# Le Cirque, fabrique de l'art moderne

An exhibition at the Musée de Montmartre treating the circus as a testing ground for modern art. It looks at the Cirque Fernando, later Medrano, in Montmartre, and the artists it inspired, among them Degas, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Chagall, Rouault and Léger.

- Type: Museum
- When: on view October 16, 2026 – February 14, 2027
- Where: Musée de Montmartre – Jardins Renoir, 12 rue Cortot, 75018 Paris, Montmartre / 18e
- Artists: Degas, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Chagall, Rouault, and Léger
- Part of: [Paris Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/paris-2026)
- Event's own page: https://museedemontmartre.fr/exposition/le-cirque-fabrique-de-l-art-moderne/
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/le-cirque-fabrique-de-l-art-moderne

## From the organiser

Exhibition on the circus as a laboratory of modern art in Montmartre, where the Cirque Fernando (later Medrano) inspired Degas, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Chagall, Rouault, Léger and others.

## Also on Friday 16 October

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