What it is: Musée des Arts et Métiers
Where it is: 60, rue Réaumur – 3e (map)
When it’s free: First Sunday of the Month
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday Evening – 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
How to get there: Arts et Métiers M3, M11 or Réaumur-Sébastopol M4
What it is: Musée National Picasso
Where it is: Hôtel Salé – 5, rue de Thorigny – 3e (map)
When it’s free: Reopens in 2014
How to get there: Saint-Paul M1, Saint-Sébastian – Froissart M8 or Chemin Vert M8
What to see: Musée Carnavalet (histoire de Paris)
Where it is: 23, rue de Sévigné – 3e (map)
When it’s free: Tuesday to Sunday – 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (except Public Holidays)
Closed Monday
How to get there: Saint-Paul M1 or Chemin-Vert M8
What to see: Le Musée Des Arts Derniers (Contemporary African Art)
Where it is: 28, rue Saint-Gilles – 3e (map)
When it’s free: Tuesday to Sunday – 11:00 AM to 7:00PM
Closed Monday
Closed in August
How to get there: Chemin-Vert M8
What it is: Salon-Musée de Maître Alain (Barber)
Where it is: 8, rue Saint-Claude – 3e (map)
When it’s free: Tuesday to Saturday – 9:15 AM to 7:00 PM
Haircuts by Appointment
How to get there: Saint-Sébastien-Froissart M8
What to see: Musée Cognacq-Jay
Where it is: 8, rue Elzévir, Hôtel de Donon – 3e (map)
When it’s free: Tuesday to Sunday – 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (except Public Holidays)
Closed Monday
How to get there: Saint-Paul M1 or Chemin-Vert M8
What it is: Cabinet des Médailles et Antiquités
Where it is: Bibliothèque Nationale de France – 58, rue de Richelieu – 2e (map)
(Left in hall, top of the stairs)
When it’s free: Daily
Monday to Saturday – 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
How to get there: Bourse M3, Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre M7 or Pyramides M14
What to see: Fragonard (théâtre-musée des Capucines)
Where it is: 39, bd des Capucines – 2e (map)
When it’s free: Daily
Monday to Saturday – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday and Holidays – 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
How to get there: Opéra M3, M7, M8 or Auber RER A
What it is: Musée du thé Mariage Frères
Where it is: 99, rue de Rivoli – Carrousel du Louvre, Place de la Pyramide inversée – 1e (map)
When it’s free: Daily – 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
How to get there: Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre M1, M7
What it is: Musée du Louvre
Where it is: 34, quai du Louvre – 1e (map)
When it’s free: First Sunday of the Month from October 1st to March 31
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
How to get there: Palais-Royal – Musée du Louvre M1, M7