Maurizio Cattelan at Galeries Lafayette: ‘POUR TOUJOURS’ transforms a Paris landmark into a living art journey

From March 10th to April 27th, 2026, Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann is hosting POUR TOUJOURS, an unconventional artistic experience created by Maurizio Cattelan and curator Chiara Parisi. Created in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou-Metz, this project will transform the iconic Parisian department store into an open and unexpected stage for contemporary art, making it one of the most intriguing art events in Paris this spring.

Rather than presenting art within the traditional confines of a museum, POUR TOUJOURS invites visitors to encounter artworks amidst the rhythm of everyday life. Contemporary works emerge beneath the store’s historic glass dome and across its architectural spaces where visitors might least expect them, creating moments of reflection within the flow of the city.

Galeries Lafayette: a new dialogue between museum and city

This project is the result of the first collaboration between Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann and the Centre Pompidou-Metz. It is conceived as an extension of the exhibition Dimanche sans fin. Maurizio Cattelan and the Centre Pompidou Collection, which is currently on display in Metz, Pour toujours brings part of that curatorial vision into the vibrant environment of Paris.

By moving artworks to one of the city’s most popular cultural landmarks, the project puts forward the radical yet simple idea that art does not belong exclusively to museums. Instead, it can inhabit public and commercial spaces, reaching audiences who may encounter it by chance. The encounter between contemporary art and daily life creates a new kind of experience, where curiosity replaces expectation.

One of the must-visit art events in Paris 

Curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Chiara Parisi, the exhibition is spread across the department store and features works by four contemporary artists. Beneath the glass dome, Gloria Friedmann presents MAMMALIA, in which clay animals gather around a mythical Mother Earth figure to evoke the fragile interconnectedness of life.

Along the store’s display cases, Birgit Jürgenssen’s photographs challenge traditional images of femininity through ironic staged self-portraits. Elsewhere, Christodoulos Panayiotou combines two of Judy Garland’s performances of Over the Rainbow to create a haunting sound piece. On the terrace, Lawrence Weiner presents a monumental text piece that explores time, language and perception.

As Maurizio Cattelan suggests, when a work leaves the museum and enters the world, it transforms. In this Paris setting, art becomes something fleeting yet lasting—a memory carried by each visitor, perhaps pour toujours, forever.