Grand Palais

Inaugurated in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle in Paris, the Grand Palais was designed to host the French capital’s biggest and most prestigious cultural events. High-profile exhibitions, concerts, fashion shows and trade fairs have all taken place under its immense glass barrel-vaulted roof. The beaux-arts landmark closed for a major renovation in 2021 and its cavernous central nave reopened in summer 2024 as the venue for fencing and taekwondo at the Paris Olympics. Following a full reopening in June 2025, the building will return to hosting major cultural and sporting events including a five-year program of exhibitions organized by the Centre Pompidou during its own renovation. The Grand Palais is the flagship venue of the French cultural body Réunion des Musées Nationaux – Grand Palais (Rmn-GP), which also manages the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris. Preferred members enjoy complimentary front-of-queue access to all Rmn-GP–organized exhibitions, the full list of which is available on the institution’s website. Please note this access does not include external events held at the Grand Palais.

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