All contemporary art museums to visit in Paris

Experience the cutting-edge world of contemporary art at 20 museums in Paris. These museums showcase works by modern artists, exploring current themes and innovative techniques.

Are you a fan of contemporary art? These are the best contemporary art museums in Paris:

  1. Online discount!L'Atelier des Lumières1

    L'Atelier des Lumières

     Paris
    L’ Atelier des Lumières, located at 38 rue Saint-Maur in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, is a digital art center that opened its doors on April 13, 2018. This unique venue offers immersive digital exhibitions, where thousands of digitized works of art are displayed in high resolution and set in motion to the rhythm of music.
  2. Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art2

    Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art

     Paris
    The Cartier Foundation, also known as Fondation Cartier, is a notable building in Paris that houses the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. It is situated on Raspail Boulevard in the Montparnasse district of Paris, France. The building was inaugurated in 1994 and has since been a significant location for contemporary art.
  3. Dalí Paris3

    Dalí Paris

     Paris
    Dalí Paris, previously known as Espace Dalí, is a museum situated in Paris, France. It is conveniently located near the renowned Place du Tertre, in the Montmartre area. This location is not only famous for its artistic history but also for its vibrant and bohemian atmosphere, making it an interesting area to explore before or after your visit to the museum.
  4. Centre Pompidou4

    Centre Pompidou

     Paris
    The Center Georges Pompidou, or just Centre Pompidou is a leading center for modern art in Paris. It was opened in February 1977, by former French President Pompidou, who wanted a large public center in Paris where all forms of modern art and cultural expressions could find a home. This inside-out b
  5. Grand Palais5

    Grand Palais

     Paris
    The Grand Palais is a Beaux-Arts building that was erected for the 1900 World Exposition. Nowadays it houses many exhibitions beneath its huge Art Nouveau glass roof. The complex comprises of several separate galeries nationales (individual exhibition rooms) and also of the Palace de la Découverte,
  6. Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet6

    Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet

     Paris
    Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Musée Guimet is a French museum of Asian art in Paris. Although the museum now covers almost all of East Asia, focus is on archaeological pieces and classical oriental art, with few to no contemporary or ethnological pieces. There is however an extensive textile
  7. Museum of Modern Art City of Paris7

    Museum of Modern Art City of Paris

     Paris
    The Museum of Modern Art City of Paris or MAM (Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris) is a modern art museum in the French capital of Paris. It is located in the east wing of the Palais de Tokyo, while the west wing is intended for contemporary art activities and exhibitions related to painting a
  8. Palais de Tokyo8

    Palais de Tokyo

     Paris
    Palais de Tokyo in Paris is the largest centre in Europe dedicated to contemporary art exhibitions. Having no permanent exhibitions, the place is very dynamic and always offers something new with alternative forms of art, with its main focus on the emerging French and international art scene. Apart
  9. Musée du Luxembourg9

    Musée du Luxembourg

     Paris
    The Musée du Luxembourg is a museum in Paris. It was the first European museum to exhibit art in public for the first time, and the first museum for contemporary art. Nowadays it is mainly used for temporary exhibitions with works by both classical as well as modern artists.
  10. Maison européenne de la photographie10

    Maison européenne de la photographie

     Paris
    The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) is a center for contemporary photographic art in Paris that holds and exhibits a collection dedicated to contemporary creation. It consists of around 20,000 works of art, mostly photographs (silver and digital photography) and videos. The Maison europée
  11. Musée Cernuschi11

    Musée Cernuschi

     Paris
    The Musée Cernuschi is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to Asian arts with a collection that focuses on the Far East: China, Japan, Korea. The Italian-French politician and economist Henri Cernuschi had left his collections in 1896 to the city of Paris, after which the Musée Cernuschi was opened
  12. Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume12

    Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume

     Paris
    The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume (National Jeu de Paume Gallery) is a contemporary art museum in Paris. The building was built in 1861 under Napoleon III and was initially used as a sports hall for the ball game Jeu de Paume, nowadays also called real tennis. From 1909 onward, the rooms served
  13. Musée Maillol13

    Musée Maillol

     Paris
    The Musée Maillol is a private art museum founded in 1995 in Paris. The museum holds and exhibits a collection of works of French sculptor, painter, and printmaker Aristide Maillol and other works of art from the period of the 20th century. Furthermore, temporary exhibitions are organized in the mus
  14. Musée en Herbe14

    Musée en Herbe

     Paris
    The Musée en Herbe is a museum in Paris that organizes educative courses on artistic, scientific and civic themes, designed specifically for children. Games of observation, imagination and identification allow children to discover works of art and exhibits. The exhibitions are based on the works of
  15. Zadkine Museum15

    Zadkine Museum

     Paris
    The Zadkine Museum (Musée Zadkine) is a small museum in Paris with works by Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967), a Russian-born artist who lived in France. The museum is located in the house and studio where he lived and worked from 1928 until his death. There are around 400 sculptures, gouaches, works on pap
  16. Art Ludique - The Museum16

    Art Ludique - The Museum

     Paris
    Art Ludique - The Museum is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to contemporary art arising from the entertainment industry. The museum holds several temporary exhibitions each year and is preparing a permanent exhibition with the most influential figurative narrative artists of the last few centuri
  17. Halle Saint-Pierre17

    Halle Saint-Pierre

     Paris
    The Halle Saint-Pierre is a museum dedicated to naive art) in Paris, located at the foot of the Montmartre hill in an old Baltard style market hall, which once housed a market and then a school. The Halle Saint-Pierre organizes three or four temporary exhibitions a year related to folk art, naive ar
  18. Mona Bismarck American Center18

    Mona Bismarck American Center

     Paris
    The American socialite, fashion icon and philanthropist Countess Mona von Bismarck donated her Parisian townhouse and the majority of her estate to found the Mona Bismarck Foundation. The Mona Bismarck American Center in Paris aims to engage visitors in a dialogue with the depth and diversity of the
  19. La Gaite Lyrique19

    La Gaite Lyrique

     Paris
    La Gaîté Lyrique is a digital arts and modern music centre located on the site of the former Théâtre de la Gaîté in Paris. It includes the following performance venues: Large Hall (Grande Salle), the Small Hall (Petite Salle), and the Auditorium. Furthermore it includes a resource centre which funct
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    The World Of Banksy Expo Paris

     Paris