Free exhibitions in Paris

Science & nature

Exposition & jeux : à la rencontre des animaux mal-aimés

Maison de l'animal en ville - Jane Goodall · 12th

Opens in 11 days

At the Maison de l'animal, crows, rats, bats, foxes and other misunderstood creatures get their own back! A playful and informative exhibition to challenge preconceived ideas and have fun as a family.

Painting

Exposition Pascal Pichon : "Ce qui demeure".

galerie les montparnos · 6th

Seven years after the exhibition devoted to the painter Pascal Pichon, "Le Pays où l'on n'arrive jamais", the Les Montparnos gallery is delighted to invite you to a new gathering around his poetic work.

Photo

Día de Muertos

Paris · 4th

Opens in 6 days

Through her photo exhibition, Marta Nascimento takes us to Mexico, where she captured the intensity of the Day of the Dead, somewhere between quiet reflection and joyful public celebration. A sensitive immersion into…

Painting

Exposition « Fantasmes colorés » — Annette Weber à Paris

Atelier Arnaud Marie · 1st

Exhibition of abstract paintings “Fantasmes colorés” by German artist Annette Weber in Paris, from 1 September to 7 November 2026.

Painting

Exposition « Penser la paix » et parution du numéro éponyme de la revue AREA

Galerie Area Paris · 10th

Marking the publication of AREA magazine issue nos. 38-39, devoted to art and peace, Galerie Area is delighted to present its new exhibition, Penser la paix, under the patronage of the LIN Xiang Xiong Art Gallery. We…

History

Visite en langue des signes française de l'exposition Images de la rafle du « billet vert »

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

Opens in 16 days

The Mémorial's guide is accompanied by a French Sign Language (LSF) interpreter. Duration: 1 h 30.

Science & nature

Exposition "Cornebidouille" de L'école des loisirs

Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar · 15th

Come and discover the incredible world of the famous witch Cornebidouille, created by Magali Bonniol and Pierre Bertrand!

Trade fairs & shows

Grand marché vintage japonais

Rue Bailly · 3rd

Opens in 6 days

Vintage market organised by Japanese brocante dealer Koji and his team, who set up in the galerie Joseph at 7 Rue Bailly in Paris, from 29 October to 09 November 2026.

Photo

Ouverture exceptionnelle et visite guidée – Photo Days 2026 - Exposition Grands Lacs - L’horizon commun des mers intérieures

Centre culturel canadien à Paris · 8th

Opens in 17 days

As a partner of this 7th edition of Photo Days, the Centre culturel canadien invites you to discover the exhibition "Grands Lacs – L'horizon commun des mers intérieures", free of charge until 9pm, and offers a guided…

Immersive

Exposition 10 000 ans de voyage gustatif

Centre Culturel de Chine · 7th

Jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Paris and the National Museum of China, this exhibition invites you to travel through 10,000 years of Chinese gastronomy.

Photo

Delphine Bonnet

La Librairie du Canal · 10th

Opens in 20 days

Discover the little-known work of Nicole Lala, photojournalist, through a stroll around the exhibition “Lala photographie sa ville” on the railings of the Jardin Villemin, followed by a meeting with her daughter,…

History

Exposition : Lady Liberty, derrière l’icône, le génie d’Eiffel

Tour Eiffel · 7th

An exhibition on the first-floor terrace of the Eiffel Tower Marking 140 years of the Statue of Liberty

Photo

EXPOSITION | "Grands Lacs – L’horizon commun des mers intérieures", Robert Burley

Centre culturel canadien à Paris · 8th

Through an unprecedented body of work dedicated to the Great Lakes basin, Canadian photographer Robert Burley explores this immense territory, which serves simultaneously as a border, a living space, a place of…

Photo

Une exposition où s’entremêlent héritages, mémoires et migrations

Frac Île-de-France Les Réserves

'Des gestes de nos mondes' brings together works from the Frac Île-de-France collection and works by artists based in Tunisia or originating from the southern shore of the Mediterranean.

Contemporary art

Ré-Amarrage

Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles · 4th

Opens in 7 days

Eight artists who carried out residencies in France in 2026 are invited to re-moor at the Centre with sketched projects, realised thanks to these residencies.

Photo

Five Views

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris · 15th

Today 11:00 – 19:00

The Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris is hosting "Five Views", an exhibition bringing together five rising figures in contemporary Japanese photography.

Science & nature

Exposition Les "Arbres de Paris" - La nature comme source d'inspiration

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire · 14th

Presentation of the exhibition For an Architect, for a Painter, Paris and its trees are sources of inspiration: parks, gardens, squares, avenues, secret alleyways, school playgrounds, discreet places, cemeteries or…

Trade fairs & shows

MIF Expo

Parc des Expositions

Opens in 20 days

Discover more than 1,000 Made in France exhibitors at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles on 12, 13, 14 and 15 November 2026.

Contemporary art

Avaler la brume et disparaître

Frac Île-de-France, Le Plateau · 19th

Through her works, Irene Abello invites us to pay acute attention to the elusive variations of the real that manifest themselves in our everyday lives.

Contemporary art

Exposition d'art contemporain au K.A.B

Le K.A.B · 17th

Inside the Square des Batignolles, strange creatures have made a home in a greenhouse. Under this glass shelter, the works of Louise-Margot Décombas seem to quietly watch over passers-by, unless they are spying on them,…

Photo

Exposition « Parigi… une histoire d’amour » : à la rencontre des talents italiens à Paris

Mairie du 10e arrondissement · 10th

Today 08:30 – 17:00

Until 15 November, discover the exhibition Parigi… une histoire d'amour in the hall of the Mairie du 10e arrondissement. Through twenty photographic portraits and testimonies, Cristina Dogliani celebrates the Italian…

Photo

Marc Riboud La géométrie devient poésie

Galerie Arcturus · 6th

Opens in 12 days

Marc RIBOUD - " La géométrie devient poésie, vie, émotion " - Photographies from 4 to 16 November 2026. Private view on Thursday 5 November.

Photo

VERNISSAGE - Exposition "Coup de soleil" - Laety Des et Mélanie Cot

La Maison de la Conversation · 18th

Exhibition « Bîranîn » (Memory): Kurdistan through the eyes of Nesali's journalists. Photos, docs and behind-the-scenes from the field. Opening night on 3 September.

Contemporary art

exposition & cabaret : LA BANDE À BAS NYLON

Galerie du Montparnasse · 14th

Opens in 15 days

The artistic cabaret collective « Les Nuits Bas Nylon » opens the doors of its dressing rooms to you!

History

Manger et être mangé : retour sur un projet mené en détention

Médiathèque Françoise Sagan · 10th

Opens in 4 weeks

With the Petite Bibliothèque Ronde de Clamart, and cultural practitioners from the project carried out at the Centre pénitentiaire sud-Francilien, with a group of 11 women and men…

Contemporary art

Entre deux vertiges, Gloria Friedmann

Transfo · 10th

The artist Gloria Friedmann at Transfo – Emmaüs Solidarité for the exhibition Entre deux vertiges.

Contemporary art

Thủy Tiên Nguyễn: Quel mois sommes-nous, mon amour?

Galerie Bao · 11th

Drawing on the little-known beginnings of Paris By Night, filmed in Paris, Thủy Tiên Nguyễn composes an exhibition in which sculpture, movement and memory intertwine. Galerie Bao becomes the stage for a suspended…

Contemporary art

p. 39 de Nina Wakeford à la Cité internationale des arts

Cité Internationale des Arts · 4th

The Cité internationale des arts presents Nina Wakeford’s installation “p. 39”, from 20 October to 21 November 2026 in the Vitrine.

Contemporary art

Exposition « Ce qui nous restera »

La Roche · 14th

Ce qui nous restera. The Pride festival brings together around ten artists from the LGBTQIA+ community around transmission and memory, both intimate and collective.

Science & nature

Expositions Dans une composition

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris · 15th

Opens in 4 weeks

On the occasion of the visit of Iemoto Akane Teshigahara, grand master of the Sogetsu School, the MCJP is presenting two ikebana exhibitions in autumn colours.

Contemporary art

La SLOW Galerie fête les 1 an de son espace Luxembourg !

Slow Galerie Luxembourg · 6th

To celebrate the first anniversary of its left-bank address, SLOW Galerie presents the exhibition "Un petit coin de paradis" with a selection of works that each form a space to take refuge in: comforting landscapes,…

Science & nature

Visites performées Créoles 2026

MAIF Social Club · 3rd

Opens in 4 weeks

Trois conteurs, Igo Drané, Edma et Suzy Ronel, accompagnés de musiciens, se relaient pour vous guider à travers une visite sensible et vibrante de l’exposition Semons nos résistances. Au rythme du bouladjel, des…

Photo

Walid Raad - Festival of (in)gratitude

Le Centquatre — Paris (104) · 19th

The American-Lebanese artist Walid Raad is showing a selection of recent works rooted in the wars that have shaken the Middle East for 40 years. A walk through photographs, collages, drawings, texts, sculptures and…

Painting

Exposition d'Art Japonais

Galerie les Passeurs de Ruisseaux · 9th

Opens in 4 weeks

An exhibition of works by Japanese artists and artistic perspectives on Japan, accompanied by Broc'Japan, an association-run flea market of Japanese objects.

Contemporary art

Exposition solo « Reliefs » : Sophie Bloch

LooLooLook Gallery · 1st

LooLooLook Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, presents the solo exhibition of Sophie Bloch as part of Une semaine de galerie, organised by the CPGA from 15 October to 22 November…

Painting

Exposition Portraits de Résistantes : Mémoire et Liberté au Centre Paris Anim' Maurice Ravel

Centre Paris Anim' Maurice Ravel · 12th

Opens in 11 days

From 3 to 26 November, the gallery of the CPA Maurice Ravel hosts a new exhibition: Portraits de Résistantes, Mémoire et Liberté by Katia Odartchenko and Maria Reyes, with participations by Maria Luisa Muller and…

Photo

Les humanités en formes : sciences humaines et sociales

Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme · 6th

Opens in 5 weeks

New publishing formats, the artificial intelligence revolution, and shifts in the dialogue between science and society: the 2026 Grand Format of the FMSH offers a day of encounters and experiences to explore new ways of…

Contemporary art

expo pluriel·le·s

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

Opens in 14 days

A group exhibition bringing together a range of artists and associations around the many ways of living, thinking and expressing LGBTQI+ identities

Photo

«Le changement climatique est sexiste ! Les femmes ripostent et agissent», une exposition de CARE France et l'Agence MYOP

Sur les berges de Seine (rive droite), en contrebas de la rampe Châtelet, entre le Pont-Neuf et Pont au Change. · 4th

Opens in 10 days

From 2 to 27 November 2026, the City of Paris, CARE France and Agence MYOP aim to raise awareness among Parisians and city users of the impacts of climate change on women and girls around the world.

Painting

Visite du Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner

Musée national Jean Jacques Henner · 17th

Opens in 5 weeks

The Batignolles library invites you to a guided tour of the Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner to discover or rediscover this art museum housed in a private mansion in the Plaine-de-Monceaux district of the 17th…

Other exhibition

Élysée Moon

Musée du Luxembourg · 6th

Opens in 5 weeks

For this special late-opening evening, the Musée du Luxembourg invites Élysée Moon, drag queen, opera singer and guide, to a series of performed interventions throughout the evening.

Science & nature

Chloé du Colombier

Bibliothèque Jacqueline Dreyfus-Weill · 19th

Today 14:00 – 18:00

to mark the Autumn of Science dedicated to the theme of nature, an original exhibition put together by the artist

History

Plats de fêtes : la part dessinée

Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or · 18th

Opens in 11 days

Festive Dishes: The Drawn Share Exhibition by Ursula Schmidt as part of the event Ici et ailleurs : Histoires de cuisine, in the libraries of the 18th arrondissement. The exhibition shows a selection of drawings from a…

Photo

« Des aveugles. La collection photographique de l’INJA »

INJA LOUISE BRAILLE · 7th

Opens in 13 days

In 2026, photography marks the bicentenary of its first experiments. To mark the occasion, the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA-Louis Braille) is opening its photographic collection to the public for the…

Painting

EXPOSITION Envisage au FIAP Paris

FIAP Paris · 14th

Nurtured by a nomadic childhood, Kati Béal comes from a dual heritage. Inspired by her Eurasian ancestry, she blends the depth of Indian ink with the gentleness of an insular color palette. Strength and delicacy merge.…

Science & nature

Exposition d'œuvres sur carton et papier recyclé

FIAP Paris · 14th

Discover the exhibition "Envisage…" by Kati Béal at FIAP Paris, from October 1st to November 29th, 2026.

Photo

Exposition "LALA photographie sa ville" - Jardin Villemin

Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini · 10th

Following a notable exhibition on the railings of the Hôtel de Ville during the summer of 2025, the work of Nicole LALA is taking up residence in the 10th arrondissement, on the railings of the Jardin Villemin-Mahsa…

Photo

Découvrez l'expo photo

Parc Montsouris · 14th

Parisian biodiversity is revealed at Parc Montsouris through these photos taken by Parisian residents.

Other exhibition

Le Mois du doc dans les bibliothèques de la Ville de Paris

Les bibliothèques de la Ville de Paris

Opens in 9 days

For this new edition, "À contre courant", the Mois du doc takes over Paris libraries for a month with screenings, meetings and even exhibitions.

Photo

Photo Days 2026

Paris · 4th

Opens in 10 days

Since 2020, Photo Days has given a free hand to French and international artists for unconventional venues, inviting you to a unique photographic trail across Paris and its surrounding region. For one month, museums,…