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Nuit blanche

  • Events, Paris
  • Sat 06 Jun 2026, 19:00 → 00:00
  • Free, no prior booking required
Nuit Blanche
© Martin Argyroglo

Location

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain

2, place du Palais-Royal

75001 Paris

Directions

Price

Free, no prior booking required

For this 25th edition of Nuit Blanche, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain will exceptionally remain open until midnight. The public is invited to discover or rediscover Exposition Générale and La Manufacture, the Fondation Cartier’s brand-new space dedicated to visual arts and hands-on engagement.

The evening unfolds through the various itineraries and discussions that accompany this year’s theme, exploring Exposition Générale under the banner of love, attention, and relationships with others. Self-guided tours, conversations with the docents present in the galleries, and “Éclair” tours—renamed “Coup de foudre” tours for the occasion—offered every 30 minutes, invite visitors to revisit the works through the lens of connection and attachment, while a workshop open to all offers a time for artistic practice to be enjoyed alone or with friends.  

In the exhibition

  • Visuel d'exposition La Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain par Jean Nouvel

    7 pm - 11 pm : "Coup de foudre" tours

    As night falls, the iconic “Éclair” tour format—which offers guided introductions to the exhibition—transforms into “Coup de foudre” tours. Spanning forty years of contemporary art from around the world, these tours offer a gentle yet attentive interpretation of the works. They invite visitors to approach the works differently, in a more intimate, almost suspended relationship, where the gaze becomes slower, more open, and more receptive.

In the Manufacture

  • Grigri et chasse malheur Atelier objet Manufacture 2026

    7 pm - 11 pm : Gesture of Love & Objects to Share

    Open continuously, this introductory workshop invites everyone to create an object using simple materials, in a free-form approach with no technical prerequisites. Everyone can participate at their own pace, for a short or longer period of time, moving freely through the space.

Palais-Royal

  • Branzi Boeri Animaux dans la ville 2025

    Galerie Valois

    The galerie Valois, a former shopping arcade connecting the current Palais-Royal – Musée du Louvre metro station to the historic Grands Magasins du Louvre, is also open until midnight. It hosts an extension of the project, Raymond Hains: A Work Under Construction. From the Grand Louvre to the 3 Cartier, which unfolds across the Place du Palais-Royal.

Sans Titre 1994 Raymond Hains

Raymond Hains: A Work Under Construction. From the Grand Louvre to the 3 Cartier

Place du Palais-Royal

  • Exhibition
  • 09 Jun → 23 Aug 2026
  • Place du Palais-Royal

Paris

  • Carte d'adhésion Souvent

    Become a member

    During Nuit Blanche, enjoy exclusive offers around our "Souvent" membership pass. Unlimited access to the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain for one year, for solo, duo, or under 30s.

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  • Exposition Générale, 2025, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain

    Pass Souvent - 30 offered !

    From May 23 to August 23, 2026, the Souvent – 30 years pass is offered to you for any new membership! Enjoy free and unlimited access for one year to exhibitions and benefits on visits and events offered by the Fondation Cartier. Visit once. Come back Often.

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