Venue guide · Les Halles · 1st arr.

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection

The contemporary art museum of the Pinault Collection, beneath the restored dome of the former grain exchange: spaces for receptions, dinners, conferences and private visits for 50 to 800 guests, outside public opening hours.

Key facts

Event spaces in figures

Address2 rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris
OperatorPinault Collection
Overall capacity50 to 800 guests
Le Passage (ground floor, view of the dome)490 m², 500 in cocktail, 200 seated
Le Salon (ground floor)240 m², 300 in cocktail, 70 seated
Salon and Passage combined800 in cocktail, 220 seated
Foyer (level -1)220 m², about 300 in cocktail, 210 seated
Auditorium (level -1)276 seats plus 8 wheelchair places
Halle aux Grains restaurant (3rd floor)190 m², 125 to 150 in cocktail, 100 seated
Event time slotsMornings from 8:30 to 10:30, evenings from 19:30; from 19:00 on Tuesdays, when the museum is closed to the public
CateringAccredited caterers only
Public transportMetro 1 (Louvre – Rivoli), metro 4 and RER A, B and D (Châtelet – Les Halles)

Sources: Pinault Collection private events page and 2025 private hire brochure, checked on 17 September 2026. The web page and brochure give slightly different cocktail figures for the Foyer and the restaurant.

Few Paris venues combine a major cultural address, contemporary architecture and a central location as the Bourse de Commerce does. Its rotunda, restored by Tadao Ando within the historic building, gives receptions a setting that guests remember, while the auditorium and foyer on the lower level allow a conference or a presentation to precede the evening.

Which events it suits

Evening receptions and dinners for clients or partners, product and brand presentations for a culture-minded audience, conferences of up to about 280 people in the auditorium followed by a cocktail in the foyer, breakfasts and private visits of the exhibitions. It is less suited to events that need long daytime access, since private hire is organised around the museum’s public opening hours.

Working within the museum’s rules

Events take place in the morning before opening or in the evening after closing, so installation windows are short and every supplier must work to a precise schedule. Only accredited caterers may serve, and some items, such as champagne, must be reserved about a month ahead according to the museum. As in any museum, decoration, lighting and furniture are subject to the conservation rules of the building: submit your plans early.

Compare with

Other museums, heritage sites and atypical venues are compared in our guide to unique event spaces in Paris, and seated evening capacities in our guide to gala dinner venues.

Frequently asked

About events at the Bourse de Commerce

Can you privatise the Bourse de Commerce for a corporate event?

Yes. The Pinault Collection hires out several spaces for 50 to 800 guests, including the Passage beneath the dome, the Salon, the Foyer, a 284-place auditorium and the Halle aux Grains restaurant.

When can events take place at the Bourse de Commerce?

In the morning from 8:30 to 10:30 and in the evening from 19:30, or from 19:00 on Tuesdays, when the museum is closed to the public.

Can you bring your own caterer to the Bourse de Commerce?

No. Only caterers accredited by the museum may serve at private events.

How many seats does the Bourse de Commerce auditorium have?

276 seats plus 8 places for wheelchair users.

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