Exhibitions in Paris

History

Découvrez la bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève à l'occasion des Journées du patrimoine

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève · 5th

Opens in 9 days

Free visit of the Sainte-Geneviève library building, constructed by Henri Labrouste and classified as a historical monument: access to the director's office and the museum pieces it contains, notably the oldest desktop…

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Journées européennes du patrimoine 2026 : plongez dans les coulisses du musée national de la Marine à Paris !

Musée national de la Marine · 16th

Opens in 8 days

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days 2026, the Musée national de la Marine opens its doors for free on 19 and 20 September! Throughout the weekend, discover the collections in a different way with a programme…

Design & fashion

Paris Design Week : Souvenances par le studio dach&zephir

Galerie Layettes Champs-Élysées · 8th

During Paris Design Week, designers dach&zephir will take over the historic boardroom of Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées.

Immersive

House of frog - le défilé Renault®

Atelier Renault · 8th

From 26 June to 20 September 2026 | 53 avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris 8e Free admission

Contemporary art

Gestes collectifs

La Roche · 14th

Opens in 6 days

An event dedicated to contemporary creation. The festival will include an art trail in the garden, co-creation workshops notably with the Centre Pompidou, performances / readings, and professional meetings.

History

Journées européennes du patrimoine 2026 : l’Hôtel de Ville vous ouvre ses portes

Hôtel de Ville · 4th

Opens in 8 days

The Hôtel de Ville is yours! On the occasion of the 43rd edition of the European Heritage Days, the Hôtel de Ville de Paris opens its doors to the public. A unique opportunity to discover behind the scenes of one of the…

History

Visite guidée

Musée de la Vie romantique · 9th

Opens in 12 days

Discover the recently reopened Musée de la Vie Romantique, through the lives and works of the women artists who frequented this place.

Contemporary art

[Exposition] Revoir les Nuages - Un réemploi collectif des vitrages des Tours Nuages

Tour 123

This exhibition proposes to breathe new life into the glass from the emblematic “sage leaf” windows of the Tours Nuages in Nanterre. Installed on the ground floor of one of the Tours Nuages, it highlights this…

Design & fashion

Rétrofutur ou comment les inventions du passé inspirent le futur avec l'Atelier 21

Médiathèque Jean-Pierre Melville · 13th

Opens in 12 days

Did you know that the first car to exceed 100km/h in 1899 was… electric? Innovation doesn't always start tomorrow!

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C'était la banlieue en 1970 : un monde en profonde mutation

Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP) · 4th

Opens in 12 days

As part of the lecture series accompanying the exhibition C'était Paris en 1970, we welcome Emmanuel Bellanger, CNRS research director.

History

Visite guidée de l'exposition Images de la rafle du « billet vert »

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

Opens in 13 days

Discover the new exhibition "Images de la rafle du « billet vert »" at the Mémorial de la Shoah.

Painting

Une hirondelle sur les toits du 8e arrondissement

Mairie du 8e arrondissement · 8th

Opens in 3 days

Cécile Raynal presents her paintings dedicated to the landscapes and architecture of the 8th arrondissement.

Science & nature

Soirée de vernissage - exposition Soraya Meunier

Bibliothèque Jacqueline de Romilly · 18th

Opens in 14 days

She will discuss her works exhibited in the library's activity room during an exceptional private view evening and will chat with participants over a buffet.

Contemporary art

Exposition : Collectionneurs

Galerie Achetez de l'Art · 11th

Opens in 6 days

Achetez de l'Art Paris is organising a collectors' comic art exhibition and sale, from Wednesday 17/09 to Saturday 26/09/2026. This exhibition brings together original plates and illustrations from our collectors'…

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Exposition « Sumo, forces sacrées »

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris · 15th

Today 11:00 – 19:00

Much more than a sport, sumo is a millennial ritual deeply rooted in Japanese culture. Immerse yourself in this fascinating universe with a photography exhibition, documentary and fiction screenings, as well as a…

Science & nature

Exposition "L'herbier" d'Emilie Vast

Bibliothèque des Batignolles · 17th

Today 10:00 – 19:00

Exhibition of 20 herbarium plates created by Emilie Vast - from 7 July to 26 September throughout the library (adult and youth areas) free access

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USA 250 : le programme

Paris · 4th

This year, the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, culminating on July 4, American National Day. Two and a half centuries later, the City of Paris celebrates this bond…

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Deleon Bigwoods : chroniques d'un village jamaïcain

La Bellevilloise · 20th

Between 1991 and 2025, I photographed the daily life of Deleon Bigwoods, a small village in the Westmoreland hills, Jamaica. Every evening, a bar-grocery store became the beating heart of the community around its sound…

Science & nature

Fête des jardins au square Olga Bancic

Square Olga Bancic · 11th

Opens in 16 days

As part of the Fête des jardins, a photographic exhibition on insects and arachnids at the Jardin d'Olga.

Contemporary art

Salon de l'extra-terrestre : un événement de création contemporaine

Forma, centre d'exposition · 3rd

Opens in 14 days

In this first Salon de l’extra-terrestre, around twenty artists present their works and demystify the extraterrestrial and the illusions it carries.

Contemporary art

exposition collective "Nourritures terrestres"

Coin de ciel · 14th

Opens in 5 days

9 artists gathered around the pleasures of the table and the products of the Earth at the Coin de ciel gallery (Paris 14th arrondissement)

Contemporary art

Memento Floris

Galerie Anthologie · 7th

Opens in 12 days

A sensory exhibition where painting, music, and perfume explore memory and the passage of time through flowers.

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Festival de photographie « Comme des images »

Cité médiévale de Provins

Conceived as an artistic journey at the heart of the city, the festival takes over several emblematic locations in Provins — cultural spaces, galleries, the media library, and heritage sites — to offer the public a…

Contemporary art

Simulacres aux Magasins Généraux

Magasins Généraux

Les Magasin Généraux present the collective exhibition “Simulacres” from 25 June to 27 September 2026.

Painting

Exposition peinture : Vana Terzian

Galerie M · 19th

Opens in 14 days

Vana Terzian, an Armenian-Lebanese artist based in Paris for ten years, explores the poetry of everyday life through drawing and painting.

Painting

Vernissage de l'exposition "Irony in Paris" de l'illustratrice Cosmo

Artazart · 10th

Today 10:30 – 19:30

Paris is a complex, ambivalent city, full of paradoxes. For Artazart, Le Havre-based illustrator Cosmo Danchin-Hamard takes on the capital, placing women at the heart of her sensual and delicate compositions, to which…

Science & nature

Deux métiers

Ecole Du Breuil · 12th

Perspectives on Parisian green space gardeners and arborists-pruners, a travelling photo exhibition currently visible on the railings of the Ecole Du Breuil

History

La fin de la Shoah. Survivre

Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy

This exhibition addresses the discovery of the camps by the Allied armies (American, British, French, and Soviet), the repatriation of deportees and attempts at reconstruction, as well as the gradual awareness of the…

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Paris 20e Nature : Le Peuple Invisible du 20e

Jardin de la Cité Aubry · 20th

Outdoor photo & sound exhibition on the railings of the Jardin de la Cité Aubry. Come and meet the wild animals that share our streets in the 20th arrondissement!

Other exhibition

Zadkine et la mythologie

Musée Zadkine · 6th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Follow our guide-lecturer with your family through a fun journey punctuated by small and great stories, from the house to the workshops and the garden, populated with sculptures by Ossip Zadkine inspired by mythology!

Other exhibition

Visite guidée des collections

Musée Zadkine · 6th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Our guide will take you on a journey to discover Zadkine's work and the hidden stories behind his creations, inspired by nature, music… and the major artistic movements of the twentieth century.

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L'être et le néon

Carré de Baudouin · 20th

Today 14:00 – 18:00

L'être et le néon - a photographic exhibition by Julie Glassberg | Curated by: Marta Russoli.

Painting

AAA_chan Exhibition Paris 2026 : Les Treize Nuits

Espace Sorbonne 4 · 5th

Opens in 20 days

For her first Parisian exhibition, Japanese artist AAA_chan revisits thirteen classic shunga scenes — including a nod to Hokusai's famous The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife — through mischievous and tender cats.

Contemporary art

​Journées Nationales des Artistes : Atelier 11 Open Studio

Atelier 11 · 15th

Opens in 3 weeks

In her painting, Irene explores dreamlike universes imbued with shadows, mysteries, symbols, and abysses. In sculpture and installation, Vanessa Brown gathers intriguing objects that evoke care, protection, and…

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Đoàn Tụ - Mémoires Vietnamiennes

Galerie Bao · 11th

The third part of the project initiated by the Lune rougissante collective, Đoàn tụ. Mémoires vietnamiennes brings together several generations of artists from the Vietnamese diaspora in France. Their works question the…

Other exhibition

Exposition "La vallée des Moomins" à la bibliothèque Aimé Césaire

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire · 14th

We welcome the enchanted world of the Moomins through an exhibition of illustrations by author Tove Jansson.

Design & fashion

Victor Hugo & l'architecture

Maison de Victor Hugo · 4th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

This exhibition shows how architecture influenced Victor Hugo's writing and art. Discover his relationship with architecture through his literary and graphic works.

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Quinzaine de l'accessibilité et de l'inclusion : exposition "ce corps qui échappe" de Hélène Mastrandréas

Mairie de Paris Centre · 3rd

Opens in 6 days

The exhibition « Ce corps qui échappe » presents a photographic series that depicts invisible disability.

Contemporary art

Tout est en ordre

Institut suédois · 3rd

Today 12:00 – 19:00

Blending art and fashion, this exhibition explores one of the foundations of Swedish culture: a shared sense of order, restraint and neutrality, often referred to as “good taste”. The exhibition seeks neither to…

History

Nuits Balnéaires

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson · 3rd

Today 11:00 – 19:00

In recent years, Nuits Balnéaires has developed a hybrid practice. The Ivorian artist operates at the crossroads of fine arts, fashion, and research. His influences blend cinema, literature, theatre, performance, and…

Contemporary art

Les 3.14 exposent

Mairie du 14e arrondissement · 14th

Opens in 3 weeks

As part of the JNA 2026, National Artists' Days, the 3.14 collective will exhibit their paintings at the Mairie du 14e arrondissement on 2, 3 and 4 October 2026 in the multi-purpose room

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Cycle « C'était Paris en 1970 »

Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP) · 4th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

The Bibliothèque historique invites you to a new exhibition and a series of lectures centred on its photographic collection "C'était Paris en 1970".

Painting

Exposition d'art contemporain de Poumi Lescaut à la Mairie du 6ème

Mairie du 6ᵉ arrondissement · 6th

Opens in 11 days

You are invited to live an experience by entering my inner poetic worlds. Painting, like any artistic language, is an emanation from within: giving body to what cannot be said in words, revealing buried memories,…

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Les visages de La Place : 10 ans de La Place

La Place · 1st

Opens in 3 weeks

LES VISAGES DE LA PLACE: PHOTOGRAPHIC, DIGITAL AND PARTICIPATORY INSTALLATION Through an installation specially designed for La Place's 10th anniversary, artists, audiences and communities will be celebrated in a…

Street art

Convergences

La Place · 1st

Opens in 3 weeks

To mark La Place's 10th anniversary, we are working on a group exhibition bringing together around twenty French and international artists from urban cultures. The exhibition is organised by Maquis-Art for La Place,…

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Bookclub — Rencontre avec David Fourré, éditeur

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 4 weeks

Echoing the exhibition “La photographie en toutes lettres”, the library welcomes David Fourré, founder and editor of “lamaindonne”, and a member of France PhotoBook, the association that brings together French photo…

Contemporary art

Fuga

Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles · 4th

As part of the second edition of the Archipel#Chaos-Monde Biennale, CWB|Paris presents its autumn exhibition.

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Entre-deux

La Roche · 14th

Opens in 6 days

An exhibition bringing together nine artists in residence at La Roche who explore figures and forms of “impermanence” through photography, ceramics, wood, paper, and painting. Wed. & Sat. 12pm-7pm · Thu. & Fri. 4pm-7pm…

Contemporary art

Exposition solo « Transformer la pierre en or » : Biru ZHAO

LooLooLook Gallery · 1st

LooLooLook Gallery, a contemporary art gallery located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, presents Biru ZHAO's solo exhibition from 10 September to 10 October 2026.

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Portraits de jardiniers

Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or · 18th

Opens in 6 days

As part of the 2022 Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival, a series of eight photographs was produced by Erwan Floc'h on the theme of community gardens in the popular Goutte d'Or district, also highlighting a community…