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For its third year, the annual event has expanded to 195 galleries and has added a section dedicated to lesser-known artists and practices

As the art fair moved into its new home, luxury brands from Louis Vuitton to Miu Miu and Chanel hosted events and exhibitions.

France’s first lady flew the flag for the art world today by popping into Art Basel Paris at the Grand Palais today. Brigitte Macron was seen strolling the aisles of the fair which has brought an arty buzz to the French capital,

The art fair Art Basel Paris is finally back at home for the first time at the Grand Palais in the French capital.

Art Basel Paris is taking over the Grand Palais, an iconic Parisian landmark that will house three major exhibition sectors: Galeries, Emergence, and the new Premise sector. The sprawling floor plan will guide you through many artworks—paintings,

“A new name, a change of size and space, the inauguration of the renovated Grand Palais, everything is new!” says Clément Delépine, the director of Art Basel Paris. “It rarely happens that a fair has to reinvent itself, and more rarely even that it reinvents itself twice in three years.”

From its grand return to the Grand Palais to Miu Miu’s megascale public programme, here’s what you need to know about Paris’s flagship art event.