Fine Arts Paris Returns to Grand Palais with New President and Ambitions

Key facts

• Fine Arts Paris returns to its original name and the Grand Palais from September 19 to 23, 2026.
• The fair is organized by the Agence d'événements culturels (AEC) and now under the presidency of Xavier Eeckhout.
• About 100 international galleries will participate, covering 20 specialties from old masters to contemporary art.
• Scenography by Charles Zana features an 'ephemeral city' with three villages.
• The Musée du Grand Siècle, a future museum in Saint-Cloud, is the guest of honor.
• AXA becomes an official partner and will present over 100 works by Fabienne Verdier made with the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
• A new 'Nouveaux Horizons' section will host about ten galleries new to international fairs.
• 41 galleries specialize in old masters, 40 in 20th-21st century art.
• Notable exhibitors include Aaron, de Bayser, Léage, Steinitz, Terrades, Florence de Voldère, Brimo de Laroussilhe, Chenel, Sismann, Ratton-Ladrière, Trebosc & Van Lelyveld, Univers du Bronze, Applicat-Prazan, La Présidence, RX & Slag, Larock-Granoff, Rosenberg & Co., Bailly Gallery, Berès, Landau Fine Art, Waddington Custot, Opera Gallery, and Traits Noirs & Co.
• Opera Gallery will show a 1953 Chagall painting; Traits Noirs & Co will show a Miró Sobreteixim.
• Design and tribal arts sectors are weaker, with several dealers not returning.
• The fair faces challenges from high costs and competition from other fairs.
• The article was published in Le Journal des Arts n°682 on September 4, 2026.
• The fair aims to become the leading multidisciplinary art event in Paris.