Free exhibitions in Paris

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Rankin : LA F.AI.M, la photographie à l'épreuve de l'IA

A. Galerie · 16th

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Du 10 septembre au 24 octobre 2026, A. Galerie, galerie de photographie contemporaine du 16e arrondissement, présente LA F.AI.M, une exposition du photographe britannique Rankin sur ce que l'intelligence artificielle…

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 an…

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1976-2026. Regards croisés

Bibliothèque Germaine Tillion · 16th

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

Contemporary art

Exposition "Drôles d'insectes" de Kei

Bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix · 18th

Opens in 3 weeks

When nature becomes a work of art; Credits: KEI Throughout October, the Maurice Genevoix library hosts naturalist illustrations by artist Kei. Fascinated by the living world, she casts a sensitive and meticulous eye on…

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

Bibliothèque Arthur Rimbaud · 4th

Opens in 3 weeks

Produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the support of the City of Paris, part of the exhibition "Témoins des réalités climatiques : la migration comme adaptation" will be presented at the…

Science & nature

Exposition Jean-Henri Fabre

Bibliothèque Hergé · 19th

An exhibition about the entomologist, featuring photographs from the National Museum of Natural History.

Contemporary art

Exposition ImmersION : dialogue entre liberté créative et rigueur scientifique

L'Aguillage · 13th

A dialogue between scientists and artists, the ImmersION exhibition is to 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…

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Exposition "Écorces" à l'Arboretum de Paris

Arboretum de Paris · 12th

The "Écorces" exhibition by Frédéric Combeau celebrates the trees of the Arboretum de Paris, revealing the diversity and beauty of these vegetal "skins".

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Exposition : France, Suède et Empire ottoman : alliances artistiques

Institut suédois · 3rd

In the early 18th century, France, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire forged a network of alliances where diplomacy opened the way to imagination. Through paintings, drawings, prints, and watercolours, the exhibition…

Contemporary art

Exposition : Monika Emmanuelle Kazi au Centre culturel suisse

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

Opens in 12 days

The places we inhabit often continue to inhabit us. Monika Emmanuelle Kazi's practice revives domestic spaces and family memories nourished by a diasporic experience between Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo, where…

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Fénéstrou

FIAP Paris · 14th

« Fénéstrou » : une exposition photographique où chaque image devient une fenêtre ouverte sur l'autre et sur le monde.

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Exposition photographique

FIAP Paris · 14th

FIAP Paris presents "Contrastes", a photographic exhibition by Gaëlle Christmann and Richard Fournillon, two perspectives that converge around a shared language: street photography. Through a visual dialogue built on…

Science & nature

Chloé du Colombier

Bibliothèque Jacqueline Dreyfus-Weill · 19th

Opens in 3 weeks

on the occasion of the autumn of science dedicated to the theme of nature, an original exhibition concocted by the artist

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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.

History

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

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

Opens in 2 months

The Mémorial 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

Opens in 5 weeks

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

Immersive

Exposition 10 000 ans de voyage gustatif

Centre Culturel de Chine · 7th

Opens in 4 days

Jointly organised by the Centre culturel de Chine à Paris and the National Museum of China, this exhibition invites you to journey through 10,000 years of Chinese gastronomy.

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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 is at once a border, a place of life, a space for exchange, and a zone…

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Une exposition où s’entremêlent héritages, mémoires et migrations

Frac Île-de-France Les Réserves

Opens in 9 days

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

Science & nature

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

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire · 14th

Opens in 5 weeks

Exhibition Presentation For an architect, for a painter, Paris and its trees are sources of inspiration: parks, gardens, squares, avenues, secret alleys, schoolyards, discreet plazas, cemeteries, or community gardens,…

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Walid Raad - Festival of (in)gratitude

Le Centquatre — Paris (104) · 19th

Opens in 7 weeks

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

Science & nature

Exposition d'œuvres sur carton et papier recyclé

FIAP Paris · 14th

Opens in 3 weeks

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

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Les métiers d'art dans les photographies de François Kollar

Jardin Monica Vitti (de l'Hôtel de Sens) · 4th

As part of the bicentenary of photography (2026-2027), the Forney Library presents an exhibition of photographs by François Kollar, who immortalised France at work between 1931 and 1934.

History

Conférence inaugurale de l'exposition "Histoire des Juifs de la banlieue du nord-est parisien"

Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy

Opens in 3 months

As part of the exhibition Histoire des Juifs de la banlieue du nord-est parisien: entre intégration et persécutions (1859-1960)

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Prisonnières

Médiathèque Françoise Sagan · 10th

Opens in 10 days

At the end of the Great War, all Parisians were familiar with the gloomy façade of Saint-Lazare prison, in the Faubourg Saint-Denis. Behind the dilapidated walls of this former convent, punishment and care were…

Contemporary art

Conférence autour de l'exposition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image".

Bibliothèque André Malraux · 6th

Opens in 3 months

Presentation of the Musée du Luxembourg exhibition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image" by a museum guide lecturer.

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Cabaret(s) - Histoire d'une transmission vivante, exposition photo sur les grilles du square du Temple Elie-Wiese

Square du Temple - Élie-Wiesel · 3rd

Opens in 15 days

L’exposition Cabaret(s) – Histoire d’une transmission vivante a pour objectifs de valoriser le cabaret sous toutes ses formes, de démontrer sa capacité à traverser les époques, à transmettre ses savoir-faire, ses…

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Exposition les imprimés du cinéma - Vidocq, Fantômas, James Bond et autres univers transmédiatiques

Bibliothèque des littératures policières (BiLiPo) · 5th

Opens in 12 days

The BiLiPo exhibits a part of its collections focusing on cinema prints: posters, cine-novels, fascicules…

Immersive

[In]imaginable

Fluctuart, Centre d’art urbain · 7th

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With [IN]IMAGINABLE, Fluctuart offers an immersion into the imaginaries stemming from lowbrow and pop surrealism. Conceived as an accessible introduction to these artistic movements, the exhibition traces their origins,…

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Lancel

Lancel · 9th

“LANCEL, Toujours” - 150 YEARS OF HISTORY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. An anniversary exhibition, like a journey through time.

Contemporary art

Klodin Erb : première exposition personnelle en France

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

Opens in 12 days

Exploring emotions, fantasies, and the big questions that run through our lives, Klodin Erb presents her first solo exhibition in France. Nourished by art history, theatre, fashion, and popular culture, her work…

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une légère intimité

Bibliothèque André Malraux · 6th

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Madeleine Lioux was born into music. A path of excellence led her at fourteen from the Toulouse conservatory to Marguerite Long's class at the Paris conservatory, but it would be shaped by the great moments of…

History

Le premier génocide du XXe siècle : Herero et Nama dans le Sud-Ouest africain allemand, 1904-1908

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

In 1904, in reaction to the rules imposed by the German colonial administration, as well as the abuses and mistreatment by the colonists, a revolt broke out in German South West Africa, today Namibia. The forces of the…

History

Paris-Roma : et si on célébrait les 70 ans du jumelage ?

Paris · 4th

The fireworks display on 31 December 2025, over the Arc de Triomphe, revealed it… In 2026, Paris and Rome will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their unique twinning. A closer look at the scheduled highlights.

Contemporary art

Hélène Fauquet - Vivresse

Lafayette Anticipations · 4th

Opens in 6 weeks

On the top floor of the Foundation, Lafayette Anticipations presents Vivresse, the first institutional exhibition in France dedicated to the artist Hélène Fauquet.

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Lévitation. Mathieu Forget

Sur les grilles de la Tour Saint-Jacques · 4th

Opens in 2 months

For over a decade, Mathieu Forget has pursued the same quest: to capture that precise moment when the body leaves the ground. Dancer, photographer, and artistic director, he is both behind and in front of the lens. Each…

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Exposition « Paris - Rome » à Espace Musées

Espace Musées, aéroport Roissy–Charles-de-Gaulle, terminal 2E, portes M

Exhibition highlighting the history of the Paris–Rome twinning through the collections of the Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris.

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Ivan Aguéli

Institut suédois · 3rd

Opens in 6 weeks

The Institut suédois dedicates its autumn exhibition to Andreas Eriksson (born 1975), a major figure in the contemporary art scene. His meditative work, with earthy and vegetal tones, is juxtaposed with that of Ivan…

History

La carte de France de Cassini. Une encyclopédie du territoire

Le Musée des Archives nationales – L’Hôtel de Soubise · 3rd

Opens in 5 weeks

A cartographic masterpiece of the 18th century, the Cassini map of France is the first geometrically surveyed map of France on the scale of an entire country. An emblematic historical document, composed of 181 sheets,…

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An Act of Attention

Institut suédois · 3rd

Opens in 2 months

Seven photographers from the emerging French and Swedish scenes will have participated in a workshop with Sophie Ristelhueber, winner of the Hasselblad Prize 2025, before being brought together in this exhibition space.…

Immersive

Exposition immersive « Seokguram, un monde infini »

Centre Culturel Coréen · 8th

Opens in 3 months

Construite au VIIIᵉ siècle, la grotte de Seokguram continue aujourd’hui de témoigner de la richesse du patrimoine coréen. Cette exposition immersive a été conçue pour offrir au public en France une découverte…

Immersive

Exposition « La grotte de Seokguram : le Secret millénaire de l’art bouddhique »

Centre Culturel Coréen · 8th

Opens in 4 weeks

À l’occasion du 140ᵉ anniversaire des relations diplomatiques entre la Corée et la France, le Centre Culturel Coréen, la ville de Gyeongju et l’Institut National de Recherche sur le Patrimoine Culturel de Corée…

Contemporary art

Alicia Penalba. La sculpture entre terre et ciel

Musée Zadkine · 6th

Opens in 2 months

Three years after the exhibition Chana Orloff. Sculpter l’époque, the Zadkine Museum once again invites visitors to (re)discover the work of an important 20th-century sculptor. Alicia Penalba (1913-1982), an…

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Toutes les expositions gratuites de la Ville

Paris · 4th

The City of Paris adorns the streets and bridges with exhibitions, proving that art is everywhere, but most importantly: it's free!

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sm(art) by Simorgh

IdoCar · 16th

Simorgh's 'gentle monsters' take over this series dedicated to the smart, presented by IdoCar. The urban icon transforms into a living space. Each work becomes a visual narrative rolling in a smart, between childish…

Contemporary art

Iranica : la voix du peuple iranien en images

FIAP Jean Monnet · 14th

Vanecha Roudbaraki exhibits "Iranica" Acrylic on canvas, 180cm X 450cm, 2026. This work was created between March and April 2026, in connection with the Sun and Lion movement, a symbol of the Iranian people massacred in…

Contemporary art

Pétrichor

Slow Galerie · 11th

From June 18 to September 8, SLOW Galerie République presents a solo exhibition by illustrator Lucille Clerc.