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Musée de l'Homme

Musée de l'Homme is an anthropology museum. Head to Paris 16e to see it. 2,311 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Tour Eiffel (700 m).

Photo: Musée de l'Homme, The original uploader was Pso at French Wikipedia . (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Where

In Paris 16e

inside the commune

How well known

Top 1%

#191 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Museum in Paris 16e

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#191 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Paris 16e

Musée de l'Homme is in the commune of Paris 16e, with 977 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The year in Paris 16e

If warmth matters, go April to October: Paris 16e reaches 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 3°51 mm

Feb9° / 2°45 mm

Mar14° / 4°46 mm

Apr17° / 6°45 mm

May21° / 10°70 mm

Jun24° / 13°53 mm

Jul26° / 15°51 mm

Aug26° / 15°55 mm

Sep22° / 11°46 mm

Oct17° / 9°55 mm

Nov11° / 5°58 mm

Dec8° / 3°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Paris 16e, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bagatelle station, 2.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Paris 16e’s full climate →

About

Musée de l'Homme

Articles on it exist in 26 languages.

Musée de l'Homme on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Paris 16e, Paris
Official site: museedelhomme.fr

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Plan your visit

Useful details

HoursWed–Mon, public holidays 10:00–18:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Musée de l'Homme sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Musée de l'Homme

Largest of the 8 is Paris 15e, home to 229,713. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Paris 16e

159,386 people

2 · 2 km east of it

Paris 7e

48,015 people

3 · 2.5 km south of it

Paris 15e

229,713 people

4 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Paris 8e

35,317 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée de l'Homme is	People
Paris 16e	It’s in this commune	159,386
Paris 7e	2 km east of it	48,015
Paris 15e	2.5 km south of it	229,713
Paris 8e	2.5 km northeast of it	35,317
Neuilly-sur-Seine	3 km northwest of it	59,538
Paris 17e	3.1 km northeast of it	159,212
Paris 6e	3.5 km southeast of it	40,389
Levallois-Perret	3.5 km north of it	68,092

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Also close at hand are 6 attractions and 2 museums, among 2,311 within 15 km.

AttractionTour Eiffel700 m southeast, in Paris 7e 2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre3.7 km east, in Paris 1er 3

MuseumMusée d'Orsay2.9 km east, in Paris 7e 4

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées1.6 km northeast, in Paris 8e 5

AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile1.4 km north, in Paris 8e 6

AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris4.7 km east, in Paris 4e 7

AttractionChamp-de-Mars1 km southeast, in Paris 7e 8

AttractionPalais de l'Élysée2.3 km northeast, in Paris 8e

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Musée de l'Homme

Where is Musée de l'Homme?

Musée de l'Homme is in Paris 16e, in Paris (Île-de-France).

What is Musée de l'Homme?

Anthropology museum in Paris, France.

How well known is Musée de l'Homme?

Musée de l'Homme has 26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #191 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée de l'Homme?

April to October are the warmest months in Paris 16e, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée de l'Homme?

Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (700 m), Musée du Louvre (3.7 km), Musée d'Orsay (2.9 km) and Avenue des Champs-Élysées (1.6 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Musée de l'Homme: The original uploader was Pso at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Champ-de-Mars: Mattgirling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.