It's more than a century since tourist-choked Montmartre was the centre of artistic activity in Paris. But now the north of Paris is again where the action is - albeit a couple...
104 rue d'AubervilliersThis gallery shows experimental, neo-conceptual and chaotic material. A hip international stable of artists includes Liam Gillick, Carsten Höller, Sarah Morris and Philippe...
32 rue Louise-WeissDespite the cramped conditions, Art:Concept presents some interesting, electic work. Look out for installations by Michel Blazy, whose favourite materials include shaving foam,...
16 rue DuchefdelavilleWhen Constantin Brancusi died in 1957, he left his studio and its contents to the state, and it was later moved and rebuilt by the Centre Pompidou. His fragile works in wood...
Piazza BeaubourgCat-Berro stands out for its one-offs by designers such as Mattia Bonetti, Olivier Gagnère, Christian Ghion and Pucci de Rossi, mixing modernity and the French craft tradition.
25 rue GuenégaudThe primary colours, exposed pipes and air ducts make this one of the best-known sights in Paris. The then-unknown Italo-British architectural duo of Renzo Piano and Richard...
Rue St-MartinIn the ground-floor gallery, well thought out exhibitions specially conceived by top artists and designers introduce children to aspects of modern art, design and architecture,...
Rue St-MartinThis austerely beautiful chapel, designed by Libéral Bruand and completed in 1677, features an octagonal dome in the centre and eight naves in which the sick were separated...
47 bd de l'HôpitalThe city's most prestigious fine arts school resides in what remains of the 17th-century Couvent des Petits-Augustins, the 18th-century Hôtel de Chimay, some 19th-century...
14 rue BonaparteFor years, Claude Berri was best known as one of France's most successful film directors and producers, but the 74-year-old is now making a name for himself in another field:...
8 rue RambuteauMaking their mark in the cluster of new galleries in the Haut Marais, Aurélia Lanson and Séverine van Warsch combine shows by emerging artists - wall drawings by Cyprien...
1 rue Dupetit-ThouarsJean Nouvel's glass and steel building, an exhibition centre with Cartier's offices above, is as much a work of art as the installations inside. Shows by artists and...
261 bd RaspailThe Pastis firm promotes modern art with the Prix Paul Ricard, where young French artists are shortlisted by an independent curator for an annual prize.
12 rue Boissy d'AnglasYou walk up a winding garden path to get to this museum, founded by Jean Dubuffet, wine merchant and master of art brut, a decade before his death in 1985. The foundation...
137 rue de SèvresOpened in 2003, this two-floor gallery is dedicated to the work of acclaimed photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. It consists of a tall, narrow atelier in a 1913 building, with...
2 impasse Lebouis