Museum · Paris · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Museum Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain is a museum in Paris. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 240 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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Museum Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris

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The story

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Audio tour · Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain

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You're standing on Place du Palais-Royal, right in the heart of Paris. On one side is the Louvre, on the other the Palais-Royal. And squeezed in between, since very recently, is the Fondation Cartier, one of the city's best-known spaces for contemporary art.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours: Mo off; Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Su 11:00-20:00; May 01 off
Admission: Paid

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain

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Well-known points of interest nearby

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Frequently asked questions

When is Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain open?

Mo off; Tu 11:00-22:00; We-Su 11:00-20:00; May 01 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 100 m and a water point at 240 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.