Exhibitions in Paris in October 2026

Contemporary art

Éditorial : Tous les feux, les fleurs

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

The exhibition season is devoted to the concept of territory in all its forms. You will discover how artists interpret the physical and symbolic spaces linked to the people who inhabit them.

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Tous les feux

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

In keeping with the institutional permaculture that Palais de Tokyo has been developing for several years, this season of exhibitions is organised around the notion of “territory” and its…

Science & nature

Vija Celmins

Musée de l’Orangerie · 1st

Today 09:00 – 18:00

The contemporary exhibition showcases Vija Celmins, known for her meticulous works depicting surfaces such as the ocean, the desert, the sky and snow.

Contemporary art

The History of Tears

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

Pinault Collection presents in the Rotunda and the twenty-four showcases of the Bourse de Commerce an exhibition by American artist Barbara Kruger, “The History of Tears”.

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Jenny Holzer : J'ai Vu

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Today 09:30 – 18:00

Head to the Musée d'Orsay to discover an exhibition devoted to American artist Jenny Holzer.

Contemporary art

Louise Bourgeois. Extrême tension

Bibliothèque nationale de France Richelieu · 2nd

Today 09:00 – 18:30

This exhibition devoted to the graphic work of Louise Bourgeois brings together, for the first time, the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Centre Pompidou.

Contemporary art

Ibrahim Mahama : Le Temps des Récoltes

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain · 1st

Today 11:00 – 20:00

Head to the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain to discover the exhibition devoted to Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama.

Contemporary art

FINALLY, SOMETHING GOOD à la Gaîté Lyrique

La Gaîté Lyrique · 3rd

WHAT AWAITS YOU A 12-chapter exhibition trail that spreads throughout the whole of La Gaîté Lyrique, right down to the toilets, true story.

Science & nature

Magie

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The temporary exhibition « Magic » will show how contemporary magic draws on science and technology.

Science & nature

Esprit critique

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Learn to evaluate information critically at the Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie. This temporary exhibition uses captivating stories to explain how cognitive mechanisms and social phenomena influence decisions.

Science & nature

Frontière

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Borders shape our world in many ways. Discover their role and impact at the exhibition at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

Painting

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,…

Painting

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…

Photo

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…

Painting

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,…

Painting

Tenter l’art pour soigner - À l’hôpital psychiatrique de Blida-Joinville dans les années 1960

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

In 2021, the museum of the Institut du monde arabe received a generous donation: a collection of archives, painted ceramics, and numerous gouache drawing plates, produced in the late 1960s during social therapy…

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Le monde selon Penn

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

From the 1940s to the early 2000s, "The World According to Penn" traces Irving Penn's journey in Galerie 2 through an exceptional collection of photographs from the Pinault Collection.

Contemporary art

Visite en famille

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

“Abracadabra!” The artists of the exhibition “Clair-obscur” play at being alchemists: they explore the four elements – fire, water, air and earth – and use surprising materials (charcoal, precious stones, objects,…

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Penn & Fashion

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Today 11:00 – 20:00

From 30 September 2026 to 17 January 2027, the MEP presents the exhibition PENN & FASHION. It pays tribute to Irving Penn, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. The author of a body of work…

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Open Space #19 Mohammad Alfaraj

Fondation Louis Vuitton · 16th

As part of its Open Space programme, the Fondation Louis Vuitton invites Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj (born 1993, Saudi Arabia) to create a site-specific work in Gallery 8, marking his first solo exhibition in a French…

Painting

Eva Gonzalès. Parcours d'une artiste libre

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

The Petit Palais presents a new monograph devoted to the painter Eva Gonzalès (1847-1883), before a stop at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in February 2027. A contemporary of Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, with whom…

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L'étoffe de l'artiste. De Rosa Bonheur à Sonia Delaunay

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Following the rediscovery of Antoine Bourdelle’s clothing in 2020, the Musée Bourdelle explores, in a new exhibition, the representations and staging strategies of artists through their clothes, from the late 19th…

Painting

« Je passe ma vie à peindre ». Un parcours Claude Monet en galerie impressionniste

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Today 09:30 – 18:00

To mark the centenary of his death, Claude Monet is celebrated in the Impressionist gallery (rooms 29 to 35) through a dedicated route.

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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.

Immersive

Une statue pour la liberté, le rêve de Bartholdi, de Paris à New York. Expérience immersive en réalité virtuelle

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Today 09:30 – 18:00

Alongside the exhibition « Auguste Bartholdi, La Liberté éclairant le monde », the Musée d'Orsay presents the new virtual reality experience « Une Statue pour la Liberté, le rêve de Bartholdi, de Paris à New York »,…

History

Jean-Paul Belmondo

La Cinémathèque française · 12th

Jean-Paul Belmondo, a true icon of French cinema, embodied a generation of bold and innovative actors. His mythical role in À Bout de Souffle (1960) marked the start of a dazzling career, in which he went on to make as…

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On a vu

La Grande Halle de la Villette · 19th

Push open the door and travel from the 1980s to the present day to discover the history of street art from Paris to New York. At La Villette, graffiti, murals, tags and sculptures spread across 3,600 square metres and…

Contemporary art

I Telman nwè ki i blé (Si noir que cela en devient bleu)

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Valérie John explores indigo blue as material, memory and gesture. From Martinique to West Africa, her work weaves identities and narratives into assemblages seen as sensitive traces of the past

Contemporary art

La Source de la Loire et autres films. Rose Lowder

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Immersing visitors in the filmmaker's most recent works, the exhibition offers an insight into her perception of nature, her methodology and her economy of means, which the artist has pursued with persistence since the…

Other exhibition

Toi et ta bande. Exposition collective

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

The exhibition “Toi et ta bande” brings together practices by artists and collectives based in varied territories – countryside, high mountains, islands – whose common thread is a choice to stay apart from urban centres.

Contemporary art

Toutes les colonnes n'ont pas un coeur de pierre. Céleste Richard-Zimmermann

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Winner of the Prix des Amis du Palais de Tokyo 2026-2027, Céleste Richard-Zimmermann sets out to explore a shared world in ruins, where symbols of power are coming apart. An irreverent reflection on our world.

Contemporary art

Cœur sauvage. Sonia Gomes

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Sonia Gomes transforms textiles, carriers of memory and stories, into quasi-organic sculptures. Nourished by her Afro-Brazilian heritage, her work weaves sensitive narratives that are both intimate and collective.

Immersive

Look ! 40 ans de mode au musée

Musée des Arts décoratifs · 1st

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Musée des Arts de la Mode within its walls, through 40 iconic silhouettes.

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Rafael Pavarotti

Musée des Arts décoratifs · 1st

The Musée des Arts décoratifs presents, for the first time in France, the work of Brazilian photographer Rafael Pavarotti in an exhibition running from 2 October 2026 to 2 May 2027.

Contemporary art

Les baby visite du MAM

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris offers tours and visual arts workshops related to the exhibitions and permanent collections. Discover the baby-visits to enjoy with the little ones.

Painting

Musée de la musique - Collection permanente

Philharmonie de Paris · 19th

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Cité de la musique and the 10th anniversary of the Philharmonie in 2025, the Museum unveils the new presentation of its collection. More inclusive, the museography encourages the…

Science & nature

Exposition Mission spatiale à la Cité des sciences

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The Cité des sciences et de l'industrie launches its permanent exhibition devoted to space exploration. Step into the shoes of an astronaut and live a waking dream for the length of your visit. An adventure during which…

Other exhibition

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…

Trade fairs & shows

Paris Games Week 2026

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles · 15th

From Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 9.30am to 7pm. One-day dated ticket from €20, two-day pass from €34 on Fnac Spectacles.

Trade fairs & shows

Salon du Chocolat 2026

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles · 15th

Opens in 4 days

From Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, 10am to 7pm, hall 5 of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Adult ticket €16 on weekdays, €20 at the weekend; free for under-6s.

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Marie-Antoinette de l’avant-garde à l’avant-scène

Château de Fontainebleau

At the Château de Fontainebleau, discover eleven stage costumes designed by Christian Lacroix for the opera Le Postillon de Longjumeau.

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Jour des Morts

Jardin d'Acclimatation · 16th

Join the « Dia de los Muertos », a lively Mexican celebration. Discover skeletons, mariachi musicians, fairground rides, shows and dancers.

Street art

The World of Banksy

The World of Banksy - Paris · 9th

Discover The World of Banksy in Paris, an immersive exhibition devoted to the works of the urban artist.

Immersive

Napoléon : l'Épopée Immersive • L’Expérience Immersive en VR - Paris

Napoléon, l'Épopée Immersive • Paris · 1st

Plunge into the heart of virtual reality battles with Napoléon, l'Épopée Immersive. Guided by Napoleon in person, experience the key moments of his epic tale up close. What awaits you 🐴 Relive the Napoleonic epic in…

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Robert Capa : photographe de guerre

Musée de la Libération de Paris - Musée du général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin · 14th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Robert Capa's photographs capture moments of war and conflict. His work greatly influenced photojournalism and the role of war photographers.

Immersive

Cité immersive des Fables

Cité Immersive des Fables · 8th

Step into the world of Louis XIV, where you will meet unique characters and hear modernised dialogue.

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Le programme des marches culturelles et sportives des musées parisiens

Plusieurs musées de la Ville de Paris

A programme bringing together several City of Paris museums around walks that combine discovering the venues with sporting and cultural activity, across the capital.

Trade fairs & shows

Akaa

Le Carreau du Temple · 3rd

The leading fair dedicated to the artistic scenes of Africa and its diasporas in France, AKAA returns for its eleventh edition from 22 to 25 October 2026 at the Carreau du Temple!

Painting

Miyagi Atelier Selection

Espace 23 Rue du Sentier · 2nd

Opens in 2 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…