Exhibitions in Paris.
Art, photography, and cultural exhibitions currently on view in Paris.
157 events currently running
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Banksy exhibition at Musée Banksy
A permanent exhibition devoted to Banksy, the street artist who became an international figure. The museum charts his journey from the streets to global renown.
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La Cité de l'Histoire - immersive experience through French history
An immersive journey spanning twelve centuries from Charlemagne to Victor Hugo across seventeen rooms. Virtual reality, holograms, and 360-degree projections create a multisensory experience at La Grande Arche de la Défense.
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Batman immersive escape game at Boom Boom Villette
France's largest immersive escape game, set across 3,000 square metres of Gotham City inspired spaces at Boom Boom Villette in La Villette.
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Space Mission at the Cité des Sciences
Permanent exhibition at Cité des Sciences exploring space exploration. Visitors experience astronaut training and discover the reality and complexity of space missions.
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Dance exhibition at Cité des sciences et de l'industrie
An interactive dance exhibition for ages 4 and up at Cité des sciences et de l'industrie. A joyful, creative experience exploring movement, expression, and connection.
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Dogs and Cats Exhibition
Cité des sciences et de l'industrie explores humanity's 23-million-strong bond with dogs and cats. Learn everything about our four-legged companions through interactive displays and scientific discovery.
SCIENCE
Transparency: First Exhibition at Palais des Enfants
Palais des Enfants opens with an interactive, sensory journey for families where art and science experiments play with light to spark wonder and curiosity in young visitors.
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The Fabric of Dreams - Textile Creation
Textile art from raw and surrealist traditions at Halle Saint Pierre. Audacious, poetic works often fashioned from modest, recycled materials, co-curated with the International Centre for Surrealism.
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Vinyasa Yoga Class at Musée Jean-Jacques Henner
Vinyasa yoga session led by Camille Voituriez and Clarys Nony at the Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner.
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Paris-Ateliers 2025-26 Registration Now Open
Annual workshop enrollment at Paris-Ateliers for the 2025-26 season is now open. Register at paris-ateliers.org to secure your place.
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Up Rue Vilin
Open-air exhibition at Parc de Belleville exploring Rue Vilin, once the emblematic heart of old Belleville, now disappeared from the urban landscape.
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Exhibition: Seeing the Sea
Journey through this powerful and fragile ecosystem, from its depths to its shores. Meet its human and non-human inhabitants and confront what threatens it.
DESIGN
Yoga and Architecture
Combine mindful movement with architectural discovery at Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine. A sensory, immersive experience in inspiring spaces, guided by Aurélie Delarue.
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Yoga Workshop at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Practice yoga before artworks at the Musée d'Art Moderne with instructor Charlotte Wilkins. A unique session blending movement and visual art.
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Guided tour for adults: Seeing the Sea
Adult-led tour of Seeing the Sea at MAIF Social Club with cultural mediators sharing insights into the exhibition's themes and artworks.
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Guided tour for young children: Seeing the Sea
Adapted tour of Seeing the Sea at MAIF Social Club blending visual art with sensory discovery for toddlers and their carers.
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Storytelling tour for young children: Seeing the Sea
Immersive storytelling experience at MAIF Social Club where Florence Desnouveaux and Violaine Robert bring a mysterious tale to life within Seeing the Sea.
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Art as Healing - Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital, 1960s
Archives, painted ceramics, and gouache drawings from sociotherapy workshops at the Blida-Joinville Hospital in 1960s Algeria, a centre marked by Frantz Fanon's influence. A newly acquired collection presented in historical context.
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Family storytelling tour: Seeing the Sea
Florence and Violaine explore ocean richness through captivating stories, riddles and theatrical play at MAIF Social Club's Seeing the Sea exhibition.
CONTEMPORARY
Colours of Korea: Light on Contemporary Korean Art
Exhibition at Centre Culturel Coréen exploring colour as universal language across generations and media, linking cultural memory to present realities and future horizons.
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Exhibition: Women of the Canal Saint-Martin Footbridges
Paris History Committee and 10th arrondissement town hall celebrate nine renowned women honoured with names on Canal Saint-Martin footbridges. Meet their stories.
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Jean Dubuffet and the Tower of Figures - A Monumental Adventure
The Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer presents an exhibition devoted to Jean Dubuffet's Tower of Figures, created in partnership with the Dubuffet Foundation.
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Weave, Embroider, Elevate - The Crafts of Fashion at Palais Galliera
Palais Galliera reveals the richness and diversity of haute couture techniques through its collections. A detailed examination of the gestures that elevate fashion.
SCULPTURE
Zeus: the Metal Horse at the Musée des Arts et Métiers
The monumental steel horse Zeus, which marked the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, stands on the forecourt of Musée des Arts et Métiers from December 2025 to January 2027.
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Night Tour: Seeing the Sea Exhibition
A guided evening tour of the Seeing the Sea exhibition at MAIF Social Club, led by a cultural mediator for adult visitors.
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The Superpower of Deaf People: Nikesco's Carte Blanche
Bibliothèque Saint-Éloi welcomes author Nicolas Combes, known as Nikesco, with a vibrant exhibition from January to August 2026.
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Chaïm Kaliski. Jim d'Etterbeek
A hundred ink drawings by Chaïm-Charles Kaliski (1929-2015) from his vast work documenting the Nazi occupation of Brussels. A singular life marked by the Shoah.
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Simone Veil. My Sisters and I
Exhibition at Mémorial de la Shoah, 4e. Explores Simone Veil beyond her political legacy, recovering the stolen innocence of her Nice childhood before occupation and deportation.
SCULPTURE
War and Peace: Anguish, Terror, Hope
Ateliers-musée Chana Orloff explores how sculptor Chana Orloff represented twentieth-century conflicts through her work, confronting historical violence.
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Facing the Sky: Paul Huet and His Time
Musée de la Vie romantique honours Paul Huet (1803-1869) and his passion for skies, reopening after renovation with new permanent collections.
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Yang to Yin Yoga
Yoga practice held in the second-floor studio at Musée Gustave Moreau, led by instructor Camille Voituriez.
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What Remains Deep Within Me - Karen Assayag
Photographic exhibition by Karen Assayag at La Fabrique de la Solidarité in the 2nd arrondissement.
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Robert Capa: War Photographer
Musée de la Libération honours Robert Capa, who invented the war photographer style. His engaged eye shaped modern photojournalism and the figure of the war correspondent.
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Leonora Carrington
Pioneer artist, feminist, ecologist, mother, migrant, and spiritual seeker, Leonora Carrington left an extraordinary and radical artistic legacy.
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A Day in the Eighteenth Century: Chronicle of a Mansion
Immersive exhibition exploring daily life within an eighteenth-century aristocratic mansion: masters, servants, and pets inhabiting an intimate domestic world.
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Salomé: Henner and Moreau Face the Myth
Musée Jean-Jacques Henner presents thirty works by Henner and Gustave Moreau depicting the biblical figure Salomé, from Renaissance through modern interpretations.
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All Inclusive - Kourtney Roy
Cité de l'Economie examines the economic underbelly of globalized tourism through Kourtney Roy's photographs: inequalities, environment, marketing between dream and reality.
PAINTING
Open Forms
Three decades of painting and sculpture by Olle Bærtling, in dialogue with works by Cécile Bart, Rana Begum, Ulla von Brandenburg, Jacob Dahlgren, Bernd Ribbeck, Bella Rune and Brooklin A. Soumahoro, renewing geometric abstraction at Institut Suédois.
CONTEMPORARY
Chiaroscuro at Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
Twenty contemporary and modern artists from the Pinault Collection explore chiaroscuro's legacy, transforming the museum into a luminous and twilight landscape that immerses viewers in the material of light and unconscious shadow.
CONTEMPORARY
Chiaroscuro
Twenty contemporary and modern artists from the Pinault Collection explore chiaroscuro's legacy at Bourse de Commerce, tracing light and shadow from obscurity to illumination, probing the visible and invisible.
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36 Y'a d'la joie - Photography Exhibition
Black and white photography exhibition at Les Amies Rouges in the 5th arrondissement.
CONTEMPORARY
Me and Others - Artists' Views on Our Lives Online
Fondation EDF presents contemporary art exploring social themes around digital life and identity.
CONTEMPORARY
18th-Century Fashion - A Fantasised Heritage at Palais Galliera
Palais Galliera explores 18th-century women's fashion and its reinterpretations through fashion history to today. The era's aesthetic principles continue to influence contemporary fashion and popular culture.
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Wild nature photography exhibition at Jardin Gabriële Buffet
Photographs of Parisian biodiversity taken by residents, displayed in the 20th arrondissement garden.
PAINTING
Renoir and Love
Musée d'Orsay examines Auguste Renoir's colourful, joyful paintings of guinguettes and public balls. His work reflects an original vision of modernity guided by love as both a human force and the artist's gaze on his subjects, the world, and painting itself.
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Nan Goldin. This Will Not End Well
Nan Goldin presents her first French retrospective of video work and slideshows - 'films made of photographs'. Grand Palais showcases an intimate journey through her life, friendships, loves and activism.
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K-Beauty. Korean Beauty, History of a Phenomenon
From the 18th century to the K-Pop wave, trace the roots of an aesthetic that conquered the world. Musée Guimet explores Korean beauty practices across four centuries.
CONTEMPORARY
Artists' Faces. From Gustave Courbet to Annette Messager
Petit Palais revisits a major theme from its collections: the artist portrait and self-portrait. The exhibition spans from Old Masters to contemporary practice, exploring how artists have represented themselves.
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The Invisible Workshop. Behind the Scenes of Jean-Jacques Annaud's Films
Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé opens the doors to film sets of a master director. An unprecedented immersion into the production of his greatest masterpieces, revealing the craft and vision behind them.
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Adya & Otto van Rees. At the Heart of the Avant-Gardes
Retrospective exhibition at Musée de Montmartre marking the first presentation in France of Otto and Adya van Rees, major but still underrecognised figures of 20th-century European avant-garde.
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Family Workshop. Brush and Ink. Introduction to Chinese Art at Feibai Institute
For children from age 3 and families. A thematic workshop exploring Asian aesthetics through ink, brush and the beauty of gesture. Hands-on discovery of Chinese artistic traditions.
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Byblos, Eternal City
Explore the world's first international maritime port. Byblos linked ancient Lebanon, Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Aegean world, shaped relations with pharaohs and played a pivotal role in spreading the Phoenician alphabet.
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Matisse, 1941-1954
At Grand Palais, this exhibition illuminates Matisse's prolific final years, presenting three hundred works of unprecedented vitality: drawings, cut gouaches, illustrated books, textiles, and stained glass.
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Matisse 1941-1954
In the bright light of his final years, Matisse invented a new language of cut forms and pure colour. Over 230 paintings, drawings, books and cut gouaches span his free and restless journey from 1941 to 1954.
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Imaginary Maps. Inventing Worlds
Maps trace known lands but also give form to imaginary territories that extend, reinterpret or personalise the real world. BnF's exhibition explores links between cartography and imagination at the frontier of reality and fiction.
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Alexandre Lenoir: By the Force of Things
Musée de l'Orangerie. Alexandre Lenoir paints dreamlike landscapes with phantom figures, working from photographs he treats as memories. His approach seeks alchemic transformation rather than faithful representation, allowing nature an element of chance.
PAINTING
Henri Rousseau: The Ambition of Painting
Musée de l'Orangerie presents a monographic exhibition of Henri Rousseau in collaboration with the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. Major loans from international institutions reveal an unprecedented corpus of works once held by dealer Paul Guill.
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Revealing the Feminine: Fashion and Appearance in the 18th Century
Musée Cognacq-Jay and Palais Galliera collaborate on an exhibition exploring femininity in the Age of Enlightenment through dress, ornament and social convention.
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Splendours of the Baroque: From Greco to Velázquez
Musée Jacquemart-André and the Hispanic Society of America present forty works of Spanish baroque art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Greco and Zurbarán never before shown together in France.
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ABCdaire - The Arctic Through Inuit Art
Exhibition exploring the Arctic from A to Z through the perspectives of Inuit artists at Galerie Art Inuit Paris.
PAINTING
Chinese Painting Workshop: The Vital Breath
Institut Feibai in the 1st. Explore the concept of breath, central to Chinese aesthetic philosophy, and its role in the act of painting as cosmic creation.
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The Titanic Legend: The Ultimate Exhibition
La Grande Halle de la Villette in the 19th. Immerse yourself in the story of the world's most iconic ship. This exhibition traces the Titanic's history with spectacle and detail.
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Enslaved in the Mediterranean, 17th-18th centuries
First exhibition exploring the forgotten history of Muslims and Christians enslaved across the Mediterranean for over three centuries, through striking artworks and material culture.
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Enslaved in the Modern Mediterranean, 17th-18th centuries
First exhibition exploring the forgotten history of Muslims and Christians enslaved across the Mediterranean for over three centuries, through striking artworks and material culture.
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Africa Fashion
From Johannesburg to international runways, African fashion has established itself over two decades as a vibrant, inventive and unmissable creative force.
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Linda Trime Photography Exhibition
Photography exhibition at AGECA in the 11th arrondissement, with opening on 2 June at 18:00.
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Video Games and Music
Explore how video game soundtracks from Pac-Man, Mario, Zelda and Final Fantasy evoke emotion and memory, as musicians worldwide discover new artistic possibilities.
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The Sound of Pixels
Interactive exhibition echoing Video Games & Music at Philharmonie de Paris. Included with Philharmonie des enfants entry; does not include Video Games & Music access.
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Estonian Realities
The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents three Estonian artists spanning the mid-20th century to today: Olga Terri, Anu Põder, and Kris Lemsalu. A French museum first.
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Blank Turns - Pauline Curnier Jardin
Pauline Curnier Jardin's exhibition starts with deviation and detour. Her fragmented narrations construct zones where fiction, ritual and documentary interweave without hierarchy.
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Studio, Wounds and Battles, Desire is the Reiteration of Hope - Cathy de Monchaux
Palais de Tokyo presents the first major retrospective of British artist Cathy de Monchaux, spanning fifty works from 1984 to now. Technical drawings, destroyed works, sculptures and installations challenge philosophical phallocentrism.
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The Ambassadors - Jesse Darling
Turner Prize winner Jesse Darling reveals hidden stories in everyday objects through minimal yet spectacular gestures. Industrial materials and salvaged objects are assembled into uncanny compositions that emphasise fragility.
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Shadow Lacquer - Benoît Piéron
Benoît Piéron offers suspended time, waiting and reverie through functional and clinical aesthetics, restoring softness and desire to spaces of illness. His work engages with the political treatment of certain existences.
DESIGN
Family visit to Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
Explore the Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection as a family with its contemporary art collection and historic architecture.
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Written Sketches - Laurence Favory at La Boussole
Laurence Favory presents short poetic texts inspired by Parisian métro observations, visible from the street and linked to her wider practice via QR codes.
PAINTING
Henry Taylor. Where thoughts provoke
Musée Picasso Paris presents a retrospective of Henry Taylor, a major figure in contemporary American painting, tracing his artistic trajectory.
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Guernica's metamorphoses
Virtual reality experience at Musée national Picasso-Paris exploring Picasso's Guernica through immersive technology.
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The great ages
Exhibition at Musée de l'Homme created by biodémographe Samuel Pavard and photographer Nikos Aliagas exploring aging and longevity.
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Marilyn Monroe
La Cinémathèque française celebrates the life, films and legacy of Marilyn Monroe.
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Open forms - Young visitors to Paris
Institut Suédois exhibition celebrating abstract art, with guided visits for children and adults exploring artistic expression.
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Elizabeth Bishop postcards
Exhibition at Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne exploring the poet's postcards and correspondence.
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Colour as the visual skin of the work
Exhibition at Centre d'études catalanes examining colour's role in artistic expression and visual perception.
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Reading club for ages 10-14
Bibliothèque Vaugirard's facilitated reading group for children aged 10 to 14, fostering a love of books.
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Brion Gysin, The last museum
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective of Brion Gysin's work in a Paris museum.
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Lee Miller
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the largest Lee Miller retrospective in France in two decades, organised with Tate Britain and the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring nearly 250 prints.
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CLING! Comic strips talk cash
Exhibition at Monnaie de Paris exploring how comic strips depict money through characters ranging from adventurers and thieves to billionaires and outsiders.
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Wonders of Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Student-curated exhibition at Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève. Students selected manuscripts from the collection linked to the concept of wonder and created original pieces on varied supports.
CONTEMPORARY
One Swallow Does Not Make Spring. Annette Messager
Major figure of international contemporary art, Annette Messager occupies Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature for the first time.
SCULPTURE
Michelangelo and Rodin: Living Bodies
Two masters of Western sculpture meet across centuries at the Louvre. Their works embody the force of the body and the depth of the soul, revealing both continuity and rupture.
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Madame de Sévigné: Parisian Letters
Exhibition marking 400 years since the birth of the marquise de Sévigné (1626-1696). Over 200 works-paintings, objects, drawings-from the Carnavalet and major French and international collections are gathered.
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Masterworks from the Sainte-Anne Collection
New exhibition at the Sainte-Anne Hospital Museum of Art and History, presenting major works by artist-patients from the hospital's collection.
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Catch Them All: A Pokémon Tribute
Musée en Herbe celebrates 30 years of Pokémon in a playful, joyful, intergenerational space designed for families and all ages.
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The Engraver and the Spells - Lars Bo
Enter the engraved world of Danish artist Lars Bo at Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève. The exhibition explores his distinctive visual language and artistic vision through printmaking.
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The Making of Engraving - Lars Bo
Complementing the main Lars Bo exhibition, this presentation shifts perspective to examine his printmaking process and technical practice at Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève.
CONTEMPORARY
(Re)generations Landscape at La Roche
Exhibition marking the ésaj's 60th anniversary, exploring landscape designers and architects shaping contemporary environments.
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Image Hunt - Visual Arts Workshop, Spring Holidays 2026
An intensive multidisciplinary art programme at Feibai Institute designed for children aged 6 and up who are passionate about visual arts and creative expression.
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Étienne Moyat: Line of Life
Solo exhibition by Étienne Moyat at Galerie Negropontes Paris, part of the year-long Brancusi 150th anniversary celebration.
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Comte: Daily Life on Rue Monsieur-le-Prince
Exhibition at Maison d'Auguste Comte exploring the philosopher's domestic life in his 6th arrondissement apartment, including daily rituals, work habits, and social connections.
SCULPTURE
The Time of Inhabitants
Photographic installation by Dalia Benaïs at Médiathèque Françoise Sagan, created in collaboration with Axes pluriels. A visual exploration of community and shared experience.
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The First Genocide of the 20th Century: Herero and Nama, 1904-1908
Exhibition at Mémorial de la Shoah examining the systematic killings of Herero and Nama peoples in German South-West Africa, a foundational genocide of the modern era.
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Giovanni Segantini: 'I Want to See My Mountains'
Musée Marmottan Monet presents the first major Paris retrospective of Giovanni Segantini, a leading figure of European symbolism and divisionism.
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Prehistory: Between Utopia and Reality
Exhibition at Collège de France tracing how 19th-century scholars and artists transformed prehistoric study into myth and imagination, shaping our fascination with ancient human origins.
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Betanî: Portraits of the Yazidis of the Drôme
Exhibition by Romain Rabier in collaboration with anthropologist Estelle Amy de la Bretèque at Médiathèque James Baldwin. A roundtable discussion on 7 May at 19:00.
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Let the Show Begin!
Exhibition of stage arts at Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar. Cabaret, theatre, circus, café-concert, opera, pantomime and music-hall all take the spotlight.
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Underwater Colours: Photography Exhibition
Photo series at Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire exploring our relationship with the ocean depths and marine life. Stunning underwater imagery reveals ecological wonder.
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Deported to Ravensbrück: 1942-1945
Exhibition at Bibliothèque Jacqueline Dreyfus-Weill created by the National Archives, documenting women deported to Ravensbrück during the Second World War.
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Hilma af Klint
Pioneering Swedish artist (1862-1944) whose esoteric paintings predated Kandinsky and Malevitch. Works combine geometric abstraction, bold colour fields and organic forms. Co-presentation Centre Pompidou × Grand Palais.
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Hilma af Klint
Pioneer of abstraction whose work reshaped modernism. This first French retrospective reveals her visionary universe through monumental compositions, secret works, and a fearless synthesis of colour, form and symbol.
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Creative parent-child workshops
Relaxed creative sessions for parents and babies from six months at Maison des 1000 premiers jours du 18ème arrondissement.
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Places, encounters and feelings: photographs and poetry by Rabah Bellili
Exhibition at Bibliothèque Louise Walser-Gaillard combining photography and poetry to document the emotions and atmospheres that shape our intimate histories.
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Stop! Stigmatisation of people with disabilities
Photo exhibition at Bibliothèque Claude Lévi-Strauss offering a fresh perspective on disability through visual storytelling.
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Costumes by Joëlle Jolivet
Exhibition of original artwork by Joëlle Jolivet from her picture book "Costumes" and colouring book drawings at Bibliothèque André Malraux.
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Braille Adventure: Two Centuries of Innovation
Exhibition tracing the history and innovations of braille writing systems, presented by Médiathèque Marguerite Duras in partnership with INSEI as part of Paris Disability Month.
DESIGN
Fine Clothes: Sketches and Watercolours by Skarabri
Sketches and watercolours exploring fashion and clothing, exhibited at Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or as part of the library's season dedicated to sewing and garment design.
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The Navy and Painters: Four Centuries of Art and Power
On the eve of the Navy's 400th anniversary, the Musée national de la Marine presents nearly 150 paintings from the 17th to 20th centuries, charting maritime exploration and naval power through eight chronological sections.
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France-Korea: Difference and Connection
Collective exhibition at FIAP Paris featuring 14 artists exploring cultural exchange and artistic dialogue between France and Korea through visual work.
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Clothes in Children's Picture Books
Exhibition of reproductions from two illustrated albums exploring clothing and identity: Armand et les histoires de vêtements and La Princesse coquette, examining our relationship with garments.
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The Navy and Painters: Four Centuries of Art and Power
Nearly 150 artworks spanning the 17th to 20th centuries explore the relationship between artistic creation, power and maritime imagination.
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Fashion in Majesty: Thai Royal Court Dress
Musée des Arts décoratifs presents garments from Thailand's royal collection, tracing the evolution of court dress and haute couture traditions.
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The Tree
Exhibition at Bibliothèque Georges Brassens presented by l'école des loisirs, exploring the tree as subject and symbol through illustration and storytelling.
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Youssef Nabil: Still Dreaming
Franco-Egyptian photographer and videographer Youssef Nabil's retrospective spans three decades of visually distinctive work. A 1992 visit to Musée d'Orsay inspired his practice, echoed in pieces like The Dream (2021).
DESIGN
Threatened Heritage: From Timbuktu to Odesa
Exceptional collection of graphic documents, contemporary artworks and digital replicas of lost sites. Presented as documentary reportage, weaving voices of witnesses, architects and artists.
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The Lyon Group exhibition
Paintings by Marc Dailly, François Dupuis, Samuel Erard, Martin Laquet, and Christophe Marion at galerie les montparnos.
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Elegant drivers: automobiles and style exhibition
BTV explores a vanished era when driving was a sport and owning an automobile signified wealth and elegance, drawing from heritage collections and the journal Omnia.
CONTEMPORARY
Les filles du Calvaire: 30 years and beyond
Les filles du Calvaire celebrates over three decades of supporting contemporary creation, presenting not a retrospective but a living declaration of its mission to champion artists and current artistic practices.
PAINTING
Plant-Based Inks and Open-Air Watercolour
Learn to make your own plant-based inks then use them in open-air watercolour painting. Extract natural pigments from vegetables to create sustainable, vibrant colours.
EXHIBITIONS
Beyond the Streets
International exhibition dedicated to graffiti, street art and counter-cultures opens at Grande Halle de la Villette. An unprecedented exploration of urban artistic movements and rebellion.
HISTORY
Urban Art at Hôtel national des Invalides
For the first time, street art comes to Hôtel national des Invalides over five days, showcasing urban creativity within the historic military complex.
CONTEMPORARY
JACE: Sensitive heart
JACE's ninth exhibition at Galerie Mathgoth spans 300 m2 in a temporary XXL space, offering a free immersive journey through the artist's humour, sensitivity, and contemporary commentary.
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It was Paris in 1970 exhibition
Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris presents amateur photographs documenting Paris in the 1970s, offering a vivid glimpse into the era.
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Paris in 1970 - Exhibition and Talks
Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris presents photography from its archive documenting 1970 Paris, accompanied by a lecture series exploring the city's recent past.
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Queer Resistances - Exhibition by Pochep
Pochep's drawings from the co-authored work 'Queer Resistances: A History of LGBTQI+ Cultures' with sociologist Antoine Idier, presented during Pride Month at Bibliothèque Buffon.
CONTEMPORARY
Plural Masculinities - Exhibition, Tour and Workshops
Bibliothèque Saint-Éloi and the Contemporary Art Fund present an exhibition, guided tour and two creative workshops curated by Nikesco exploring diverse masculine identities.
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Matisse, Painter of the Joy of Living
Exhibition at Bibliothèque Mohammed Arkoun exploring Matisse's work within the Festival Quartier du Livre's theme of happiness and well-being.
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Le Marais, a protected sector
Lecture by Isabelle Backouche, research director at EHESS, part of the conference series linked to the exhibition C'était Paris en 1970.
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Overflow - Group Exhibition by Sample Residents
Resident artists at Le Sample present 'Overflow', a joyful collective exhibition celebrating creativity and artistic practice through June 2026.
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Open Furniture: Mechanisms and Secret Drawers at Musée Cognacq-Jay
Guided visit revealing the ingenious mechanisms and hidden compartments within the museum's furniture collection. Discover the world of 18th-century collectors and connoisseurs.
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Guided Tour: Simone Veil. My Sisters and I
Guided tour for adults through the new exhibition at Mémorial de la Shoah exploring Simone Veil's life and legacy in the 4e.
CONTEMPORARY
At the Origins: Artists' Perspectives on Racism and Discrimination
Contemporary art exhibition at Palais de la Porte Dorée examining how perceived or actual origin fuels discrimination and exclusion across generations.
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The Last Sun by Emmanuel Régent
Unprecedented exhibition by artist Emmanuel Régent at the Mémorial de la Shoah, merging conceptual, poetic practice with memory of genocide sites during Nuit Blanche 2026.
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Did You Say 'Impressionists'?
Exhibition exploring the 1874 impressionist movement debut on boulevard des Capucines. Debunk myths and discover what artists like Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Caillebotte actually shared.
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In the Manner of Leonora Carrington - Surrealist Workshop
With artists Delphine Huard and Armelle Antier, dive into Leonora Carrington's surrealist universe and create your own work inspired by her artistic vision.
PAINTING
Duo Painting Workshop with Coquelicot at Atelier des Abbesses
Paint together on a shared canvas with artist Laura Boileau. Brunch, materials and finished artwork included.
EXHIBITIONS
Photographing the 'Reconquest of Paris' (1954-1975)
Conference with Pauline Rossi, archivist of the Commission du Vieux Paris, exploring archival photographs documenting Paris's urban transformation during two decades of postwar change.
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Jonathan Reith's Favourite Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Meet bookseller Jonathan Reith at Bibliothèque André Malraux, 6e, and discuss his passion for graphic novels, manga and comics in French Sign Language and French.
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Václav Manga Awards Closing Party
Join the closing celebration of the Václav Manga Awards at Bibliothèque Václav Havel, 18e.
EXHIBITIONS
Cinextraits: Let the Show Begin!
Film excerpts screened at Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar explore the theme of spectacle and performance across cinema.
EXHIBITIONS
Image at Your Fingertips
Tactile image discovery workshop at Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar featuring raised-relief portraits, smileys, and manga explored with eyes closed.
EXHIBITIONS
Masterclass with Karim Friha
Karim Friha reveals his drawing techniques, creative secrets and artistic vision during an exceptional masterclass at Médiathèque Virginia Woolf.
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Jonathan Reith: Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels
Deaf librarian Jonathan Reith shares his passion for making comics, manga and graphic novels accessible to deaf readers, at Bibliothèque André Malraux.
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Queer Resistance: History and Struggles of a Minority
Authors Antoine Idier and illustrator Pochep discuss LGBTQI+ resistance and histories of repression and activism in France during Pride Month at Bibliothèque Buffon.
CONTEMPORARY
Spanish Civil War: 90th anniversary exhibition
Mémorial de la Shoah marks 90 years since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Exhibition exploring this historical conflict and its impact through archival and contemporary perspectives.
PAINTING
Intuitive Painting Workshop
Centre Paris Anim' Musidora hosts an intuitive painting workshop exploring improvisation as its core theme.
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Custom Mural Workshop with Artist Wandrille
Médiathèque Hélène Berr invites you to create a large participatory mural together, drawing a sensory map of the neighbourhood for the summer season.
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Meeting with Brecht Evens, Comic Author
Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar welcomes Brecht Evens, author of King Medusa, The Ditches, Panther and other acclaimed graphic novels.
EXHIBITIONS
Reading adventurers: June edition
Ages 9-15: share your passions. Mangas, board games, novels, films, comics, video games-talk about what you love at Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult.
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Drawing Workshop
Art drawing workshop in small groups (maximum 5 students) at Cours Nathalie Avril for adolescents aged 13-18 and adults, beginners to advanced.