Eurostar Culture Connect
What is it?
Culture Connect is a unique partnership between Eurostar and specially selected museums and galleries in London, Paris and Brussels.
How does it work?
When you travel with Eurostar, simply show your ticket at any of the museums and galleries listed below and get 2 for 1 entry to all paying exhibtions or permanent collections. Terms and conditions apply.
What else do I need to know?
The offer applies to inbound travellers only, so if you’re travelling from London to Paris or Brussels you can get 2 for 1 entry to paying exhibitions or permanent collections at any of the French or Belgian museums and galleries listed below. You may be asked for proof of nationality at the museum or gallery ticket desk.
The offer is available for up to five days after your arrival in your destination, and only one person need have a Eurostar ticket to qualify for 2 for 1 entry.
Which museums and galleries are involved?
In Paris
Le musée de quai Branly, le Jeu de Paume, le Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, la Cité de la musique, and les Galeries nationales du Grand Palais.
In Brussels
Bozar, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (including the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art) and the Musical Instrument Museum.
Paris Galleries and Museums
Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
Monographs of artists, retrospectives, new creative projects and the latest scientific research, open to 20th-century art movements, all visual arts and all civilizations: the Galeries nationales present a thorough, wide and generous vision of art history. Since they were founded in the heart of Paris by the Champs-Elysées, in the historical place of the Grand Palais building, the Galeries nationales hosted nearly 250 major exhibitions, in collaboration with the biggest museums in France and abroad.
What’s more, to avoid the queues such a varied programme inevitably invites, you can book your tickets in advance online. Purchase one ticket to the exhibition of your choice, present it along with your Eurostar ticket at the Galeries nationales du Grand Palais and enjoy ‘2 for 1’ entry and the chance to jump the queues.
Open: daily 10:00–20:00, open until 22:00 on Wednesdays and on other days depending on particular exhibitions
Closed: Tuesdays and 1 May and 25 December
Métro: Champs Élysées-Clemenceau, Franklin-Roosevelt
Buses: 28, 32, 42, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93
Address: 3, avenue du Général-Eisenhower - 75008 Paris. Tel +33 (0)1 44 13 17 17
Musée du quai Branly
Opened in June 2006, the musée du quai Branly works to bring arts from the civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas the recognition they deserve. Wandering the banks of the Seine, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower you’ll spot this impressive Jean Nouvel-designed modern building boasting a living green wall made up of hundreds of plants. Inside meanwhile you’ll find a permanent collection of some 3,500 works, as well as 5,000m² dedicated to temporary exhibitions.
Open: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays, 11:00-19:00 Thursday-Saturday, 11:00-21:00
Closed: Mondays
Métro: Alma-Marceau, Iéna; RER C Pont-de-l’Alma
Buses: 42, 63, 72, 80, 92
Address: 37, quai Branly - 75007 Paris. Tel +33 (0)1 56 61 70 00
Cité de la musique
Recounting the evolution of music from the 12th century onwards, la Cité de la musique presents the major musical styles from around the world. Having reopened in March 2009 after two years of renovations it now offers a more dynamic setting with five rooms to visit, a new audio-tour, and free daily concerts. Previous exhibition subjects include Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Brazilian Popular Music, John Lennon, Richard Wagner, Serge Gainsbourg and Miles Davis.
Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 to 18:00 Sundays, 10:00-18:00
Closed: Mondays
Métro: Porte-de-Pantin
Buses: PC 2, PC 3, 75, 151
Address: 221, avenue Jean-Jaurès - 75019 Paris. Tel +33 (0) 1 44 84 44 84
Jeu de Paume
Named after the early form of tennis which used to be played within its walls, Jeu de Paume is a leading museum of photography and the contemporary image. Inside a light, airy building the museum embraces all periods of image capture, from the 19th to the 21st century, and all kinds of practices, including photography, cinema, video and installations.
Open: Tuesday, 12:00-21:00; Wednesday-Friday, 12:00-19:00; Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00-19:00
Closed: Mondays and 1 January, 1 May and 25 December
Métro: Concorde
Buses: 24, 42, 52, 72, 73, 84, 94
Address: 1, place de la Concorde - 75008 Paris. Tel +33 (0)1 47 03 12 50
Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris
Located between the Champs-Elysées and the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris is internationally renowned for its single artist and thematic exhibitions. Over the years the museum has built up a collection of almost 9000 works representing the major artistic movements of the 20th century, including Delaunay’s L’Equipe de Cardiff, Léger’s Disques and Matisse’s La Danse.
Open: daily 10:00-19:00, Thursdays open until 22:00 for exhibitions only
Closed: Mondays and some public holidays
Métro: Alma-Marceau, Iéna
Buses: 32, 42, 63, 72, 80, 92
Address: 11, avenue du Président- Wilson - 75016 Paris. Tel +33 (0)1 53 67 40 00
Brussels Museums
The Musical Instrument Museum
Housed in an Old England department store next to the city’s Place Royale, the Musical Instrument Museum displays over 1121 instruments from around the world and throughout the ages. Don a pair of infrared headphones as you enter and hear recorded samples of each instrument you pass, from a 16th Century court of Brussels viola de gamba, to a 20th Century Russian electromagnetic theremin. The '2 for 1' offer also applies to all priced tickets including concessions.
Open: Tuesday-Friday, 09:30-16:45. Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00-16:45
Closed: Mondays and 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December
Métro: Line 1 A, Gare Centrale, Parc
Trams: 92 and 94, Royal Stop
Buses: 27, 38, 71, 95, Royal Stop
Car Paid underground parking available at Congrés-Albertine
Address: Montagne de la Cour 2, 1000 Brussels. Tel +32 (0)2 545 01 30
Bozar
The Bozar Centre for Fine Arts sits at the heart of Brussels culture, hosting some 250 concerts a year, as well as prestigious international film, theatre, dance, literature, architecture and art events. With your Eurostar ticket you can enjoy ‘2 for 1 entry’ to all exhibitions*, while also admiring the building itself; designed by Belgian architect Victor Horta and located between the Place Royale and the Gare Centrale, it is a fine example of the geometric language of art deco.
*There may be some exhibitions with limited entry and time slots so please consult their exhibition guide.
Open: Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00-18:00 Thursdays, 10:00-21:00
Closed: Mondays and 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December
Métro: Line 1 A, Gare Centrale, Parc
Trams: 92 and 94, Royal Stop
Buses: 27, 38, 71, 95, Royal Stop
Car Paid underground parking available at Congrés-Albertine
Address: Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels. Tel +32 (0)2 507 82 00
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (including the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art)
Two of Brussels’s most famous museums can be found together at the main branch of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts. In the Museum of Ancient Art you’ll find a vast collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the 15th to the 18th century, including works by such masters as Bosch, Rubens and van Dyck. The Museum of Modern Art meanwhile picks up from the 19th century and brings us up to the present day, giving a logical continuation of artistic evolution.
Open: Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00-17:00
Closed: Mondays and 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December
Métro: Line 1 A, Gare Centrale, Parc
Trams: 92 and 94, Royal Stop
Buses: 27, 38, 71, 95, Royal Stop
Car Paid underground parking available at Congrés-Albertine
Address: Rue de Regence 3, 1000 Bruxelles. Tel +32 2 508 32 11
