The Palais de Tokyo, built for the
1937 International Exhibition of Arts and Technology, is an icon of
French Art Deco architecture. Located prominently on the northern bank
of the Seine near the Eiffel Tower, the vast complex today is a hotspot
of modern and contemporary art in the French capital.


Opened as
part of the 1937 International Exhibition, the Musée d'Art moderne de la
Ville de Paris (MAM) has always had its home in the eastern wing of
Palais de Tokyo. After a major refurbishment directed by Paris-based h2o
architectes, it was re-inaugurated in October 2019. This book documents
the creation of the new MAM. Alongside brief essays and a conversation
with h2o architectes founding partners Jean-Jacques Hubert and Antoine
Santiard, it features plans and visualisations as well as historic
photographs. The construction process is illustrated through a photo
essay by artist Laëtitia Badaut Haussmann and reportages by photographer
Myr Muratet and architect-photographer Stéphane Chalmeau.


Text in English and French.

Contributions by: Fabrice Hergott, Anaël Pigeat