• 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

• Free
• Discovery

From figurative to abstract: sixteen painters and one sculptor at the Galerie de l'Europe

GALLERY OF EUROPE
From September 22 to October 17, 2026

A large family gathering, on Rue de Seine.

• Classic
• With family

Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry. Rebel Princess, the exhibition at the Château de Sceaux

Château de Sceaux, Departmental Museum
From September 13, 2026 to February 14, 2027

Marie-Caroline, one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century.

• 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…

• Movie theater
• Unavoidable

Marie Antoinette at Versailles by Sofia Coppola

Palace of Versailles, Petit Trianon
Until January 24, 2027

Marie Antoinette at Versailles by Sofia Coppola.

• Contemporary
• Free

Exhibition "The Ball of the Ogresses" at the Institute of Islamic Cultures

Institute of Islamic Cultures — HERE Léon
From September 26, 2026 to February 7, 2027

Thirteen female artists take on the figure of Aïcha Kandisha, the Moroccan ogress who protects as much as she terrifies. At ICI Léon, free admission until February.

• News
• Sculpture

Camille Claudel & Bernhard Hoetger: the 1905 exhibition

Camille Claudel Museum
From September 12, 2026 to January 10, 2027

The Camille Claudel Museum revisits a moment in the history of sculpture: the meeting in 1905 between Camille Claudel and Bernhard Hoetger.

• 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.

• 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…

Sara Ouhaddou à Aigues Mortes

TOURS ET REMPARTS D’AIGUES-MORTES
Du 19 juin au 1er novembre 2026

L'exposition de Sara Ouhaddou aux remparts d'Aigues-Mortes rend hommage aux prisonnières qui y furent détenues.

• 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.

• Classic

L'art romain du Louvre au Musée de la Romanité

MUSÉE DE LA ROMANITÉ 
DU 11 JUIN 2026 AU 10 JANVIER 2027

À Nîmes, le monde romain n'est pas un souvenir : c'est une géographie.

• 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.…

• Unavoidable

Rodin sous l’œil de Rilke à la Fondation Gianadda

FONDATION PIERRE GIANADDA
Du 26 juin au 22 novembre 2026

Qui connaît vraiment Rodin ? Personne ne le connaît, sans avoir lu Rilke.