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Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie is a large science, technology and industry museum in the northern part of Parc de la Villette, in Paris’s 19th arrondissement.

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Why go

  • The third stage and engine of an Ariane 5 rocket
  • An Airbus cockpit simulator, TGV, driverless VAL metro trains, Rafale model and Formula 1 car
  • A 21-metre planetarium dome with up to 10,000 points of light
  • An IMAX theatre

Plan your visit

Opening times

Octobre09:15–19:00

From the venue's website · checked 27 Oct 2026

Know before you go

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 09:15–18:00; Sunday: 09:15–19:00. From 1–30 September, closing time is 18:00.

What's inside

  • The science-news area is on level 2.
  • The marine section shows research footage of organisms living at undersea volcanic vents.
  • A greenhouse exhibit shows crops grown in different ways during the 20th century.
  • The science library has public, children’s and history-of-science sections. Its public section has interactive terminals for films, documentaries and cartoons.
  • Cité de la santé, at the public library entrance, provides health information and advice.
  • Cité des métiers provides information and advice on jobs, training and careers.
  • The museum presents temporary exhibitions.
  • The 360-seat auditorium on level 0 is used for conferences.
  • The site also has the Louis Lumière 3D cinema, restaurants, shops, a conference centre and a picnic room.

With kids

  • Cité des Enfants has areas for ages 2–6 and 5–10.
  • Cité des bébés is for infants up to 23 months; children with disabilities can use it up to 36 months.
  • The baby area has a Touareg tent, a snail bathtub and a Mongolian yurt.
  • The Odorama game tests visitors’ sense of smell.
  • The youth library is on level 0.

Tips for your visit

  • Buy tickets through the museum’s own website.
  • Carrefour numérique on level -1 is free to enter and offers digital exploration and experimentation.
  • A picnic room is available on site.

Tours and audio guides

Audio guide
Infrared audio guide available in 18 languages

Interesting facts2

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  1. 30,000 square

    Permanent galleries cover 30,000 square metres, about two-thirds of the exhibition area.

    Cité des sciences et de l’industrie - Wikipedia

  2. The museum occupies three of the unfinished auction hall’s four bays.

    Cité des sciences et de l'industrie - Wikipedia

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History

Engineering firm Rice Francis Ritchie worked with Adrien Fainsilber on the transformation. Baudin-Châteauneuf built the metal roof truss, and Viry made the reception hall’s glass roof.

  1. 1960sConstruction began on the slaughterhouse hall later adapted for the museum.
  2. 1973Construction of the sales hall stopped.
  3. 1974The slaughterhouse and livestock market moved to Pantin.
  4. 1979A redevelopment plan was drawn up for the 55-hectare district.
  5. 15 September 1980Adrien Fainsilber was commissioned to transform the unfinished hall into a science museum.
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  1. 1986The museum opened on 13 March, inaugurated by François Mitterrand during the Giotto probe’s encounter with Halley’s Comet.
  2. 1992The children’s area was created.
  3. 2001Cité de la santé opened as a health information and advice space.
  4. 2008–2009The children’s area was renovated.
  5. 2009The museum and Palais de la découverte joined in the public institution Universcience.
  6. 2015A structural fire substantially damaged the museum.

How to get there

  • TrainAt 30 avenue Corentin Cariou, 75019 Paris. Take Métro line 7 to Porte de la Villette, the nearest stop; line 5 to Porte de Pantin is another option.
  • TramTram T3b serves the museum area.
  • BusBus lines 60, 71, 75, 139, 150, 151, 152 and 170 serve the museum.
  • CarFrom the north Paris ring road, take the Porte de la Villette exit.
  • ParkingThe paid car park has entrances on boulevard Macdonald and Quai de la Charente.
  • BikeBike lanes connect the museum with central Paris. Bicycle parking and a charging station are at the main entrance; a 24-hour repair and inflation terminal is near the parking lift in front of it.

Accessibility

  • Ramp access A ramp gives direct access from the tram platform and Porte de la Villette bus stop.

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Where
30 avenue Corentin Cariou La Villette, Paris, 75019

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Questions and answers

What does the marine gallery at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie show?

Research footage of organisms living around underwater volcanic vents.

What does the greenhouse exhibition at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie explore?

Different ways crops were grown during the 20th century.

Can I watch films in the library at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie?

The public section has interactive terminals for films, documentaries and cartoons.

Where is the nearest Vélib’ station to Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie?

Station 19009, at 28 bis avenue Corentin Cariou.

What is the purpose of Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie?

To share scientific and technical knowledge and encourage interest in science, research and industry.

What other cultural institutions are in Parc de la Villette with Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie?

Philharmonie de Paris and the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.

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