Frequently Asked Questions

To book an exhibition tour (guided or self-guided), you can contact us by phone at +33 1 42 18 56 67 or by email at info.reservation@fondation.cartier.com.

The Fondation Cartier offers guided tours of the exhibitions Tuesdays through Fridays at 6:00 pm. You can sign up on site starting at 5:00 pm with your admission ticket, subject to available spaces.

The Fondation Cartier does not have dedicated areas for events or receptions. Organized events that take place in our exhibition spaces and are linked to our programming and are usually organized with specific partnerships.

For further information, please reach us using: fondation-cartier@fondation.cartier.com.

Animals are not allowed within the Fondation Cartier. Only guide dogs may enter the premises.

If you would like to present your artist’s portfolio, please send it to direction.artistique@fondation.cartier.com.

Yes, the Fondation Cartier is accessible to individuals with reduced mobility. Elevators are available for your use.

Access to the Fondation Cartier bookstore is reserved solely for visitors with an admission ticket.

To get to the Fondation Cartier:

• By subway: Raspail or Denfert-Rochereau (lines 4 and 6)
• By RER: Denfert-Rochereau (line B)
• By bus: 38, 68, 88, 91
• Vélib’ station and parking reserved for handicapped visitors in front of 2 rue Victor Schœlcher

No, but you can easily park your car on the surrounding streets.

Yes. To sign up for an annual pass, click here to discover its benefits.

Access to the garden is reserved solely for visitors with an exhibition admission ticket, Tuesdays through Sundays.

An admission ticket allows you to access the exhibitions, the bookstore, the garden, and the refreshment area.

You may only consume products sold in our refreshment area (open depending on the weather).

The garden was created by artist Lothar Baumgarten in 1994. To learn more, you can visit the garden’s dedicated website.

The majority of our exhibitions are accessible to children.

A Young Visitors Guide distributed at the entrance offers a fun tour of the exhibitions, as well as a program of workshops and guided tours for children between 6 and 12 years old.

Click here to see our program.

• Regular admission: €11 (€10.50 on site)
• Reduced admission: €7.50 (€7 on site) Students, visitors under 25, seniors (65+), unemployed individuals and welfare recipients, “Maison des Artistes” members, partner organization members, Ministry of Culture employees, “Amis des Musées” members
• Free (Children under 13, children under 18 only on Wednesdays, pass holders, Icom card holders, press card holders, disability card holders)

The senior discount is given to people 65 years of age and older.

Free admission is granted to the following individuals:

• Children under 13
• Children under 18 only on Wednesdays
• Pass holders
• Icom card holders
• Press card holders
• Disability card holders

No, but we regularly organize Open House Days dedicated to teachers with each new exhibition.

Yes, the on-site rate is €7 (upon presentation of supporting documents).

We offer architectural tours of the Jean Nouvel-designed building.

To book, you can contact us at +33 1 42 18 56 67 or at info.reservation@fondation.cartier.com.

Yes, we offer architectural tours, which tell the history of the Fondation Cartier garden as well as the Jean Nouvel-designed building.

To book, you can contact us at +33 1 42 18 56 67 or at info.reservation@fondation.cartier.com.

Unfortunately, the Fondation Cartier has no parking facilities. Please bear this in mind when you are preparing for your visit.

Yes, all visitors need to reserve the time of their visit online. Click on the ‘free admission’ option and present your pass and supporting documentation at the entrance to the Fondation Cartier to access the exhibition.

Individual visits are preferable. Group visits will resume in September.

The architectural and garden tours are currently suspended but will be running when the next exhibition opens.

Visits for school groups will resume in September. Groups will be limited to 10 persons maximum.

Yes, however, it is recommended to book your tickets online.

For safety reasons, the lockers cannot be used and handbags and suitcases can no longer be kept at the entrance to the Fondation Cartier. Only small-sized bags (A3 format) worn to the front and handbags are authorized.

Wearing a mask is no longer mandatory in the Fondation Cartier.

Following government announcements and since March 14, vaccination and health passes have been suspended and are no longer required at the entrance to the Fondation Cartier.
Hydroalcoholic gel is still available in the spaces.
Wearing a mask is no longer mandatory in the Fondation Cartier.
The Fondation Cartier mediators will accompany you to help you make your visit as pleasant as possible.

In accordance with Law No. 2018-771 of September 5, 2018 for the freedom to choose one's professional future and its implementing decree No. 2019-15 of January 8, 2019, implementing the provisions aimed at eliminating pay gaps between women and men, Cartier et Cie is publishing the details of its Gender Equality Index for the year 2021:

• Pay gap indicator: not calculable
• Indicateur écart de taux d'augmentations individuelles : 35/35
• Indicateur retour de congés maternité : 15/15
• Indicateur hautes rémunérations: 5/10

Si vous souhaitez transmettre votre candidature, merci de l’envoyer à recrutement@fondation.cartier.com