Tuesday alternative when you want art and time outside. The winter garden closes earlier as daylight changes.\nMusée Picasso Paris\nMusée Picasso opens Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30am to 6pm. The museum suggests roughly 90 minutes to two hours. Pair it with Place des Vosges and the northern Marais rather than crossing Paris for another collection.\nMusée Carnavalet\nCarnavalet opens Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Its permanent collection on the history of Paris is free and does not require a reservation. Temporary exhibitions have separate tickets and timed booking is recommended."
    },
    {
      "id": "section-4",
      "heading": "Two routes that make the closure days useful",
      "text": "Monday: Louvre, Palais-Royal and the Marais\nBook the Louvre in the morning, have lunch after leaving, then walk through Palais-Royal. Continue to the Marais by Métro line 1 or on foot if you want a longer city walk. The Louvre food guide gives several breakfast and lunch choices, including quick bakery stops and a proper bistro table.\nTuesday: Orsay, rue du Bac and Saint-Germain\nStart at Orsay, then have lunch near rue du Bac. Walk south and east through Saint-Germain, stopping for coffee or shopping rather than adding another ticket. The Orsay food guide explains which restaurants work before, during and after the museum.\nIf you prefer the Marais, replace Orsay with Picasso or Carnavalet. Picasso is the paid, artist-focused visit. Carnavalet is the free choice for the history of Paris. They are close enough that the neighborhood remains the plan."
    },
    {
      "id": "section-5",
      "heading": "Use late openings to free another day",
      "text": "The Louvre normally stays open until 9pm on Wednesday and Friday. Orsay normally stays open until 9:45pm on Thursday. The Orangerie offers selected Friday late openings during exhibition periods, and Musée Picasso stays open until 10pm on the first Wednesday of the month.\nA late opening is useful when you would rather keep daylight for gardens, shopping or a day trip. Give it enough time to be worthwhile. Last admission and gallery clearing happen before the published closing time.\nCheck the official calendar for the exact date. Exhibitions, holidays, strikes, renovations and room closures can change what is available even when the building opens on its normal day."
    },
    {
      "id": "section-6",
      "heading": "What about Versailles?",
      "text": "The Palace of Versailles closes Monday. Do not use Monday for travel to Versailles expecting the Palace to be open. The estate is large enough to deserve its own decision on another day.\nThe Versailles day-trip guide covers the Palace, gardens and Trianon route. If you are still deciding whether it belongs in the trip at all, compare it with Giverny and Fontainebleau in the Paris day-trip guide."
    },
    {
      "id": "section-7",
      "heading": "Choose the collection, then the calendar",
      "text": "If the Louvre and Orsay are both priorities, put them on separate days. Use the two-day Paris museum itinerary for the route, food and pacing. If only one fits, the Louvre or Orsay comparison helps choose by collection rather than reputation.\nFor ticket details, see the Louvre ticket guide. The broader first-visit booking guide puts museums in order with the Eiffel Tower and Versailles."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Paris museum-day planner",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/tools/paris-museum-day-planner"
    },
    {
      "label": "Louvre",
      "url": "https://www.louvre.fr/en/visit/hours-admission"
    },
    {
      "label": "Orangerie",
      "url": "https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en/visit-orangerie"
    },
    {
      "label": "Musée de l'Armée",
      "url": "https://www.musee-armee.fr/en/your-visit/opening-times-and-prices-1.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "Orsay",
      "url": "https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/visit"
    },
    {
      "label": "Rodin Museum",
      "url": "https://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/plan-your-visit/plan-your-visit-musee-rodin"
    },
    {
      "label": "Musée Picasso",
      "url": "https://www.museepicassoparis.fr/en/faq/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Carnavalet",
      "url": "https://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/en/visit/pratical-information"
    },
    {
      "label": "Louvre food guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-food-near-louvre"
    },
    {
      "label": "Orsay food guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-food-near-orsay"
    },
    {
      "label": "Versailles day-trip guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-versailles-day-trip"
    },
    {
      "label": "Paris day-trip guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-day-trips-comparison"
    },
    {
      "label": "two-day Paris museum itinerary",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-museums"
    },
    {
      "label": "Louvre or Orsay comparison",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-louvre-or-orsay"
    },
    {
      "label": "Louvre ticket guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-louvre-tickets"
    },
    {
      "label": "first-visit booking guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-first-visit-booking"
    }
  ],
  "citation": [
    "https://www.louvre.fr/en/visit/hours-admission",
    "https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en/visit-orangerie",
    "https://www.musee-armee.fr/en/your-visit/opening-times-and-prices-1.html",
    "https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/visit",
    "https://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/plan-your-visit/plan-your-visit-musee-rodin",
    "https://www.museepicassoparis.fr/en/faq/",
    "https://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/en/visit/pratical-information"
  ],
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