Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Art gallery in 8th arrondissement of Paris, France

The Galeries nationales du Grand Palais occupy part of the north wing of the Grand Palais, a light-stone building whose long colonnaded facade carries a balustrade and sculpted groups along the roofline. A wide stone staircase with a stone railing rises toward tall arched glass doors, and a curved fountain basin with sculpted figures stands at the base. The galleries themselves are exhibition rooms created in 1964, entered from avenue du Général Eisenhower and avenue Winston-Churchill.

The building opened in 1900 as part of the World's Fair, intended to showcase French artistic achievements to visitors from around the globe. Later it served as a military hospital during World War I before returning to its role as an exhibition space.

The galleries present rotating exhibitions that bring together artworks from different periods and cultures under one roof. Visitors encounter both historical masterpieces and contemporary works from around the world displayed side by side.

The galleries occupy part of the north wing of the Grand Palais, with entrances on avenue du Général-Eisenhower and avenue Winston-Churchill; two temporary exhibitions run at once, each with its own entrance. All exhibition spaces closed in December 2020 for renovation ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 2008 exhibition "Picasso et les maîtres" had a budget of 4.7 million euros, then the highest for an exhibition in France, and drew 783,352 visitors. The works on loan were insured for 2 billion euros, and the show returned a profit of one million euros.