Free exhibitions in Paris

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INTERREALM, l’art sino-français à la rencontre des traditions et de la création contemporaine

Le Carrousel du Louvre · 1st

Today 08:00 – 21:00

Discover INTERREALM, a Sino-French exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre, where Xiangyu Li and international artists reinvent the traditions and forms of contemporary art.

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La Palestine photographiée par Joss Dray

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

Shown at the IMA library, a precious testimony to Palestinian everyday life, its faces, its places and its memory, through a photo report taken twenty-five years ago and never before shown to the public.

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Florian Krewer woven thin*

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris presents Florian Krewer: woven thin*, the artist’s first solo exhibition in France. Organised following the donation of several of the artist’s works to the museum, this exhibition,…

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Daniel Dezeuze

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Through its history, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris maintains a privileged link with the Supports/Surfaces group, which it first presented under that name at the ARC in 1970. Among its founders, Daniel Dezeuze (born…

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Jean-François Bauret

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Jean-François Bauret (1932-2014) is one of the best-known French photographers of his generation. He is chiefly remembered for his nudes and his advertising work. Whether responding to commissions or pursuing personal…

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Mariella Simoni

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The singular artistic trajectory of Mariella Simoni (born 1948) revisits the links between conceptual art and abstraction, between poetry and matter. Originally from the Lake Garda region of Italy, the artist studied…

Contemporary art

Stéphane Bordarier

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Since the mid-1980s, Stéphane Bordarier (born 1953) has developed a body of work within the historical movement in which painting became its own subject. Distinctive within the contemporary art landscape, his practice,…

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Visionnaires. Carte blanche à Prune Nourry

Petit Palais - Musée des beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris · 8th

The Petit Palais invites Prune Nourry to take over the whole museum, shedding light in her exhibition 'Visionnaires' on women sculptors who are little known or forgotten by art history.

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Exposition "Louvre Photo" au Musée du Louvre

Musée du Louvre · 1st

Opens in 12 days

With this new exhibition, marking the bicentenary of photography, come and immerse yourself in the photographic history of the Louvre, from the first prints to more contemporary techniques!

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La grande aventure du savoir médical

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

Curated by Dr Philippe Abastado, clinical cardiologist and research director in epistemology applied to medicine at the Université Paris 7, the exhibition explores the transmission of medical knowledge from Antiquity to…

Science & nature

CHAMPIGNONS, une exposition de la Société mycologique de France

Parc Floral de Paris · 12th

CHAMPIGNONS, exhibition from 23 to 25 October 2026, at the Parc Floral de Paris, Pavilion 18

Contemporary art

Mondriaan Fund

Atelier Néerlandais · 1st

During Art Basel Paris week, the Mondriaan Fund and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Paris present The Space between Breaths at the Atelier Néerlandais, an exhibition of contemporary Dutch artists under…

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REBIRTH, exposition de peintures, Nathanaël Philbert

Galerie M · 19th

Born in Guadeloupe, Nathanaël Philbert first exhibited at the age of 18, then spent nearly ten years in entrepreneurship. In May 2024, a fire destroyed the agency he had built. He started again, in New York and then in…

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Exposition et lancement du livre de Alyssa Jos

Galerie de l'Oeil Bleu · 3rd

Nature provides the material, Alyssa Jos gives it a new story. Discover artistic creations made from Paris's fallen leaves.

Contemporary art

Découvrez l'exposition « Éloge du trait » dans la collection agnès b.

La Fab. · 13th

At La Fab., in the 13th arrondissement, the exhibition “Éloge du trait” explores the richness of the line in all its forms. Drawings, photographs, sculptures and installations from the agnès b. collection make up a…

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Le moulin à fourmis. Une exposition d'Eliott Gamer

78 Temple · 3rd

Ants worthy of Titan. Circling their own invisible yet magnetic star, they turn to excess, with exhaustion as their only salvation. Restless and curious, the figures painted, drawn and sculpted by the artist Eliott…

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Miyagi Atelier Selection

Espace 23 Rue du Sentier · 2nd

Opens in 3 days

On Monday 26 October, Paris will host the exhibition "Miyagi Atelier Selection", presenting a range of craftspeople from Miyagi. ; Credits: Miyagi Atelier Selection Nestled in north-east Japan, along the Pacific coast…

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Au fil de l'eau exposition photo

Galerie Arzazou · 14th

Opens in 2 days

Photography exhibition titled ‘Au fil de l'eau’, on show at Galerie Arzazou, an art gallery in Paris's 14th arrondissement.

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1976-2026. Regards croisés

Bibliothèque Germaine Tillion · 16th

To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the Bibliothèque Germaine-Tillion is offering visitors an exhibition designed with the Fonds d'art contemporain - Paris collections, featuring four dialogues between works from 1976 and…

Contemporary art

expo trànsitos

Centre Paris Anim' Annie Fratellini (ex Villiot Rapée) · 12th

An exhibition that invites reflection on migration, memory, displacement and the human stories that often remain invisible.

Contemporary art

Seremos Fuego!

Galerie Asiemut · 10th

9 September: opening of the exhibition of illustrations by Apollin Jimenez-Bresson at Galerie ASIEMUT, running until 30 October.

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Grey Pride

Centre Lgbtqia+ Paris IDF · 3rd

Description: The association GreyPRIDE presents a committed exhibition, an extension of the collective book « Autrement vieillir : vulnérabilités et résistances LGBT+ ». Three artists - Linn Underhill, Faustine Jacquot…

Contemporary art

finissage expo trànsitos

Centre Paris Anim' Annie Fratellini (ex Villiot Rapée) · 12th

Opens in 7 days

An exhibition that invites reflection on migration, memory, displacement and those human stories that often remain invisible.

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Exposition la chapelle en mouvement

Centre Paris Anim' Jean-Michel Martial · 18th

Exhibition by Michael Dieder, association les enfants de la chapelle, presented at the Centre Paris Anim' Jean-Michel Martial from 19 September to 30 October. Come and rediscover the La Chapelle district as you may…

Contemporary art

Discrète broderie médicale

Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or · 18th

Today 13:00 – 19:00

This exhibition is presented by Martina Chuquet as part of Pink October: the subject is breast cancer, a disease that currently affects one in seven women. These drawings were created from photographs taken by the…

Science & nature

Exposition | Les P'tits naturalistes

Bibliothèque L'Heure joyeuse · 5th

Today 16:00 – 19:00

WHAT TO DELIGHT LITTLE AND BIG NATURALISTS ALIKE! With the Éveil Nature collection, children discover and take their first steps in science from the earliest age! With this in mind, the publisher des éditions du…

Immersive

Les Bacchantes par Olivia de Bona

Fluctuart, Centre d’art urbain · 7th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Fluctuart presents an open-air exhibition by artist Olivia de Bona, installed on the quayside terrace, around the theme of the Bacchantes.

Contemporary art

Over the top

Fondation Pernod Ricard · 8th

Wandering through the city, the contours of objects, the spirals of language and sometimes those of obsession, the works of Jonathan Martin, Rosa Moreno and Clémence de La Tour du Pin negotiate with what conditions…

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Parcours Bijoux : Exposition « Métal Pièce Rouge »

Galerie des Ateliers de Paris · 12th

The exhibition « Métal Pièce Rouge » brings together the work of students and graduates from ENSAD Limoges and the Haute École des Arts du Rhin, on the occasion of Parcours Bijoux.

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Exposition "Écorces" à l'Arboretum de Paris

Arboretum de Paris · 12th

Frédéric Combeau’s exhibition "Écorces" celebrates the trees of the Arboretum de Paris, revealing the diversity and beauty of these plant "skins".

Contemporary art

Exposition ImmersION : dialogue entre liberté créative et rigueur scientifique

L'Aguillage · 13th

A dialogue between scientists and artists, the ImmersION exhibition can be discovered from 26 June to 31 October 2026 at L'Aiguillage. It stems from a project led by Lilay Gros-Desormeaux, a PhD student at the Materials…

History

Imprimer, éditer, illustrer : la modernité typographique et graphique au Vietnam (1860-1945)

Bulac · 13th

Vietnamese printing underwent major upheavals between the late 19th and the early decades of the 20th century. Deeply influenced by the techniques and practices of the Chinese world, it also incorporated customs from…

Science & nature

Exposition Jean-Henri Fabre

Bibliothèque Hergé · 19th

Today 13:00 – 18:30

An exhibition centered on the entomologist, featuring photographs from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.

Contemporary art

Exposition personnelle « Pluie fossile » de Julien Discrit à la Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou

Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou · 3rd

For the autumn season of 2026, Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou presents Pluie fossile, Julien Discrit's third solo exhibition within its walls. It continues the cycle the artist began in 2024 with ForEverReverB, the…

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Exposition Anna Maria Sibylla Merian

Bibliothèque Colette Vivier · 17th

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German artist and naturalist, is distinguished by her drawings of plants and insects. Through her very detailed observations and reproductions, she carried out considerable…

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Exposition des photographies de Karl Blossfeldt

Bibliothèque Colette Vivier · 17th

German photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) spent more than 30 years making photographs of plants, creating an extraordinary inventory of plant forms and structures. His work can be compared to that of a herbarium,…

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Exposition "Témoins des réalités climatiques : la migration comme adaptation"

Bibliothèque Arthur Rimbaud · 4th

Today 13:00 – 19:00

Produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the support of the City of Paris, part of the exhibition "Witnesses of Climate Realities: Migration as Adaptation" will be presented at the…

Contemporary art

Exposition "Drôles d'insectes" de Kei

Bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix · 18th

Today 14:00 – 18:00

When nature becomes a work of art; Credits: KEI Throughout the month of October, the Bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix is hosting naturalistic illustrations by the artist Kei. Fascinated by the living world, she casts a…

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Cinq ans du Prix ellipse

Galerie · 3rd

Ellipse art projects celebrates five years of contemporary creation between Africa and France

History

Spectacle : Bestioles

MAIF Social Club · 3rd

Opens in 5 days

Bestioles is a participatory format for children aged 4 and over and their accompanying adults. In a shared play space, an artist tells his story. Using small everyday things, he invites you to invent your own bestioles…

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Exposition Escapades contemporaines

Espace Chapon · 3rd

Exhibition of contemporary art as part of the La Semaine des galeries parisiennes programme.

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Exposition : France, Suède et Empire ottoman : alliances artistiques

Institut suédois · 3rd

Today 12:00 – 19:00

In the early 18th century, France, Sweden and the Ottoman Empire forged a network of alliances in which diplomacy paved the way for the imagination. Through paintings, drawings, engravings and watercolours, the…

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Exposition Ai Natori : UNDERCURRENT à la Galerie Sato

Galerie Sato · 3rd

Ai Natori's first solo exhibition at Galerie Sato: paintings and, for the first time, ceramics, in which blue, faces and hair become currents, waves and landscapes.

Contemporary art

Exposition : Monika Emmanuelle Kazi au Centre culturel suisse

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

The Centre culturel suisse Paris is showcasing Monika Emmanuelle Kazi, an artist whose work explores the links between memory, identity and cultural heritage through various contemporary expressions.

History

Visite guidées

Musée des Plans-Reliefs · 7th

Opens in 1 day

Make the most of a guide-lecturer's presence to discover the collection unique in the world of plans-reliefs in 15 minutes during the holidays.

History

Exposition " L'antitsiganisme, d'hier à aujourd'hui."

Quartier Jeunes 13 (QJ 13) · 13th

Exhibition created by the Collectif National des Droits de l’Homme Romeurope and hosted as part of the Semaine de Lutte contre les Discriminations (Week Against Discrimination).

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Exposition photographique

FIAP Paris · 14th

FIAP Paris presents "Contrastes", a photographic exhibition by Gaëlle Christmann and Richard Fournillon, featuring two intersecting perspectives united by a common language: street photography. Through a visual dialogue…

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Fénéstrou

FIAP Paris · 14th

“Fénéstrou”: a photographic exhibition in which each image becomes a window opening onto the other and onto the world.

History

Visite guidée de l'exposition Simone Veil. Mes sœurs et moi

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

Opens in 13 days

Discover the new exhibition at the Mémorial de la Shoah Simone Veil. My Sisters and I Workshops and tours for families

Contemporary art

La Contre-Soirée du musée national de la Marine

Musée national de la Marine · 16th

Opens in 13 days

For its latest Contre-soirée, the Musée national de la Marine invites you to discover the collections and the exhibition “L'Appel des profondeurs” free of charge, and offers a range of activities that are new this time…