Welcome to the National Design Gallery • A unique place in France that hosts public design collections.

Centre national des arts plastiques

Its design collection brings together nearly 12,000 works from more than 2,200 French and international designers. Covering a wide variety of eras, countries, modes of production and practices, it reflects the vitality and plurality of contemporary design.

City Museum of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

It retains several corpuses in connection with the history of the territory and the lifestyles of the decades 1960 to 1980. Born from the interest shown in the life of new inhabitants and the development of their homes, its "Design and lifestyle" collection illustrates and documents the evolution of ways of living.

Frac Grand Large — Hauts-de-France

Equipped with a rich photographic collection and installations, the Frac Grand Large – Hauts de France is the only regional contemporary art fund to form an acquisition line around design. Recognized internationally, this collection of icons of European design, from the 1960s to today, expresses an acute awareness of our social, economic and ecological context.

Manufactures nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier national

Unique in the world, this new public center dedicated to decorative arts, crafts and design combines heritage and creation to play a central role in the implementation of the national strategy in favor of arts and crafts.

Musée des Arts décoratifs et du Design de Bordeaux

Its collections bring together nearly 33,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Testifying to the production of decorative arts and design in the West, they illustrate typologies as diverse as tableware, furniture, weapons, and also include new uses.

Museum of Modern and contemporary art of Saint-Étienne Métropole

The design collection, initiated to the creation of the museum, includes more than 2,000 objects as well as 600 drawings and models. Driven by the history of the city, it has as its essential reference the industrial design and the object designed to be mass-produced.

Paris Museum of Decorative Arts

One of the most important decorative art collections in the world (1.5 million items). Eclectic and international, it extends from the Middle Ages to the contemporary, covering a wide variety of fields: furniture, tableware, fashion and textiles, jewelry, wallpapers, ceramics and glasses, toys, advertisements, drawings and photographs.

Pompidou Center 

The Center Pompidou's design collection includes some 10,000 works, from nearly 900 designers, from the beginning of the 20th century to today, retracing the journey of creators who have made the history of modernity.

Saint-Étienne Museum of Art and Industry

The collections linked to the armory, cycle and ribbon industries thus bring together many unique pieces in the world. This museum also retains a collection of decorative arts and fine arts with a wide variety of decorations and techniques.