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Notre-Dame Unveils Full-Scale Designs for New Stained-Glass Windows at Grand Palais

The exhibition introduces Claire Tabouret’s Pentecost-themed panels ahead of their planned late‑2026 installation.

Overview

  • Full-scale maquettes and preparatory cartons are on view at the Grand Palais from December 10 to March 15, 2026.
  • Selected by the Culture Ministry in December 2024, Tabouret designed three contemporary, figurative panels nearly seven meters high for six chapels on the south aisle.
  • The Archdiocese of Paris requested a Pentecost focus, with each composition depicting a Bible verse tied to the descent of the Holy Spirit.
  • Manufacture is underway at the Simon-Marq workshop in Reims, with the project budgeted at about €4 million.
  • The replacement of undamaged 19th-century windows by Viollet-le-Duc has drawn a petition of roughly 300,000 signatures; a court challenge was rejected in late November, and a new administrative filing has been announced as removal of the originals is slated to begin in March 2026.