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A Venetian Carnival at the Château de Breteuil, Sunday, October 11, 2026

BRETEUIL CASTLE
Sunday, October 11, 2026

Masks, lace and tricorn hats stroll through the French-style gardens of the castle, an hour from Paris.

Henri Matisse, L'Atelier rouge, 1911, The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Discovery
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Matisse, the symphony of colours at the Carrières des Lumières in Les Baux-de-Provence

CARRIÈRES DES LUMIÈRES
Starting October 9, 2026

The new immersive program in Les Baux-de-Provence follows Matisse color by color, from the blue of the cut-out Nudes to the stained glass windows of Vence.

Fête des vendanges de Montmartre 2022 © fête des vendanges (5)

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Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival 2026: the program from October 7th to 11th

MONTMARTRE HARVEST FESTIVAL
October 7-11, 2026

Five days of festivities on the Butte, from the Ban des Vendanges to the closing ball, and everything is free.

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LVMH Special Days 2026: the top addresses to visit in Paris from October 16th to 18th

LVMH SPECIAL DAYS
October 16-18, 2026

Workshops, private mansions and backstage areas of major fashion houses open free of charge for three days.

Contemporary
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The best of the François Morellet centenary: exhibitions to see

François Morellet would have been one hundred years old: from the City of Architecture to the Louvre, from Cholet to Marseille, the confirmed dates of the centenary.

Égarement, l'œuvre en néon bleu de François Morellet devant la gare de Chinon, la nuit

Contemporary
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François Morellet Exhibition, Witty Remarks at the Cité de l'architecture

CITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE
From October 16, 2026 to January 3, 2027

François Morellet would have been one hundred years old: the City of Architecture celebrates the facetious surveyor who made buildings tremble, in front of his life-size Romanesque and Gothic portals.

Sheila Hicks, Another break in the wall, installation de fibres colorées

Contemporary

Sheila Hicks exhibition, Beyond, at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille

LILLE PALACE OF FINE ARTS
From October 9, 2026 to March 8, 2027

Sheila Hicks, a pioneer of textile art, is given carte blanche at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille and becomes the first female artist to occupy its atrium.

Kennedy Yanko in the studio with AUF. Photo by Joshua Geyer, 2025. Courtesy of the Artist

Contemporary

Kennedy Yanko and Ma Kelu Exhibition at the City of Architecture

CITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE
From October 16, 2026 to January 3, 2027

Kennedy Yanko's sculptures and Ma Kelu's canvases slip among the casts and frescoes of the City of Architecture: a face-to-face encounter between contemporary art and heritage, for the duration of a season.