Art in Paris

The palace of kings, now the world’s most visited museum, with Pei’s glass pyramid in the courtyard. Closed on Tuesdays; non-EEA adults pay €32. Book a timed slot at opening.

Impressionist masterpieces inside a Beaux-Arts railway station. From 6 October, a major Mary Cassatt exhibition.

Monet’s Water Lilies wrap two oval rooms at the end of the Tuileries. From 30 September, an exhibition on Monet and time.

The free museum of Paris’s history, in two Marais mansions with shop signs, salons and gardens.

Picasso’s own collection in the Hôtel Salé; from 6 October, also a Kurt Schwitters exhibition.

The 1900 iron-and-glass nave, reopened after restoration. “Cézanne and Us” runs to 17 January 2027.