Exhibitions in Paris in October 2026

Science & nature

Video Games & Music

Philharmonie de Paris · 19th

Entry within the half hour following the time shown on your ticket. Museum admission included. Child rate for ages 6 to 11 inclusive and 12 to 17 inclusive. Young person rate for ages 18 to 28 inclusive. Free for…

Painting

Plumes du paradis. Voyages d'un oiseau extraordinaire de Nouvelle-Guinée

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · 7th

Today 10:30 – 19:00

Set out from the forests of New Guinea to discover paintings by the great masters of the Northern school.

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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.

Painting

Guillermo Kuitca : Chapelle

Musée national Picasso-Paris · 3rd

Today 10:30 – 18:00

Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca has created an installation in the chapel of the Hôtel Salé at the Musée national Picasso-Paris.

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Art Basel Paris 2026

Le Grand Palais · 8th

Art Basel Paris returns to the Grand Palais, bringing together more than 200 galleries from over 40 countries and territories. With exhibitions, events and a programme that extends across the whole city, join the…

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Remember Me

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 21:00

This autumn, the Bourse de Commerce is staging a photography exhibition to celebrate 200 years of photography.

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Les grands âges

Musée de l'Homme · 16th

The exhibition explores old age through photography. It combines artistic and scientific elements to present ageing as a biological, demographic and social reality.

Other exhibition

Mon costume de lumière

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Opens in 5 days

Discover the cyanotype technique in this family workshop, held alongside the new temporary exhibition at the Bourdelle Museum

Immersive

Ocean Planet : une plongée immersive dans les profondeurs

Atelier des Lumières · 11th

Today 10:00 – 22:00

Head to the Atelier des Lumières, where you can watch a 50-minute show on the theme of the underwater world.

Other exhibition

Art du trompe-l'œil

Guimet - Musée National des Arts Asiatiques · 16th

Discover the art of trompe-l'oeil in Korea by visiting university libraries. Let yourself be surprised by the visual tricks and unique illusions of these fascinating places.

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Stage vacances ados 12-15 ans — Constellations avec Élise Toïdé

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 3 days

The workshop with photographer-artist Élise Toïdé invites teenagers aged 12 to 15 to create constellations of images from their own photographs.

Science & nature

Animalia

Hôtel de la Marine · 8th

The Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine shows how diverse cultures from around the world have been influenced by animals through the ages.

History

Marc Bloch

Le Panthéon · 5th

Marc Bloch will be inducted into the Panthéon on 23 June 2026, alongside his wife Simonne.

Immersive

On a vu et aimé… l’expo

Musée Maillol · 7th

Gianni Versace was the glamorous couturier of the 1980s and 1990s, the designer behind “That Dress”, the famous black dress with safety pins worn by Liz Hurley, the gold and black Barocco print, and the advertising…

History

Stan Douglas - Parallax

Jeu de Paume · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

The Jeu de Paume hosts the exhibition “Parallax”, devoted to the work of Stan Douglas. Discover how his art explores the construction and representation of history since the late 1980s.

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Droit d'Entrée au Musée + Exposition Premières Nations

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · 7th

Today 10:30 – 19:00

You can admire unique works of art created by the First Nations of the American Northwest along the coastline.

Design & fashion

La mode en majesté

Musée des Arts décoratifs · 1st

The Musée des Arts décoratifs presents a new exhibition on the evolution of dress at the Thai court, featuring pieces from the royal collection.

Contemporary art

Kerry James Marshall : Les Histoires

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Kerry James Marshall is a contemporary painter known for his large-format works featuring Black people.

Other exhibition

La matière de l'artiste

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Discover an exhibition devoted to the way artists, from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, used clothing to present themselves and showcase their work.

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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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Nanténé Traoré — pays des merveilles

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Today 11:00 – 20:00

From 30 September to 29 November 2026, the MEP Studio hosts pays des merveilles, the first museum monographic exhibition of Nanténé Traoré. Through a living iconography of the intimate, his work offers a meditation on…

Immersive

Monet : Peindre le temps

Musée de l’Orangerie · 1st

Today 09:00 – 18:00

In 2026, discover the works of Claude Monet on the occasion of the centenary of his death.

Other exhibition

Costume en papier tissé et coloré

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Opens in 1 day

A family workshop, a chance to discover the new temporary exhibition at the Musée Bourdelle

Contemporary art

Auguste Bartholdi. La Liberté éclairant le monde

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Today 09:30 – 18:00

From 15 September 2026 to 31 January 2027, the Musée d'Orsay will host an exhibition devoted to Auguste Bartholdi.

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Vies minuscules

Le Panthéon · 5th

In autumn 2026, head to the Panthéon to discover the exhibition « Vies minuscules », organised by the Centre Pompidou and the Centre des monuments nationaux.

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Voir Tahiti

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · 7th

Today 10:30 – 19:00

The museum presents the very first photographs of French Polynesia, dating from 1859 to 1870.

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Photographies japonaises de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Scènes, signes, sensations

Bibliothèque nationale de France François-Mitterrand

Organised as part of the bicentenary of photography, this exhibition drawn from the BnF collections traces, through 300 works, 95 artists and some fifty rare books…

Painting

Mary Cassatt : L'indépendance

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Today 09:30 – 18:00

Discover a temporary exhibition devoted to Mary Cassatt, a leading figure of Impressionism, marking the centenary of her death.

Contemporary art

Gustave Fayet, Collectionneur - Créateur. Icônes de l'Art Moderne

Fondation Louis Vuitton · 16th

In the wake of the 'Icônes de l'art moderne' exhibitions, devoted to great collectors such as Sergei Shchukin, the brothers Mikhail Morozov and Ivan Morozov, and Samuel Courtauld,

Other exhibition

Gianni Versace Retrospective

Musée Maillol · 7th

Caramba Culture Live & TF1 Spectacle present: GIANNI VERSACE RETROSPECTIVE. Flamboyant and visionary figure of international fashion, Gianni Versace left his mark on his era with a bold aesthetic…

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Coll. Permanentes & Expo. Temporaires

Guimet - Musée National des Arts Asiatiques · 16th

Discover the richness of the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions offered by the Guimet museum in Paris.

Immersive

Planète Océan

Atelier des Lumières · 11th

Today 10:00 – 22:00

⏳ Duration: about 50 minutes 📍 Venue: Atelier des Lumières - 38 rue Saint Maur, 75011 Paris 👤 Minimum age: from 3 years 💸 Enjoy the best-value rate from Monday to Friday, as well as…

Other exhibition

Orsay & le Tableau Oublié

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Today 09:30 – 18:00

An exhibition devoted to a painting that fell into oblivion for a long time, presented at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The title pairs the name of the museum with that of this little-known work.

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Billet Musée Picasso-Paris - La Collection

Musée national Picasso-Paris · 3rd

Today 10:30 – 18:00

Open every day except Monday. Closed on 25 December and 1 January. Access to the Musée Picasso is free on the first Sunday of each month.

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Cezanne et nous - Billet Simple

Le Grand Palais · 8th

Cezanne et nous From 23 September 2026 to 17 January 2027 Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 7.30pm - Late opening on Friday until 10pm An exhibition unlike any other, devoted to Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)…

Other exhibition

Collection Permanente - Musée de la Musique

Cité de la Musique Conservatoire · 19th

Entry to the Permanent Collection takes place within the half hour following the chosen time slot.

Other exhibition

Collections Permanentes du musée Marmottan Monet + Exposition

Musée Marmottan Monet · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The ticket gives access to all the museum's spaces: the permanent collection galleries (Monet, Morisot, Impressionists, Marmottan Empire), and the temporary exhibition "Histoires de…

Other exhibition

Exposition Belmondo, le Magnifique

La Cinémathèque française · 12th

Please note, for combined exhibition and Méliès museum tickets, access to the Méliès museum is on the same day as your exhibition visit.

Contemporary art

Exposition Le Cirque, fabrique de l'art moderne + Collections Permanentes

Musée de Montmartre · 18th

Today 10:00 – 19:00

Admission to the temporary exhibition, the permanent collections, the gardens and the café.

Other exhibition

Exposition Vive la Mariée ! Algérie - Maroc - Tunisie

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

From Tuesday 29 September 2026 to 28 February 2027 Time/Day: Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 6pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am to 7pm Early closure at 5pm (last slot at 4pm) on 24 and 31

Science & nature

Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab - My Rocks Stars

Philharmonie de Paris · 19th

Admission within 30 minutes of the time shown on your ticket. Free for under-12s, only at the museum's ticket desks. Young person's rate: ages 12 to 25 inclusive. Hassan Hajjaj « My Rock Stars » Musical creation: Acid…

Other exhibition

Histoires de Paysages. De Monet à Hockney (1890-2026)

Musée Marmottan Monet · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The ticket gives access to all the museum's spaces: the permanent collection galleries (Monet, Morisot, Impressionists, Empire Marmottan), and the temporary exhibitions.

Science & nature

Les Expositions

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Excluding Cité des Enfants. Planetarium and Argonaute submarine subject to availability. (Ticket voucher to be collected on site.) Free duration – allow 2h30/3h. Several re-entries permitted on the same day. The largest…

Other exhibition

Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

Museum, levels 7/5/4, entrance on level 7. Tuesday to Friday 10am to 6pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am to 7pm. Early closing at 5pm: 24 and 31 December. Closed 1 May. Free admission (granted…

Other exhibition

Louvre Museum & Musée d'Orsay Reserved Entry Included SemiPrivate

Musée du Louvre · 1st

Louvre Museum & Musée d'Orsay Reserved Entry Included SemiPrivate at Musée du Louvre, in Paris.

Contemporary art

Visites-conférences pour les collections permanentes

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Discover the history of the Musée Bourdelle and the masterpieces of its permanent collections.

Other exhibition

Kurt schwitters. Le chaos-monde 1918–1948

Musée national Picasso-Paris · 3rd

Today 10:30 – 18:00

From October 2026 to February 2027, head to the Musée national Picasso-Paris to discover the exhibition « Kurt Schwitters.

Design & fashion

Georges Perec : Modes d'emploi

Bibliothèque nationale de France François-Mitterrand

A major figure of twentieth-century French literature and a emblematic member of the Oulipo, Georges Perec remains a reference writer whose work continues to inspire many creators.

Street art

Fragments de Paris : Jacques Villeglé et l'art urbain

Musée Carnavalet · 3rd

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Discover the posters salvaged from Paris's urban neighbourhoods by Jacques Villeglé. These torn fragments take on a unique visual language, blending poetry and a documentary sensibility.

Contemporary art

Le cirque : une usine d'art moderne

Musée de Montmartre · 18th

Today 10:00 – 19:00

This museum pays tribute to the circus that entertained the residents of Montmartre for nearly a century.