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Cleopatra, the Destiny of Egypt exhibition, at BHV Marais

BHV MARAIS
Until January 3, 2027

A department store has given over its fifth floor to a virtual epic: wearing a headset, we follow the last queen of Egypt, until January 3, 2027 at BHV Marais. Thirty minutes of immersion, one hour visit.

• Contemporary
• Drawing

Monet/Soriano exhibition, mapping of Mount Kolsås, at the Marmottan Monet Museum

MARMOTTAN MONET MUSEUM
From September 24, 2026 to January 31, 2027

The Marmottan Monet Museum is hosting a mural drawing by Peter Soriano from September 24, 2026 to January 31, 2027, designed specifically for its walls. The French-American artist retraced Monet's Norwegian journey before creating the drawing.

• Contemporary
• Drawing

Vija Celmins exhibition, a contemporary counterpoint, at the Orangerie Museum

Orangery Museum
From September 30, 2026 to February 15, 2027

The Musée de l'Orangerie is dedicating its contemporary art event to Vija Celmins, from September 30, 2026 to February 15, 2027. The American artist of Latvian origin is presenting thirty years of drawings and engravings, installed in close proximity to the museum's collections.

• Contemporary
• Free

Lubaina Himid exhibition, A Fashionable Marriage, at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum of Modern Art, Paris
From October 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027

The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris is hosting Lubaina Himid from October 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027, with free admission, as part of the Festival d'Automne. The British artist is showing a single piece, placed amidst the permanent collections.

• Classic
• Discovery

Exhibition The Body at Work, 1850-1939, at the MUS in Suresnes

MUS, MUSEUM OF URBAN AND SOCIAL HISTORY
From October 14, 2026 to June 20, 2027

The Suresnes Museum of Urbanism (MUS) brings together over a hundred pieces, on loan from institutions including the Musée d'Orsay and the Petit Palais, until June 20, 2027, offering a journey through the world of work from the perspective of the tools themselves. The Ministry of Culture has awarded it its national interest label, which it reserves for around thirty projects per year.

• Contemporary
• Free

Thomas Houseago and Théo Mercier exhibition at Reiffers Initiatives: our photos

REIFFERS INITIATIVES
From October 23 to December 12, 2026

Thomas Houseago spent several weeks working under the glass roof of Reiffers Art Initiatives, then left everything as it was. Théo Mercier occupies the ground floor. This year, the foundation's mentorship program is offering two studios to visit instead of an exhibition.

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

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…

• 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.

• Unavoidable
• Contemporary

Lee Ufan takes over the Palais des Papes in Avignon

PALACE OF THE POPES
Until November 15, 2026

Matter. Space. Time. The Palais des Papes opens its doors to Lee Ufan, a major figure in contemporary Korean art, for a major exhibition. The exhibition, entitled "Relatum," transforms the iconic spaces of the Avignon monument into experimental sites for architectural sculptures.

• 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.

• Contemporary

Amélie Bertrand exhibition, Neon Club, at the Valence Museum

MUSEUM OF VALENCE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
From October 10, 2026 to March 21, 2027

The Valence Museum of Art and Archaeology presents Amélie Bertrand, Neon Club, from October 10, 2026 to March 21, 2027: around thirty paintings, almost all of them new, designed for the space with painted curtains and illuminated display cases.

• Unusual
• With family

The Pink Diamond exhibition at the Château de Chantilly

CHÂTEAU DE CHANTILLY
From October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027

Stolen a hundred years ago from the Château de Chantilly and then found hidden in an apple, the Grand Condé, a pink diamond of more than 9 carats, comes out of its vault from October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027 for an exhibition devoted to its incredible story.

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

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.…

• 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.

• Discovery
• Unusual

Arcana Borealis exhibition at the Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki

ATENEUM ART MUSEUM
From October 23, 2026 to February 28, 2027

The Ateneum in Helsinki brought together women from the North who, like Hilma af Klint, invented abstraction while believing they were painting under the dictation of spirits. There were about fifty of them.

• Discovery
• Classic

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.

• Contemporary
• Unavoidable

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.

• 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.