• Contemporary
• Free

Exhibition "Creating a Vase" at the JAD in Sèvres: our photos from the visit

JAD - GARDEN OF CRAFTS AND DESIGN
From October 16, 2026 to February 28, 2027

From October 16, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the JAD - Jardin des métiers d’art et du design, in Sèvres, is exhibiting twenty-one variations on the vase, commissioned from ten young winners of the Cnap. Free entry to discover the pieces, drawings and experiments.

• Contemporary
• Free

Helena Minginowicz exhibition, Out of Order, at the Prima Gallery

PRIMA GALLERY
From October 8 to November 14, 2026

The Prima gallery is showing Helena Minginowicz’s airbrush paintings on paper towels for the first time in France until November 14, 2026, with a new set of canvases: Out of Order.

• 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…

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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

• Photo
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Exhibition: Revealing the photo collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris

GRAND PALAIS
November 12-15, 2026

The Centre Pompidou is the guest of Paris Photo and is installing Révéler at the Grand Palais from November 12 to 15, 2026, with around thirty artists chosen from its photography collection.

• Contemporary
• Unusual

Finally, Something Good, the Stefan Sagmeister exhibition at the Gaîté Lyrique: our opinion

GAÎTÉ LYRIQUE
From October 15, 2026 to April 18, 2027

From October 15, 2026 to April 18, 2027, the Gaîté Lyrique welcomes designer Stefan Sagmeister for the second time. Finally, Something Good challenges pessimism.

• Digital
• Free

Keep Dancing exhibition at the EDF Group Foundation Space

EDF GROUP FOUNDATION SPACE
From November 4, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Núria Guiu Sagarra and Tiler Gab open the third season of Dans(e) la lumière with a free two-story journey, where the gesture ends up escaping the one who makes it.

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Gustave Fayet exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Foundation: our images

LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION
From October 9, 2026 to March 8, 2027

Gustave Fayet at the Louis Vuitton Foundation.

• 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.

• Photo
• Living room

Paris Photo 2026 Fair at the Grand Palais

GRAND PALAIS
November 12-15, 2026

Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais from November 12 to 15, 2026 for its 29th edition, under the direction of Florence Bourgeois and the artistic direction of Anna Planas, with the Centre Pompidou collection as a guest.

• Discovery
• Sculpture

L'atelier Claude de Soria : visite du repère secret de l'artiste dans Paris

L'Atelier Claude de Soria

Découvrez cet atelier immaculé qui fait partie de ces dernières adresses secrètes de la capitale, celui de Claude de Soria, plasticienne à l'œuvre prolifique.

• Discovery
• Romantic

The "Long Live the Bride!" exhibition at the Arab World Institute

ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE
From September 29, 2026 to February 28, 2027

Forty Maghreb wedding costumes never before shown in France, and twenty-seven contemporary artists who respond to them.

• Contemporary
• Free

Walid Raad Exhibition, Festival of (in)gratitude: the artist himself guides the tour at CENTQUATRE-PARIS

LE CENTQUATRE-PARIS
From October 23 to November 22, 2026

The artist himself guides the tour

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Chagall exhibition, the color of feelings, at Gurr Johns

GURR JOHNS
From October 20 to December 8, 2026

Gurr Johns, an art consultancy firm, opens its Parisian offices on rue La Boétie to Marc Chagall: paintings and works on paper brought together around colour and the Bible, with free admission.

• Photo
• Free

Pietro Pietromarchi's Steam Power exhibition at the Minsky Gallery

MINSKY GALLERY
From November 12 to 28, 2026

From November 12 to 28, 2026, the Minsky Gallery in Paris will exhibit Pietro Pietromarchi's latest photographs of steam trains for Paris Photo. These are brand-new black and white images taken in Pakistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Admission is free.

• Free
• Discovery

Marcel Duchamp Prize: the four nominees at the MAM

Museum of Modern Art, Paris
From October 2, 2026 to February 7, 2027

Before the jury makes its decision, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris gives you four good reasons to form your own opinion. There are four of them. One will receive the 2026 Marcel Duchamp Prize on…

• Contemporary
• Free

Warhol, Basquiat, Haring Exhibition at the Opera Gallery

OPERA GALLERY
From October 16 to November 18, 2026

From October 16 to November 18, 2026, the Opera Gallery in Paris brings together Warhol, Basquiat and Haring in an exhibition that tells the story of their friendship in 1980s New York. Free entry to see canvases and works on paper.

• Fashion
• Photo

Exposition Azzedine Alaïa et l’Afrique, Les inspirations. Un hommage au créateur à la Fondation Azzedine Alaïa

FONDATION AZZEDINE ALAÏA
Jusqu’au 4 janvier 2027

Chez Alaïa, l’Afrique devient une matière vivante, entre terre, lumière et sensualité.

• Contemporary
• Free

Lee Bae, Brushstrokes and Born of Fire, at Perrotin

PERROTIN MARAIS
From October 17 to December 19, 2026

From October 17 to December 19, 2026, Perrotin Marais presents Lee Bae, a Korean artist who has lived in France since 1990 and now works exclusively with charcoal: charred pine trees from the series "Born of Fire" combined with inks from "Brushstrokes." Black, nothing but black, free admission.

• Contemporary
• Free

Klodin Erb exhibition, The Great Drama, at the Swiss Cultural Centre

SWISS CULTURAL CENTER. PARIS
From September 19 to December 24, 2026

Klodin Erb had never had a solo exhibition in France. The Swiss Cultural Centre is entrusting him with its glass roof until Christmas Eve, for a grand painted drama where the burlesque vies for the leading role with tragedy.

• News
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The art of trompe-l'oeil in Korea at the Guimet Museum

Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts
From September 16, 2026 to January 4, 2027

An exhibition dedicated to the fantastic trompe-l'œil knowledge in 18th and 20th century Korea at the Guimet Museum.

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

Louise Bourgeois exhibition, Extreme Tension, at the BnF Richelieu

National Library of France - Richelieu Site
From October 20, 2026 to February 21, 2027

From October 20, 2026 to February 21, 2027, the BnF is exhibiting on its Richelieu site the engraved and drawn work of Louise Bourgeois: the 1995 donation brought out of storage, augmented by ninety-one works from the Centre Pompidou, for its first exhibition in a Parisian public institution since 2008.

• Photo
• Free

PhotoSaintGermain Festival 2026, 15th edition on the left bank

PHOTOSAINTGERMAIN
From November 5 to 28, 2026

PhotoSaintGermain celebrates its fifteenth edition from November 5 to 28, 2026 and unfolds a photographic journey in thirty-eight galleries, bookstores and institutions on the left bank.

• Fashion
• Free

Metamorphoses Exhibition: Hats from Maison Michel at 19M

The 19M Gallery
From September 23 to December 13, 2026

Maison Michel opens its workshops at 19M: four rooms to follow a hat from raw straw to the head that wears it. Free, reservation required.

Shigeru Ban exhibition, Building a Better World, at the Centre Pompidou-Metz

Cardboard, bamboo, reclaimed wood. With these materials, once considered humble, Shigeru Ban has been building churches, museums, and emergency shelters for forty years, and the Centre Pompidou-Metz…

• Photo
• Free

Constellation Exhibition, Michael Kenna, at the Kiosk in Vannes

THE KIOSK
From November 27, 2026 to March 7, 2027

The Kiosk in Vannes presents Constellation, Michael Kenna, from November 27, 2026 to March 7, 2027. A selection comes from the 3,683 prints given to the State in 2022 by the photographer, a collection that France had never received.

• With family
• Unavoidable

Sur les pas de Courbet : six balades à l’œil libre avec les Sentiers Courbet

DÉPARTEMENT DU DOUBS

Marcher avec Courbet, c’est entrer dans un tableau grandeur nature. Six itinéraires, six approches, pour redécouvrir la nature comme un territoire mental.

• Case
• Sculpture

Calder, the centenary: 11 locations in Touraine and Centre-Val de Loire

CENTRE-VAL DE LOIRE
Calder in the heart of France

One hundred years after Alexander Calder's arrival in Paris, the Centre-Val de Loire region celebrates the inventor of the mobile with "Calder at the heart of France", as part of the AR(t]CHIPEL festival: eleven venues, from Chambord to the Château du Rivau, host giant stabiles, mobiles, gouaches and films, from autumn 2026 to spring 2027.

• 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.

• 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.

Butterfly exhibition at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon

Goliath's Bird-of-war, Ornithoptera goliath atlas, Papua New Guinea © Musée des Confluences - Pierre-Olivier Deschamps/Agence VU' How long does it take for a caterpillar to become something other…

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

Exhibition: Singular Women, self-taught, liberated artists, at the LaM in Villeneuve-d’Ascq

LAM
From October 3, 2026 to February 14, 2027

The LaM, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, brings together from October 3, 2026 to February 14, 2027 seventy women and more than three hundred works of outsider art in Singulières, artistes, autodidactes, affranchies, de Baya à Séraphine Louis.

• Contemporary
• Discovery

The exhibition “Night Sister” by Éléonore False at the Tanneries d’Amilly: a plunge into a dreamlike universe.

LES TANNERIES - CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
From October 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027

From October 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the contemporary art center Les Tanneries, in Amilly, presents Sœur de nuit, a solo exhibition by Éléonore False: a nocturnal journey of collages, textiles, glass and luminous sculptures, the second chapter of Sœur de jour presented at the CCC OD in Tours.

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• Discovery

Ernest Pignon-Ernest at Inguimbertine

INGUIMBERTIN
From May 23 to December 31, 2026

Naples, 1988. Ernest Pignon-Ernest, after immersing himself in the history of the city and its walls bearing a living memory, descends into the alleyways, his life-size drawings under his arm.

• Contemporary
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Morellet Exhibition: 100% Neon at the Cholet Art Museum

CHOLET MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY
From September 19, 2026 to February 28, 2027

From September 19, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the Cholet Art Museum celebrates the centenary of François Morellet's birth in his hometown with Morellet 100% neon, an exhibition dedicated to one of the artist's favorite materials.

Exhibition "Art is a Conquest: André Malraux and Modern Art" at the MuMa in Le Havre

“We can only feel through comparison.” The phrase is by André Malraux, and the MuMa (Musée d'art moderne André Malraux) has made it the very principle of its exhibition for the fiftieth anniversary of…

• Contemporary
• Discovery

Exhibition "Restituer," Philippe Guesdon facing Dürer at the Louviers Museum

LOUVIERS MUSEUM
From September 19, 2026 to January 3, 2027

A contemporary painter repaints Dürer's engravings, facing the Louviers altarpiece which had copied them in the 16th century.

• 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

Exhibition "I dreamed of another world" at the Frac Grand Large in Dunkirk

FRAC GRAND LARGE - HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
From October 10, 2026 to January 3, 2027

The Frac Grand Large - Hauts-de-France, in Dunkirk, presents I dreamed of another world from October 10, 2026 to January 3, 2027. More than a hundred works from its collection, from Lee Friedlander to Daniel Buren, treat light as a material.

Bonnard Exhibition, The Collections, at the Bonnard Museum in Le Cannet

A painter who spent his life painting the same dining room, the same bathtub, the same woman, and who never painted the same picture twice. Pierre Bonnard returns to Le Cannet, to the house-museum…

• Photo
• Free

Niépce exhibition, and after? at the Nicéphore Niépce Museum in Chalon-sur-Saône

NICEPHORE NIEPCE MUSEUM
From November 21, 2026 to January 31, 2027

The Nicéphore Niépce Museum in Chalon-sur-Saône presents Niépce, and after? Some inventions in photography, from November 21, 2026 to January 31, 2027. The museum showcases the inventions that came after the first, from Talbot to color.

• Contemporary
• With family

Exhibition János Szász Saxon, Poly-Universe, at the Espace de l'Art Concret in Mouans-Sartoux

SPACE FOR CONCRETE ART
From December 5, 2026 to February 14, 2027

From December 5, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the Espace de l'Art Concret in Mouans-Sartoux welcomes back János Szász Saxon, inventor of the Poly-Universe game, a quarter of a century after his residency at the castle. Oil paintings and sculptures extend this colorful geometry.

• Photo
• Free

Exhibition "Making Body" at the Francès Foundation in Senlis

FRANCÈS FOUNDATION
Until December 19, 2026

The Francès Foundation in Senlis presents Faire corps, twenty years of photography in the Francès collection, until December 19, 2026. The foundation is exhibiting photography that borrows from cinema, including twelve commissioned prints by Gregory Crewdson with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.

Joan Miró at the Hyacinthe Rigaud Museum

HYACINTHE RIGAUD MUSEUM
From June 27 to December 31, 2026

The Hyacinthe Rigaud art museum is dedicating its latest exhibition to Joan Miro: his permanent move to Majorca at the age of sixty-three, and the radical transformation that followed.

• Sculpture
• Classic

Exhibition: Maillol and Greece, Marbles in the Sun, at the Maillol Museum in Banyuls-sur-Mer

MAILLOL MUSEUM
From June 11 to December 31, 2026

From June 11 to December 31, 2026, the Maillol Museum in Banyuls-sur-Mer is dedicating an exhibition, Maillol and Greece. From marbles to the sun, to the journey that led the sculptor to the lands of Antiquity.

• Photo

Exhibition "Republic", Bérangère Fromont, at the Théâtre du Nord in Lille

THEATRE DU NORD
Until January 16, 2027

The Théâtre du Nord, in Lille, is exhibiting Bérangère Fromont’s République until January 16, 2027. The photographer shows the Place de la République, in Paris, at night, in medium format black and white printed on Japanese washi paper.

• Discovery

Discovery: The Château de la Ballue and its Alice gardens…

Ballue Castle

Alice's garden in Wonderland exists! Nestled in the Breton countryside, the Château de la Ballue is a hidden marvel of our heritage.

• Contemporary
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Lyon Biennale 2026: Art makes its way even into the city's secret passages

LYON BIENNIAL
From September 19 to December 13, 2026

A former locomotive factory, a museum exceptionally reopened, traboules to explore… For its 18th edition, the Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale takes us far beyond the exhibition halls. A journey through…

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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…

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Maria Lassnig and Edvard Munch exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich

KUNSTHAUS ZÜRICH
From October 2, 2026 to February 21, 2027

The Kunsthaus Zürich, which houses the largest collection of Munch's work outside of Norway, is bringing together the Norwegian painter and the Austrian Maria Lassnig for the first time. Two raw and vibrant bodies of work, separated by half a century.

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Simultaneous, Marie Ducaté at the Ariana Museum in Geneva

Ariana Museum
From February 20, 2026 to November 29, 2026

Discover at the Ariana Museum the colourful world of Marie Ducaté: painting, ceramics, glass and textiles interact in a poetic and luminous exhibition.

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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.

• Discovery
• Classic

Modern Barcelona exhibition, from Gaudí to Picasso, at the Kunsthalle Munich

KUNSTHALLE MÜNCHEN
From October 23, 2026 to February 21, 2027

The Kunsthalle in Munich tells the story of Catalan Modernism in one hundred and sixty pieces, from Gaudí to the young Picasso: thirty-four years during which Barcelona invented itself.

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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
• Digital

À Bruxelles, l'Atomium est "Plus éclatante que jamais depuis 2006"

Du 14 février 2026 au 14 février 2027
Atomium de Bruxelles

À partir du 14 février 2026, l’Atomium célèbre les vingt ans de sa rénovation avec une vaste programmation anniversaire déployée tout au long de l’année.

• Contemporary
• Discovery

Aléas exhibition at the CID in Grand-Hornu, near Mons

CID AT GRAND-HORNU
From November 15, 2026 to April 18, 2027

The CID at Grand-Hornu entrusts its winter exhibition to chance. From November 15, 2026 to April 18, 2027, Aléas, pratiques de l'adaptation brings together in Hornu, near Mons, designers who work with gravity, the living and the already-there rather than imposing a plan, in a former coal mine listed as a world heritage site.

• Discovery
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Exposition William Kentridge du trait au mouvement au Bozar, Palais des Beaux-Arts

BOZAR, PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS
BELGIQUE - Du 18 sept. au 7 mars 2027

Chez William Kentridge, le dessin devient une arme contre l’oubli.

• Unusual
• Contemporary

NO SHOW exhibition at Kanal-Centre Pompidou

KANAL-CENTRE POMPIDOU
From November 28, 2026 to January 17, 2027

At Kanal-Centre Pompidou, in Brussels, NO SHOW transforms five rooms into an immersive journey between art, light, sound and performance, from November 28, 2026 to January 17, 2027, on the site of the city's first amusement park.

• Classic
• Drawing

Exhibition Rubens, Jordaens, van Dyck at the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin

KUPFERSTICHKABINETT
From October 10, 2026 to January 31, 2027

The Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin is bringing out its Flemish treasures for the first time in fifty years: more than one hundred drawings by twenty-eight artists, with Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck in the spotlight.

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.

• Contemporary
• Discovery

Exhibition: A Temporary Balance at the MACS of Grand-Hornu

MACS, GRAND-HORNU
From December 13, 2026 to March 7, 2027

From December 13, 2026 to March 7, 2027, the MACS, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Grand-Hornu, presents A Temporary Balance, a group exhibition conceived with the Botanique under the curatorship of Jérôme André and Grégory Thirion.

• 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.

• 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.

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

Willem de Kooning at work exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

RIJKSMUSEUM
From October 9, 2026 to January 17, 2027

The Rijksmuseum brings together nearly one hundred and twenty works by Willem de Kooning and takes a rare approach: placing the drawing at the center, not as a draft but as a work of art.

• Drawing
• Discovery

Le Quentin Blake Centre ouvre enfin ses portes

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Ouverture le 5 juin 2026

Le plus grand espace au monde dédié à l'illustration ouvre ses portes à Londres au printemps 2026.

• 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.

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• Contemporary

Munch - Picasso exhibition at the Picasso Museum Málaga

PICASSO MUSEUM MÁLAGA
From October 30, 2026 to February 28, 2027

The Picasso Museum Málaga brings together Edvard Munch and Pablo Picasso, two painters who never met and yet constantly addressed the same subject.

• Discovery
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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.

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• 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.

• Contemporary
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Steve McQueen exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO
From October 9, 2026 to February 21, 2027

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao entrusts its Film and Video gallery to Steve McQueen, Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave and one of the greatest artists of the moving image.

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Jenny Montigny Exhibition at the MSK in Ghent

MSK, Ghent
From October 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027

The MSK, Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, is dedicating its first retrospective since 1922 to Jenny Montigny, a student of Émile Claus, from October 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027.