We wanted to see the modern art wing of this museum. The free section of the museum isn't very extensive, but it does have some very large, significant pieces. It only takes about 30 minutes to see the free section of the museum, but at least it got us off the crowded streets of Paris for a little while. The courtyard outside is very beautiful, and it is very near a picturesque pedestrian bridge over the Seine. It was a nice little diversion, but I don't think I'd make the effort to go again. read more

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One of my favorite museums in Paris! It has one of the best views of the Eiffel Tower. It also has a really fun nightclub called The Yoyo attached to it. This modern art museum feels like it has it all. A hip restaurant, the coolest gift shop in town, and not to mention great art. One thing I love about it is that it is never too busy or crowded like other museums in the city. I can't believe I'm making a separate paragraph about the gift shop, but I really love this gift shop. Not only does it seamlessly incorporate its art into the shop, but it has super fun stuff for sale. My all time favorite things to stare at nonstop are the pretend pills. There is one that helps you "become fluent in French"... there is another that gets your "cat to sing like Celine Dion." Like most museums, the exhibits rotate. On my long layover visit in 2022, everything looks completely different from 2017 (ignoring the gift shop and line of Palais de Tokyo posters). I highly recommend checking this museum out if you're spending a while in Paris. read more

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Closed for fashion week-be sure you check dates if you're intent on visiting! The book store/ souvenir shop at least provided some insights into content but viewing will have to wait for us! read more

I was here to check out a few new designers for the Paris fashion week 2018. PdT this year's shows have some really awesome up and coming, hard working new designers that I would love to see them do well in the global fashion scene. Already working with a few very prominent ones. Good luck with all because you all have worked really hard!! Oh and yes, there is a nice little restaurants here and a gift shop. It's a nice place to visit when you are in town and in the area. read more

This is one of my favorite museums in Paris (and actually maybe in the world). Between the two times I visited, a couple years apart, every exhibit has changed. So I assume it's almost entirely made of temporary exhibits. The museum is dedicated to contemporary art (conceptual/postmodern "WTF art", as opposed to modern, 20th century, Picasso, etc. Like MOMA PS1 vs. MOMA, in NYC.). It has a couple of exhibits at a time and I spent about 1.5-2 hours. Worth a trip if you're into contemporary art. read more

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Was very excited to see cutting edge contemporary art, what a disappointment. The exhibits were total garbage with no depth or engagement. The only positive was there was no line to get in. Save your time and money. read more

Pros: -Interesting art -Water closet/restrooms -Water in the cafeteria Cons: -Entrance is a bit hard to find depending on what street you enter from--be careful or you'll end up in the museum next door. Overall, a fun activity for 12 euro. It's somewhat small, but there are ~1.5-2 floors of art and it's somewhat interactive. read more

Wow! The museum is beyond description. One would assume good remarks come after such an intro. This review is for the restaurant. First the positives: Menu sounded good. Now to the reality. As we waited for apps, I noticed some movement at ground level. It was a mouse that scampered behind where my wife sat, and for a moment I really thought it crawled into my wife's purse! I told the wait person and she got a little embarrassed and blamed it on the old building? I don't know, if you see one you know there are many more that's not seen. Okay, eventually when our dishes came out the server poured a sauce on my wife's fish and asked if my daughter wanted it on her dish also! Seriously? Now the server is changing how the chef imagined the dish? He got embarrassed when I mentioned that and he scampered away like the rodent. read more

The coolest museum I have ever visited in my life. And I love museums -- NY's Met and MAD and Guggenheim, LA's LACMA and Hammer, Paris' D'Orsay, Chicago's Art Institute and MOCA, DC's Hirshhorn, Smithsonian, Air & Space, National Gallery et al...too many to name. But this one pushes the zeitgeist into the future. It's one of the few times as an adult that I felt myself truly astonished. Relax your mind, throw your hostility toward hipsters out the window and enjoy your trippy adventure at the Palais de Tokyo. read more

Palais de Tokyo - Palais de Tokyo. An industrial space dipped in neon and then baked through a fever dream. - Museums Near Me - Paris, 75

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Suffering from extreme jet lag, we ambled over to the Palais du Tokyo, since the admission was free with our room key from Le Meridian Etoile, our second hotel in Paris, and I had read that there was a good cafe there. The fee is only 3 Euros, and there are discounts for students and teachers. I love cutting edge art, the weirder the better, so this place tempted me, and rewarded me. For the summer, they are featuring a video program, with good projection in a mini theater, you can walk in for a few seconds, or seat yourself for the whole reel. My boyfriend liked "Speed of an Eye" by Julien Discrit, showing race cars in the salt flats zooming at break neck speeds. We then wandered into a giant ant farm, an ecological piece, where the ants chose their food, and their munching was amplified by speakers. It was fascinating to see the tiny creatures choose lunch and communicate to others about it. It was then a natural seque to try the cafe. (See review of the Palais du Tokyo cafe). After lunch, we wandered out onto the terrace, and took in the hub of activity that was Paris readying for Le Jour de la Bastille, and began the recovery to real time. read more

All contemporary art. Nothing wrong with it, but I've definitely seen better (subjective). Also the selection is small. I came for the view, then again you can see the tour Eiffel from many different areas. 3 stars for being open late read more

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Visited twice in the same week as I loved the current exhibitions (summer 2015). The place is huge and offers a great spot to wander during a rainy afternoon. Ticket price Is 10 euros (8 € for students) and the added guided tour is only 2 €. I do recommend to take the tour as you will get the full insight on artists and their creations. Knocked a star because of their coffee shop. Will not recommend it as the coffee is blah and the brownie I had was very average and dry. (6 euros for nothing) read more

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At the bookstore I bought myself a Moleskine City Notebook for Paris (they didn't have it at the librarie for Le Beaubourg). Depending on the show, the space seems raw, not a white cube. I didn't pick up a copy of Palais. I liked the cafe and store. I saw photography but it wasn't too experimental. I think they still have that restaurant on the roof where you have to buy reservations from ebay. I went here because of a recommendation from a classmate. Its hard to resist buying a catalog from a museum store in Paris. Keep an eye on the pavement for stenciled spray-paintings by the drains. Located near the Trocadero, this is a creative space that hosts a contemporary art museum and artist project space (curatorial or studio residencies). Some of the sculptures in the courtyard have graffiti. The conceptual work sometimes looks like grad school level but I usually like the themes. You can tell that its outside areas are popular with skateboarders from the damage and stickers. read more

This is a great contemporary art museum with a trendy cafe and a decently-sized (and free) permanent exhibit. read more

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What an interesting space!! It is pretty much a must-see for anyone in Paris longer than a few days. You may not like everything on display, but you're bound to find something reasonably strange and interesting enough to write home about. We saw a fake child (yes, a child) beating his head against a wall every few seconds. It was scarring. But we took pictures. And enjoyed the exhibits! read more

Palais de Tokyo - photo of an exhibit - the child hitting his head against a wall...! - Museums Near Me - Paris, 75

How best to describe Palais de Tokyo? A little slice of Brooklyn in the stuffy 16th arrondissement. Expect hipsters and a lot of avant-garde performances and art. The modern art museum is located in a great area - right on the Trocadero that has amazing views of the Eiffel Tower from across the Seine. When I went, there wasn't a lot on display except for a lot of performance art that made me feel like I was in one of those Girls episodes where they go to some weird art performance in Brooklyn. From the outside, the Palais de Tokyo doesn't look big, but once you enter the site, it is massive encompassing multi-levels. There's a killer gift shop with a great library of art and photography books. There's also a lively cafe and cafeteria. It's open a lot later than other museums and makes a great late-night spot to get your art fix on. Also, I should have been better informed on the exhibits. Once you enter, a hipster will ask you "What is the riddle?" If you have a good answer you get to proceed on to the main exhibit, if not, you get regulated to the lower levels to show how utterly un-cool you are. read more

Out of all the places in my Paris list I was most excited to visit this museum. I must have come at the wrong time because all the art exhibitions I saw were visual. Not only that, but I didn't get 2/3 of them. The first exhibit was two people on the ground singing some weird medieval sounding hymn and then getting up and walking into a different part of the museum. The third exhibit was a group of people gathered together walking in different directions and singing something in French. Maybe I would have gotten it if my French was better. The second exhibit which was the most decent one of all. You wait in line and you have a small child accompany you first into a blank giant white hall of the museums. He asks you what progress is... And you talk to him... Until another person exchanges with him into another conversation. This happened about four time and I thought it was cute. But the one cute exhibit doesn't make up for the fact I paid 12 euros to see nothing at all. Gift shop had some interesting French books and the cafe had some nice little treats. Other than this do you research if you want to come to this museum because I was madly disappointed. read more

Lame boring omg waste of absolute space and complete waste of time. Why would you care about some princess's jewelry auction sheet ?? Consider this art. I think not. Covering the floor in coins cute. But not watching repeat images of dead animals and weird things following a poet repeat that literally makes zero sense when put together and I bet he doesn't even know what mean!! Whole thing is like a organized junk museum! read more

La Palais de Tokyo is a gorgeous, white and immaculate art museum with free admission (when I went during the weekday)! But the best part is the lunch and terrace in the middle of this gorgeous palace. It is absolute luxury for 10 euros or less. I ate a grande salad piled with fresh fruit, some cheese, spring greens, and finished with a light vinaigrette. Expect a line during nice weather seasons, C'est typiquement français, on doit faire la queue, mais c'est vraiment un repas saine et de bon qualité! My highest recommendation for lunch, this terrace is the best and the least expensive you can find! The casual atmosphere is contrasted by jaw dropping views of the Seine and the Tour Eiffel. A lunch and several hours in this art museum are a must to anyone traveling to Paris. read more

Very cool space!! Current 2014 Summer exposition: "L'État du Ciel". Current exposition is dark, a bit morbid, and "nest pas très positive", but very thought provocative. NOT suitable for children. 8 euros for students/10 euros for others Excellent space to visit if you're into art/architecture. Some will love it, some will hate it (a bit too negative / too artsy). read more

I am very big fan of Palais de Tokyo. Both because of the art installations, but mostly because of the impressive building and location. It is an urban feeling mixed with simplicity and aesthetics. Their bookstore is great too with a lot of English book titles. read more

Best al fresco lunch in Paris this summer. So fun. Outside, so smoking is permitted, even shall we say, encouraged. Passive-aggressively encouraged. What is more hilarious is that the usual cafe is now un-used and has Christian Marklay designed "stained" glass windows of Tokyo-pop manga. Awesome. But, clearly the visual artists are secondary to the luch eaters who want to smoke.... Food, excellent, vegetarian acceptable which in Paris is a nice surprise, reasonable price-wise, people watching is top notch and an unexpected delight. Spotted: Apple France! Red Hat California! Adorable Swiss! Preening Russians! Viva la France! read more

Wonderfully creepy. A definite must see if you like modern art. Would definitely come back if I was in Paris.

I love Palais de Tokyo. I visit a few times a year and am a big fan of installation art. They always have great exhibits, especially the latest with the samurai and crazy music. I can't recall the name but it was great! I would highly recommend a visit and grabbing a coffee and lunch in the cafe. read more

Impressive avant garde museum. It would be difficult to describe it in detail given how much there was and the variety. The main set of pieces we saw was called "inside" and the general theme was one of introspection and self-evaluation. Some really bold pieces that weren't afraid to push the boundaries of comfortability. read more

Palais de Tokyo - Crazy art in the stairwell between floors. - Museums Near Me - Paris, 75

I visited the restaurant within the Palais de Tokyo - named Tokyo Love. The restaurant is large, and blends into the surrounding building seamlessly, only separated by a few screens - it is surprisingly quiet despite this. The relation between dining and preparation are also open so you can see the beautiful stainless steel kitchen and the chefs hard at work. Seated at one of the fifty or so tables, large spherical lights shaped like something from an 80s Bond villan's layer hover above you. The food was great - I had a wonderfully flavoured steak tartare, with rocket salad and pommes frites. The staff are friendly and the place has a certain quirkiness to it - some of the names of the dishes on the menu are quite humorous. I did not get time to have desert - I regret this and will surely be back for more! read more

I enjoyed my time here. A lot of modern art and a great escape from the crowd. There are two restaurants at Palais de Tokyo. In my experience, the Les Grands Verres restaurant was unkind to Americans. I won't talk about it here since I have already discussed it via survey from the place. Don't let it discourage you from the great exhibits, though. The quick juice bar area was a nice respite after the experience. read more

I'm sure the art inside is ok, but I'd avoid this place strictly because of the rude demeanor of a manager from the café. My gf and I bought a beer and some wine, and paired them with some snacks of or own on the patio/terrace while planning on what to do next. Sure, bringing outside food is poor form, but it was a large area, we purchased drinks, and we were sure sit in a far corner - not 15 feet from a local homeless man (on a mattress on the same terrace). Meanwhile, plenty of people were just taking up seats/space without having made any purchases from the café whatsoever, so why single out Phil customers?? Beat it, musée japonais manager, you're setting us back. read more

The Palais de Tokyo seems to consistently put on great shows. Showing both up-and-coming and established artists, you cannot afford to miss this place during your visit. A bookstore, cafe and shop are all located within the beautifully designed building, you can spend hours visiting this and the MOMA next door. A must see, that's all I can say without spoiling too much! read more

Beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, it was closed the day my daughter and I went by there.

Even though is seems to be unconstructed, it got such a flare that makes you explore it. I have been to a few fashion events here and it's been great read more

Visited here in the summer of 2008 with my g/f, and loved the Darth Vader "sound sculpture" exhibit. About 100 Darth Vader heads on posts and a low, ambient, brooding soundtrack...brilliant. They also had an illustrative trash exhibit meant to elucidate the problem of wastefulness on the planet, which was interesting. Their cafeteria is good and not too too pricey (still, it's Paris). They have the large building split into the Paris Tokyo Modern, on the left, and the regular palais de Tokyo part on the right (I believe), with more "standard" art - paintings, mostly, which is also very, very good. 4.5 stars. read more

I can't give the Palais de Tokyo either more or fewer stars as I decided not to go in and see the exhibitions taking place in there. I must admit that part of my decision not to go was the state of the museum itself when I visited. We entered the museum via the courtyard that looks out onto the Seine and although the museum building is undoubtedly imposing it is sadly neglected. What should have been clean stone pathways past a large fountain and pool were filled with weeds and rubbish and the pool was stagnant and smelt very strongly of drains and not to be too bluntexcrement. The building seems to currently be undergoing some sort of renovation and I sincerely hope that this includes the outside spaces. After gaining such a bad impression as we walked up to the entrance we asked a family coming out of the gallery what their impression had been and they said that large areas were closed but there was no reduction in price and that their visit had been disappointing. Clearly from other reviews I visited at a disappointing time, and perhaps if I had stumped up the cash to enter I would have been pleasantly surprised. The best thing I can say about my visit however was that the old style photo booth in the foyer provided a fun excuse for having made the trip over there. read more

visited in december 2014. best and most interested museum we went to. great space, fun exhibitions and definitely felt off the beaten path. so happy we went there! this was my favorite museum out of the lourve, picasso, LVMH, d'orsay. read more