Le Cirque, fabrique de l'art moderne

Museum

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.

When

October 16, 2026 – February 14, 2027

Exhibition on view

Where

Musée de Montmartre – Jardins Renoir

12 rue Cortot, 75018 Paris · Montmartre / 18e

Directions
Artists
Degas, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Chagall, Rouault and Léger
Part of
Paris Art Week 2026

Paris · Oct 19 – 25, 2026

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.

Location

12 rue Cortot, 75018 Paris

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