The Palais de la Découverte is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France. It is open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged.
The museum was created in 1937 by Jean Baptiste Perrin during an international exhibition on "Arts and techniques in modern life". In 1938, the French government decided to convert the facility into a new museum, which now occupies 25,000 square metres within the west wing of the Grand Palais built for the Exposition Universelle to designs by architect Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas. On January 9, 1940, a new decree linked museum, this time to the University of Paris.In 1972, decree no. 72-367 of April 28 transformed the Palais de la Découverte into an autonomous public establishment.
Mon: closed
Tue - Sat: 9:30 am - 6 pm
Sun, public holidays: 10 am - 7 pm
(Last admission 15 min before closing.)
Closed on Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25.
Adults: €9
Students (under 25), seniors (65+): €7
Happy hours for students: Tue - Fri after 3 pm (doesn't apply during school holidays): €3
Planetarium: €3
Some ateliers: €3
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_de_la_Découverte
Official Website http://www.palais-decouverte.fr/
Twitter https://twitter.com/palaisdecouvert
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Palaisdeladecouverte?ref=ts
Phone +33 1 56 432 020
Address Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France
Coordinates 48°51'58.356" N 2°18'39.135" E
