Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain

Cartier founded this contemporary art museum in 1984, and the famed jeweler's headquarters are still located upstairs. The galleries below, which are housed within a colossal glass and steel structure, areas well-designed as any of their counterparts. Themes such as 'Birds', 'Desert', and 'Trees' are frequently featured in mixed-media exhibitions. For the most part, it's a modern museum, and it's a slightly less-known spot to see good living artists. The museum also hosts regular events to go along with the exhibits, so check the website ahead of time to see what's going on.

The museum now has over 1500 works by over 350 artists and hosts show by contemporary and international artists. Its collections include monumental works such as The Monument to Language by James Lee Byars, Caterpillar by Wim Delvoye, Backyard by Liza Lou, La Volière (The Aviary) by Jean-Pierre Raynaud, and Everything that Rises Must Converge by Sarah Sze; works by contemporary French artists including Vincent Beaurin, Gérard Garouste, Raymond Hains, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Alain Séchas, Pierrick Sorin, Jean Giraud; and works by foreign artists including James Coleman (Ireland), Thomas Demand (Germany), Alair Gomes (Brazil), William Kentridge (South Africa), Bodys Isek Kingelez (the Congo), Guillermo Kuitca (Argentina), Yukio Nakagawa (Japan), Huang Yong Ping (China), and Damian Pettigrew (Canada).

Location: 261 Boulevard Raspail, Paris, IdF 75014

Website: https://www.fondationcartier.com