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Citéco | Cité de l'Économie

Monceau

Who knew economics could be this much fun? Citéco turns dry concepts into hands-on games and interactive adventures inside a jaw-dropping neo-Renaissance mansion. Kids (and curious adults) trade, budget, and explore a real Bank of France vault while actually enjoying themselves.

hands-on learning
historic mansion
family-friendly
interactive exhibits

Tips

🏛️"most beautiful and best-designed cultural institution in Paris for educating kids and teens, without ever boring them" (Beaux Arts)
🎒"my 15 year old said she should have skipped business class and just come here"
🔐don't miss the basement vault with rare coins and banknotes collection

Citéco | Cité de l'Économie

1 Pl. du Général Catroux, 75017 Paris, France

Upcoming at Citéco | Cité de l'Économie

Saturday, Jun 13
Voyage dans le temps

Voyage dans le temps

June 13 at 2pm

Strap on a mixed reality headset and follow the ghost of 19th-century banker Émile Gaillard through his mansion. Hunt for keys in beautifully narrated rooms, then virtually become Chopin for a final recital.

Visite en réalité augmentée

Visite en réalité augmentée

June 13 at 2pm

Slip on AR goggles and watch abstract economic concepts spring to life around you. This tech-forward tour transforms dry theory into playful, interactive experiences that make money, markets, and trade genuinely fascinating.

Visite guidée : L'hôtel Gaillard, un château en plein Paris

Visite guidée : L'hôtel Gaillard, un château en plein Paris

June 13 at 2:30pm

Step inside a Neo-Renaissance mansion that looks like it belongs in the Loire Valley, not the 17th arrondissement. This guided tour reveals the secrets of Hôtel Gaillard: gilded ceilings, carved woodwork, and the wild story of how a banker's fantasy château became Paris' most beautiful economy museum.