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Focus on Ireland: the City Theatre celebrates Samhain for free on November 1st

CITY THEATRE, SARAH BERNHARDT
November 1, 2026

The Théâtre de la Ville opens its Focus on Ireland on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM, with a free day of festivities dedicated to Samhain, the Celtic ancestor of Halloween. Isabelle Huppert, Stephen Rea, Jean Butler, Louise Mulcahy, Michael Keegan-Dolan, and Oona Doherty share the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre.

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Palais de la Porte Dorée: a big free weekend for the opening of A History of French Cinema

GOLDEN PORTE PALACE
October 31 and November 1, 2026

The Palais de la Porte Dorée opens its doors free of charge on Saturday, October 31st and Sunday, November 1st, 2026 to launch "A History of French Cinema: Maghreb Heritages." Meetings, workshops, screenings, and an evening dedicated to Camélia Jordana fill the two days, with reservations required.

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Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026: Brognon Rollin duo winners at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris

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

David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin received the Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026 on October 22, at the Musée d'art moderne de Paris, where the four nominees remain together until February 7, 2027. The duo owes its victory to an installation built around hundreds of tokens of sobriety, those medals that reward each stage of weaning.

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A Monet sold for 50 million euros at Sotheby's Paris: an absolute auction record in France

SOTHEBY'S PARIS
Sale of October 22, 2026

Claude Monet holds the new auction record in France. His Iris, painted in Giverny around 1924, was sold for 50 million euros including fees on October 22 at Sotheby's Paris, after a forty-five-minute battle between six bidders.

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• Contemporary

ALERT - Paris Art Week: what's closing, hour by hour

ART BASEL PARIS
Closing on the evening of October 23

Art Basel Paris announced on October 22 that it would close its doors on Friday evening, October 23, two days earlier than scheduled. The fair at the Grand Palais will not be open on Saturday, October 24, or Sunday, October 25.

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Claude Lemand, with the wind in his sails: portrait of the collector and donor to the IMA

From Beirut to the Arab World Institute: the journey of a collector

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My First Festival 2026, cinema for young audiences in 21 Parisian cinemas

MY FIRST FESTIVAL
October 21-27, 2026

My First Festival returns for its twenty-second edition from October 21 to 27, 2026 in twenty-one Parisian cinemas and cultural venues, with more than one hundred films, a single price of 4.50 euros and Italy as guest of honor.

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GOD HATES SPACE: GENER8ION's free installation at the Grand Palais

GRAND PALAIS
October 22-25, 2026

Surkin and Romain Gavras are taking over the Rotonde d'Antin at the Grand Palais with a twelve-meter double-sided screen, from October 22 to 25, 2026. Art Basel and Live Nation are joining forces for the first time, and admission is free.

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Theft at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer: six suspects arrested, here's what we know

RENOIR MUSEUM, CAGNES-SUR-MER
News

Six people, including the two suspected burglars, were arrested a month after the theft of two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer. It is still unknown whether the artworks have been recovered.

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Centre Pompidou Francilien: three free weekends to discover Massy in preview

Centre Pompidou-Francilien
From October 17 to November 1, 2026

The Centre Pompidou is opening its "art factory" in Massy, Essonne, to the public for the first time for three free weekends by reservation, from October 17 to November 1, 2026, before the inauguration of the site in the spring of 2027.

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Exhibition: The Hello Kitty Experience, Beyond Cute, at the Joseph Gallery

JOSEPH GALLERY
From October 31 to November 26, 2026

The Joseph gallery hosts The Hello Kitty Experience, Beyond Cute, from October 31 to November 26, 2026. Over 1,200 square meters, three chapters, calm, playful and discovery, can be explored in one hour, matcha and bag charm included in the ticket.

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…

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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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.

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Nuit des Musées 2026 Paris : les secrets de la nuit révélés

Une nuit pour tout voir, gratuitement. Le samedi 23 mai, Paris joue les Cendrillon. Cette 22e édition de la Nuit européenne des musées transforme la ville jusqu'à minuit.

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Raphaël Barontini orchestre un bal nocturne au Palais de Tokyo

Le 12 avril l’exposition Raphaël Barontini au Palais de Tokyo devient une fête et orchestre un bal de quadrille, une danse héritée des traditions caribéennes.

• Concert
• Contemporary

Un hommage musical vibrant à David Hockney à la Fondation Louis Vuitton

La Fondation Louis Vuitton célèbre l'ouverture de l'exposition David Hockney en convoquant les chefs-d'œuvre de musique classique pour un hommage à l'artiste.

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Un week-end festif et familial au musée de l'Armée !

Ce week-end, le musée de l'Armée ouvrent leurs portes aux petits et grands pour des journées remplies de défis, de jeux et d’Histoire !

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Chaillot Expérience #6, la célébration de la danse et de la mode

La mode débarque au Théâtre National de Chaillot ! Pour la 6ᵉ édition de Chaillot Expérience, le lieu convoque couturiers, stylistes, chorégraphes et danseurs.

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Une nocturne gratuite à la Bourse de Commerce

La Bourse de commerce organise chaque 1er samedi une nocturne gratuite, l'occasion de découvrir ce lieu unique, un incontournable de l'art à Paris.

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Ça farte ? Une rétrospective Brice de Nice au Grand Rex

Ce week-end, pour célébrer dignement les 20 ans de Brice de Nice, le Grand Rex organise une rétrospective en présence de toute l'équipe du film !

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Un week-end famille gratuit au Musée de La Poste

Profitez d'un week-end gratuit au Musée de La Poste rempli d'ateliers et de visites dans le cadre de leur toute nouvelle exposition : La Fabrique du Temps.

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Un cabinet d'art extraterrestre à Paris !

Quel est cet étrange endroit au cœur de l'Observatoire de l'Espace à Paris ? L'Observatoire de l'Espace présente le temps d'un week-end une exposition unique.

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Un week-end en famille à la Piscine de Roubaix

Ce week-end, La Piscine de Roubaix ouvre ses portes aux familles pour présenter son exposition Rodin/Bourdelle. Au programme : visites guidées et ateliers.