Grand palais - activities

Art Paris 2020 returns to the Grand Palais in September

The 2020 edition of Art Paris, the springtime rendezvous for modern and contemporary art, has been turned upside down this year. First postponed, then reinvented online, the annual fair is back for good at the Grand Palais, from September 10 to 13, 2020.

Paris Grand Palais to close in 2020 for restoration works: is the project jeopardized?

The Grand Palais is said to close from December 2020 to March 2023 to reopen before the Olympics 2024. Announced by Françoise Nyssen, is this 2-year renovation work scheduled to renovate one of Paris greatest monuments jeopardized by coronavirus?

Coronavirus: Pompéi, the exhibition at the Grand Palais from your home

Because of the coronavirus epidemic, no Pompéi exhibition so far at the Grand Palais, but it didn’t prevent the cultural venue from offering a digital version of this great retrospective. To discover from March 25th, 2020 as of noon.

Coronavirus: the Grand Palais and its exhibitions from the comfort of your living room

To keep you busy while confined because of the coronavirus, the Grand Palais offers you to virtually visits its exhibition area and invites you to enjoy entertainments and tours available for the entire family. Digital collections, entertainments for children, anecdotes… improve your knowledge from your sofa!

El Greco exhibition at the Grand Palais - our photos

The Grand Palais is devoting an exhibition to Cretan artist Domenico Theotokopoulos, known as "El Greco", founder of the 16th-century Spanish School, from October 14, 2019 to February 10, 2020.

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.

Mooon, the interstellar dancefloor at Paris Grand Palais

Let’s fly to the moon on July 20, 2019, with the monumental Mooon party at Paris Grand Palais. On the menu, art, performances, concerts, good food and many other surprises!

Make Music Day 2019 at Paris Grand Palais with Yaroslava Kosina

Paris Grand Palais expects you for Make Music Day 2019 on Friday 21. On the menu? A free concert as an echo to the “Rouge” exhibition.

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.

Michael Jackson: On the Wall exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris - Photos and Video

In Paris, the Grand Palais is devoting an exhibition to Michael Jackson from November 23, 2018 to February 14, 2019. An event that offers a look back at the King of Pop's career and his influence in the world of music and art.

Museums and monuments closed in Paris this December 15, 2018

Some museums in Paris are closing this Saturday December 15, 2018 – for safety reasons. So, before you go out to enjoy beautiful art collections and temporary exhibitions in Paris, check if the museum you want to visit is closed or open!

Dazzling Venice, the exhibition at the Grand Palais

The Grand Palais is devoting an exhibition to the Serenissima, Dazzling Venice, from September 26, 2018 to January 21, 2019. An opportunity to discover the history and daily life of a dynamic and colorful city, where the arts flourished before the arrival of Napoleon and the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797.

The Grand Palais transformed into an Extraordinary Factory

The Grand Palais, opened for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, has been hosting all kinds of events ever since, most of them artistic. But this year, a revolution has been announced: the Grand Palais is hosting... a life-size factory! Discover it for free from November 22 to 25, 2018!

Kupka, last days for the exhibition at the Grand Palais

The Grand Palais is devoting a retrospective to Czech artist František Kupka, in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, Prague's Národní Galerie and Helsinki's Ateneum Art Museum, from March 21 to July 30, 2018.

La Nef est à vous, an exceptional tour of the Nave of the Grand Palais

The Grand Palais is offering an exceptional tour of its Nave, entitled "La Nef et à vous", on June 9, 10, 16 and 17, 2018. An opportunity to admire a masterpiece of French architecture signed Henri Deglane.

Singin’ in the Rain at Paris Grand Palais

Because the Théâtre du Châtelet is closed for renovations for still a long time, the staff keeps on making us dream! From November 28, 2017 to January 11, 2018, the Théâtre du Châtelet takes over the nave of the Grand Palais for 47 exceptional performances of its very famous musical: Singin’ in the Rain!

Irving Penn, the major retrospective at the Grand Palais

The Grand Palais is offering a major retrospective focusing on Irving Penn, from September 21, 2017 to January 29, 2018. An opportunity to focus on one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, on the centenary of his birth.

Monumenta 2016 - Huang Yong Ping at the Grand Palais: Win your tickets!

Monumenta is an extraordinary challenge, an unprecedented installation in the Nave of the Grand Palais. For this 7th edition, the RMN has invited Huang Yong Ping, a great artist of Chinese origin, to confront the 35 meters of the Nave of the Grand Palais... His installation, Empires, is on view from May 8 to June 18, 2016! And we've got passes valid for 2 people to give away, folks!