November 11, 2026, falls on a Wednesday, and almost all Parisian museums are open as usual that day. Six are exceptions, from the Petit Palais to the Cité de l’architecture, and the Arc de Triomphe reserves its morning for the Armistice Day ceremony. Here is the verified list, location by location, before crossing the city for nothing.

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THE PETIT PALAIS CLOSES ITS DOORS The City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts is one of the few municipal institutions to include November 11 in its list of annual closures, alongside January 1, May 1, July 14, and December 25. Its permanent collections, free all year round, reopen to the public on Thursday the 12th.

PETIT PALAIS
Closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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2

THE MUSEUM OF HUNTING AND NATURE CLOSES ITS CURTAINS

The museum's rule has no exceptions: closed on Mondays and all public holidays. The two Marais townhouses that house it, Guénégaud and Mongelas, therefore remain closed, and the cabinet of curiosities and the armory will reopen on Thursday morning.

MUSEUM OF HUNTING AND NATURE
Closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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THE CITY OF ARCHITECTURE ANNOUNCES AN EXCEPTIONAL CLOSURE

At the Palais de Chaillot, the City of Architecture has posted a notice an exceptional closure for Wednesday, November 11, whereas it is normally open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Tuesday. The gallery of plaster casts and its life-size portals will reopen the following day.

CITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE
Closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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THE FRANÇOIS-MITTERRAND BnF REMAINS CLOSED The four Tolbiac towers close on all public holidays, and the official list includes November 11. Reading rooms, exhibitions, and the Donors' Gallery suspend their activities for the day. The Richelieu site, however, confirms its opening, including the museum and the Oval Room.

BnF, FRANÇOIS-MITTERRAND SITE
Closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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THE JAPAN CULTURAL CENTER IS CLOSED Located on the Quai Branly Museum, the MCJP is closed on Sundays, Mondays, and public holidays. Its major autumn event, dedicated to erotic prints from the Edo period, opens the following day, Thursday, November 12, and remains restricted to those 18 and over.

Japan Cultural Center in Paris
Closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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6

The Arc de Triomphe is only open in the afternoon

The monument closes in the morning for the Armistice Day ceremony and the rekindling of the flame under the vault. The terrace reopens to visitors later in the day, but the website does not announce the reopening time: calling the monument avoids a wasted trip.

Arc de Triomphe
Closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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And also The rest of the city is running smoothly. The Louvre is open until 9 p.m., and the Musée d'Orsay, the Orangerie, the Quai Branly, the Picasso, Rodin, Carnavalet, the Musée d'Art Moderne, the Guimet, and the Musée de l'Armée are open during their usual hours. The Catacombs and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) Richelieu even explicitly state that they are open to the public on November 11, and the Institut du Monde Arabe is operating on its holiday hours, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Closed, but for a different reason
Four venues are missing from the calendar all year round, and their construction projects have nothing to do with the schedule: the Centre Pompidou and the Nissim de Camondo Museum, expected in 2030, the Maillol Museum until January 13, 2027, and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum Paris until autumn 2027.

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