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Belmondo, the Magnificent exhibition at the French Cinematheque

THE FRENCH FILM LIBRARY
From October 7, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Belmondo, the Magnificent: family archives, costumes and unpublished photos, plus thirty-five films

• Photo
• Ethnic

Exhibition of Japanese photographs from the BnF: scenes, signs, sensations

BnF François-Mitterrand
From September 29, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Three hundred pieces for eighty years of Japanese photography, prints and books together

• Photo
• Unusual

Nadar Exhibition, Inventing Paris, from the Depths to the Sky, at the Catacombs of Paris

CATACOMBS OF PARIS
From September 29, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Nadar's work is on display twenty meters underground, in the galleries he was the first to photograph.

• Photo
• Unavoidable

Remember Me Exhibition: Masterpieces of Photography at the Bourse de Commerce

EXCHANGE FOR TRADE - PINAULT COLLECTION
From October 7, 2026 to January 18, 2027

Seven hundred photographs from the Pinault Collection for the two hundredth anniversary of the medium

• Classic
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Exhibition Kurt Schwitters, the chaos-world at the Picasso Museum

Picasso National Museum, Paris
From October 6, 2026 to February 7, 2027

Kurt Schwitters, the inventor of Merz, joins Picasso

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

Talisman Exhibition, a carte blanche for Ali Banisadr at the Gustave Moreau Museum

GUSTAVE MOREAU NATIONAL MUSEUM
From September 9 to December 7, 2026

A living painter enters Gustave Moreau's home

• Free
• Discovery

From figurative to abstract: sixteen painters and one sculptor at the Galerie de l'Europe

GALLERY OF EUROPE
From September 22 to October 17, 2026

A large family gathering, on Rue de Seine.

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• With family

Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry. Rebel Princess, the exhibition at the Château de Sceaux

Château de Sceaux, Departmental Museum
From September 13, 2026 to February 14, 2027

Marie-Caroline, one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century.

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• Contemporary

Kanal-Centre Pompidou: a Citroën garage becomes a museum in Brussels

On November 28, the former Citroën garage in the northern district of Brussels opens as a museum: 40,000 square meters, ten exhibitions and a long-term agreement with the Centre Pompidou.

Paris under the Nanking moon: the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris

One evening, a courtyard, mooncakes, and a troupe from Nanjing. The Mid-Autumn Festival is being held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris; admission is free with reservation. After the New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the most celebrated…

A Gallic rampart beneath the Hôtel-Dieu: the first trace of the Lutetia of the Parisii

Twenty meters of burnt wall beneath a courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu. For the first time, Gallic Lutetia ceases to be a textual hypothesis. Since February, a team led by David Couturier, from the Department of Architectural History and Archaeology in…

• Contemporary
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Constellations exhibition at the Beyeler Foundation, in Peter Zumthor's new buildings

The Beyeler Foundation is expanding and exhibiting approximately 230 works from its collection. The new Wyss Museum, designed by Peter Zumthor, opens alongside them. Riehen, on the outskirts of Basel. Since 1997, the foundation had been housed in…

• Contemporary
• Free

Exhibition "Happy Retirement Dad," Rayane Mcirdi at the Frac Île-de-France, Le Plateau

Forty years in the factory, and one last day. Rayane Mcirdi filmed his father's retirement and turned it into an exhibition that you walk through standing up. The film exists, but Le Plateau doesn't show it like a film. The artist has deconstructed…

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Pope's visit to Paris: museums closed Saturday, September 26

PARIS
Saturday, September 26, 2026

The Mass of Leo XIV at Place de la Concorde on Saturday closes the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the Orangerie, and the Tuileries Garden. What remains open, and where to go instead.

• News
• Contemporary

The City of Architecture celebrates its 20th anniversary: a new era for all

City of Architecture and Heritage

2027 marks a historic turning point for the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine. Celebrating its two decades of existence, the institution is not simply looking back: it is embarking on a profound transformation to become a more accessible, more…

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• Discovery

TOP: Free exhibitions to see in Paris from September 22nd to 28th, 2026

Parisian exhibitions to see for free right now, from the most recent openings to those that are closing soon.

The top stories of the last few days in the regions

Exhibitions in the regions that are closing soon. Worth seeing before the walls empty.

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• With family

Too Cute! The Art of Happiness Exhibition at the Louvre-Lens

Louvre-Lens
From September 23, 2026 to January 18, 2027

Why do some images make us feel good? The Louvre-Lens takes the question seriously.

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The Clemency of Titus at the Palais Garnier

Mozart wrote his last opera in a few weeks, for a coronation: at the Palais Garnier, an emperor betrayed by his best friend chooses to forgive.

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Uprising, by Angelin Preljocaj, at the Théâtre de la Ville

Angelin Preljocaj makes the crowd a choreographic material: twelve bodies that come together, fall and get up again, to the techno of Irène Drésel.

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The Benjamin Millepied cycle at the Folies Bergère

Benjamin Millepied takes over the Folies Bergère for three weeks and installs dance where the revue once reigned, from Barbara to November Ultra.

• Shows
• Unavoidable

Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Opéra Bastille

Four operas, sixteen hours of music: the Opéra Bastille presents Wagner’s Ring cycle in one go, and Calixto Bieito replaces the gods with boards of directors.

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Les Misérables at the Théâtre du Châtelet

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
From November 11, 2026 to January 10, 2027

Les Misérables are coming home. Born in Paris in 1980 before triumphing on all continents, the musical by Schönberg and Boublil returns to the Châtelet in its French version.

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Olympe(s) at La Scala Paris

Olympe de Gouges wanted her plays to be performed; she wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and lost her life for it. At La Scala, ten actor-singers are bringing it to life on stage.

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Hurlevent, by Maëlle Dequiedt, at the Théâtre de la Bastille

Maëlle Dequiedt reopens Wuthering Heights and finds less a passion than a class story: at the Théâtre de la Bastille, the moor is a battlefield.

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It's beautiful, by Nathalie Sarraute, at the Studio-Théâtre

Two parents can no longer say "it's beautiful" in front of their son: Nathalie Sarraute enters the Comédie-Française repertoire with a play about what words no longer dare to say.

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Moby Dick, by Plexus Polaire, at the Monfort

Fifty puppets mount an assault on the whale, and Yngvild Aspeli never shows the entire monster.

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Lily and Lily, starring Michèle Bernier, at the Théâtre de Paris

Michèle Bernier plays two twin sisters who are complete opposites, a Hollywood star and the wife of a Minnesota pastor: at the Théâtre de Paris, the vaudeville by Barillet and Gredy returns for another season.

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In Santa's Land at the Théâtre Marigny

For the first time, Santa Claus is receiving guests at home: Olivier Solivérès is setting up his family show at the Théâtre Marigny, and this year the snow refuses to fall.

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Thank you for your collaboration, from Lola Lafon, at the Théâtre du Rond-Point

An oversized suitcase, a hostess who refuses, one word too many: Lola Lafon signs her first play, and the group of friends fractures in a waiting area.