Shortlisted proposals by artists including Adrian Piper, Julien Creuzet and duo Sammy Baloji and Emeka Ogboh did not adequately adhere to the requirements, campaign group says

The formal name change—an administrative move—also means the Musée de l’Orangerie will be rebranded

Rare painting of a Montmartre street scene sold three times in the same auction

Montmartre windmill painting is on view with Sotheby’s for the first time since it left the easel

The French capital seems resurgent, but other elements may intervene

The plan is to finish essential maintenance on the building in time for its 50th anniversary in 2027

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, Italian gallery hopes to "generate smiles" with second outpost in France

The major avenue will undergo a €250m makeover to restore its former splendour, following the 2024 Summer Olympics

Two decades since the billionaire started planning a home for his collection in the French capital, the spectacular space is due to open on 23 January

New exhibition at Musée Jacquemart-André presents 15th-century artist as an entrepreneur and prolific designer

Huge operation to hoist the instrument out of the fire-ravaged building has taken four months

Unseen works and Super 8 films reveal new aspects of her practice

President Emmanuel Macron chose the German artist for the commission that commemorates the French writer and First World War soldier Maurice Genevoix

Paris fair makes up for lack of Asia-based exhibitors with some blue chip galleries who were meant to be participating at the larger, cancelled fair

One of the most expansive museum surveys on the French artist in 50 years will present his book and magazine designs—and even some of his own writing

French gallery is hiding 20 valuable works in the empty nave of the Grand Palais—and the public have 48 hours to find them and take them home

Palais Galliera opens its doors during a hybrid physical and digital Paris fashion week with a major Chanel exhibition

French government also considering option of a seven-year overhaul that would allow the Paris gallery to stay partially open

Paris's major contemporary art fair has been scrapped due to Covid-19 fears, but galleries are divided over whether the decision was wise or "lacking courage"

Beginning today, the piece by piece removal and cleaning of the instrument is the latest stage of the building's reconstruction

The French-Algerian is now looking for a new, smaller space in the city's suburbs

An insider report from the site on the latest discoveries and re-building techniques

Canada Council for the Arts will monitor the crisis following Nathalie Bondil’s dismissal, which could put the museum's public funding at risk

Five demonstrators will go to court on charges of theft

More than 100 objects once belonging to the Tunisian politician Habib Djellouli, including an ancient Quran, are at the centre of the controversy

Louvre is "is working towards a planned reopening on 6 July" with strict rules for social distancing and 70% of the museum open to the public

Move prompts fears that works from national museum collections could be sold off too

Originally scheduled to open in June this year and then postponed until September, new government measures to contain Covid-19 add further delays to the Bourse de Commerce space

German cathedral glass workshops have the expertise and experience necessary to undertake the restoration

Rebuilding the roof will be among the main challenges, and the reconstruction of the spire will be among the most controversial