Painting exhibitions in Paris

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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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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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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.

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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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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…

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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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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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« 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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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…

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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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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…

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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 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.

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Exposition Pablo Flaiszman à la galerie Christian Collin

Galerie Christian Collin · 2nd

The Galerie Christian Collin presents a Retrospective 2006-2026 of the Argentine painter-printmaker Pablo Flaiszman.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Ma Kelu

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine · 16th

Today 11:00 – 19:00

The paintings of Ma Kelu are on display in the Galerie des peintures murales of the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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Le panache des Lumières

Château de Fontainebleau

Discover the exhibition devoted to the reappropriation of the figure of Henri IV under the reign of Louis XVI, running alongside the exhibition “Marie-Antoinette et Louis XVI” at Fontainebleau.

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Hugo et l'architecture. De la pierre à la plume

Maison de Victor Hugo · 4th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Following on from Hugo the Decorator, currently on show at the Maison de Victor Hugo, this exhibition explores the links between Victor Hugo and architecture, showing how it runs through his literary and graphic work.

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Théâtre des Fleurs : exposition de portraits de fleurs monumentaux dans le Marais

Galerie Joseph Sainte-Anastase · 3rd

Opens in 6 weeks

A free exhibition of monumental floral paintings, where flowers, coloured lights and theatrical shadows transform the traditional bouquet.

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Chris Lovasoa Kauffmann - Mammoth Steps

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

Opens in 15 days

Chris Lovasoa Kauffmann's work is a quest concerning the transmission of knowledge, and it examines how that knowledge is transformed by its dissemination, by the context and by the voice that carries the stories, or…

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Balade en mer

Lafayette Anticipations · 4th

Today 11:00 – 20:00

Through a selection of paintings by the artist Yu Nishimura, you wander through the delicate, fleeting landscapes of contemporary Japan.

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Balade olfactive

Lafayette Anticipations · 4th

Opens in 1 day

The olfactory design studio Iris & Morphée has created new fragrances to accompany you on a contemplative stroll along the Japanese coastline.

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Portraits de famille

Musée national Jean Jacques Henner · 17th

Painting exhibition titled 'Portraits de famille', on show at the Musée national Jean Jacques Henner in Paris, in the 17th arrondissement.

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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

Today 12:00 – 19:00

The Institut suédois devotes its autumn exhibition to Andreas Eriksson (born 1975), a major figure of the contemporary art scene. His meditative work, in earthy and plant-like tones, is set alongside that of Ivan Aguéli…

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Musée du Louvre

Musée du Louvre · 1st

Visit the Louvre Museum to see its most famous works without the afternoon crowds, thanks to this visit that gives access to the museum's last entry of the day, with access…

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Musée Rodin Paris

Musée Rodin Paris · 7th

Today 10:00 – 18:30

Over 700,000 people come each year to admire Rodin's famous sculptures at the Musée Rodin.

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EXPOSITION Dolomites au FIAP

FIAP Paris · 14th

Opens in 13 days

You are warmly invited to the private view of the exhibition "Dolomites : l'altitude du regard"!

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Fresque La Table d'Agathe Chamignon

Bibliothèque Assia Djebar · 20th

Opens in 11 days

From November, come and discover the culinary mural created by Agathe Chamignon on the windows of the Assia Djebar Library.

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Georges Kars

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme · 4th

Today 11:00 – 18:00

A major painter of the École de Paris, now largely overlooked, the Czech artist Georges Kars regains his rightful place at the mahJ in this first major retrospective in over forty years.

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Delacroix

Musée national Eugène Delacroix · 6th

Today 09:30 – 17:30

The Musée Delacroix presents a new hanging that explores the animal world of Eugène Delacroix, on the occasion of the acquisition of two studies of horses, recently restored. Shown for the first time at the museum, the…

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sm(art) by Simorgh

IdoCar · 16th

Simorgh's “gentils monstres” take over this series devoted to the smart, presented by IdoCar. The urban icon becomes a living space. Each work becomes a visual narrative rolling along in a smart, somewhere between…

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sm(art) by Vanecha

IdoCar · 16th

IdoCar presents an exclusive collaboration with painter-artist Vanecha Roudbaraki. Between art, movement and energy, the smart Fortwo is transformed into a work in motion: an encounter between contemporary mobility,…

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Carte blanche à Claire Tabouret

Musée Cognacq-Jay · 3rd

Opens in 11 months

The exhibition proposes a dialogue between the work of contemporary French artist Claire Tabouret (°1981) and 18th-century works from the Musée Cognacq-Jay collection.

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Patricia Erbelding - Endemic

Galerie Marie-Claude Duchosal · 4th

Private view on Friday 2 October, from 6pm to 8.30pm. With Endemic, Patricia Erbelding presents painting that seems to take root in a territory without ever seeking to represent it. Her works suggest less an…

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Les Femmes et les Corps - 15 femmes, 15 regards

Galerie-Laboratoire d'Exposition le Bonheur Est dans l'Instant · 11th

15 women artists explore the many ways of looking at, living and representing the body at the Le Bonheur est dans l'instant gallery-laboratory exhibition space, Paris 11th

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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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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…