• Free
• Ethnic

Ndop exhibition, spinning blue to tell a world, at Maison Gacha

GACHA HOUSE
From October 21, 2026 to February 27, 2027

From October 21, 2026 to February 27, 2027, Maison Gacha is hosting a free exhibition dedicated to ndop, the indigo textile of western Cameroon. Ceremonial hangings, initiation costumes, and contemporary creations will be on display alongside workshops for families and adults.

• Free
• Discovery

Pegeen exhibition at the Durazzo gallery

DURAZZO
From October 19, 2026 to January 4, 2027

From October 19, 2026 to January 4, 2027, the Durazzo gallery is dedicating a free exhibition to Pegeen (1925-1967), daughter of collector Peggy Guggenheim. This is the first exhibition entirely devoted to her work in sixty years.

• Unavoidable
• With family

Exhibition "The Circus, a Factory of Modern Art" at the Montmartre Museum

MONTMARTRE MUSEUM
From October 16, 2026 to February 14, 2027

From October 16, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the Musée de Montmartre tells the story of how the circus, from 1873 to 1972, was the heart and soul of Montmartre. Just steps from the Bateau-Lavoir, modern artists found a repertoire of forms and light there.

• Free
• Discovery

José Castillo exhibition, Improbable Archipelago, at the Maison de l'Amérique latine

House of Latin America
From October 21, 2026 to January 15, 2027

From October 21, 2026 to January 15, 2027, the Maison de l'Amérique latine is dedicating a free exhibition to the Dominican artist José Castillo (1955-2018). Organized with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, it brings together paintings, photographs, and collages curated by Vivian Braga dos Santos.

• Photo
• Free

Immersion exhibition by Steve McCurry at the Polka Galerie

POLKA GALLERY
From November 12, 2026 to January 16, 2027

Steve McCurry returns to the Polka Gallery with Immersion, the second installment of a format that combines prints and film, from November 12, 2026 to January 16, 2027. The journey crosses India, Pakistan and the United States, and admission remains free.

• With family
• Unusual

The Paris of Mice exhibition at the Grande Menuiserie Saint-Dominique: our photos and our review

GRANDE MENUISERIE SAINT-DOMINIQUE
Starting November 11, 2026

From November 11, 2026, the Grande Menuiserie Saint-Dominique, in the 7th arrondissement, hosts Le Paris des Souris, an exhibition produced by Planet Paris which traces two thousand years of the capital's history from a rodent's perspective: eleven rooms, 1,000 m² of sets built from scratch and a ten-year-old guide, Jean, a Parisian mouse.

• Digital
• Festival

Digital Imaginary Biennial Chronicles 2026, Resistances, in Marseille, Aix and Avignon

CHRONICLES, BIENNIAL OF DIGITAL IMAGINATIONS
From October 24, 2026 to January 17, 2027

From October 24, 2026 to January 17, 2027, the fifth Biennale of digital imaginaries, Chroniques, unfolds thirteen exhibitions in seven cities, from Marseille to Avignon, around one word: resistances.

• Contemporary
• Discovery

Sarah Jérôme Exhibition, The Invisible Wall, at the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud
From October 9, 2026 to January 30, 2027

From October 9, 2026 to January 30, 2027, the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud exhibits at the Logis du Sonneur the paintings of Sarah Jérôme, 2026 winner of the Bullukian-Fontevraud residency, after a first stage at the Bullukian Foundation in Lyon.

• 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.

Art and anarchy at the Roubaix swimming pool

LA PISCINE - ANDRÉ DILIGENT MUSEUM OF ART AND INDUSTRY
From October 10, 2026 to January 24, 2027

Neither God nor master. From Gustave Courbet to Banksy, La Piscine retraces a century and a half of art spent under the libertarian banner.

• 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.

• Classic
• Unavoidable

Hals - Rembrandt exhibition at the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem

FRANS HALS MUSEUM
From November 6, 2026 to February 28, 2027

The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem is bringing together for the first time Frans Hals and Rembrandt, two men of the same generation who never painted the human face in the same way.

• 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.

• 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.

• Contemporary
• Unusual

Dan Flavin Exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO
From November 12, 2026 to April 4, 2027

A pink neon tube against a wall, and the whole room switches to color.

• 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.

• Classic
• Discovery

The exhibition "Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin!" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
From October 30, 2026 to February 28, 2027

From October 30, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest presents "Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin!". Focusing on Paul Gauguin and the circles of artists he encountered, from Pont-Aven to Tahiti, the exhibition brings together one hundred and fifty works, including eighty by the painter, a collection that Hungary had never seen before.