The best art galleries in Paris for art afficionados this year

A Paris institution since the 1960s and conveniently located opposite the Centre Pompidou, Galerie Daniel Templon mainly shows paintings – wall-friendly items for wealthy private collectors. Jean-Michel Alberola, Gérard Garouste, Philippe Cognée and Vincent Corpet all feature on the list, along with the American David Salle and German expressionist Jonathan Meese. They also have a good few sculptures. It's a nice spot to see some of the best contemporary art from the continent and beyond. It's also a small walk rom Centre Georges Pompidou, for even more arts viewing. 

Address: 30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003, Paris

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-7pm; closed Sunday and Monday

Suzanne Tarasieve owned a gallery in Barbizon before opening her second (and beloved) location, Loft19 in Paris in 2008. It was a huge part of the rapid artistic expansion of the Belleville neighbourhood, and within a few years it became the favourite destination for young alternative galleries in Paris. She eventually moved her Barbizon space to the Marais in May 2011, and is a stronghold for the most powerful representatives of the Parisian art market. A certain split personality gives the gallery its charm, attracting, both, underground talents like the Le Gun collective and successful artists like photographer Boris Mikhailov and even Nick Cave and his ‘Soundsuits’. Tarasieve died in December 2022, but the gallery is still run by her four collaborators who continued her legendary work. 

Address: 7 rue Pastourelle, 75003, Paris

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 11am-7pm; closed Sunday and Monday

Lambert is a powerhouse of the French arts scene, with plenty of big-name stuff, a New York offshoot and a personal collection granted museum status in Avignon. The gallery includes a dedicated area for video installations, and the main space shows leading international names – bigwigs like Jean-Charles Blais, Nathalie Du Pasquier, David Horvitz and Romain Laprade, just to name a few.  The street-front art bookshop has a rotating vitrine, or window showcase, while basement gallery is saved for younger talents.

Address: 14 Rue des Filles du Calvaire, 75003, Paris

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-7pm; Sunday from 2pm-7pm; closed Monday 

This gallery has four floors available for viewing, it's almost impossible to get bored here. It features American Pop and neo-Pop by Andy Warhol, Tom Sachs, Elaine Sturtevant and Alex Katz, along with European artists such as Antony Gormley, Erwin Wurm, Sylvie Fleury, Tony Cragg and Gilbert-George. Opened back in 1990, it specializes in international contemporary art and also runs its own publishing house, producing catalogues and books to accompany exhibitions. There's plenty to do in the area, and it's also located two minutes from Musée Picasso.

Address: 7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003, Paris

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-7pm; closed Sunday and Monday

Suzanne Tarasieve opened her vast Loft19 in 2008, part of the rapid artistic expansion of the Belleville neighbourhood, and within a few years it became the favourite destination for young alternative galleries in Paris. Her second space, opened in the Marais in May 2011, is a stronghold for the most powerful representatives of the Parisian art market. A certain split personality gives the gallery its charm, attracting as it does both underground talents like the Le Gun collective and successful artists like photographer Boris Mikhailov and even Nick Cave and his ‘Soundsuits’.

After bursting on to the St-Germain art scene with shows by fashion photographers David LaChapelle and Ellen von Unwerth, filmmaker Larry Clark, Mennour introduced emerging artists Kader Attia and Adel Abdessemed, and asserted his presence in the gallery scene. Recent shows have crossed generations and included Daniel Buren, Claude Lévêque and Huang Yong Ping. It's increasingly becoming a bit of a contemporary powerhouse, this spot. The gallery represents more than 40 artists across five spaces (four in Paris, each near one another), including one in London. Catch them all. 

Address: 47 Rue Saint-André des Arts, 75006, Paris

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 11am-7pm; closed Sunday and Monday