Does street art belong in a museum?

At the Petit Palais exhibition in Paris, one of the first things visitors notice is a giant aerosol can with cartoon wings, created by London-based artist D*Face. Photo: Handout

Invaders in the Petit Palais: some 60 of the world's most renowned street artists have been invited into the rarefied confines of a Paris institution, even if some admit it raises questions about whether they belong.

The Beaux-Arts palace on the banks of the Seine houses an illustrious selection of 19th-century painting and sculpture.