Free-admission to 14 National Museums

The French Ministry of Culture and Communications has launched a new free-admission program for the national museums in order to make culture more accessible.

Through June 30, 2008, the following 14 National Museums will offer free-admission to their permanent collections:

Paris and Ile-de-France

- Musee Guimet
- Musee de Cluny
- Musee des Arts et Métiers
- Musee des Antiquites Nationals in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (website in French only)
- Musee National de la Renaissance in Ecouen (website in French only)
- Musee de l’Air et de l’Espace in Le Bourget (website in French only)

Other regions

- Musee de la Marine in Toulon
- Musee National Adrien Dubouche in Limoges
- Musee Magnin in Dijon (website in French only)
- Palais de Tau in Reims
- Palais Jacques Coeur in Bourges
- Chateau d’Oiron
- Musee National du Chateau de Pau (website in French only)
- Chateau de Pierrefonds

In the meantime 4 of the biggest Parisian museums will offer free-admission to young visitors (age 18 to 25) each on a particular day of the week between 6 and 9 p.m.:

- Musee national d’art moderne on Wednesdays
- Musee d’Orsay on Thursdays
- Louvre on Fridays
- Musee du Quai Branly on Saturdays

Depending on its results and success, the program could lead to permanent free-entry to several museums chosen regarding their location, collections or even field of action.

Contact:
Fabien Durand
service-de-presse@culture.fr
www.culture.fr