Jeu de Paume, Paris

Built originally as a tennis court that was used by the nobility to play an early form of tennis, it was used to rally the anti-Monarchist forces during the French Revolution and later converted into an Impressionist art gallery. Today it focuses on contemporary art and images.

During 1940 – 44, the years of the German occupation, the Nazis used the Jeu de Paume to house 22,000 works of art they had confiscated from Jewish  owners and other French museums. Art exhibitions were staged for the benefit of important Nazi officials.

After the Second World War, the French government reinstated the Jeu de Paume as a museum exhibiting Impressionist and post-Impressionist works. However, in 1986, it closed with most of the museum collection being transferred to the nearby Musée D'Orsay. By 1991, with the French state's renovation of the Jeu de Paume, it reopened as La Galerie Nationale de l'Image.

It is now a major contemporary space dedicated to exhibiting photography, video and other image-based art. They are constantly exploring new methods and mediums for providing educational material to the public. 

In the past exhibitions have included photographers such as Roger Parry, Edward Steichen, Joel Meyerowitz, and Daniel Boudinet, among many others.

Jeu de Paume, Paris
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Jeu de Paume, Paris
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief
© Jeu de Paume, Photo Nicolas Krief

Opening Hours

Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
11:00 - 19:00
Wednesday:
11:00 - 19:00
Thursday:
11:00 - 19:00
Friday:
11:00 - 19:00
Saturday:
11:00 - 19:00
Sunday:
11:00 - 19:00
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