What Paris museum held a 1966 exhibition that popularized the term 'Art Deco'?

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris held the 1966 exhibition that popularized the term “Art Deco.”

The exhibition was titled “Les Années 25: Art Déco, Bauhaus, Stijl, Esprit Nouveau.” Organized by the Paris museum, it revisited the decorative arts and design associated with the 1920s and 1930s, decades after the 1925 Paris exposition that originally inspired the movement’s name.

The wording can cause confusion because “Art Deco” is linked to the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, but the label itself did not appear in print until 1966. The exhibition helped revive and consolidate the term for historians, designers, dealers, and the wider public.

The museum occupies the Pavillon de Marsan, part of the Louvre complex, and its collections include furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, wallpaper, and graphic design. It is distinct from the Centre Pompidou and the Musée d’Orsay, which opened later and focus on different areas of art history.