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The Paris Catacombs will temporarily close from Monday 3 November 2025 as the site will undergo major renovations works. It will reopen in Spring 2026.
In the fall of 2025, major renovation works on the technical installations will be carried out to improve the site's conservation conditions and adapt to the 2,000 daily visitors. The electrical system will be completely upgraded, while the air handling units and fire and safety systems will be replaced. This work, expected to last five months, will constitute an exceptional underground operation, the project management of which has been entrusted to Artemis architectes (lead architect).
This project aims at improving the premices and upgrade the visitors' experience. A new scenography will highlight the bone walls and reveal previously invisible details, while an audio guide, in the form of a high-quality headset, will enrich the tour by making it more immersive. The audio entries will be automatically triggered at key points along this visit, and will retrace the history of the Catacombs and accompany visitors in their discovery of the ancient quarries and the ossuary.
