Huge operation to hoist the instrument out of the fire-ravaged building has taken four months

President Emmanuel Macron chose the German artist for the commission that commemorates the French writer and First World War soldier Maurice Genevoix

Turkish-born Ahmet Ogut says the Yarat Contemporary Art Space refused to take down the exhibition banner with his name appearing next to the Azerbaijani flag

Paris fair makes up for lack of Asia-based exhibitors with some blue chip galleries who were meant to be participating at the larger, cancelled fair

Paris-based artist's work recreates flower arrangements that featured at diplomatic events connected to independence ceremonies in African countries

Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza and the other activists who removed the object from display at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac say their actions are a protest against colonial looting

Accelerated bill enabling restitution of 27 objects from French museums passes first vote in parliament

Palais Galliera opens its doors during a hybrid physical and digital Paris fashion week with a major Chanel exhibition

Paris's major contemporary art fair has been scrapped due to Covid-19 fears, but galleries are divided over whether the decision was wise or "lacking courage"

The 360 degree film Rebuilding Notre-Dame—on show in Paris—allows visitors to once again "step inside" the cathedral

Beginning today, the piece by piece removal and cleaning of the instrument is the latest stage of the building's reconstruction

With an estimated shortfall of €4.4m in revenue, the museum is looking to "increase the offer and opportunities for sales to new markets"

The former health and ecology minister shares a passion for opera with newly appointed Prime Minister Jean Castex

Artcurial, the first auction house to reopen, doubled its sale estimate as lockdown seems to have "sharpened" buyers' appetite

Expected to open in 2022, Makoro will house studios for Malian artists under 30, workshops for school children and exhibitions

The experimental musician and his fellow “klangchemiker” Ralf Hütter were known for their highly visual, conceptual sensibility

French president says artists will be invited into schools and asked to create new commissions, but many art professionals say it is not enough

Larger museums are unlikely to be accessible until June

Delicate negotiations with lenders are under way to postpone major European shows of Raphael, Artemisia Gentileschi and Christo

A team will enter the Paris cathedral site on Monday to make arrangements for around 50 construction workers to return from early May

Originally scheduled to open in June this year and then postponed until September, new government measures to contain Covid-19 add further delays to the Bourse de Commerce space

The culture ministry and southwest region provides grants for projects, while Paris-based collector Antoine de Galbert appeals to private donors through his foundation

Drunk perpetrators may have wanted to sell the items on the black market

Images of clearer water and returning wildlife to the Italian city are being posted on social media

Spanish art fair celebrates the work of Cuban-American artist Felix González-Torres, who died of Aids in 1996

Musée du Domaine Royal de Marly is dedicated to the château where Louis XIV partied with his favoured courtiers

In honour of the victims and to promote the medium, the French culture ministry will create "a meeting, training and exhibition place"

Exhibition space will show and sell digital reproductions of images from the archives of the Roger-Viollet agency and France-Soir newspaper

The artist's foundation will run spaces in Lagos and Ijebu coinciding with the 2021 Art X Lagos fair

Culture ministry blocked export of medieval work but will the French state proceed with purchase?