Musée Grévin: tickets, opening hours and highlights

Updated on September 30, 2026

Opened in 1882 on Boulevard Montmartre, the Musée Grévin is the wax museum of Paris. It was founded by Arthur Meyer, editor of the newspaper Le Gaulois, together with the illustrator Alfred Grévin, to show the faces of people in the news at a time when the press still published few photographs. Today you can meet more than 220 personalities from history, cinema, music and sport. The route also passes through original late-19th-century interiors and the Palais des Mirages, a sound and light show in a hall of mirrors. A visit lasts about 1 hour 30 minutes on average. The museum stands on the Grands Boulevards, next to the Passage Jouffroy, a 19th-century covered arcade.

Highlights

The Salle des Colonnes

Columns, gilded stucco and painted ceilings: this baroque décor dates from the museum's early days in 1882. It is one of the original spaces preserved through successive refurbishments.

The Théâtre Grévin

This small auditorium has kept its stage curtain, painted in 1900 by the poster artist Jules Chéret. Above the stage, the high relief "Les Nuées" is the work of the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle.

Infos pratiques

Tips

At the ticket desk, a ticket costs €28 for an adult (aged 19 and over) and €19.80 for a child aged 5 to 18; admission is free for under-5s (prices checked in September 2026). Online, the dated ticket has a price that varies with the date and expected attendance, starting from €21 for an adult and €16 for a child. A reduced rate at the ticket desk (€24.50 adult, €17.60 child) applies to seniors, students, large families and jobseekers among others, with proof. "Kids Days", sold online only at least three days in advance, offer €19.50 per adult and €10 per child on Wednesdays outside school holidays.