The quai Malaquais exhibition rooms

The building situated between the quai Malaquais and the Cour du Mûrier was constructed by Duban as an exhibition space for concours work. The Salle Melpomène, on ground level, is a large nave lit from above. On the Cour du Mûrier side it ends in an apse which opens on a big rectangular vestibule. The Salle Foch is above the latter, and is linked to it by a double staircase. In constructing this building, decorated in Classical style, Duban used an iron structure as he did for the glass roof of the Palais des Etudes.
After 1945, Auguste Perret built three new floors of studios around the Salle Melpomène.