Paris is a city where you can find art in all its forms. Not only in museums, art galleries are also a way to discover many modern artists and you can find a lot of them in Paris. So here is my list of art galleries worth visiting in Paris.
Here is a map of these art galleries:
1st District
Galerie Italienne
15 rue du Louvre, 75001 Paris
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The “Galerie Italienne” (French for “Italian gallery”) is a modern art gallery that first specialized in Italian modern art, but is now open to other international modern artists. It mostly has Italian artists, but you can also find some of Andy Warhol’s work.
3rd District
Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery
76 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris
The Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery has become THE Parisian gallery. It’s a must-see! Specialized in modern art, this gallery is now more diverse in their exhibitions and also has designer’s art exhibitions.
Almine Rech Gallery
64 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris
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The Almine Rech Gallery is a modern art gallery that displays conceptual and minimalist artwork. This gallery represents both renowned artists and new creators in the modern art field.
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery – Paris Marais
7 rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris
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Thaddaeus Ropac is an Austrian gallerist who opened his second shop in Paris, in the Marais district. Specialized in modern art, this gallery has international artists. The exhibitions display artworks in many forms: painting, sculpture, photographs and even performances.
Polka Gallery
Cour de Venise, 12 rue Saint-Gilles, 75003 Paris
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Polka is a gallery dedicated to photographs and photo reportage. The exhibitions always display artists with a critical view of the world. The artworks are there to make people reflect and think.
Templon Gallery
30 rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris
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Opened in 1972 on rue Beaubourg, the Templon gallery was first located on rue Bonaparte from 1966 to 1972. Through his gallery, Daniel Templon has helped the conceptual and minimalist movement to spread in France.
Eric Dupont Gallery
138 rue du Temple, 75003 Paris
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The Eric Dupont gallery offers art exhibitions of all forms, as well as all kinds of points of view. They have a large variety of artists, as well as art and media: photographs, paintings, sculptures, performances and even videos.
Marian Goodman Gallery
79 rue du Temple, 75003 Paris
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This gallery is both an art gallery and a bookstore dedicated to art and artists. Marian Goodman helped promote European modern art to the US and conversely, promoted American modern art in Europe.
Jeanne Bucher Jaeger Gallery
5 rue de Saintonge, 75003 Paris
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The Jeanne Bucher Jaeger gallery is a family-owned gallery, founded in 1925 by Jeanne Bucher. Today it’s managed by Véronique Jaeger, Jeanne Bucher’s great-granddaughter and her father Jean-François Jaeger. This gallery has presented all the art movements of the 20th century, from cubism to surrealism.
Jeanne Bucher Jaeger’s website
Loo & Lou Gallery
20 rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris
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Loo & Lou Gallery is an art gallery where the pieces are chosen to create a dialogue between themselves as well as with the audience and the artists. All the exposed work is there to make people think and question the world.
Polaris Gallery
15 rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris
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Polaris gallery is an eclectic art gallery that displays all forms of art but is specialized mostly in photographs and videos. It is now one of the most important and renowned galleries in Paris.
Polaris’ website (in French)
Cinema Gallery – Anne Dominique Toussaint
26 rue Saint-Claude, 75003 Paris
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Anne Dominique Toussaint is a Belgian movie producer who opened the first art gallery dedicated to the cinema, in Paris. The artworks on display have all been created by actors, directors and cinema technicians. Everything there is related to the cinema industry.
Cinema gallery’s website (in French)
Continua Gallery
87 rue du Temple, 75003 Paris
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Continua is an international gallery that has locations throughout the world. The Paris gallery was curated by JR who presented it to the public. Besides the art exhibitions, there is also a delicatessen shop with specialties from all the cities in which Continua is present.
Xippas Gallery
108 rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris
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This modern art gallery, which has opened in 1990, displays all kinds of art pieces. An entire floor is dedicated to temporary exhibitions of international artists and another one is dedicated to the work of permanent residents.
De l’Instant Gallery
46 rue de Poitou, 75003 Paris
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De l’Instant is a gallery where photographs of celebrities such as Jane Birkin, Romy Schneider, or Marilyn Monroe are exhibited. These photographs have been taken by movie directors and unit still photographers and show the History of cinema, especially of the Nouvelle-Vague.
De l’Instant website (in French)
Anne Barrault Gallery
51 rue des Archives, 75003 Paris
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The exhibitions at Anne Barrault’s gallery display work of both famous artists and new ones. The gallery presents many forms of art, but it mainly presents drawings and cartoons.
Art: Concept Gallery
4 passage Sainte Avoye, 75003 Paris
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This gallery has very varied exhibitions, showing different media and looking to go beyond the limits of art. There are many installations and performances created by international artists.
Christian Berst Gallery
3-5 passage des Gravilliers, 75003
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Christian Berst is a gallery that exhibits modern art and Art Brut. It’s a prolific gallery that organizes many exhibitions throughout the year. The gallery is also involved in many international events, both public and private.
Les Filles du Calvaire Gallery
17 rue des Filles du Calvaire, 75003 Paris
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Les Filles du Calvaire is a modern art gallery where you can find all forms of art. Paintings and sculptures are displayed along with videos and photographs as well as complete installations. Artistic diversity is the key word of this gallery.
Les Filles du Calvaire website
4th District
Sakura Gallery
21 rue du Bourg Tibourg, 75004 Paris
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The Sakura Gallery is specialized in pop culture and offers an unusual type of art for an art gallery. The exhibitions are original and constantly reinvent the vision art. It’s the first Parisian art gallery to offer an exhibition about custom sneakers.
Nathalie Obadia
3 rue du Cloître Saint-Merri, 75004 Paris
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Nathalie Obadia’s gallery is a modern art gallery. It promotes young french artists at the beginning of their career as well as the work of renowned artists such as Martin Barré and Agnès Varda.
Max Hetzler’s Gallery
57 rue du Temple, 75004 Paris
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Max Hetzler is a german gallerist who founded his gallery in Germany and opened a location in Paris. It is now managed by his son. This gallery shows the work of international modern artists. It also publishes exhibition catalogs, monographs and artists’ books.
6th District
Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois Gallery
33 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris
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The Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois gallery exhibits modern art as well as neo-realist artwork. You can find some artworks by Nikki de Saint-Phalle, among other big names, in this gallery.
Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois’ website
Kreo Gallery
31 rue Dauphine, 75006 Paris
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Kreo gallery is a modern designer gallery where exclusives and limited pieces are exhibited. You can also find vintage luminaries created in France and Italy in the 20th century.
Kamel Mennour Gallery
47 rue Saint-André des Arts, 75006 Paris
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Kamel Mennour is a gallery that was first specialized in modern photographs but is now opened to more varied artworks. This gallery is also a publishing house.
Loft du 34 Gallery
34 rue du Dragon, 75006 Paris
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The Loft du 34 gallery is entirely dedicated to street art. Unlike the traditional white cubes of art galleries, this one is located in an old apartment that was transformed into a cozy gallery.
Loft du 34 website (in French)
7th District
In Camera Gallery
21 rue Las Cases, 75007 Paris
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In Camera is a gallery dedicated to photographs taken by authors of the 20th and 21st centuries. The exhibited photographs are mostly photo documentaries and make the audience think about different aspects of the world.
In Camera Gallery (in French)
1831 Art Gallery
6 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris
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The 1831 Art Gallery is a modern art gallery that organizes themed exhibitions. The artists presented in this gallery are from all over the world and offer artwork of all kinds.
8th District
Tornabuoni Art Gallery
16 avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris
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The Tornabuoni Art gallery is a modern gallery that presents international artists of the 20th century such as Andy Warhol, Joan Miro, and Pablo Picasso. It also specializes in Italian artists of the 20th century.
Le Feuvre & Roze Gallery
164 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris
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Le Feuvre & Rose is a modern art gallery that represents artists who started their career in the street, as well as artists from the Fine Arts Academy. The gallery is separated into two rooms, separated by a corridor. Artworks are displayed in these three spaces.
Gagosian Gallery
4 rue de Ponthieu, 75008 Paris
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Gagosian Gallery is a huge luxury gallery where you can find the biggest names of modern art: Francis Bacon, Jeff Koons, and Andy Warhol for example.
9th District
VU’ Gallery
58 rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 Paris
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VU gallery is dedicated to modern photographs. It is also a bookshop where you can find ancient and rare books, as well as special limited editions. There are two types of photographs in this gallery: autobiographical and conceptual.
10th District
Les Douches Gallery
5 rue Legouvé, 75010 Paris
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This gallery is located in former public showers (“les douches” means shower in French). This gallery mostly displays modern photographs as well as historical and documentary ones. The exhibitions show the work of artists from the 20th century and from today.
11th District
Slow Gallery
5 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
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The Slow gallery is a colorful gallery where the walls are entirely covered with art. It also has a coffee space where you can enjoy sweets while looking at art.
Magda Danysz Gallery
78 rue Amelot, 75011 Paris
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Magda Danysz is a modern art gallery where you can find street art and digital creations. Magda Danysz promotes today’s modern artists, no matter what medium they prefer.
Patrick Seguin Gallery
5 rue des Taillandiers, 75011 Paris
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Patrick Seguin is a gallery that shows the work of 20th-century designers such as Le Corbusier. They also show architecture work like detachable houses. This gallery has an international reputation and works with museums all over the world.
Arts Factory Gallery
27 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris
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Arts Factory is a gigantic gallery, spread on four floors where you can mostly find drawings, comic strips, graphism and illustrations. There is also a bookstore that sells books about arts and limited edition prints.
13th District
Du Jour Gallery
Place Jean-Michel Basquiat, 75013 Paris
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Du Jour is Agnès B’s art gallery. The fashion designer gathered paintings, sculptures, photographs as well as furniture and a bookstore. It’s also a social gallery that makes art more accessible. It’s located in a public house building.
Du Jour’s website (in French)
14th District
Camera Obscura Gallery
268 boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris
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Camera Obscura is a gallery dedicated to modern photography, but it also displays other forms of art. The presented artists are both famous photographs of our time and new artists.
Camera Obscura’s website (in French)
15th District
Animal Art Gallery
5 rue du Général Baratier, 75015 Paris
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The Animal Art Gallery is the first gallery entirely dedicated to animal art. All forms of art are on display there, but they are all related to animals. About twenty artists are represented by this gallery.
Animal Art Gallery’s website (in French)
18th District
Carré d’Artistes Montmartre
14-16 rue Yvonne le Tac, 75018 Paris
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Carré d’Artistes is a gallery that welcomes everyone, even if you are not used to art galleries. You can find Carré d’Artistes in many districts of Paris and their art pieces all have fixed prices to incite art lovers who are unsure of how to start an art collection to buy them.
20th District
22.48M2 Gallery
30 rue des Envierges, 75020 Paris
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This gallery is a modern art gallery that promotes young French artists as well as international creators. They offer monographs exhibitions, as well as theme-based and show artwork of all kinds.
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