Private townhouses, courtyards, heritage: events still on view before September 19.

Published by Audrey de Sortiraparis · Photos by Audrey de Sortiraparis · Updated on September 9, 2026 at 01:10 p.m.
Historic venues continue to host contemporary creation, with several Paris Design Week installations to discover through September 19, 2026.

Old stones, modern lines... during Paris Design Week, the dialogue between heritage and creation takes on new depth. Paris Design Week runs from September 10–19, 2026, and invites design to occupy buildings rich in history, where each installation must respond to architecture, light, a garden or a perspective already present. The result isn’t merely a work or object; it’s a new way of looking at the venue that welcomes it. A meeting that makes you want to follow the designers as much as to rediscover certain Parisian monuments.

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Hôtels particuliers, cour d’honneur, orangeries ou bâtiments historiques offrent ainsi aux créateurs un cadre qui ne manque pas de caractère. Some extend the lines of the decor, others play with contrast, but the space is never neutral: it shapes the forms, the materials, the volumes and sometimes even the way people move around the works. That’s the whole point of these in situ installations, designed for a specific place rather than merely placed there. It’s a chance to view familiar addresses from a new angle, to discover more intimate spots, and to let centuries of architecture mingle with today’s design.

Grand townhouses transformed by design at Paris Design Week 2026:

L'Hôtel des Possibles, par Maison Kyka, pour la Paris Design Week 2026L'Hôtel des Possibles, par Maison Kyka, pour la Paris Design Week 2026L'Hôtel des Possibles, par Maison Kyka, pour la Paris Design Week 2026L'Hôtel des Possibles, par Maison Kyka, pour la Paris Design Week 2026 This Odéon townhouse is still open for a few more days during Paris Design Week 2026.
In Odéon, a townhouse is once again opening its doors to the public for a few days, hosting Hôtel des Possibles—an immersive installation on view until 14 September 2026 for Paris Design Week. [Read more]

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A quirky collection takes up residence at the Museum of Hunting and Nature: Harry Nuriev stages everyday objects in a contemporary installation on view from September 10 to 20, 2026. [Read more]

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At the Hôtel de Sully, the lines loosen up with Joseph Walsh. His installation Arcanum Formæ occupies the Cour d'honneur, the Orangery, and the gardens from September 10 to October 25, 2026. [Read more]

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Before returning to its usual backdrop, the courtyard of this townhouse in the Marais is still hosting for a few more days this installation conceived as a place to sit, chat and observe. [Read more]

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Design remains on view at the Hôtel de Lamoignon for a few more days, where two free installations are open to visitors until 19 September 2026. [Read more]

L'Hôtel de Soubise, un écrin remarquable pour les Archives nationalesL'Hôtel de Soubise, un écrin remarquable pour les Archives nationalesL'Hôtel de Soubise, un écrin remarquable pour les Archives nationalesL'Hôtel de Soubise, un écrin remarquable pour les Archives nationales Just a few more days to see these designer planter-sculptures in the gardens of the Hôtel de Soubise.
Before they leave the gardens on September 19, 2026, Johanna de Clisson's planter-sculptures continue to converse with the boxwoods and the columns of the Hôtel de Soubise. [Read more]

xxxx Arabesque: designer Pierre Renart's wooden ribbon to be removed soon from the gardens of the Hôtel de Rohan
Before leaving the gardens of the Hôtel de Rohan, Arabesque will continue to unfold its line of wooden works until September 19, 2026. [Read more]

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From September 10, 2026 to September 19, 2026

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