Current exhibitions
Want an exhibition? We have selected the best programs for you in Paris, in the regions and even in our Belgian neighbors. So what will you choose?
Parisian exhibitions
- Contemporary
The Vertigo exhibition by Richard Peduzzi, at the Musée d'Orsay
Musée d'Orsay
From October 6, 2026 to January 17, 2027
For its fortieth anniversary, the Musée d’Orsay is entrusting its architectural design office to Richard Peduzzi, Patrice Chéreau’s scenographer, author of the model of the Opéra Garnier which stands at the back of the nave, from October 6, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
- Contemporary
- Unusual
Lionel Sabatté exhibition at the Museum of Hunting and Nature: our photos
MUSEUM OF HUNTING AND NATURE
From October 15, 2026 to February 21, 2027
From October 15, 2026 to February 21, 2027, the Museum of Hunting and Nature opens its two private mansions in the Marais to Lionel Sabatté: beasts of dust, rust and dead skins, mostly unseen, one year after his nomination for the Marcel Duchamp prize.
- With family
- Unusual
Exposition Esprit critique, détrompez-vous ! à la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
CITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE L’INDUSTRIE
Jusqu’au 29 août 2027
Fake news, illusions, manipulations : saurez-vous garder l’œil ouvert ?
- Photo
Exhibition: See Tahiti at the Quai Branly Museum - Jacques Chirac
QUAI BRANLY - JACQUES CHIRAC MUSEUM
From September 29, 2026 to January 31, 2027
The Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac presents Voir Tahiti until January 31, 2027. Acquired in 2023 and unveiled for the first time, the negatives of Gustave Viaud and the photographs of Paul-Émile Miot are among the very first images of Tahiti and the Marquesas.
- Discovery
- With family
The Cherqui Foundation, the temple of kinetic art on the outskirts of Paris
Cherqui Foundation
Permanent collections
For those who love kinetic art, come and discover the Cherqui foundation in Aubervilliers, bringing together a total of 5,000 optical works from a private collection.
- Sculpture
- Free
Pinuccio Sciola exhibition, Sculpted Nature, at the Italian Cultural Institute
Italian Cultural Institute
From September 30, 2026 to March 30, 2027
Ten years after the death of Pinuccio Sciola, the Italian Cultural Institute installed in the garden of the Hôtel de Galliffet one of his monumental sound stones and two other works among the most representative of the Sardinian sculptor.
- Contemporary
Ma Kelu exhibition at the Cité de l'architecture: our images
City of Architecture and Heritage
From October 16, 2026 to January 3, 2027
For his first exhibition in France, Chinese painter Ma Kelu, a member of the No Name group, hangs his abstract canvases amidst the medieval frescoes of the Cité de l’architecture. An unexpected dialogue.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Sacred Cathedral! A monument celebrates its 850th anniversary
BOSSUET MUSEUM - EPISCOPAL CITY
Until December 6, 2026
Eight hundred and fifty years ago, the first limestone blocks were laid in what would become the Saint-Étienne Cathedral of Meaux.
- With family
Le Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle présente l'exposition Artistes au Muséum
MUSÉUM NATIONAL D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE
Du 23 sept. 2026 au 7 mars 2027
Avant les microscopes, les artistes avaient déjà le pinceau pour explorer le vivant.
- Discovery
- Video
Discover in video the permanent exhibition of Citéco, the City of the Economy
Who has never dreamed of deciphering the major mechanisms of the global economy? You will perhaps answer us: “not me”… And to be honest, that’s a bit what we said to ourselves before visiting the brand new Cité de l’Economie… But that was “before ". We'll guide you!
- Photo
- Unavoidable
Robert Capa : la légende dans le viseur...
Du 18 février au 20 décembre 2026
Musée de la Libération de Paris
Il n’a pas seulement photographié la guerre : il l’a incarnée. Robert Capa, figure mythique du photojournalisme, a fait de chaque image un morceau d’histoire et de chair.
- Unavoidable
Mary Cassatt exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay: our photos and our review
MUSÉE D’ORSAY
From October 6, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Mary Cassatt, the independent one.
- 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…
- News
- Discovery
Top Parisian gallery exhibitions not to be missed
Arts in the City has selected the must-see events for you to enjoy in Parisian galleries without missing any of the latest cultural news.
- News
- Free
MaSH 2026: our photos from the night event and the exhibitions to see in the 8th arrondissement
MASH – MATIGNON SAINT-HONORÉ
Late-night event on October 19, 2026
On October 19, 38 galleries in the Matignon Saint-Honoré district will open Paris Art Week under the patronage of Jacques Grange. Our selection of exhibitions, from Flemish painting at De Jonckheere to Lee Krasner at Gagosian, all with free admission.
- Fashion
- Photo
Rafael Pavarotti exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts
Museum of Decorative Arts
From October 2, 2026 to May 2, 2027
Rafael Pavarotti photographs fashion as a ceremony: at the Museum of Decorative Arts, two hundred images where black beauty finally occupies the center of the frame.
- Photo
- Free
Miles Aldridge at the Park Hyatt Vendôme: the exhibition is free, the star portrait is a bonus
PARK HYATT PARIS-VENDÔME
From October 19 to December 1, 2026
During Art Basel Paris, fashion photography star Miles Aldridge is exhibiting his Technicolor heroines for free in a five-star hotel just steps from Place Vendôme; most of these images have never been seen in France before. The bonus: for €450, he'll take your Polaroid portrait in the Imperial Suite.
- News
- Unusual
Our images of the Living Cheese Museum!
The Living Cheese Museum has just opened its doors: we reveal our photos of this new place, which will please all lovers of dairy products!
- Living room
- Sculpture
Ceramic Art Fair + Glass, 2nd edition, at the Maison de l’Amérique latine
LATIN AMERICA HOUSE
October 20-25, 2026
The Maison de l’Amérique latine hosts the 2nd edition of Ceramic Art Fair + Glass, the fire arts fair, where glass joins ceramics for the first time.
- 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
- Photo
- Free
Exhibition: Jean Marquis, Surveyor of Everyday Life, at the Roger-Viollet Gallery
ROGER-VIOLLET GALLERY
From October 8, 2026 to January 23, 2027
In 1951, Robert Capa advised a young actor to consider photography. Three years later, Jean Marquis joined Magnum Photos. The Roger-Viollet gallery displays over one hundred prints by this chronicler of the Trente Glorieuses (the thirty glorious years of post-war economic boom).
- Unavoidable
- Fashion
Exposition Gianni Versace Rétrospective au Musée Maillol
MUSÉE MAILLOL
Jusqu’au 31 octobre 2026
Trente ans après sa mort, la Méduse de Versace revient conquérir Paris.
- Contemporary
- Free
Lee Krasner exhibition at Gagosian: our photos and our review
GAGOSIAN
From October 19 to December 18, 2026
Gagosian is dedicating its first solo exhibition in France to Lee Krasner, from October 19 to December 18, 2026. Paintings and works on paper from the 1960s, a decisive decade for this figure of American abstraction, to be discovered with free admission.
- Contemporary
- Unavoidable
Dan Flavin exhibition, European Couples at the Gagosian Gallery in Le Bourget
GAGOSIAN LE BOURGET
From October 18, 2026 to April 3, 2027
For the first time in France, and only the third time in the world, Gagosian is bringing together at Le Bourget the nine light works from Dan Flavin’s European Couples series, from October 18, 2026 to April 3, 2027.
Regional exhibitions
- Contemporary
- Unavoidable
Réouverture de l'Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue : une plongée dans les années 1950
Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue
Collection permanente
A l'occasion de sa réouverture, l'Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue vous propose de vous émerveiller devant de nombreux chefs-d'œuvre de Vasarely, Hantaï ou encore Dubuffet... Une plongée magistrale dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle grâce à cette superbe collection permanente.
- Contemporary
- Discovery
Hervé Di Rosa's "Mirages of the World" exhibition at La Malmaison, Cannes
LA MALMAISON ART CENTER
From July 17 to November 8, 2026
Forty years of painting by Hervé Di Rosa in three chapters, from Free Figuration to Idols, facing the Croisette.
- Unavoidable
- Discovery
Mystification - Architecture et cinéma à la Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans
SALINE ROYALE D'ARC-ET-SENANS
Du 1er mai 2026 au 28 février 2027
C'est sous les colonnes de la Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans, lieu classé au patrimoine mondial que s'installe, à partir du 1er mai, une exposition rare qui tisse une enquête sur l'art millénaire de tromper l'œil.
- Discovery
- Romantic
Passavant le meilleur ! La Champagne médiévale
CITÉ DU VITRAIL
Du 5 mai au 31 octobre 2026
Passavant li meillor ! – que les meilleurs passent en avant. Ce cri lancé sous la bannière des comtes de Champagne résonnait comme un défi à l'histoire. Huit cents ans plus tard, il donne son nom à…
- Discovery
- Unusual
Soirée événement - Le Château Laurens d'Agde vous accueille pour une soirée unique
Château Laurens - Agde
Permanent
Découvrez l'histoire méconnue du merveilleux Château Laurens, demeure luxueuse chamarrée d’or du dandy moderne Emmanuel Laurens.
- Unavoidable
- Fashion
Ingres & Fashion at the Ingres Bourdelle Museum
INGRES BOURDELLE MUSEUM
From July 3 to November 8, 2026
At the Ingres Bourdelle Museum, more than two hundred works, paintings, drawings, period textiles and accessories, make up the first major reading of the intimate relationship that Ingres maintained with fashion.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Animated Meadows exhibition, an ode to nature in the City of Sorèze
City of Sorèze
From March 22, 2024 to December 22, 2026
The City of Sorèze presents its new exhibition Animated Meadows, a true ode to nature which captivates us with the fantasy of its decorations...
- Unavoidable
- With family
The Historial of the Great War of Péronne: seeing history differently
History of the Great War
Permanent collections
The History of the Great War of Péronne immerses us in the horror of war, on the front and at the rear, alongside the armies of the countries in conflict.
- Discovery
- Contemporary
Lumière sculptée au musée Mandet
MUSÉE MANDET
Du 13 juin 2026 au 3 janvier 2027
Le Musée Mandet de Riom consacre une exposition entièrement nouvelle à Emilie Lemardeley.
- Contemporary
- Unavoidable
Cité du Vin Bordeaux : elle fête ses 10 ans !
CITÉ DU VIN
Du 1er avril au 1er novembre 2026
Dix ans déjà que Bordeaux possède son vaisseau de verre et de lumière posé sur les quais. Dix ans que la Cité du Vin célèbre le monde dans un verre, les terroirs dans un récit, les saisons dans une…
- Unavoidable
- With family
Exposition permanente à l'Historial de la Grande Guerre : l'émotion face au devoir de mémoire
Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne
Collection permanente
Quand le devoir de mémoire est synonyme d'émotion : l'Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne accueille de nouvelles archives pour sa collection permanente.
- Romantic
- Discovery
FLORE : une Égypte intime au Musée de Picardie
MUSÉE DE PICARDIE
Jusqu’au 3 janvier 2027
FLORE. Un seul nom. Et des images qui ressemblent à des souvenirs qu'on n'aurait pas tout à fait vécus – nacrées, opalines, légèrement voilées, comme si la lumière elle-même hésitait à se poser. La…
- Fashion
- Sculpture
Maurizio Galante et Tal Lancman à la Cité de la dentelle et au musée des Beaux-Arts
CITÉ DE LA DENTELLE ET DE LA MODE et MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE CALAIS
Jusqu’au 3 janvier 2027
Depuis 2003, Maurizio Galante et Tal Lancman explorent la frontière mouvante entre couture, design et arts visuels
- Photo
- Free
Neo-Analog exhibition at Stimultania in Strasbourg
STIMULTANIA
From October 9, 2026 to January 9, 2027
Stimultania, in Strasbourg, presents Neo-Analog from October 9, 2026 to January 9, 2027. Thirteen artists work with the material of the image, emulsion spread by hand on textile, printing on marble or scratched surface.
- Unavoidable
- 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.
À Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Samuel Bastide fait son cinéma
MAISON ROUGE – MUSÉE DES VALLÉES CÉVENOLES
Jusqu'au 2 mai 2027
Bien avant le septième art, il faisait déjà naître des mondes dans l'obscurité. À travers l'incroyable destin de Samuel Bastide, photographe, dessinateur et conteur cévenol, cette exposition ressuscite l'âge d'or de la lanterne magique. Ses quelque 2 500 plaques de verre peintes, projetées et commentées lors de spectacles itinérants, composent un fascinant théâtre d'images.
- Photo
- Free
Exhibition: Marseille as seen by the Detaille family at the Marseille History Museum
MARSEILLE HISTORY MUSEUM
Until June 20, 2027
The Marseille History Museum presents "Marseille as seen by the Detaille family: 164 years of photographs," on display until June 20, 2027, with free admission. The collection from the studio taken over in 1902 by Fernand Detaille, dating back to 1860, was acquired by the city in 2021.
- With family
- Discovery
La vision décorative de Gustave Fayet à l'Abbaye de Fontfroide
ABBAYE DE FONTFROIDE
Jusqu’au 17 janvier 2027
Une exposition où les arts se croisent et se répondent.
- Photo
- Discovery
Paul McCartney au musée Granet
MUSÉE GRANET
Du 4 juillet 2026 au 3 janvier 2027
Le musée Granet à Aix-en-Provence présente plus de deux cent cinquante photographies de Paul McCartney pour la première fois en France.
- Discovery
- With family
Les animaux du Mali entrent en scène au musée des Confluences
MUSÉE DES CONFLUENCES
Jusqu’au 7 février 2027
Les masques et marionnettes font société Au Musée des Confluences, on vogue sur les rives du fleuve qui traverse le Mali, où se déploient des pratiques performatives appelées sogow bò « les animaux…
110 years since the Battle of the Somme
HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR
FROM JUNE 28 TO DECEMBER 6, 2026
The 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme at the Historial de la Grande Guerre.
- Photo
- Festival
Planches Contact Festival, Generations, at Les Franciscaines in Deauville
THE FRANCISCAN NUNS
From October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027
Les Franciscaines hosts the 17th edition of the Planches Contact Festival, on the theme Generations, from October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027. Sixteen photographers spent several months in residence in Normandy, and Bruce Gilden is installing his New York retrospective right on the beach in Deauville.
- Photo
- Romantic
The major Robert Doisneau exhibition in Lyon
LA SUCRIÈRE - LYON
Until February 28, 2027
To mark the Bicentenary of Photography, the famous photographer Robert Doisneau - or rather his studio - is being honored at La Sucrière in Lyon.
- News
- Discovery
The Feasts of Chambord exhibition at the Château de Chambord
Chambord National Estate
From September 26, 2026 to January 24, 2027
Four meals, from Francis I to Lady Diana, brought up to the second floor of the keep.
Exhibitions in Europe
- Photo
- Discovery
Light and Magic exhibition at Tate Modern
TATE MODERN
From October 14, 2026 to February 21, 2027
The Tate Modern traces the birth of pictorialism, the first international movement to claim photography as an art form. More than fifty photographers, from Seoul to Sydney.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Exposition Peindre la Riviera de Monet à Matisse à la Royal Academy of Arts
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
Du 2 octobre 2026 au 31 janvier 2027
Sur la Côte d’Azur, les peintres sont venus chercher la lumière et ont trouvé la modernité.
- Fashion
- Unavoidable
The Antwerp Six exhibition at MoMu, Antwerp
MOMU, Antwerp
From March 28, 2026 to January 17, 2027
The MoMu, Antwerp's fashion museum, is bringing together for the first time the Antwerp Six, from Dries Van Noten to Ann Demeulemeester, forty years after their London breakthrough, from March 28, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
Le TOP des jardins en Europe
L’Europe ne se résume pas seulement à ses cathédrales, ses palais et ses musées. Elle cache aussi des jardins hors normes. On découvre un géant couvert d’herbe qui crache une cascade dans les Alpes…
- Unusual
- Unavoidable
Les pavillons à la Biennale de Venise 2026
Cette année 2026, la Biennale arrive avec une teinte particulière. Le projet curatorial de Koyo Kouoh revendique une attention aux fréquences basses, aux récits latéraux, aux écosystèmes discrets.
- Unavoidable
Le verre, au-delà de la matière au Musée Ariana
MUSÉE ARIANA
Du 24 avril 2026 au 3 janvier 2027
Au Musée Ariana, 40 ans de recherche sur le verre : Soulages, Othoniel, Pesce et les coulisses inédites d'un laboratoire qui réinvente la matière.
- Contemporary
- Discovery
Portia Zvavahera Exhibition at WIELS, Brussels
WIELS
From October 31, 2026 to February 28, 2027
WIELS, Brussels' contemporary art center, celebrates its twentieth anniversary with Zimbabwean painter Portia Zvavahera, from October 31, 2026 to February 28, 2027, and hosts Ali Cherri until January 3.
- Classic
- Discovery
Whistler Exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
VAN GOGH MUSEUM
From October 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicating an exhibition to James McNeill Whistler, the American in London who wanted painting to be music and not a story.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Exposition Portraits ! De Botticelli à Lempicka à la Gemäldegalerie
GEMÄLDEGALERIE
Du 16 octobre 2026 au 14 mars 2027
Se montrer, se raconter, être vu : le selfie n’a rien inventé.
- Discovery
- Classic
Jean Brusselmans exhibition at Bozar, Brussels
BOZAR, BRUSSELS
From October 2, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Bozar is dedicating its first major retrospective since 1980 to Jean Brusselmans, a Brussels painter of Brabant landscapes, featuring some one hundred and twenty works, from October 2, 2026 to January 31, 2027.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Exposition Chez Matisse au H'Art Museum
H’ART MUSEUM
Du 3 octobre 2026 au 14 février 2027
Matisse n’a pas seulement peint la couleur : il a changé notre manière de la voir.
- Contemporary
An Infinite Woman exhibition at Kanal-Centre Pompidou
KANAL-CENTRE POMPIDOU
From November 28, 2026 to April 25, 2027
For its opening, the Kanal-Centre Pompidou is dedicating An infinite woman, from November 28, 2026 to April 25, 2027, to an image born from a Citroën campaign of 1925, in the very walls of the brand's former garage.
- Unavoidable
- Contemporary
Exhibition A truly immense journey at Kanal-Centre Pompidou
KANAL-CENTRE POMPIDOU
From November 28, 2026 to January 9, 2028
Kanal-Centre Pompidou opens in Brussels with A truly immense journey, an exhibition of more than three hundred and fifty works, mostly from the Centre Pompidou, from November 28, 2026 to January 9, 2028.
Ana Mendieta à la Tate Modern
Tate Modern Bankside
Du 15 juillet 2026 au 3 janvier 2027
La Tate Modern invite Ana Mendieta pour une exposition incontournable à partir de ce mois de juillet.
- Unusual
- Unavoidable
Julio Le Parc à la Tate Modern
TATE MODERN BANKSIDE
Du 11 juin 2026 au 3 mai 2027
Light. Colour. Action. À 98 ans, l'Argentin Julio Le Parc, fondateur du GRAV et prix de peinture à la Biennale de Venise 1966, a droit à sa première grande rétrospective londonienne. Soixante œuvres…
- Discovery
The Design Museum Ghent reopens with Public Matter(s)
DESIGN MUSEUM GENT
From October 3, 2026 to April 11, 2027
The Design Museum in Ghent reopens after four years of work with a new wing and the exhibition Public Matter(s): Design and Democracy, from October 3, 2026 to April 11, 2027.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Exposition Yayoi Kusama, obsession d'infini au Stedelijk Museum
STEDELIJK MUSEUM
Du 11 sept. 2026 au 17 jan. 2027
Avant de devenir une icône de l’immersion, Yayoi Kusama cherchait déjà à s’effacer dans l’infini.
- Unavoidable
- Classic
Un nouveau parcours Art Déco au musée Art et Histoire de Bruxelles
Musée Art et Histoire
A partir du 13 juin 2025
Le musée Art et Histoire fait peau neuve ! Le petit Louvre bruxellois s'agrandit en ouvrant deux nouvelles salles, l'une à l'Art nouveau, l'autre à l'Art Déco.
- Discovery
- Unavoidable
Exposition Dalí, Du rêve à la garde robe au Palazzo Reale
PALAZZO REALE, ITALIE
Du 24 sept. 2026 au 31 jan. 2027
Quand Dalí rêvait, Schiaparelli habillait les rêves.
- Contemporary
- Discovery
Frida Kahlo à la Tate Modern
TATE MODERN BANKSIDE
Du 25 juin 2026 au 3 janvier 2027
Cent trente œuvres, robes tehuanas, bijoux, photographies personnelles et mementos : le blockbuster de l'été londonien retrace l'œuvre et l'héritage de Frida Kahlo dans un parcours sensoriel inédit.
- Discovery
- With family
Le Japon et l'Antiquité au musée Romain de Lausanne-Vidy
MUSÉE ROMAIN DE LAUSANNE-VIDY
Du 29 mai au 24 janvier 2027
Empereurs et gladiateurs côtoient mangas, jeux vidéo, figurines de collection et cosplays au Musée romain de Vidy.
- With family
- Drawing
Les collections du génie du surréalisme exposées au Museum Gallery XPO Salvador Dalí
Museum Gallery XPO Salvador Dalí.
Collections permanentes
Nous entrons dans l’antre de Salvador Dalí et découvrons la plus importante collection des œuvres de l’artiste, exposée en Belgique, au Museum Gallery XPO Salvador Dalí.
- Unavoidable
- Unusual
La Tapisserie de Bayeux est au British Museum de Londres
La Tapisserie de Bayeux : mille ans d’histoire au bout du fil. Le chef-d’œuvre médiéval déroule son récit au British Museum.
- Drawing
- Discovery
Hokusai, The Wave and Others exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London
DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
From October 20, 2026 to January 17, 2027
From October 20, 2026 to January 17, 2027, the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London presents "Hokusai, The Wave and Others." For the first time in the UK, the complete series of Katsushika Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, comprising forty-six prints in Prussian blue, is brought together.











































































