Paris Art Week fairs
10 art & design fairs · 1 gallery night · 1 auction programme
Choose a fair, then make a day of the neighbourhood. Explore Paris Art Week’s art and design fairs, plus MaSH gallery night and Christie’s auction programme.
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 Art fair
Modern & contemporary art · 211 galleries A broad introduction to modern and contemporary art, with international galleries bringing established names and newer discoveries together in one visit. |
 Exhibition hall The restored Grand Palais nave adds a spectacle of its own: a vast, light-filled hall beneath a glass roof and green steelwork. |
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 Design fair
Collectible furniture, lighting and design A strong choice for furniture, lighting and collectible design. Visit to explore objects as carefully as you would paintings or sculpture. |
 Exhibition hall L’hôtel de Maisons is an 18th-century mansion in Saint-Germain, once home to Karl Lagerfeld, with a courtyard and garden that complement the design setting. |
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Emerging art · 56 galleries Worth prioritising for discovery: independent galleries and non-profit spaces present focused projects, with emerging and established artists encountered side by side. |
 Exhibition hall The Canal Saint-Martin building spreads across two connected volumes and four courtyards. Its rooms and multiple levels make exploring the architecture part of the visit. |
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Solo and duo exhibitions · 34 international galleries Solo and duo presentations offer time to get to know individual artists. A useful stop if you prefer focused exhibitions to a broad survey. |
 Exhibition spaces The first Paris edition occupies two neighbouring spaces on rue du Temple. The Marais setting makes it easy to continue to nearby galleries and museums. |
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Contemporary Asian and diaspora art Explore contemporary Asian and diaspora art through a fair with a distinct regional focus, alongside a programme of conversations, performances and film. |
 Museum Monnaie de Paris is a historic mint beside the Seine. Its neoclassical palace and courtyards bring a different architectural backdrop to the contemporary works. |
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Photography, film and installations A rewarding stop for photography, moving images and installations. Choose it if you want to spend time with works beyond painting and conventional gallery booths. |
 Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière Chapel The Salpêtrière chapel has four naves arranged around an octagonal dome. Its scale, light and history give the installations a distinctive setting. |
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African contemporary art and design Discover contemporary art and design by African and diaspora artists. The 2026 photography focus adds another reason to explore the fair’s range of practices. |
 Exhibition hall Carreau du Temple is a former covered market in the Haut-Marais. Its restored metal-and-glass hall keeps the historic market architecture visible above the fair. |
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Modern and contemporary art, with design A useful stop for comparing modern and contemporary art alongside design, especially if you enjoy moving between different periods and collecting interests. |
 Place de la Concorde pavilions Exhibition hall The fair’s temporary pavilions sit on Place de la Concorde. The central location pairs naturally with a walk into the Tuileries and nearby museums. |
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 Design fair
Art & collectible design · More than 40 artists and designers in an apartment salon See contemporary art and collectible design arranged together as an imagined collection. A good choice for discovering how paintings, furniture and objects can share a room. |
Apartment salon Rue de Rivoli / rue de l’Échelle A Haussmannian apartment near Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre, provides a domestic setting. Register first and confirm the precise entrance with the organiser. |
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Independent publishing fair · Art books, photography, architecture and design Browse independent art books and experimental publishing across photography, architecture and design. Free admission makes it an inviting stop for readers as well as art viewers. |
Cultural space Césure occupies the former Censier university campus. Offprint takes place in its Grand Plateau, within a community space devoted to sharing knowledge and culture. |
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 Gallery night
Gallery evening · Exhibitions, openings and outdoor performances An accessible way to sample the district’s galleries in one evening, with exhibitions, openings and outdoor performances along a shared walking route. |
Matignon–Saint-Honoré galleries Gallery district Avenue Matignon / rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré This is a neighbourhood-wide gallery night rather than one building. Matignon–Saint-Honoré is pedestrianised for the occasion, linking the participating gallery spaces. |
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 Auction week
Free auction exhibitions · Monet, Renoir, Mitchell & Fontana Free pre-sale exhibitions offer a chance to see works from private collections, including Monet, Renoir, Joan Mitchell and Fontana, without taking part in an auction. |
 Auction house Christie’s Avenue Matignon galleries are exhibition and saleroom spaces in the gallery district. Viewing periods vary by collection, so check the programme before visiting. |
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Fair & venue context sources
Our suggestions draw on the organisers’ programmes and venue descriptions, checked 2026-10-05.
- Art Basel Paris · Fair programme · Grand Palais architecture
- Design Miami Paris · Fair and mansion
- Paris Internationale · Fair and building
- Post-Fair Paris · Fair and locations
- Asia NOW · Fair programme · Monnaie de Paris architecture
- OFFSCREEN · OFFSCREEN and chapel
- AKAA — Also Known As Africa · Fair programme · Carreau du Temple history
- Moderne Art Fair · Fair programme · Fair location
- Private Choice: Kaleidoscope of Talents · Edition and apartment
- Offprint Paris · Fair and Césure
- MaSH: Nocturne Matignon Saint-Honoré · Gallery night and district
- Christie’s: Paris Art Week · Exhibitions and Paris galleries
Walking estimates & nearby sources
Pedestrian distances and times use IGN Géoplateforme’s shortest walking routes, checked 3–5 October 2026 and rounded to the nearest minute. These are planning estimates; directions open Google Maps for a current route. Post-Fair uses 74 rue du Temple as a reference for its two sites; Concorde uses an indicative square reference. Private Choice uses the rue de Rivoli / rue de l’Échelle corner; confirm its precise entrance through registration. MaSH uses the southern end of avenue Matignon as a reference for the gallery district. Garden and waterside walks use a nearby entrance or edge. Sights have their own access rules and are separate from the Art Week programme.
IGN route methodology · Sight names open Google Maps; visitor information was checked against Paris je t’aime, the City of Paris or the Jardin des Plantes. Art stops link to the reviewed Overview.
Image sources & credits
- Grand Palais · Simon Lerat pour le GrandPalaisRmn, Paris, 2025
- L’hôtel de Maisons
- Quai de Valmy site · © Records Collection / Paris Internationale
- Rue du Temple sites
- Monnaie de Paris · © Monnaie de Paris
- Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière
- Carreau du Temple
- Place de la Concorde pavilions
- Private Choice · Palais-Royal
- Césure · Grand Plateau
- Matignon–Saint-Honoré galleries
- Christie’s Paris · © Christie’s Images Limited 2026
