Exhibitions to see in Paris
The guide to official exhibitions in Paris and Île-de-France.
Choose your next cultural outing more easily with a clear selection of exhibitions, museums and places to discover right now.
Editor's pick Revealing the Feminine
In partnership with the Palais Galliera, the Musée Cognacq-Jay examines the diversity of representations of women in the eighteenth century. By bringing textile pieces and pictori...
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A first selection of exhibitions to browse right away.
Revealing the Feminine
is currently on view at Musée Cognacq-Jay.
Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity, 1865-1885
is currently on view at Musée d'Orsay.
Exhibition at Palais Galliera
An exhibition currently on view at Palais Galliera.
A Wardrobe of One's Own. Dissident Femininities in the 19th Century
is currently on view at Palais Galliera.
Alexandre Lenoir. By the Force of Things
is currently on view at Musée de l'Orangerie.
Africa Fashion
is currently on view at Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac.
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Artists
Entry points into exhibitions and works.
Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is a Spanish painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with Cubism and modern art, and is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Pierre Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is a French painter associated with Impressionism, and is known for luminous scenes of leisure, portraits and modern social life.
Guillermo Kuitca Guillermo Kuitca (1961-) is an Argentine artist associated with contemporary painting, and is known for using maps, plans and architecture to explore memory and displacement.
Claude Monet Claude Monet (1840-1926) is a French painter associated with Impressionism, and is a founder of the movement and a master of light and series. Movements
Exhibitions placed within a wider art history.
impressionnisme Impressionism is presented here as a practical art-historical guide for exhibitions in Paris.
cubisme Cubism is presented here as a practical art-historical guide for exhibitions in Paris.
post-impressionnisme Post-Impressionism is presented here as a practical art-historical guide for exhibitions in Paris.
surrealisme Surrealism is presented here as a practical art-historical guide for exhibitions in Paris. Subjects to explore
Themes for following an idea or cultural scene.
savoir-faire-textiles Textile know-how covers weaving, embroidery, dyeing, printing, trimming and the technical gestures that shape the history of dress, interiors and applied arts.
foire-d-art-contemporain A contemporary art fair is not only a commercial event.
mode-au-xviiie-siecle Eighteenth-century fashion gathers Paris exhibitions that clarify silhouettes, fabrics, accessories, court culture, garment trades and the history of taste.
mode-africaine-contemporaine Contemporary African fashion gathers Paris exhibitions that clarify textiles, diaspora, photography, performance, design and current African scenes. Historical periods
Periods to place each exhibition in context.
arts-premiers-et-prehistoire Primitive arts and prehistory bring together visual forms created before writing and the great ancient civilisations.
antiquite-egyptienne Ancient Egypt spans nearly three millennia of Nile Valley civilisation, from royal power to funerary belief.
antiquite-greco-romaine Greco-Roman antiquity runs from the Greek city-states to the Roman Empire and its legacy.
chine-ancienne Ancient China covers millennia of dynastic culture, from ritual bronzes to ceramics, painting and calligraphy.