Paradox Museum Paris can host company evenings, team-building events, seminars and product launches for up to 150 guests in a modular event space. The museum covers 1,700 square meters over three floors at 38 boulevard des Italiens, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, near the Opéra.
Seminars and company events
The official events page lists company evenings, team building, seminars and product launches. The setting is an interactive museum with 90 installations built around optical illusions and visual tricks, so a group has an activity built into the building. Guests explore, take photographs and try the rooms, which gives a team a shared task without extra planning.
Four booking types appear on the request form: a self-guided group visit, a visit with a private guide, a private visit of the museum, and a fully private event. The form also asks for the number of guests, preferred hours, budget range and whether you want a caterer. A non-refundable deposit of 50 percent is required at booking, the balance is due in advance or on arrival, and the site notes that further conditions may apply to private events.
Rooms and capacities
The event space can receive up to 150 people. The site names six spaces that can be used for events:
- Library (Bibliothèque)
- Hans & Gretel
- Kaleidoscope
- Welcome room
- Camouflage
- Mezzanine
The official pages describe the Hans & Gretel room as a fairy-tale setting for events. They do not give a capacity or a layout for each space, so ask which combination suits your headcount and format, seated or standing.
Catering
The request form asks whether you need a caterer, and the events page lists a caterer among the services available. Other entertainment options named on the page are a DJ, a mixologist-magician, a magician and a hypnotist. The museum also runs a candy and waffle shop called Hans & Gretel in the building, which belongs to the public visit rather than to a private catering offer.
History and setting
Paradox Museum Paris is part of an international network of museums and opened its Paris site on the Grands Boulevards. The visit lasts about 80 minutes and includes installations such as Zero Gravity, the upside-down room, the Paradox Tunnel, the Kaleidoscope and Camouflage. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Sunday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, which gives the timing for public days. Private events are arranged separately.
Getting there
The museum is 100 meters from Opéra station (metro lines 3, 7 and 8), 250 meters from Richelieu-Drouot (lines 8 and 9) and 250 meters from Havre-Caumartin (RER A and E). Bus lines 21, 32, 45, 66, 68, 72 and 73 stop nearby. The Meyerbeer Opéra car park is 50 meters away.
