What to visit in the 8th arrondissement - activities

The Grande Exposition du Fabriqué en France 2024 returns to the Élysée Palace this weekend!

The Élysée opens its doors to you for the Grande Exposition du Fabriqué en France, this weekend of October 26 to 27, 2024! Now in its fourth year, this emblematic event will showcase 122 products that make our national know-how shine. Come and celebrate French craftsmanship and discover the talents of our artisans, producers and manufacturers from mainland France to the French overseas territories!

Maison Élysée: the free Élysée museum/café, opposite the presidential palace in Paris

The Élysée Palace has finally opened the doors to its very own museum! Come and enjoy an exclusive presidential experience at the Maison de l'Élysée, located just opposite the palace. On the program? A free, royal immersion in the 600 m2 museum, café and boutique.

Paris 2024 Megastore on the Champs-Élysées: big sell-off for the store's final days

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are celebrated on the Champs-Élysées with the Paris 2024 megastore, open from June 27 to September 15! Just a stone's throw from the Grand Palais and the Parc urbain de La Concorde, this new 1,000 m2 temple to shopping has become the flagship store for the Games' official boutiques, offering 1,000 references of iconic and exclusive products, as well as a photo spot to immortalize yourself with the Olympic Torch or the Giant Mascot! Don't miss the big sale on the last days of the store!

Heritage Days 2024 at Visionnaire, the historic headquarters of the L'Oréal group - reservations

This new edition of the Journées du Patrimoine will be full of surprises on September 21 and 22, 2024. For the occasion, Le Visionnaire - Espace François Dalle, better known as the historic headquarters of the L'Oréal group, is exceptionally opening its doors to visitors for free tours, subject to reservation. Ticket sales open this Wednesday afternoon, September 11!

Promenade pour un Objet d'Exception 2024: an art trail through the houses of avenue Montaigne

Avenue Montaigne and Rue François 1er are transformed into an ephemeral gallery from September 12 to 15, 2024, for the new edition of the Promenade pour un Objet d'Exception. On the program? 26 luxury brands - from Chanel to Dior, Gucci to Jacquemus - reveal iconic pieces and works of art chosen or designed for the occasion.

The free exhibition of a myriad of Louis Vuitton trunks in a prestigious auction house

Christie's invites you to its new free exhibition of over 100 iconic Louis Vuitton trunks! From June 19 to 24, 2024, "Legendary Trunks: A European Private Collection" will be on view at the Maison de Ventes on avenue Matignon, unveiling travel models from 1858 to the present day in an inspired scenography.

Fête de la Science 2023 at the Étincelles du Palais de la Découverte in Paris

For the Fête de la Science 2023, the Palais de la Découverte is opening the doors of its ephemeral site free of charge, from October 6 to 8, 2023, for a weekend of discoveries that should delight young and old alike!

The Musée Art Ludique comes to Gare Saint-Lazare: when will it reopen?

The Musée Art Ludique keeps us waiting... After being closed for over six years, the museum devoted to cartoon graphic design, animated movies and video grames, could rise from its ashes, by late 2023, at the Gare Saint-Lazare.

"Andy Warhol, Paris and Fashion": the fashion and photo exhibition by Galerie Gagosian

From September 8 to October 12, 2022, Galerie Gagosian presents their photo exhibition related to fashion and taken by Andy Warhol. A genuine hymn to beauty and influence of Paris, the world’s capital city of fashion.

Journey along the Kisokaido road: our photos from the Musée Cernuschi exhibition - extensions

Lovers of Japanese prints come to the Musée Cernuschi to discover the exhibition "Voyage sur la route du Kiokaido. From Hiroshige to Kuniyoshi", the sixty-nine relays of Kisokaido, extended until August 8, 2021.

Laurence Aëgerter, the exhibition at the Petit Palais - closed

Contemporary art lovers head to the Petit Palais to discover artist Laurence Aëgerter's very first exhibition at the museum, entitled "Ici mieux qu'en face", from October 6, 2020 to February 28, 2021. The exhibition remains closed until further notice.

Pompei, the exhibition at the Grand Palais / extra time

The Grand Palais devotes a digital exhibition to the latest excavations conducted in Pompeii and all the works of art discovered then. Postponed because of the coronavirus epidemic, the exhibition is running again from July 1 and enjoys extra time, up to November 2, 2020. The occasion to know more about the Antique Roman city.

The Rare Book Fair in September 2020 at the Grand Palais

The Salon du Livre rare et des objets d'art returns to the Grand Palais from September 18 to 20, 2020! For 3 days, the Grand Nave of the Parisian jewel will be transformed into a huge bookshop, offering the chance to discover the finest works, as well as to purchase them, and walk away with an exceptional piece of history!

Toulouse-Lautrec, the exhibition at the Grand Palais - our photos

The Grand Palais is devoting a major retrospective to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec from October 9, 2019 to January 27, 2020. An exhibition co-produced with the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée de l'Orangerie and the Réunion des musées nationaux, with the support of the city of Albi and the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec.

TEKKAL, Couleurs de Corée, the exhibition at the Korean Culture Center, our pictures

On the occasion of its inauguration, the Korean Culture Center invites Asian art fans to discover TEKKAL, Couleurs de Corée (TEKKAL, Colors of Korea), from November 20, 2019 to February 14, 2020, an exhibition focusing on the meaning and use of colors in Korean’s lives and culture. The occasion to discover how colors influence Koreans’ lives as well as art and contemporary creation.

FIAC 2019 in Paris: free exhibition at the Petit Palais

From October 16 to 20, 2019, don't hesitate to enter the Petit Palais for FIAC! And for good reason, nearly 30 works are installed in front of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Paris, just opposite the Grand Palais, and on avenue Winston Churchill, made pedestrian for the occasion, to recreate the original esplanade of the 1900 Universal Exhibition. An exceptional exhibition not to be missed!

Last days of the Lune exhibition at the Grand Palais

The Grand Palais is devoting an exhibition to the Moon and its representations in art from April 3 to July 22, 2019. Starting with the Apollo 11 mission, this retrospective takes us on a journey through time to discover the unique vision artists and scientists had of this satellite of the Earth. Let's get on board with Galileo, Cassini and Jules Vernes, folks?

Rouge exhibition at the Grand Palais, our photos

From March 20 to July 1, 2019, the Grand Palais presents an exhibition on the art of socialism in Russia after the October Revolution, entitled Rouge. What should art be in the new socialist society? What is the balance of power between plastic innovation and ideological constraints? A plunge into a new vision of political art to be discovered as a matter of urgency.

Miró at the Grand Palais: final days

The Grand Palais is devoting a retrospective to the great Catalan master Joan Miró from October 3, 2018 to February 4, 2019. An exhibition that focuses on the artist's pivotal periods, from the Fauve movement to Surrealism, via Cubism or the Detailist movement.

Kyoto treasures at the Musée Cernuschi, last days

Musée Cernuschi presents an exhibition focusing on one of the major schools of Japanese painting, Trésors de Kyoto, trois siècles de création Rinpa, from October 26, 2018 to January 27, 2019. A retrospective presented as part of the Japonismes 2018 season: souls in resonance.