Exhibitions
in paris
Exhibitions
in paris
EXHIBITIONS IN PARIS
A MONTHLY OverVIEW
Here you will find detailed information about the most important exhibitions and events that take place in Paris every month. Just click on the desired month and find information about exhibitions, festivals and other activities. Enjoy browsing!
May
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March
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April
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May 2022
Top 3 exhibitions
1) Picasso Museum
Masterpieces from the Maya Ruiz-Picasso Collection
until December 31, 2022
2) Luxembourg Museum
pioneers. Artists of a new genre in Paris in the Roaring Twenties
until July 10, 2022
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3) Pompidou Centre
Yves Saint Laurent in the museums
until May 15, 2022
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
IN MAY
Atelier des Lumieres
Cezanne. Lights of Provence
until January 2023
Kandinsky: abstract odyssey
until January 2023
Les Invalides – Army Museum
Photographs during the war
until July 24, 2022
Yves Saint Laurent in the museums
until May 15, 2022
Germany / 1920s / New Objectivity / August Sander
May 11 to September 5, 2022
Charles Ray
until June 20, 2022
Shirley Jaffe: An American in Paris
until August 29, 2022
Leon Ferrari: The Beautiful Cruelty
until August 29, 2022
Fondation Louis Vuitton
La couleur en fugue
until August 29th, 2022
Simon Hantaï – L’Exposition du centenaire
until August 29th, 2022
Yves Saint Laurent at the Louvre
extended until September 19, 2022
From Elsewhere: Materials and Travel Objects
until July 4, 2022
Giorgio Vasari: The Book of Drawings. Fates of a mythical collection
until July 18, 2022
Pharaoh of the Two Lands. The African Epic of the Kings of Napata
until July 25, 2022
MAM
Yves Saint Laurent in the museums
until May 15, 2022
Pierre Gaudibert: On the way to the museum of the future
until May 8, 2022
Donation of works by Georg Baselitz
until May 8, 2022 (extended)
Toyen: the absolute deviation
until July 24, 2022
Anita Molinero: Extrudy
until July 24, 2022
Eugene Leroy. painter
until August 28, 2022
Musee Cognacq-Jay
Louis Leopold Boilly. Paris Chronicles (1761-1845)
until June 26, 2022
At the source of the water lilies: the impressionists and decoration
until July 11, 2022
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Contemporary Counterpoint: Angel Leccia – (From) After Monet
until September 5, 2022
Musée d’Orsay
Masterpieces from the Frick Collection: Portraits and Landscapes by Whistler
until May 8, 2022
Yves Saint Laurent in the museums
until May 15, 2022
Gaudi
until July 17, 2022
The exhibition previously ran at MNAC Barcelona
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944). The search for harmony
until August 21, 2022
Musée du Luxembourg
Pioneers. Artists of a new genre in Paris in the Roaring Twenties
until July 10, 2022
Musée Marmottan Monet
The theater of emotions
until August 12, 2022
Musée Rodin
Wang Keping à l’oeuvre
May 3 to June 5, 2022
Palais de Tokyo
Reclaim the land
until September 4, 2022
Laura Henno: Winner of the 2019 SAM Prize for Contemporary Art
until September 4, 2022
Palais Galliera – Musée de la mode
A history of fashion. Collecting, exhibiting in the Palais Galliera
until June 26, 2022
Love brings love: The homage show for Alber Elbaz
until July 10, 2022
Petit Palais
Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905): Lights from Finland
until July 10, 2022
The spirit of Art Nouveau. Pierre Roche’s donation to the Petit Palais
until September 11, 2022
Giovanni Boldini: The Joys and the Days
until July 24, 2022
Picasso Museum
Masterpieces from the Maya Ruiz-Picasso Collection
April 19, 2022 to December 31, 2022
Yves Saint Laurent in the museums
until May 15, 2022
Picasso in the picture
until February 12, 2023
ORLAN: The women who cry are angry
May 16 to September 4, 2022
Events in May:
Foire du Trone
The Foire du Trône takes place every year in April and May. But what exactly is that: A huge fair awaits you in the Bois de Vincennes. You can combine the visit with a visit to the zoo!
When: April 1 to May 29, 2022
Fete du Travail (Labor Day)
In France, this day is even more associated with many demonstrations than in Germany. But: There is also the nice custom of giving each other lilies of the valley, which are sold everywhere on the street
When: May 1st every year.
Fête de la Victoire (Victory Day)
On this holiday, France commemorates the official end of World War II with military parades, church services and the laying of wreaths at the Arc de Triomphe
When: May 8th every year
Nuit des Musées
Paris Night of Museums
When: May 21, 2022
French Open
For tennis fans: The 2nd Grand Slam tournament will take place in the Stade Roland Garros.
When: May 16 to June 5, 2022
Villette Sonique
A festival dedicated to musical discovery at the Parc de la Villette. The open-airs are free of charge, concerts in the halls cost admission
When: May 27 to May 29, 2022
June 2022
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Center Pompidou
Germany / 1920s / New Objectivity / August Sander
until September 5, 2022
2) Musee Cognacq-Jay
Louis Leopold Boilly. Paris Chronicles (1761-1845)
until June 26, 2022
3) Fondation Louis Vuitton
La couleur en fugue
until August 29th, 2022
other exhibitions
in June
Atelier des Lumieres
Cezanne. Lights of Provence
until January 2023
Kandinsky: abstract odyssey
until January 2023
Les Invalides – Army Museum
Photographs during the war
until July 24, 2022
Germany / 1920s / New Objectivity / August Sander
until September 5, 2022
Charles Ray
until June 20, 2022
Shirley Jaffe: An American in Paris
until August 29, 2022
Leon Ferrari: The Beautiful Cruelty
until August 29, 2022
Fondation Louis Vuitton
La couleur en fugue
until August 29th, 2022
Simon Hantaï – L’Exposition du centenaire
until August 29th, 2022
Yves Saint Laurent at the Louvre
extended until September 19, 2022
From Elsewhere: Materials and Travel Objects
until July 4, 2022
Giorgio Vasari: The Book of Drawings. Fates of a mythical collection
until July 18, 2022
Pharaoh of the Two Lands. The African Epic of the Kings of Napata
until July 25, 2022
MAM
Toyen: the absolute deviation
until July 24, 2022
Anita Molinero: Extrudy
until July 24, 2022
Eugene Leroy. painter
until August 28, 2022
Musee Cognacq-Jay
Louis Leopold Boilly. Paris Chronicles (1761-1845)
until June 26, 2022
At the source of the water lilies: the impressionists and decoration
until July 11, 2022
Buy ticket
Contemporary Counterpoint: Angel Leccia – (From) After Monet
until September 5, 2022
Gaudi
until July 17, 2022
The exhibition previously ran at MNAC Barcelona
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944). The search for harmony
until August 21, 2022
Musée du Luxembourg
Pioneers. Artists of a new genre in Paris in the Roaring Twenties
until July 10, 2022
Musée Marmottan Monet
The theater of emotions
until August 12, 2022
Palais de Tokyo
Reclaim the land
until September 4, 2022
Laura Henno: Winner of the 2019 SAM Prize for Contemporary Art
until September 4, 2022
Palais Galliera – Musée de la mode
A history of fashion. Collecting, exhibiting in the Palais Galliera
until June 26, 2022
Love brings love: The homage show for Alber Elbaz
until July 10, 2022
Petit Palais
Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905): Lights from Finland
until July 10, 2022
The spirit of Art Nouveau. Pierre Roche’s donation to the Petit Palais
until September 11, 2022
Giovanni Boldini: The Joys and the Days
until July 24, 2022
Picasso Museum
Masterpieces from the Maya Ruiz-Picasso Collection
until December 31, 2022
Picasso in the picture
until February 12, 2023
ORLAN: The women who cry are angry
until September 4, 2022
Events in June:
We love Green Festival
The organizers promise a first-class pop-rock line-up, a relaxed atmosphere and all sorts of activities even for the little ones. Takes place in the Bois de Vincennes.
Bois de Vincennes
When: June 2 – June 6, 2022
Fête de la Musique
Street music all over the city
When: June 21, 2022
Marche des fiertes (Gay Pride)
LGBTIQ community parade and street party – focus on the Marais district
When: June 25, 2022
Fête des Tuileries (Tuileries Fair)
A classic fair with booths, Ferris wheel and other rides
When: Date for 2022 to follow
July 2022
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Musee de l’Orangerie
At the source of the water lilies: the impressionists and decoration
until July 11, 2022
2) Musee d’Orsay
Gaudi
until July 17, 2022
The exhibition previously ran at MNAC Barcelona
3) Marmottan Monet Museum
The theater of emotions
until August 12, 2022
other exhibitions
in July
Atelier des Lumieres
Cezanne. Lights of Provence
until January 2023
Kandinsky: abstract odyssey
until January 2023
Les Invalides – Army Museum
Photographs during the war
until July 24, 2022
Germany / 1920s / New Objectivity / August Sander
until September 5, 2022
Shirley Jaffe: An American in Paris
until August 29, 2022
Leon Ferrari: The Beautiful Cruelty
until August 29, 2022
Tatiana Trouvé: The Great Atlas of Disorientation
until August 22, 2022
The rest is shadows: Pedro Costa, Rui Chafes, Paulo Nozolino
until August 22, 2022
Fondation Louis Vuitton
La couleur en fugue
until August 29th, 2022
Simon Hantaï – L’Exposition du centenaire
until August 29th, 2022
Yves Saint Laurent at the Louvre
extended until September 19, 2022
From Elsewhere: Materials and Travel Objects
until July 4, 2022
Giorgio Vasari: The Book of Drawings. Fates of a mythical collection
until July 18, 2022
Pharaoh of the Two Lands. The African Epic of the Kings of Napata
until July 25, 2022
MAM
Toyen: the absolute deviation
until July 24, 2022
Anita Molinero: Extrudy
until July 24, 2022
Eugene Leroy. painter
until August 28, 2022
At the source of the water lilies: the impressionists and decoration
until July 11, 2022
Buy ticket
Contemporary Counterpoint: Angel Leccia – (From) After Monet
until September 5, 2022
Gaudi
until July 17, 2022
The exhibition previously ran at MNAC Barcelona
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944). The search for harmony
until August 21, 2022
Musée du Luxembourg
Pioneers. Artists of a new genre in Paris in the Roaring Twenties
until July 10, 2022
Musée Marmottan Monet
The theater of emotions
until August 12, 2022
Palais de Tokyo
Reclaim the land
until September 4, 2022
Laura Henno: Winner of the 2019 SAM Prize for Contemporary Art
until September 4, 2022
Palais Galliera – Musée de la mode
Love brings love: The homage show for Alber Elbaz
until July 10, 2022
Petit Palais
Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905): Lights from Finland
until July 10, 2022
The spirit of Art Nouveau. Pierre Roche’s donation to the Petit Palais
until September 11, 2022
Giovanni Boldini: The Joys and the Days
until July 24, 2022
Picasso Museum
Masterpieces from the Maya Ruiz-Picasso Collection
until December 31, 2022
Picasso in the picture
until February 12, 2023
ORLAN: The women who cry are angry
until September 4, 2022
Events in July:
Fête des Tuileries (Tuileries Fair)
A classic fair with booths, Ferris wheel and other rides
When: Date for 2022 to follow
Haute Couture Fashion Week
Stars and models can be admired in front of the venues.
When: July 3-7, 2022
French national day
The most important holiday in France! In the days before, the low-flying aircraft thunder over Paris to practice for the big parade on the Champs-Élysées. In the evening there is music and fireworks at the Eiffel Tower. The “Bal de Pompiers” (French fire brigade balls open to the public) take place on the eve and evening of July 14th.
When: July 14th every year
Last stage of the Tour de France
Arrival in Paris on the Champs-Élysées
When: July 24, 2022
Été du canal (Summer by the canal)
Workshops, sports activities, balls, restaurants and concerts on the Quai de la Seine
When: Date for 2022 to follow
Paris Plagues
City beach with sun loungers, parasols, palm trees, beach bars and lots of outdoor activities. On the banks of the Seine and Bassin de la Villette.
When: July 1 to August 30, 2022
Nuit aux Invalides
Spectacular light and media show in the main courtyard of the Musée de l’Armée and the Les Invalides in the light of hundreds of candles
When: July 16 to September 1, 2022
Grandes Eaux Nocturnes and Grandes Eaux Musicales
Light and music show at the fountains in the Park of Versailles
When: Saturdays from June 11 to September 17, 2022
Text and image rights: © Céline Mülich 2021 – 2022
Image rights:
Screenshots of the respective exhibition announcements of the respective museums.
Since this is advertising for the museums and for the public, I did not ask for permission to use the image.