With this ticket to the Hôtel de la Marine, you'll visit an 18th-century palace located in the central Place de la Concorde in Paris, the former headquarters of the French Navy.
Ticket Details
Located in the Place de la Concorde, in the heart of Paris, the Hôtel de la Marine is one of the great 18th-century palaces in the French capital.
Your ticket to the Hôtel de la Marine includes access to the permanent collection (formerly known as the quartermasters’ apartments) and the “Express” collection (the historic salons and loggia). With an audio guide in English, you’ll first tour the quartermasters’ apartments. These rooms are luxuriously decorated, featuring chandeliers, curtains, and carpets from the Louis XV era.
You'll also be enchanted by the lounges and the loggia, whose decoration will leave you speechless. During the audioguide tour, you'll discover the history of the Hôtel de la Marine. The palace was originally conceived to house the so-called Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. However, after the French Revolution of 1789, the building became the headquarters of the French Navy.
The French Ministry of the Navy moved to another building in 2015. From that year, the Hôtel de la Marine was extensively renovated and, since 2021, it has been open to the public. This ticket will allow you to appreciate the remodeling of this glamorous palace designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, one of the main architects of Louis XV of France.
The audioguide tour of the apartments of the Hôtel de la Marine takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Opening Times
The opening hours of the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris are as follows:
- Monday: open from 10:30 am to 7 pm (final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 5:45 pm)
- Tuesday: open from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm (final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 12:15 pm)
- Wednesday: open from 10:30 am to 7 pm (final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 5:45 pm)
- Thursday: open from 12:30 pm to 7 pm (final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 5:45 pm)
- Friday: open from 10:30 am to 9:30 pm (except on the first Friday of each month, when the opening times are from 7 pm to 9:30 pm). On normal days, the final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 8:15 pm)
- Saturday: open from 10:30 am to 7 pm (final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 5:45 pm)
- Sunday: open from 10:30 am to 7 pm (final admission to the Quartmaster's Apartments is at 5:45 pm)
The final admission allowed to the Quartmaster's Apartments is 1 hour and 15 minutes before closing.
Tuesday afternoons, Thursday mornings, and the first night of each month are reserved for group visits only.
The busiest times of the Hôtel de la Marine are as follows:
- From 10:30 am to 11:30 am
- From 2:30 pm to 4 pm
Special Times in 2026
- 16 September: closes at 3 pm (last admission to the permanent exhibition at 1.30 pm)
- 17 September: closes at 2 pm (last admission to the permanent exhibition at 12.45 pm)
- 25 September: closes at 7.00 pm.
- December 3: it will close at 6 pm (final admission at 4:30 pm)
- December 10: it will close at 3 pm it will close at 3 pm (final admission at 1 pm)
Free Admission
Admission to the Hôtel de la Marine is free for the following people:
- Young people from the European Union between 18 and 25 years of age
- Children under 18 years of age, regardless of nationality
- Admission is also free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month (from November to March, as well as the third weekend of September)
For the free tickets mentioned above, you'll have to go to the ticket offices with a valid ID.