Tours for Families

For all of our family programs, please select "party of 1" when making your reservation online. We also request that you email us with the names and ages of the children in your family.

Paris Muse Clues: A Family Tour for Young Treasure Hunters
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2-hour tour. 290 euros for a family of 5 or fewer.
An educational museum program designed for children, ages 6-12

This Louvre tour is designed for families to visit the museum together, in a fun and meaningful way. Parents and children learn from the same works of art, but the younger set gets additional motivation through "Paris Muse Clues," our educational and interactive treasure hunt (parents are free to pitch in of course!) This hunt takes the family and their personal guide through a broad range of collections (Ancient Near East, Greek and Roman, Renaissance Italian, French), asking specific and detailed questions about many of the Louvre's masterpieces. It is designed to give children (ages 6-12) an entertaining background to the history of art while sharpening their "detective" skills of observation. Their own answers to the clues lead them to discover an educational prize hidden somewhere under the Louvre's glass pyramid.

The price includes admission for adults (kids are free) and the "Paris Muse Clues" treasure, an educational gift with a €15 value.

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"If Buildings Could Talk" Walk for Families
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2.5-3-hour tour. 290 euros per family
An educational activity walk for families with children ages 6-12

Books and movies aren’t the only things that tell stories. In Paris, buildings, even streets, tell stories too. On this fun-filled activity walk, your family and your private guide will travel through time, beginning at the home of France’s greatest storyteller, Victor Hugo, and retracing his footsteps to the cathedral celebrated in his Hunchback of Notre Dame. Along the way, your family will solve riddles to find a secret Renaissance passageway, discover mason marks in a medieval wall, learn how to read a stained-glass window at Notre Dame, and much more. Find out why Hugo once said, “All that can be found anywhere can be found in Paris.”

You’ll find your guide near a guy on a horse. He’s wearing a wig?—mais oui—but of course!

At Place des Vosges, begin your time travel, with Paris mysteries, yours to unravel...

We’ll start with the home of Victor Hugo, and end with the church of Quasimodo

Note: Tours take place rain or shine. Please plan to dress warmly in the colder months. Refunds are not available in the case of rain or other inclement weather.

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Notre Dame for Families: Stories in Stone

2.0-hour tour. 250 euros per family
An educational program for families with children ages 6-12.

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Notre Dame Cathedral will capture the imagination of your children, as it has for generations of Parisians. On this tour, your private guide will teach your family how to “read” Notre Dame as a book of stories. Through a series of interactive riddles, you will hear the many tales told by sculptures outside, and by stained-glass windows inside. You’ll also learn to recognize the features of the Gothic style, and find out how and why Notre-Dame was built and restored. Kids learn to navigate with a compass and a floor plan, to make their visit to the cathedral part of their own unique Paris story.

Note: Due to overlap of content, please reserve either “Notre Dame: Stories in Stone” or “If Buildings Could Talk.” Both include a visit to Notre Dame, but “Stories in Stone” is a more in-depth look at the cathedral.

Read about the Paris Muse team of family guides.

Read about our book recommendations at Book Nook: Louvre for Kids, and Book Nook: If Buildings Could Talk

Family Testimonials:

"Just a quick thank you for a wonderful tour. Mary led our family on the "If Buildings Could Talk" walk last Monday and it was amazing! She knew so much and was so fascinating to talk with - we all enjoyed the experience and learned so much. Our eleven year old daughter loved every minute, and Mary really made her feel like she knew a lot already, even as she was learning more. The information in the tour, from how to read a stained glass window to where to find the best Paris ice cream, enhanced all the touring we did for the rest of the week."
----Kristine Lewis

"Our family tour of the Louvre was without a doubt a major highlight of our trip to Paris. The hours flew by. Our guide was a wonderful teacher and had an easy, relaxed manner that made what can be an overwhelming museum visit, especially with kids, a complete pleasure. When you ask my children (ages 8 & 11) what was the best part of their trip to Paris, they both put the Louvre tour at the very top of their list!"
---Ellen and Darren Berger
New York, NY

"It was the most fun I ever had in a museum. Our guide explained everything in a fun way. She made us look for clues in the paintings and sculptures and made learning about the art work interesting."

---Ross,11 years old.
New York, NY

"It was a great way to learn about the Louvre. Our guide was really nice and the Muse Clues game made us really look at the paintings and see the details. It wasn’t like a regular museum tour. It was a really fun game."

---Dana, 8 years old

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