Exhibitions in Paris in September 2026

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Les grands âges

Musée de l'Homme · 16th

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

History

Marc Bloch

Le Panthéon · 5th

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

Science & nature

Animalia

Hôtel de la Marine · 8th

The Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine showcases how various cultures from around the world have been influenced by animals throughout the ages.

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Cezanne et nous - Billet Simple

Le Grand Palais · 8th

First slot in 16 days

Cezanne et nous From 23 September 2026 to 17 January 2027 Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 7:30 pm - Late opening on Fridays until 10 pm A unique exhibition dedicated to Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and

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Cezanne et nous - Billet Liberté

Le Grand Palais · 8th

Opens in 16 days

Cezanne et nous From 23 September 2026 to 17 January 2027 Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7:30pm - Late opening on Friday until 10pm A unique exhibition dedicated to Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and to

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Premières Nations

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · 7th

Opens in 3 weeks

You will be able to admire unique works of art created by the First Nations of the American Northwest along the coastline.

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La matière de l'artiste

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Opens in 16 days

Discover an exhibition dedicated to how artists, from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, used clothing to enhance their image and present their work.

Contemporary art

Simone Fattal : Des villes au fond d'un lac

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Opens in 11 days

The exhibition presents around a hundred works, covering more than 50 years of her artistic career.

Contemporary art

Kerry James Marshall : Les Histoires

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Opens in 11 days

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

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Eva Gonzalès

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

Opens in 8 days

Eva Gonzalès, a contemporary of Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, was Édouard Manet's only pupil.

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Monet

Musée de l’Orangerie · 1st

Opens in 3 weeks

In 2026, the Musée de l’Orangerie will host an exhibition dedicated to the work of Claude Monet and his relationship with time, on the occasion of the centenary of his death.

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Histoires du paysage : de Monet à Hockney (1890-2026)

Musée Marmottan Monet · 16th

Opens in 17 days

The exhibition traces the evolution of landscape painting from the 19th century to the present day.

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

Musée Marmottan Monet · 16th

Opens in 17 days

The Musée Marmottan Monet and the Musée de Grenoble jointly present an exceptional exhibition dedicated to landscape art, from 1890 to the present day. Entitled « Histoires de paysages (1890-2026) », it will be…

Contemporary art

Auguste Bartholdi. La Liberté éclairant le monde

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Opens in 8 days

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

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Voir Tahiti

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · 7th

Opens in 3 weeks

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

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Vies minuscules

Le Panthéon · 5th

Opens in 18 days

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

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Exposition Vive la Mariée ! Algérie - Maroc - Tunisie

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

First slot in 3 weeks

From Tuesday, September 29, 2026 to February 28, 2027 Hours/Days: Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from 10 am to 7 pm Early closing at 5 pm (last entry at 4 pm) on December 24…

Science & nature

Esprit critique

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

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

Science & nature

Frontière

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Borders influence our world in multiple ways. Discover their role and impact at the exhibition at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie.

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Nanténé Traoré — pays des merveilles

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 3 weeks

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

Contemporary art

Visites-conférences pour les collections permanentes

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

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

Painting

Daniel Dezeuze

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris maintains, through its history, a privileged link with the Supports/Surfaces group, which it presented for the first time under this name at the ARC in 1970. Among its founders, Daniel…

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Mariella Simoni

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

The singular artistic trajectory of Mariella Simoni (born in 1948) revisits the connections between conceptual art and abstraction, between poetry and matter. Originally from the Lake Garda region in Italy, the artist…

Contemporary art

Stéphane Bordarier

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Since the mid-1980s, Stéphane Bordarier (born in 1953) has developed a body of work that is part of the historical movement in which painting becomes its own subject. Unique in the contemporary art landscape, his…

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Jean-François Bauret

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Jean-François Bauret (1932-2014) is one of the most renowned French photographers of his generation. He is primarily remembered for his nudes and his work in advertising. In his responses to commissions as well as in…

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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 Institut du monde arabe museum received a generous donation: a collection of archives, painted ceramics, and numerous gouache drawings, executed in the late 1960s during social therapy workshops conducted…

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Le savoir en trompe-l’œil. Corée

Musée Guimet · 16th

Opens in 9 days

A fascinating dive into the discovery of trompe-l'oeil art in Korea, between scholarly libraries and dreamlike worlds!

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Penn & Fashion

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 3 weeks

From 30 September 2026 to 17 January 2027, the MEP presents the PENN & FASHION exhibition. 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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Eva Gonzalès. Parcours d'une artiste libre

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

Opens in 8 days

The Petit Palais presents an unprecedented monographic exhibition dedicated to the painter Eva Gonzalès (1847-1883), before moving to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in February 2027. A contemporary of Mary Cassatt and…

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

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Opens in 16 days

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

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Kerry James Marshall. The Histories

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Opens in 11 days

From 18 September 2026 to 24 January 2027, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris presents the first exhibition in France dedicated to American artist Kerry James Marshall (born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA).

Painting

Contrepoint contemporain. Vija Celmins

Musée de l’Orangerie · 1st

Opens in 3 weeks

The contemporary counterpoint honours Vija Celmins, the artist who, since the late 1960s, has developed a very precise body of work focused on surfaces: ocean, desert, sky or snow, which she calls "impossible images",…

Immersive

Look ! 40 ans de mode au musée

Musée des Arts décoratifs · 1st

Opens in 3 weeks

The Musée des Arts décoratifs celebrates 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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Musée de la musique - Collection permanente

Philharmonie de Paris · 19th

To accompany 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 promotes the…

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Alain Keler - Histoires de vie

Château de Vincennes

You can visit Alain Keler's photography exhibition at the Sainte-Chapelle of the Château de Vincennes.

Immersive

Atelier des Lumières - Van Gogh, la Nuit Etoilée + Japon Rêvé

Atelier des Lumières · 11th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Please arrive at the entrance 15 minutes before your reserved time slot. Practical information: Reduced rate: seniors over 65, young people aged 12 to 25, students, job seekers,

Other exhibition

Salon du mariage

Salle delena

First slot in 5 days

Many service providers will offer: • Exceptional discounts • Special fair offers • Advantageous wedding packages • Gifts and free services • Preferential conditions for on-site bookings

Immersive

Atelier des Lumières - Renaissance : De Vinci, Raphaël, Michel-Ange

Atelier des Lumières · 11th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Please arrive at the entrance control 15 minutes before your reserved time. Practical information: Reduced rate: seniors over 65, young people aged 12 to 25, students, job seekers,

Immersive

La Cité Interdite : 6 Siècles de Mystères

La Cité de l'Histoire

First slot in 2 days

🎶 La Cité de l'Histoire — La Cité Interdite : 6 Siècles de Mystères — an immersive experience event to enjoy at La Cité de l'Histoire, in the atmosphere of a Parisian venue dedicated to live performances.

History

Chuseok : la fête coréenne des récoltes

Jardin d'Acclimatation

Opens in 12 days

Venez passer un week-end placé sous le signe de la culture coréenne avec des tubes de K-pop, de la cuisine de rue, des danses traditionnelles et du taekwondo au Jardin d’Acclimatation.

Painting

Révéler le féminin

Musée Cognacq-Jay · 3rd

The Cognacq-Jay Museum and the Palais Galliera will present the variety of female representations in the 18th century.

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Kourtney Roy : Tout compris

Cité de l'Economie · 17th

Visit the "Kourtney Roy - All Inclusive" exhibition, featuring thirty photographs by the Canadian photographer.

Design & fashion

Sous toutes les coutures

Musée postal · 15th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

From 8 April to 22 September 2026, the museum will present a major exhibition on workwear.

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Défis de création

Palais Garnier · 2nd

A stage costume is created by stylists and decorators who use traditional and experimental techniques.

Design & fashion

Tisser, broder, sublimer. Les savoir-faire de la mode

Palais Galliera · 16th

From December 2025, the Palais Galliera presents a series of exhibitions on Parisian fashion.

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Pass Provins + Spectacle Les Aigles des Remparts

Provins - Cite Medievale Provins

Access from 10 am: Tour César, Museum, Underground Tunnels, Tithe Barn and Saint Ayoul Priory. Not valid on 13-14 June, 23 August and 19-20 September. Free for children under 4 years old. Family Rate: 2 adults + 2…

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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 created by Christian Lacroix for the opera Le Postillon de Longjumeau.

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Bookclub — Rencontre avec David Fourré, éditeur

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 3 days

En écho à l’exposition « La photographie en toutes lettres », la bibliothèque accueille David Fourré, fondateur et éditeur de « lamaindonne », et membre de France PhotoBook, l’association qui regroupe les éditeur·ices…

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Bîranîn - Projection documentaire & rencontre

La Maison de la Conversation · 18th

Opens in 3 days

“Bîranîn” (Memory) Exhibition: Kurdistan through the eyes of Nesali journalists. Photos, docs & behind-the-scenes from the field. Market on 5 Sept.

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VERNISSAGE - Exposition "Coup de soleil" - Laety Des et Mélanie Cot

La Maison de la Conversation · 18th

Opens in 3 days

Exhibition « Bîranîn » (Memory): Kurdistan through the eyes of Nesali journalists. Photos, docs & behind-the-scenes from the field. Opening on 3 Sept.