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	What are the benefits of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? Does the PARIS MUSEUM PASS grant access to permanent or temporary collections in museums? How to use the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? Could the PARIS MUSEUM PASS be purchased in advance? Is it necessary to order or reserve the PARIS MUSEUM PASS in advance? Is there a special tariff for children, large families, students, groups, unemployed and senior citizens? Is the PARIS MUSEUM PASS pre-dated? Is it possible to start using the PARIS MUSEUM PASS at any date? Is the validity of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS calculated by the date or by the hour? Is it possible to spread out the PARIS MUSEUM PASS visiting days over a month’s time, for example ? Does the holder of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS, have to pay any other fees at the entrance of the museums and monuments? Is it possible to visit the same museum or monument several times with the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? Do children need a PARIS MUSEUM PASS? What difference is there between the Carte Musées-Monuments and the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? Is it still possible to purchase a Carte Musées-Monuments valid for 1, 3 or 5 days? Is the 1, 3 or 5-day Carte Musées-Monuments, still accepted? Is there a one-year PARIS MUSEUM PASS for sale? What are the benefits of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? The PARIS MUSEUM PASS offers free, direct and unlimited access to over 60 museums (permanent collections only) and monuments in Paris and the Paris region for a period of 2, 4 or 6 days. Does the PARIS MUSEUM PASS grant access to permanent or temporary collections in museums? The PARIS MUSEUM PASS only gives access to permanent collections in museums. How to use the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? Prior to your first visit, preferably starting in the morning to fully benefit from your day, remember to write your name, first name and the current date (without overwriting and crossing out) on the back of your pass in order to activate it consecutively for 2, 4, or 6 days. Presenting your pass at the entrance of monuments and museums grants you FREE access with no waiting time at the cash register. Could the PARIS MUSEUM PASS be purchased in advance? Yes, you could purchase a PARIS MUSEUM PASS for example in January and use it only in July of the same year. The period of validity starts running as soon as you fill in the starting date of use on the back of the pass. Is it necessary to order or reserve the PARIS MUSEUM PASS in advance? No. You can easily purchase the PARIS MUSEUM PASS upon your arrival, at one of the many sales points in the Paris area (participating museums and monuments, CDG Airport, the Carrousel du Louvre Tourism Information stand and all the Paris Offices of Tourism, etc.) You may also purchase your pass at the sales offices listed on this website who may offer advance purchase options. For more information, please visit our Points of Sale page. Is there a special tariff for children, large families, students, groups, unemployed and senior citizens? No, the price of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS has been calculated as a flat rate applicable to all. Is the PARIS MUSEUM PASS pre-dated? No, the holder is free to choose when to activate their pass by writing the starting date of use on the back. Is it possible to start using the PARIS MUSEUM PASS at any date? Yes, you are free to use your pass anytime. However, as soon as the starting date is written on the back your pass is activated and the validity of 2, 4, or 6 days will start running thereafter. Make sure not to write any dates on the back of your pass before securing your visiting schedule. Your visiting schedule must take museum and monuments opening days into account. Is the validity of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS calculated by the date or by the hour? The validity of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS starts running as of the date you will have written on the back of your pass. That is why it is strongly advised to start your visits early in the day in order to fully benefit from your first day of touring. Is it possible to spread out the PARIS MUSEUM PASS visiting days over a month’s time, for example ? No, as soon as you write the starting date on the back of your PARIS MUSEUM PASS, it is activated and starts running for the purchased amount of consecutive days: 2, 4, or 6. Does the holder of the PARIS MUSEUM PASS, have to pay any other fees at the entrance of the museums and monuments? No, the PARIS MUSEUM PASS gives FREE access to monuments and permanent collections of museums. This does not include services that are customarily charged as a supplement such as: lectures, audio guide, guided tours, etc. Is it possible to visit the same museum or monument several times with the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? Yes, the PARIS MUSEUM PASS allows you to visit as many museums and monuments as you wish and as many times as you care to. Do children need a PARIS MUSEUM PASS? No, children under 18 are allowed FREE access in most of the museums and monuments included in the PARIS MUSEUM PASS itinerary. What difference is there between the Carte Musées-Monuments and the PARIS MUSEUM PASS? The Carte Musées-Monuments came into circulation in 1988 until 2006. This pass granted the same access except that it was valid for 1, 3 and 5 days. However, this pass has been replaced by the PARIS MUSEUM PASS which is valid for 2, 4 or 6 days, and which was launched on March 1st 2006. Is it still possible to purchase a Carte Musées-Monuments valid for 1, 3 or 5 days? No, this pass has been withdrawn from circulation since March 2006. Is the 1, 3 or 5-day Carte Musées-Monuments, still accepted? Yes, the Carte Musées-Monuments, as well as the PARIS MUSEUM PASS do not hold a time limit for their use. However, in order to take full advantage of your pass, please make sure to check the new museum and monument brochures. Is there a one-year PARIS MUSEUM PASS for sale? No, there is no yearly “Inter-Museum” pass for sale. There are however subscription options available at several museums namely at the Pompidou Centre (Laissez-passer), the Louvre (Carte Louvre Jeunes, Amis du Louvre), the Orsay museum (Carte Blanche), etc. For more information about these options please consult the website of each museum. (In our museum and monument presentation list, we have featured links to several of the relevant websites.)