Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection: Tickets, Opening Hours, Free Late Opening and Access
The Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection is open 11:00 to 19:00 every day except Tuesday (until 21:00 on Friday); tickets €15, free for under-18s, and free late opening on the first Saturday of the month. In the heart of the Les Halles district, the Bourse de Commerce has displayed François Pinault's contemporary art collection since May 2021. The circular building was first a grain market, built from 1763 to 1767, before being converted into a commodities exchange for the 1889 World's Fair. The Japanese architect Tadao Ando turned it into a museum by inserting a concrete cylinder beneath the historic dome. For another option, see Bourse de Commerce: entry ticket. The museum has no permanent display: works from the collection are shown in exhibitions that change several times a year. From October 7, 2026 to January 18, 2027, the exhibition "Remember Me" brings together some 700 works by more than 70 artists to mark the bicentenary of the invention of photography.
Highlights
The rotunda and Tadao Ando's cylinder
At the center of the building, a concrete cylinder 9 meters high and 29 meters in diameter forms the main exhibition space. A circular walkway at the top of the cylinder lets you walk all the way around it and see the dome and its decoration up close.
The panorama of trade beneath the dome
The glass roof of the dome is ringed by a 1,400 m² painted canvas, completed in 1889 under the direction of the painter Georges Clairin. It depicts trade between the continents as seen at the end of the 19th century, a view shaped by the colonial era. The decoration was restored when the building was converted into a museum.
The passageway and its display cases
Between the cylinder and the facade, a circular passageway retains the wooden display cases of the former commodities exchange, now used to show artworks. You can also see the mosaic floor and the tall arched windows of the 19th-century building.
Practical info
Tips
- A ticket costs €15 (€10 for 18-26-year-olds and other visitors eligible for the reduced rate); admission is free for under-18s, with a booking (prices as of September 2026). On the first Saturday of the month, admission is free for everyone from 5pm to 9pm. Book your time slot online, especially at weekends. The museum is steps from the Forum des Halles and a few minutes' walk from the Louvre. A stone's throw away, the Church of Saint-Eustache, with free entry, is worth a detour for its organ and its Keith Haring triptych.
How to get there
2, rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris: Metro Louvre-Rivoli (line: 1), Les Halles (line: 4), Châtelet (lines: 1, 4, 7, 11 and 14) RER Châtelet–Les Halles (lines: A, B, D) Bus: Louvre-Rivoli, Pont Neuf–Quai du Louvre and Châtelet stops
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