Rupert Christiansen

Paris’s glittering new museums

The refurbishment of the capital's galleries and museums continues apace, with money no object, finds Rupert Christiansen

The most spectacular of Paris’s new gewgaws is the Bourse de Commerce, which opened in May 2021 and has become a mecca for modern art housed in a 19th-century stock exchange on the edge of Les Halles. Credit: Edmond Sadaka / Sika / Shutterstock

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