Discover the Grevin Museum                                                                                          Discover a completely renovated Grévin. Experience the Spirit of Paris of yesterday and of today with astounding scenes : the major events of the 20th Century, French history and. the latest news. The brasserie, the theatre, artists’ studios. all the legendary Parisian haunts where you will rub shoulders with the “Tout Paris” celebrities. Three hundred wax figures are waiting to meet you, to be photographed with you, to be remembered forever. The new Hall of Mirrors (Palais des Mirages)! Don’t expect to believe your eyes and ears !
History of France
From the Middle Ages to the 19th Century, through the Renaissance and the Second Napoleonic Empire, the Grévin stages the highlights of France’s history: Jeanne d’Arc burning at the stake, Louis XIV and his court at Versailles, or the assassination of Henri IV. A unique voyage where you can meet the men and women who made history.
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History of Grevin
At the end of the 19th Century, Arthur Meyer, a journalist and founder of the famous daily newspaper Le Gaulois, conceived the idea of showing his contemporaries 3D representations of the front-page celebrities in his newspaper. At a time when the press did not use photography he thought of creating a place where the public could at last “put a face†on the people in the news.
To achieve this original project, he called on Alfred Grévin, who was a cartoonist, sculptor, and designer of theatrical costumes, and who became so involved that in the end, the project bore his name. When the Grévin opened its doors to the public on 5th June 1882, it was an immediate success!
In 1883, Gabriel Thomas, a distinguished investor who had previously backed the companies running the Eiffel Tower and the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, gave the Grévin a business-like economic structure to enable rapid expansion. He also enriched the site with new decors which are today its very precious heritage, such as the Grévin Theatre, which is listed on the inventory of Historical Monuments, or the Hall of Mirrors (Palais des Mirages) that had been part of the 1900 “Exposition Universelle”.
More than a century later, still faithful to the spirit of its three founding fathers, this unique site continues to provide the public with the astounding possibility of “seeing with their own eyes” the celebrities in the news.
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Grevin Collection
Discover the collection of Grévin masterpieces, those that down the years created its legend. A 100 years of the Spirit of Paris to be lived again in the sumptuous decor created in 1882, the Hall of Columns and the Dome. Some of the most famous works in the Grévin collection are : Albert Einstein, Charles De Gaulle, Mahatma Gandhi, Michael Jackson, John Paul II, Elvis Presley, Alfred Hitchcock etc.
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Children’s corner
The Grévin’s discovery tour reveals the well-kept secrets of making wax celebrities! After meeting Lorie, Mimie Mathy, Louis XIV or Jean de La Fontaine, all our inquisitive little friends can have fun finding out how all those wax works are made.  For once, children are allowed to touch and to identify materials: wax, resins, eyes, hair, and to recognise the aroma of hot wax or oil paints. Did you know that the figures’ hair is natural and that each hair is implanted onto the head separately, and that more than 500000 are needed for a head; that David Douillet’s foot is 30 cms long and 13 cms wide; that there are dozens of eye models, etc…
This new circuit is included in the unguided tour of the Grévin, available to children for visits with their family, and to school parties (primary and secondary school). Don’t tell!!! Grown-ups also get a lot of fun out of finding out all the Grévin’s trade secrets…
Costumed as knights or princesses, the children meet the famous heroes of today’s scene or yesterday’s History of France, accompanied by an actor.  Unforgettable encounters with Zinédine Zidane or Louis XIV, Jean de la Fontaine or Leonardo da Vinci, not to mention Jean Réno or Louis Blériot, ending with the discovery tour and learning how a wax figure is made. On Wednesday, Saturdays, and Sundays, at 2.30 pm (except school holidays and national holidays) by reservation onl
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Practical Informations
The Grévin is open every day,
Monday to Friday : from 10.00 am to 6.30 pm (last admission at 5.30 pm)
 Saturday, sunday, french school holidays
from 10.00 am to 07.00 pm
(last admission at 06.00 pm)
Grévin will be closed inclusive from 5 till 9 January
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Access
 10, Boulevard Montmartre – 75009 Paris
Bus : 20 – 39- 48- 67- 74 – 85
Metro station : Grands Boulevards ( lines 8 or 9 )