Jeu de Paume, façade, Paris 2017

Jeu de Paume

The photographic image is omnipresent in today’s society. The Jeu de Paume museum is exclusively dedicated to photography, placing it in the heart of the French capital.

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Description

Overlooking the Place de la Concorde from the Tuileries Gardens, the imposing Second Empire-style building is in perfect symmetry with the adjacent musée de l'Orangerie.

Originally designed in the 19th century as indoor courts for a game that was a precursor to tennis, the Jeu de Paume then housed a number of impressionist paintings after the Second World War. But in the 1990s this national gallery took a 180-degree turn devoting itself solely to the display of photography in all its forms, both still images and video, from the 19th century to the present day, from Martin Parr to Richard Avedon or Edward Steichen.

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Practical info

Access and contact

1 place de la Concorde
75001 Paris 1er

Days and opening hours

Every day throughout the year. Closed on Monday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, July 14th and December 25th. Late night opening on Thursday until 21:00.

Prices

  • Full price: 12 € Reduced price: 9 €.
    Group rate available for > 25 people.
    Free guided tours of current exhibitions every Wednesday and Saturday at 12.30 pm, on presentation of the exhibition ticket.
    Free admission to the Jeu de Paume for students & under 25s on the last Tuesday of the month.

Tour

Spoken languages

  • English
  • French

Documentation languages (home)

  • French
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Accessibility

  • Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities

1 place de la Concorde
75001 Paris 1er

  • Copyright image:
  • Adrien Chevrot / Jeu de Paume