I would say all or nearly all the big names on the contemporary stage have passed through the Fondation Cartier: superstar artists such as Takashi Murakami, “in” designers such as Marc Newson, the artists’ artists Chris Burden and Matthew Barney, and conceptual and video artists such as Bill Viola and Gary Hill. Even the exhibition programme is eclectic, with rigorously designed exhibitions, the memorable “être nature” and the blockbusters that mixed areas of expertise: from the installed bakery churning out baguettes in Jean Paul Gaultier’s “Pain Couture” to rock stars that photograph, draw and – fortunately – sing, such as Patti Smith.

It is a place that has captivated us with mathematics in a Depardon film and drawn us into debates with film directors such as David Lynch, whose exhibition launched his career as an artist outside the film industry. Nearly all are now giving the 30 years exhibition splendid anniversary gifts – no bad thing. A splendid screen with ultra-modern technology by Lynch; an Alessandro Mendini-Peter Halley totem; and a lovely Mueck to be seen again and again.