Photography exhibitions in Paris

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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La Ville de Paris présente au salon Paris Photo 2026 !

Le Grand Palais · 8th

Opens in 20 days

La Ville de Paris, représentée par le département pour la préservation du patrimoine photographique (D3P), a pour la sixième année consécutive un stand sur la foire internationale de Paris Photo. Cette année, à…

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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…

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Philo en famille

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 4 weeks

Enjoy a family moment at the MEP to share and discuss a philosophical theme related to the exhibitions, accessible to younger audiences. After independently discovering the exhibition “La photographie en toutes…

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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…

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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…

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Visite dansée en famille

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 4 weeks

Family dance tours offer a new visiting experience to engage with the exhibited works through choreographed games.

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Le monde selon Penn

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 21:00

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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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Exposition "Louvre Photo" au Musée du Louvre

Musée du Louvre · 1st

Opens in 12 days

With this new exhibition, marking the bicentenary of photography, come and immerse yourself in the photographic history of the Louvre, from the first prints to more contemporary techniques!

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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.

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Visite guidée en famille

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 5 days

Family guided tours, held during Parisian school holidays, allow children and adults to discover the exhibitions accompanied by a MEP guide (conférencier·e).

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Au fil de l'eau exposition photo

Galerie Arzazou · 14th

Opens in 2 days

Photography exhibition titled ‘Au fil de l'eau’, on show at Galerie Arzazou, an art gallery in Paris's 14th arrondissement.

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Grey Pride

Centre Lgbtqia+ Paris IDF · 3rd

Description: The association GreyPRIDE presents a committed exhibition, an extension of the collective book « Autrement vieillir : vulnérabilités et résistances LGBT+ ». Three artists - Linn Underhill, Faustine Jacquot…

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Exposition la chapelle en mouvement

Centre Paris Anim' Jean-Michel Martial · 18th

Exhibition by Michael Dieder, association les enfants de la chapelle, presented at the Centre Paris Anim' Jean-Michel Martial from 19 September to 30 October. Come and rediscover the La Chapelle district as you may…

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Exposition "Écorces" à l'Arboretum de Paris

Arboretum de Paris · 12th

Frédéric Combeau’s exhibition "Écorces" celebrates the trees of the Arboretum de Paris, revealing the diversity and beauty of these plant "skins".

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Exposition des photographies de Karl Blossfeldt

Bibliothèque Colette Vivier · 17th

German photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) spent more than 30 years making photographs of plants, creating an extraordinary inventory of plant forms and structures. His work can be compared to that of a herbarium,…

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

Bibliothèque Arthur Rimbaud · 4th

Today 13:00 – 19:00

Produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the support of the City of Paris, part of the exhibition "Witnesses of Climate Realities: Migration as Adaptation" will be presented at the…

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Cinq ans du Prix ellipse

Galerie · 3rd

Ellipse art projects celebrates five years of contemporary creation between Africa and France

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Exposition photographique

FIAP Paris · 14th

FIAP Paris presents "Contrastes", a photographic exhibition by Gaëlle Christmann and Richard Fournillon, featuring two intersecting perspectives united by a common language: street photography. Through a visual dialogue…

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Fénéstrou

FIAP Paris · 14th

“Fénéstrou”: a photographic exhibition in which each image becomes a window opening onto the other and onto the world.

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"Ce que le béton retient", une exposition de Thomas Busuttil

Port Solférino · 7th

From 15 September to 5 November, Thomas Busuttil and the City of Paris invite Parisians to take a look into the world of skateboarding and its appropriation of public space, through an exhibition presented on the Quai…

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Exposition "Mosaïque d'atelier"

Maison de la vie associative et citoyenne · 14th

To mark its twentieth anniversary, the Groupe d'Entraide Mutuelle (GEM) Connexion Plus is showing the creations of its members.

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Exposition AEncrages

Mairie du 12e arrondissement · 12th

Opens in 14 days

The Front d'Habitat Lesbien brings together two projects centred on bodies, stories and territories.

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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 serves simultaneously as a border, a living space, a place of…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Les humanités en formes : sciences humaines et sociales

Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme · 6th

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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…

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«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.

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« 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…

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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…

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Découvrez l'expo photo

Parc Montsouris · 14th

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