Paris

Did a video game help rebuild Notre-Dame after the fire?

'Assassin’s Creed Unity' boasts a detailed virtual model of the cathedral—but not detailed enough for the restorers of the building

‘Notre-Dame still retains some of its mystery’: the surprises revealed in the restoration

The painstaking work of archaeologists has uncovered two lost tombs and rare medieval masons’ marks

Green wood, axes and oaks: how ancient skills helped to raise Notre-Dame's new roof

A small army of carpenters combined traditional craftmanship with digital design tools to rebuild the medieval roof frame known as "the forest"

Out of the ashes: how Notre-Dame has been resurrected in a miraculously short time

Faith, politics and emotion have fused in the rebuilding of the Paris cathedral partially destroyed by a fire in 2019

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Comment | Paris vs London debate is a 'non-troversy', says Christie's Guillaume Cerutti

Auction house chief executive argues that of greater concern is the decline of Europe's art market as America and Asia charge ahead

Art Basel Paris exhibitors hit by rainwater from Grand Palais roof leak

The historic venue, recently restored to the tune of €466m, is among a number of cultural institutions in Paris affected by heavy rains this week

'Not just the oldest, but the biggest': Alain Dominique Perrin on what to expect from Fondation Cartier's new gallery

Due to open in late 2025, the foundation's president hopes the new Palais-Royal location will draw around a million visitors each year

Musée des Arts Décoratifs director Christine Macel leaves for advisory role amid allegations of dysfunction at the museum

Two years after her appointment, the star curator described her early exit from the Paris museum as “a relief”

'Venus, morning star, sweet potato': Gagosian pairs Basquiat painting with ancient Roman sculpture for new Paris show

Exploring the theme of classical art in the American artist's work, the gallery is bringing together a 1982 canvas with a marble figure of Venus from the rarely seen Torlonia Collection

Igloos, trees and ice: Arte Povera and its legacy explored in Paris exhibition

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev delays her retirement to curate Bourse de Commerce show highlighting many artistic firsts

Fondation Cartier reveals plans for new Paris space designed by Jean Nouvel

The French architect will modernise the historic site, which is due to open next year near the Louvre

Row over Notre-Dame’s stained glass re-ignites

President Emmanuel Macron wants to replace the Paris cathedral’s 19th-century windows, even though they were not damaged in 2019 fire

World debut for ancient stone sculpture from Papua New Guinea at Parcours des Mondes in Paris

Thought to be 3,500 years old, the squatting ritual figure has never before been exhibited

From a post-apocalyptic labyrinth to ‘Golf-foot’: young artists gamify Olympics in two-part Paris show

Sixty secondary school pupils given carte blanche to conjure an alternative Olympic park for an exhibition in Paris

From Korea to the world: Olympics exhibition will immerse visitors in the country's complex modern history

As the games open in Paris, the Grand Palais Immersif will show digital, video and VR works by ten contemporary Korean artists alongside pieces by Nam June Paik

In partnership withMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism & Korea Arts Management Service

Paris Gallery Weekend marks a decade of progress

Event’s tenth-anniversary edition celebrated resilience of city’s art trade

Ten essential artworks to see in Paris

Whether you're looking for a culture hit while taking in the Olympics or strolling along the Seine on a weekend break, make sure not to miss out on these masterpieces in the City of Light

Sotheby’s Paris will relocate to new space in historic former gallery

The new location at 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré will offer 30% more exhibition space

Paris's Grand Palais to reopen as temporary home to Olympics and Centre Pompidou

For the first time since 1937, visitors will be able to pass right through the cavernous nave of the Art Nouveau masterpiece

Paintings saved from Notre Dame blaze to go on show in Paris

Religious works, restored by conservation experts, will be returned to the historic cathedral on the Seine

Monumental disaster: officials bicker as Eiffel Tower falls into disrepair

The landmark in Paris is struggling, as costs for repairing and repainting the massive 135-year-old structure threaten to spiral out of control, prompting workers on the site to strike—just as the Olympic Games are about to kick off.

French connection: how post-war Paris lured US artists

'Americans in Paris' is the inaugural exhibition at Grey Art Museum's new location at 18 Cooper Square, New York

A Van Gogh self-portrait goes to Wales

An American almost bought the painting for London’s National Gallery in 1924—but it sold to a French buyer and is now coming to the UK on loan

New publication sheds fresh light on brothel scenes by Emile Bernard and Van Gogh

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum this week publishes a catalogue focused on Bernard‘s rarely seen drawings featuring prostitution and sexual allegories

Perrotin pulls out of Dubai gallery and ends secondary market collaboration in Paris

The prominent French dealer has ceased his partnership with Tom-David Bastok and Dylan Lessel

The Van Gogh painting that was stolen—and recovered in an Ikea bag—goes on show

Research reveals that the artist began the work as a winter scene and transformed it into a spring landscape

Demolition of Marie Curie's Paris laboratory suspended at 11th hour

The move has been welcomed by heritage bodies, but scientists—including Curie's great-grandson—support the construction of a new research centre on the site

How Arab artists revolutionised Paris’s Modern art scene in the 20th century

Major new show at Musée d'Art Moderne will look at decolonisation and include more than 200 works