More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
TALKS
Effractions: Dialogue Series
Writers, artists, and researchers dialogue to explore literature's intersection with art, science, and social questions-probing what writing says about the world and the boundary between reality and fiction.
THEATRE
Cabaret Extra! 2026
Literary cabaret at Grand Palais merging readings, performances and artistic curiosities. Three days of sensory celebration of literature in all its forms.
DOCUMENTARY
Film 2026
Screenings of works from Centre Pompidou's film collection, crossing experimental cinema, documentary, artist film, video, and archival material.
WORKSHOPS
Urban Walks: History of the Beaubourg Plateau
Guided tour tracing the dramatic transformation of the Beaubourg quarter across the 20th century through its architecture, planning, and social shifts.
WORKSHOPS
Urban Walks: Art in the Open Air
Tour the Beaubourg quarter with a specialist guide, discovering artworks surrounding Centre Pompidou, from the Stravinsky Fountain to the Clock Quarter.
EXHIBITIONS
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.
WORKSHOPS
Guided Visit: Matisse, 1941-1954
Guided tour through the Matisse 1941-1954 exhibition with a Centre Pompidou specialist, exploring the artist's final burst of creative innovation.
WORKSHOPS
Contemporary Architecture Walking Tour
Guided tour tracing the architectural evolution of Beaubourg, from the Centre Pompidou's construction and Plateau rehabilitation to the modernisation of Les Halles and the Marais conversion into flexible contemporary space.
