Halloween at the Musée de l'Homme: a night investigation, then fear explained to kids
Track a specimen that escaped from a lab through the museum at night, then two days of family challenges about how fear works.
in short 30 October – 1 November 2026 · Musée de l'Homme, 17 place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris · €15 for the Friday evening (adults); €5 per person for the weekend family trail, on top of the museum ticket
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Photo · Musée de l'Homme / MNHN
On Friday 30 October, the Musée de l'Homme (the museum of humankind, at Trocadéro) reopens after closing time, for adults only. A mysterious specimen has escaped from a laboratory. You set off in a team, phone in hand, between the skulls and the display cases.
A mobile app guides you: follow the traces, solve the riddles, collect the clues. You have to identify the intruder and work out what it wants before time runs out. Allow 90 minutes; groups leave every 15 minutes between 7.45pm and 10pm.
On Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, it is the families' turn. Trouille (French slang for fear), a friendly little alarm, takes children aged 6 and over through six challenges: observe, test, understand what fear is for and how to calm it. It lasts 45 minutes and an adult takes part with them.
The Friday evening costs €15. The family trail is €5 per person on top of the museum ticket. Everything is booked by time slot, and the evening event is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
