Palais de Tokyo

Rough, huge contemporary art centre, open late

Hours: 12:00–22:00, Thursday 12:00–00:00, closed Tuesday
Tickets: Adult €13, reduced €9, under 18 free
Address: 13 Avenue du Président Wilson, 16th arr.; about 15 minutes' walk from the Eiffel Tower

Contemporary art hangs in a stripped-back concrete shell of the 1937 Expo building. The walls are left unpainted, so it feels like a factory, and the installations are big enough to walk into. Shows change every season, so it is never the same place twice. The sunny terrace café is a good place to rest, and Thursday nights it stays open to midnight. It is also easy to tie into an evening near the Eiffel Tower.