Exhibitions
in paris
Exhibitions
in paris
A monthly Overview
EXHIBITIONS IN PARIS 2025
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!
July
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September
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December
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January
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April
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May
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June
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Who writes and tests the exhibitions for you?
We are Céline & Anne, and we are testing the exhibitions in Paris for you!
Céline is always busy picking out the highlights of the months, and we both go to the museums and visit the exhibitions for you! And of course, we love doing that 🙂
So have fun browsing and visiting!
Exhibition Highlight 1
David Hockney
David Hockney 25
Until 31 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition at Fondacion Louis Vuitton is dedicated to the diverse oeuvre of David Hockney and presents works from various creative phases of the British artist. From his iconic pool paintings to his latest digital experiments, the show demonstrates how Hockney is constantly exploring new techniques and enriching the art world with his colourful visual language. An exciting insight into the work of one of the most important artists of our time. (Photos: official website)
You shouldn’t miss this exhibition!
Exhibition Highlight 2
Artemisia: Heroine of art
Artemisia: Heroine of Art
Exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André
until 3 August 2025
Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most important female painters of the Baroque period. With a selection of her most impressive works, the exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André sheds light on her artistic career, her influence on art history and her struggle for recognition in an art world dominated by men.
The forty or so paintings on display will also include a few new attributions. There will be portraits and history paintings, works by her father Orazio Gentileschi and her role model Caravaggio.
You shouldn’t miss this exhibition!
July 2025
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Centre Pompidou
Wolfgang Tillmans: Nothing has prepared us for this – Everything has prepared us for this
Until 22 September 2025
What can you expect?
Artist Wolfgang Tillmans has been given carte blanche to redesign and transform the 6,000 square meters of Level 2 of the museum – formerly occupied by the Public Information Library.
Tickets only available on the official website
Last exhibition and opportunity to visit the Centre Pompidou before it closes for 5 years.
2) Fondacion Louis Vuitton
David Hockney 25
Until 31 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to the diverse oeuvre of David Hockney and presents works from various creative phases of the British artist. From his iconic pool paintings to his latest digital experiments, the show demonstrates how Hockney is constantly exploring new techniques and enriching the art world with his colourful visual language. An exciting insight into the work of one of the most important artists of our time. (Photos: official website)
3) Musée Jacquemart Andre
Artemisia: Heroine of art
Until 3 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most significant female painters of the Baroque era. Showcasing a selection of her most striking works, the exhibition explores her artistic journey, her influence on art history, and her struggle for recognition in a male-dominated art world. (Gallery Photo: Official Website)
Important Exhibition: don’t miss it!
other exhibitions
in July
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
Body and soul
Until 25 August 2025
What can you expect?
Featuring 100 works from the Pinault Collection, this exhibition explores the interplay between physical presence and emotional depth. Artists engage with themes of identity, transience, and spirituality, inviting visitors to reflect on human existence from a fresh perspective. The exhibition showcases pieces from renowned artists, including Auguste Rodin, Duane Hanson, Georg Baselitz, Ana Mendieta, David Hammons, Marlene Dumas, Arthur Jafa, and Ali Cherri.
In-situ works
Until 31 December 2027
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Until 21 September 2025
Ali Cherri
until 1 September 2025
Bubble Planet
An immersive experience at La Villette
Until 13 August 2025
I have been there with my kids in Barcelona! And the kids really liked it!
Centre Pompidou
Wolfgang Tillmans: Nothing has prepared us for this – Everything has prepared us for this
Until 22 September 2025
What can you expect?
Artist Wolfgang Tillmans has been given carte blanche to redesign and transform the 6,000 square meters of Level 2 of the museum – formerly occupied by the Public Information Library.
Tickets only available on the official website
Last exhibition and opportunity to visit the Centre Pompidou before it closes for 5 years.
Cinémathèque française
Wes Anderson, the exhibition
Until 27 July 2025
Wesley Wales ‘Wes’ Anderson is an American film producer, screenwriter and director of feature films and commercials
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine
The Berlin Wall. A divided world
The greatest symbol of division in history
Until 28 September 2025
Tsuyoshi Tane
Accrochage – An Archaeology of the Future
Until 4 November 2025
Gardening the city: an exhibition and workshop for the whole family
Until 21 September 2025
City of Sciences and Industry
Reverse machine #1: The radio transistor
until 2 November 2025
recommended for ages 15 and up
Silence – immersive exhibition
Until 31 August 2025
Fabien Léaustic: Cornucopia
until 2 November 2025
Dance
until 28 June 2026
Fondacion Louis Vuitton
David Hockney 25
Until 31 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to the diverse oeuvre of David Hockney and presents works from various creative phases of the British artist. From his iconic pool paintings to his latest digital experiments, the show demonstrates how Hockney is constantly exploring new techniques and enriching the art world with his colourful visual language. An exciting insight into the work of one of the most important artists of our time. (Photos: official website)
More information in our Blog!
Open Space #16 Tabita Rezaire – „Des/astres“
Until 31 August 2025
Grand Palais Paris
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hultén
Until 4 January 2026
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
This exhibition sheds light on the artistic collaboration between Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, two important figures in modern art. Together they created famous works such as the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris. A central figure in their careers was Pontus Hultén, the first director of the Centre Pompidou, who significantly promoted their art. On display are Tinguely’s moving sculptures, the colourful ‘Nanas’ by de Saint Phalle as well as archive material, films and documentaries that illustrate their creative partnership.
Art Brut – In the intimacy of a collection.
Until 21 September 2025
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Art Brut – In the Intimacy of a Collection’ is about the Decharme donation to the Centre Pompidou. It shows a selection of exceptional works of Art Brut, an art movement outside of academic conventions. The Decharme Collection offers a deep insight into the creative power of self-taught artists whose works are often raw, intuitive and unconventional. A fascinating journey into the world of ‘outsider art’.
Ernesto Neto: Nosso Barco Tambor Terra
until 25 July 2025
free admission
Balloon Museum
EUPHORIA : ART IS IN THE AIR
until 7 September 2025
I’ve been here in Barcelona too — with the kids 😉
Great interactive spaces and photo spots!
Tickets available on the official website
Grand Palais Immersif
CLUBBING
Until 1 October 2025
What can you expect?
The CLUBBING exhibition at the Grand Palais Immersif is an immersive experience centred around the history and culture of the club scene – from its beginnings to the present day. It combines sound, light and movement to create a collective, sensory experience. Developed by artist Pierre Giner with the graphic design studio Trafik and Poptronics, it invites you not only to discover nightlife culture, but to actively experience it.
Hangar Y (9 Av. de Trivaux, 92190 Meudon – slightly outside)
‘My fantastic garden’
Until 21 September 2025
for children aged 4 and over
Hotel de la Marine
Colour speaks all languages. Selected works from the Al Thani collection
Until 5 October 2025
What can you expect?
Colours have a universal language in art—this extraordinary exhibition showcases works from the prestigious Al Thani Collection to illustrate this concept. Bringing together pieces from different cultures and periods, the exhibition explores the role of colour as a means of expression and symbolism. A fascinating journey through art and history.
The Seven Heavenly Senses
until October 5
Les Invalides
AURA Invalides: Immersive show in the cathedral in the evening (NO museum visit included)
the show has been extended again!
Until 30 December 2025
What can you expect?
The impressive show AURA INVALIDES combines orchestral music, video mapping, and lighting effects into a unique multimedia experience – and sheds new light on the architecture of the famous Parisian building.
Jeu de Paume
The world from the perspective of AI
Until 21 September 2025
Louvre
Louvre Couture: Objects of Art, Fashion Objects
extended until 24 August 2025
What can you expect?
For the first time, the Louvre is dedicating an exhibition to fashion. Louvre Couture presents around 100 contemporary fashion creations by 65 designers—including Balenciaga, Dior, and Chanel—displayed among the museum’s art collections. The exhibition examines the connections between modern fashion and historical artworks, revealing how designers have drawn inspiration from various artistic eras. Curated by Olivier Gabet, the show invites visitors to see the Louvre’s collections from a fresh perspective. (Photo: Official Website)
Other exhibitions at the Louvre:
The Met at the Louvre: Dialogues on oriental antiquities
Until 28 September 2025
A Chinese passion: Mr Thiers’ collection
Until 25 August 2025
Mamlukes: 1250-1517
until 28 July 2025
Maison de Victor Hugo
Night of the Butterflies
Solo exhibition of works on paper by Djabril Boukhenaïssi
until August 31, 2025
MAM
Gabriele Münter: Painting without detours
Until 24 August 2025
Buy Ticket
Matisse and Marguerite: The gaze of a father
Until 24 August 2025
Buy Tickets
Oliver Beer: “Reanimation Paintings: A Thousand Voices*”.
Until 13 July 2025
Philippe Perrot
until 2 November 2025
Musée Bourdelle
Isabelle Giovacchini, “ Ce qui fut, ce qui est “
Until 27 July 2025
free exhibition
Musée Carnavalet
Le Paris of Agnès Varda: From Here, From There
until 24 August 2025
Parisian faces
until 13 September 2025
Musée Cernuschi
The Future of Forms: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
until 21 September 2025
Shimomura Ryōnosuke: The painter and the bird
until 12 October 2025
Musée National de la Marine
Fishing beyond the cliché, unpublished works from the collection
Until 17 August 2025
Jean Gaumy and the sea
Until 17 August 2025
Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaisme
Paula Padani. The dance of migrant women : Hamburg, Tel Aviv, Paris
Until 16 November 2025
Alfred Dreyfus. Truth and justice
Until 31 August 2025
„Hände“ (1927)
until 9 November 2025
Musée de l’Armée
The forgotten battles of the Free French Forces: the 1st DFL in the Authion Massif, April 1945
Until 21 September 2025
Musée de l’homme
WAX
Until 7 September 2025
Musée des Arts décoratifs
Paul Poiret. Fashion is a celebration
until 11 January 2026
Bamboo. From motif to object. Asian Spring 2025
until 28 September 2025
Musée de Montmatre
Maximilien Luce: the instinct of the landscape
Until 14 September 2025
Musée de l’Orangerie
In the stain: a different view of art from 1945 to today.
Until 18 August 2025
Musee d’Orsay
Art is on the street
Until 6 July 2025
What can you expect?
Through an extraordinary collection of nearly 300 works, this exhibition highlights the spectacular rise of illustrated posters in Paris during the second half of the 19th century. Designed as an immersive journey into the visual world of the era, the exhibition features works by artists such as Bonnard, Chéret, Grasset, Mucha, Steinlen, and Toulouse-Lautrec. It paints a picture of the golden age of artistic posters while analysing the social and cultural shifts that influenced their development. In addition to posters, the exhibition also presents paintings, photographs, costumes, sculptures, and decorative objects. The show is a collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Other exhibitions at the Musée d’Orsay:
Christian Krohg (1852-1925) The People of the North
Until 27 July 2025
Lucas Arruda
until 20 July 2025
Musée du Luxembourg
They are all Léger! With Niki de Saint Phalle, Yves Klein, Martial Raysse, Keith Haring…
Until 20 July 2025
Museum Guimet (Musée national des arts asiatiques)
Royal bronzes of Angkor, an art of the divine
Until 8 September 2025
Marmottan Monet Museum
Eugène Boudin: The father of Impressionism: A special collection
Until 31 August 2025
Morisot/ Pétrovitch: SOLEIL
Until 14 September 2025
Musée Jacquemart Andre
Artemisia: Heroine of art
Until 3 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most significant female painters of the Baroque era. Showcasing a selection of her most striking works, the exhibition explores her artistic journey, her influence on art history, and her struggle for recognition in a male-dominated art world. (Gallery Photo: Official Website)
Important Exhibition: don’t miss it!
Musée Quai Branly
On the golden thread: The art of dressing from the Orient to the rising sun
Until 6 July 2025
The collections have their soundtrack: new sound trail in the museum
Until 17 September 2025
Tarō Okamoto
until 7 September 2025
Dakar-Djibouti mission [1931-1933]: Counter-investigations
until 14 September 2025
Musika Automatika: Winning project of the Klangresidenz 2024
until 26 February 2026
Opera Garnier
Mats Ek – Memories of creations
until 31 August 2025
Palais de Tokyo
Thảo Nguyên Phan
until 7 September 2025
Disco: Vivian Suter
until 16 September 2025
Palais Galliera
La Mode en mouvement #3
until 12 October 2025
Buy Ticket
Rick Owens: Temple of Love
until 4 Janaury 2026
Buy Tickets
Petit Palais
Worth: Inventing haute couture
Until 7 September 2025
Tickets for Worth
Jewelery designs: The secrets of creation
Until 20 July 2025
Tickets for Jewelery
Picasso Museum
Anna Maria Maiolino: I am here. Estou aqui.
until 21 September 2025
The collection: meet Picasso again
Until 12 March 2027
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelle
Until 31 December 2027
Versailles Palace
Genius and Majesty: Louis XIV by Bernini
until September 28, 2025
Events in July:
Fête des Tuileries (Tuileries Fair)
A classic fair with booths, Ferris wheel and other rides
When: Late June to late August 2025
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
Été du canal (Summer by the canal)
Workshops, sports activities, balls, restaurants, and concerts on the Quai de la Seine
When: July 5 to August 10, 2025
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 to September 2025
Last stage of the Tour de France
Ends this year in Nice
When: 27 July 2025
Grandes Eaux Nocturnes and Grandes Eaux Musicales
Light and music show at the fountains in the Park of Versailles
When: Saturdays between June 7 and September 20, 2025, 8.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. (extra payment needed)
Tickets
Louvre Museum
Buy Louvre Ticket
Van Gogh at the Orsay Museum
Buy Orsay Tickets
Monet at the Orangerie
Buy Orangerie Tickets
Paris Museums Pass
Buy Museums Pass
Paris Digital Pass with Eiffel Tower
Buy Digital Pass
August 2025
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Fondacion Louis Vuitton
David Hockney 25
Until 31 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to the diverse oeuvre of David Hockney and presents works from various creative phases of the British artist. From his iconic pool paintings to his latest digital experiments, the show demonstrates how Hockney is constantly exploring new techniques and enriching the art world with his colourful visual language. An exciting insight into the work of one of the most important artists of our time. (Photos: official website)
More information in our Blog!
2) Marmottan Monet Museum
Eugène Boudin: The father of Impressionism: A special collection
Until 31 August 2025
3) Musée Jacquemart Andre
Artemisia: Heroine of art
Until 3 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most significant female painters of the Baroque era. Showcasing a selection of her most striking works, the exhibition explores her artistic journey, her influence on art history, and her struggle for recognition in a male-dominated art world. (Gallery Photo: Official Website)
Important Exhibition: don’t miss it!
LAST DAYS!
other exhibitions
in august
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
Body and soul
Until 25 August 2025
What can you expect?
Featuring 100 works from the Pinault Collection, this exhibition explores the interplay between physical presence and emotional depth. Artists engage with themes of identity, transience, and spirituality, inviting visitors to reflect on human existence from a fresh perspective. The exhibition showcases pieces from renowned artists, including Auguste Rodin, Duane Hanson, Georg Baselitz, Ana Mendieta, David Hammons, Marlene Dumas, Arthur Jafa, and Ali Cherri.
In-situ works
Until 31 December 2027
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Until 21 September 2025
Ali Cherri
until 1 September 2025
Bubble Planet
An immersive experience at La Villette
Until 13 August 2025
I have been there with my kids in Barcelona! And the kids really liked it!
Centre Pompidou
Wolfgang Tillmans: Nothing has prepared us for this – Everything has prepared us for this
Until 22 September 2025
What can you expect?
Artist Wolfgang Tillmans has been given carte blanche to redesign and transform the 6,000 square meters of Level 2 of the museum – formerly occupied by the Public Information Library.
Tickets only available on the official website
Last exhibition and opportunity to visit the Centre Pompidou before it closes for 5 years.
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine
The Berlin Wall. A divided world
The greatest symbol of division in history
Until 28 September 2025
Tsuyoshi Tane
Accrochage – An Archaeology of the Future
Until 4 November 2025
Gardening the city: an exhibition and workshop for the whole family
Until 21 September 2025
City of Sciences and Industry
Fabien Léaustic: Cornucopia
until 2 November 2025
Reverse machine #1: The radio transistor
until 2 November 2025
recommended for ages 15 and up
Silence – immersive exhibition
Until 31 August 2025
Dance
until 28 June 2026
Fondacion Louis Vuitton
David Hockney 25
Until 31 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to the diverse oeuvre of David Hockney and presents works from various creative phases of the British artist. From his iconic pool paintings to his latest digital experiments, the show demonstrates how Hockney is constantly exploring new techniques and enriching the art world with his colourful visual language. An exciting insight into the work of one of the most important artists of our time. (Photos: official website)
More information in our Blog!
Open Space #16 Tabita Rezaire – „Des/astres“
Until 31 August 2025
Grand Palais Paris
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hultén
Until 4 January 2026
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
This exhibition sheds light on the artistic collaboration between Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, two important figures in modern art. Together they created famous works such as the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris. A central figure in their careers was Pontus Hultén, the first director of the Centre Pompidou, who significantly promoted their art. On display are Tinguely’s moving sculptures, the colourful ‘Nanas’ by de Saint Phalle as well as archive material, films and documentaries that illustrate their creative partnership.
Art Brut – In the intimacy of a collection.
Until 21 September 2025
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Art Brut – In the Intimacy of a Collection’ is about the Decharme donation to the Centre Pompidou. It shows a selection of exceptional works of Art Brut, an art movement outside of academic conventions. The Decharme Collection offers a deep insight into the creative power of self-taught artists whose works are often raw, intuitive and unconventional. A fascinating journey into the world of ‘outsider art’.
Balloon Museum
EUPHORIA : ART IS IN THE AIR
until 7 September 2025
I’ve been here in Barcelona too — with the kids 😉
Great interactive spaces and photo spots!
Tickets available on the official website
Grand Palais Immersif
CLUBBING
Until 1 October 2025
What can you expect?
The CLUBBING exhibition at the Grand Palais Immersif is an immersive experience centred around the history and culture of the club scene – from its beginnings to the present day. It combines sound, light and movement to create a collective, sensory experience. Developed by artist Pierre Giner with the graphic design studio Trafik and Poptronics, it invites you not only to discover nightlife culture, but to actively experience it.
Hangar Y (9 Av. de Trivaux, 92190 Meudon – slightly outside)
‘My fantastic garden’
Until 21 September 2025
for children aged 4 and over
Hotel de la Marine
Colour speaks all languages. Selected works from the Al Thani collection
Until 5 October 2025
What can you expect?
Colours have a universal language in art—this extraordinary exhibition showcases works from the prestigious Al Thani Collection to illustrate this concept. Bringing together pieces from different cultures and periods, the exhibition explores the role of colour as a means of expression and symbolism. A fascinating journey through art and history.
The Seven Heavenly Senses
until October 5
Les Invalides
AURA Invalides: Immersive show in the cathedral in the evening (NO museum visit included)
the show has been extended again!
Until 30 December 2025
What can you expect?
The impressive show AURA INVALIDES combines orchestral music, video mapping, and lighting effects into a unique multimedia experience – and sheds new light on the architecture of the famous Parisian building.
If you want to visit the cathedral and the museum during the day, you have to buy another Ticket 🙂
Jeu de Paume
The world from the perspective of AI
Until 21 September 2025
Louvre
A Chinese passion: Mr Thiers’ collection
Until 25 August 2025
The Met at the Louvre: Dialogues on oriental antiquities
Until 28 September 2025
Louvre Couture: Objects of Art, Fashion Objects
extended until 24 August 2025
Maison de Victor Hugo
Night of the Butterflies
Solo exhibition of works on paper by Djabril Boukhenaïssi
until August 31, 2025
MAM
Matisse and Marguerite: The gaze of a father
Until 24 August 2025
Buy Tickets
Gabriele Münter: Painting without detours
Until 24 August 2025
Buy Ticket
Philippe Perrot
until 2 November 2025
Musée Carnavalet
Le Paris of Agnès Varda: From Here, From There
until 24 August 2025
Parisian faces
until 13 September 2025
Musée Cernuschi
Shimomura Ryōnosuke: The painter and the bird
until 12 October 2025
The Future of Forms: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
until 21 September 2025
Musée National de la Marine
Fishing beyond the cliché, unpublished works from the collection
Until 17 August 2025
Jean Gaumy and the sea
Until 17 August 2025
Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaisme
Paula Padani. The dance of migrant women : Hamburg, Tel Aviv, Paris
Until 16 November 2025
Alfred Dreyfus. Truth and justice
Until 31 August 2025
„Hände“ (1927)
until 9 November 2025
Musée de l’Armée
The forgotten battles of the Free French Forces: the 1st DFL in the Authion Massif, April 1945
Until 21 September 2025
Musée de l’homme
WAX
Until 7 September 2025
Musée des Arts décoratifs
Paul Poiret. Fashion is a celebration
until 11 January 2026
Bamboo. From motif to object. Asian Spring 2025
until 28 September 2025
Musée de Montmatre
Maximilien Luce: the instinct of the landscape
Until 14 September 2025
Musée de l’Orangerie
In the stain: a different view of art from 1945 to today.
Until 18 August 2025
Museum Guimet (Musée national des arts asiatiques)
Royal bronzes of Angkor, an art of the divine
Until 8 September 2025
Marmottan Monet Museum
Eugène Boudin: The father of Impressionism: A special collection
Until 31 August 2025
Morisot/ Pétrovitch: SOLEIL
Until 14 September 2025
Musée Jacquemart Andre
Artemisia: Heroine of art
Until 3 August 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition is dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most significant female painters of the Baroque era. Showcasing a selection of her most striking works, the exhibition explores her artistic journey, her influence on art history, and her struggle for recognition in a male-dominated art world. (Gallery Photo: Official Website)
Important Exhibition: don’t miss it!
Musée Quai Branly
Tarō Okamoto
until 7 September 2025
The collections have their soundtrack: new sound trail in the museum
Until 17 September 2025
Dakar-Djibouti mission [1931-1933]: Counter-investigations
until 14 September 2025
Musika Automatika: Winning project of the Klangresidenz 2024
until 26 February 2026
Opera Garnier
Mats Ek – Memories of creations
until 31 August 2025
Palais de Tokyo
Thảo Nguyên Phan
until 7 September 2025
Disco: Vivian Suter
until 16 September 2025
John Giorno: Welcome to the Flowers
until September 9, 2025
Octagon: Chalisee Naamani
until September 7, 2025
ALPHABETA SIGMA (Face A): RAMMELLZEE
until September 7, 2025
Palais Galliera
Rick Owens: Temple of Love
until 4 Janaury 2026
Buy Tickets
La Mode en mouvement #3
until 12 October 2025
Buy Ticket
Petit Palais
Worth: Inventing haute couture
Until 7 September 2025
Tickets for Worth
Picasso Museum
The collection: meet Picasso again
Until 12 March 2027
Anna Maria Maiolino: I am here. Estou aqui.
until 21 September 2025
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelle
Until 31 December 2027
Versailles Palace
Genius and Majesty: Louis XIV by Bernini
until September 28, 2025
Events in August:
Fête des Tuileries (Tuileries Fair)
A classic fair with booths, Ferris wheel and other rides
When: July to late August 2025
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 to September, 2025
Grandes Eaux Nocturnes and Grandes Eaux Musicales
Light and music show at the fountains in the Park of Versailles
When: Saturdays between June 8 and September 21, 2025, 8.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. (extra payment needed)
Été du canal (Summer by the canal)
Workshops, sports activities, balls, restaurants and concerts on the Quai de la Seine
When: July 5 to August 10, 2025
Festival of the Parc Floral de Paris
Festival Classique au Vert
When: June 25 – September 7, 2025
Paris Jazz Festival
Festival Pestacles
Rock en Seine
All rock styles are represented in the Parc National de Saint-Cloud.
Featuring Placebo, Billie Eilish, Florence & the Machine etc…
When: August 20-24, 2025
Website
September 2025
Top 3 Ausstellungen
1) Grand Palais Paris
Balloon Museum
EUPHORIA : ART IS IN THE AIR
until 7 September 2025
I’ve been here in Barcelona too — with the kids 😉
Great interactive spaces and photo spots!
Tickets available on the official website
2) Musée d’Orsay
John Singer Sargent: Let Paris Shine
23 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Buy Tickets, as soon as the previews exhibitions are over
3) Picasso Museum
Anna Maria Maiolino: I am here. Estou aqui.
until 21 September 2025
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelle
Until 31 December 2027
The collection: meet Picasso again
Until 12 March 2027
other exhibitions
in September
Ateliers des Lumieres
Destination Moon: An Immersive Journey with Tom Hanks
From September 24, 2025
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Until 21 September 2025
In-situ works
Until 31 December 2027
Ali Cherri
until 1 September 2025
Lygia Pape. Spatial Weaving
10 September 2025 to 26 January 2026
Centre Pompidou
Wolfgang Tillmans: Nothing has prepared us for this – Everything has prepared us for this
Until 22 September 2025
What can you expect?
Artist Wolfgang Tillmans has been given carte blanche to redesign and transform the 6,000 square meters of Level 2 of the museum – formerly occupied by the Public Information Library.
Tickets only available on the official website
Last exhibition and opportunity to visit the Centre Pompidou before it closes for 5 years.
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine
The Berlin Wall. A divided world
The greatest symbol of division in history
Until 28 September 2025
Tsuyoshi Tane
Accrochage – An Archaeology of the Future
Until 4 November 2025
Gardening the city: an exhibition and workshop for the whole family
Until 21 September 2025
City of Sciences and Industry
Fabien Léaustic: Cornucopia
until 2 November 2025
Reverse machine #1: The radio transistor
until 2 November 2025r
recommended for ages 15 and up
Dance
until 28 June 2026
Grand Palais Paris
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hultén
Until 4 January 2026
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
This exhibition sheds light on the artistic collaboration between Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, two important figures in modern art. Together they created famous works such as the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris. A central figure in their careers was Pontus Hultén, the first director of the Centre Pompidou, who significantly promoted their art. On display are Tinguely’s moving sculptures, the colourful ‘Nanas’ by de Saint Phalle as well as archive material, films and documentaries that illustrate their creative partnership.
Art Brut – In the intimacy of a collection.
Until 21 September 2025
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Art Brut – In the Intimacy of a Collection’ is about the Decharme donation to the Centre Pompidou. It shows a selection of exceptional works of Art Brut, an art movement outside of academic conventions. The Decharme Collection offers a deep insight into the creative power of self-taught artists whose works are often raw, intuitive and unconventional. A fascinating journey into the world of ‘outsider art’.
Balloon Museum
EUPHORIA : ART IS IN THE AIR
until 7 September 2025
I’ve been here in Barcelona too — with the kids 😉
Great interactive spaces and photo spots!
Tickets available on the official website
Grand Palais Immersif
CLUBBING
Until 1 October 2025
What can you expect?
The CLUBBING exhibition at the Grand Palais Immersif is an immersive experience centred around the history and culture of the club scene – from its beginnings to the present day. It combines sound, light and movement to create a collective, sensory experience. Developed by artist Pierre Giner with the graphic design studio Trafik and Poptronics, it invites you not only to discover nightlife culture, but to actively experience it.
Hangar Y (9 Av. de Trivaux, 92190 Meudon – slightly outside)
‘My fantastic garden’
Until 21 September 2025
for children aged 4 and over
Hotel de la Marine
Colour speaks all languages. Selected works from the Al Thani collection
Until 5 October 2025
What can you expect?
Colours have a universal language in art—this extraordinary exhibition showcases works from the prestigious Al Thani Collection to illustrate this concept. Bringing together pieces from different cultures and periods, the exhibition explores the role of colour as a means of expression and symbolism. A fascinating journey through art and history.
The Seven Heavenly Senses
until October 5
Les Invalides
AURA Invalides: Immersive show in the cathedral in the evening (NO museum visit included)
the show has been extended again!
Until 30 December 2025
What can you expect?
The impressive show AURA INVALIDES combines orchestral music, video mapping, and lighting effects into a unique multimedia experience – and sheds new light on the architecture of the famous Parisian building.
If you want to visit the cathedral and the museum during the day, you have to buy another Ticket 🙂
Jeu de Paume
The world from the perspective of AI
Until 21 September 2025
Louvre
The Met at the Louvre: Dialogues on oriental antiquities
Until 28 September 2025
MAM
Philippe Perrot
until 2 November 2025
Musée Carnavalet
Parisian faces
until 13 September 2025
Musée Cernuschi
The Future of Forms: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
until 21 September 2025
Shimomura Ryōnosuke: The painter and the bird
until 12 October 2025
Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaisme
Paula Padani. The dance of migrant women : Hamburg, Tel Aviv, Paris
Until 16 November 2025
„Hände“ (1927)
until 9 November 2025
Musée de l’Armée
The forgotten battles of the Free French Forces: the 1st DFL in the Authion Massif, April 1945
Until 21 September 2025
Musée de l’homme
WAX
Until 7 September 2025
Musée du Luxembourg
Pierre Soulages: Paintings on Paper
17 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Musée des Arts décoratifs
Paul Poiret. Fashion is a celebration
until 11 January 2026
Bamboo. From motif to object. Asian Spring 2025
until 28 September 2025
Musée de Montmatre
Maximilien Luce: the instinct of the landscape
Until 14 September 2025
Musée d’Orsay
John Singer Sargent: Let Paris Shine
23 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Paul Troubetzkoy: The Sculptor Prince
30 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Museum Guimet (Musée national des arts asiatiques)
Royal bronzes of Angkor, an art of the divine
Until 8 September 2025
Marmottan Monet Museum
Morisot/ Pétrovitch: SOLEIL
Until 14 September 2025
Musée Quai Branly
Tarō Okamoto
until 7 September 2025
The collections have their soundtrack: new sound trail in the museum
Until 17 September 2025
Dakar-Djibouti mission [1931-1933]: Counter-investigations
until 14 September 2025
Musika Automatika: Winning project of the Klangresidenz 2024
until 26 February 2026
Brook Andrew, residents and visitors
until 6 October 2025
Palais de Tokyo
Thảo Nguyên Phan
until 7 September 2025
Disco: Vivian Suter
until 16 September 2025
John Giorno: Welcome to the Flowers
until September 9, 2025
Octagon: Chalisee Naamani
until September 7, 2025
ALPHABETA SIGMA (Face A): RAMMELLZEE
until September 7, 2025
Palais Galliera
La Mode en mouvement #3
until 12 October 2025
Buy Ticket
Rick Owens: Temple of Love
until 4 Janaury 2026
Buy Tickets
Petit Palais
Jean-Baptiste Greuze: L’enfance en lumière
16 September 2025 to 25 Janaury 2026
Worth: Inventing haute couture
Until 7 September 2025
Tickets for Worth
Picasso Museum
Anna Maria Maiolino: I am here. Estou aqui.
until 21 September 2025
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelle
Until 31 December 2027
The collection: meet Picasso again
Until 12 March 2027
Versailles Palace
Genius and Majesty: Louis XIV by Bernini
until September 28, 2025
Events in September:
Paris Design Week
Open galleries, studios and workshops throughout the city
When: September 4 – 13, 2025
Techno parade
Street party for all electro fans
When: September, 2025
Webseite: https://parisjetaime.com/ger/veranstaltung/techno-parade-e006www.technoparade.fr
Open Monument Days
Many Paris landmarks (such as the Arc de Triomphe) can be visited for free. Places that are otherwise not open to the public are also opened on this day.
When: 20./21. September 2025
Grandes Eaux Nocturnes and Grandes Eaux Musicales
Light and music show at the fountains in the Park of Versailles
When: Saturdays between June 8 and September 21, 2025, 8.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. (extra payment needed)
Festival of the Parc Floral de Paris
Festival Classique au Vert
When: until 7 September, 2025
Paris Jazz Festival
Festival Pestacles
October 2025
Top 3 Exhibitions
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
Minimal
October 8 to January 18, 2026
What to expect?
The exhibition “Minimal” explores the global development of an art movement that, since the early 1960s, has fundamentally questioned the relationship between work and viewer. Minimalism is characterized by reduction to the essential, a clear, sober aesthetic, and a focus on immediate spatial experience. It features works by Dan Flavin, Hans Haacke, Richard Serra, Sol Lewitt, Günther Uecker, and many more.
Les Invalides
AURA Invalides: Immersive show in the cathedral in the evening (NO museum visit included)
the show has been extended again!
Until 30 December 2025
What can you expect?
The impressive show AURA INVALIDES combines orchestral music, video mapping, and lighting effects into a unique multimedia experience – and sheds new light on the architecture of the famous Parisian building.
If you want to visit the cathedral and the museum during the day, you have to buy another Ticket 🙂
Marmottan Monet Museum
The Realm of Sleep
October 9, 2025, to March 1, 2026
other exhibitions
in October
Ateliers des Lumieres
Destination Moon: An Immersive Journey with Tom Hanks
From September 24, 2025
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
Minimal
October 8 to January 18, 2026
What to expect?
The exhibition “Minimal” explores the global development of an art movement that, since the early 1960s, has fundamentally questioned the relationship between work and viewer. Minimalism is characterized by reduction to the essential, a clear, sober aesthetic, and a focus on immediate spatial experience. It features works by Dan Flavin, Hans Haacke, Richard Serra, Sol Lewitt, Günther Uecker, and many more.
In-situ works
Until 31 December 2027
Lygia Pape. Spatial Weaving
until 26 January 2026
Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou is closed for the next five years. The entire building is being renovated. However, the Centre Pompidou will continue to organize exhibitions – but at other locations. For example, at the Grand Palais, La Monnaie de Paris, but also in other cities such as Lille, Auxerre, and, of course, at the Centre Pompidou in Metz.
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine
Paris 1925: Art Deco and its Architects
October 22, 2025, to March 29, 2026
Tsuyoshi Tane
Accrochage – An Archaeology of the Future
Until 4 November 2025
Albums of Young Architects and Landscape Designers 2023
October 16 to November 17, 2025
City of Sciences and Industry
Gardening
From October 14, 2025
Fabien Léaustic: Cornucopia
until 2 November 2025
Reverse machine #1: The radio transistor
until 2 November 2025r
recommended for ages 15 and up
Dance
until 28 June 2026
Grand Palais Paris
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hultén
Until 4 January 2026
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
This exhibition sheds light on the artistic collaboration between Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, two important figures in modern art. Together they created famous works such as the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris. A central figure in their careers was Pontus Hultén, the first director of the Centre Pompidou, who significantly promoted their art. On display are Tinguely’s moving sculptures, the colourful ‘Nanas’ by de Saint Phalle as well as archive material, films and documentaries that illustrate their creative partnership.
Art Brut – In the intimacy of a collection.
Until 21 September 2025
by Centre Pompidou
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Art Brut – In the Intimacy of a Collection’ is about the Decharme donation to the Centre Pompidou. It shows a selection of exceptional works of Art Brut, an art movement outside of academic conventions. The Decharme Collection offers a deep insight into the creative power of self-taught artists whose works are often raw, intuitive and unconventional. A fascinating journey into the world of ‘outsider art’.
Grand Palais Immersif
CLUBBING
Until 1 October 2025
What can you expect?
The CLUBBING exhibition at the Grand Palais Immersif is an immersive experience centred around the history and culture of the club scene – from its beginnings to the present day. It combines sound, light and movement to create a collective, sensory experience. Developed by artist Pierre Giner with the graphic design studio Trafik and Poptronics, it invites you not only to discover nightlife culture, but to actively experience it.
Hotel de la Marine
Colour speaks all languages. Selected works from the Al Thani collection
Until 5 October 2025
What can you expect?
Colours have a universal language in art—this extraordinary exhibition showcases works from the prestigious Al Thani Collection to illustrate this concept. Bringing together pieces from different cultures and periods, the exhibition explores the role of colour as a means of expression and symbolism. A fascinating journey through art and history.
The Seven Heavenly Senses
until October 5
Les Invalides
AURA Invalides: Immersive show in the cathedral in the evening (NO museum visit included)
the show has been extended again!
Until 30 December 2025
What can you expect?
The impressive show AURA INVALIDES combines orchestral music, video mapping, and lighting effects into a unique multimedia experience – and sheds new light on the architecture of the famous Parisian building.
If you want to visit the cathedral and the museum during the day, you have to buy another Ticket 🙂
Jeu de Paume
Luc Delahaye: The Sound of the World
October 10, 2025, to January 4, 2026
MAM
George Condo
10 October 2025 to 8 February 2026
Philippe Perrot
until 2 November 2025
Musée Carnavalet
The Population of Paris, 1926–1936: Reflected by the Censuses
8 October 2025 to 8 February 2026
Musée Cernuschi
Shimomura Ryōnosuke: The painter and the bird
until 12 October 2025
Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaisme
Paula Padani. The dance of migrant women : Hamburg, Tel Aviv, Paris
Until 16 November 2025
„Hände“ (1927)
until 9 November 2025
Denise Bellon Un regard vagabond
9 October 2025 to 8 March 2026
Musée de l’Armée
Female MPs 1945: Women’s Struggle at the Ballot Box
October 8, 2025, to March 8, 2026
Musée National de la Marine
Magellan – a voyage that changed the world
from October 22, 2025
Musée de l’homme
WAX
Until 7 September 2025
Musée du Luxembourg
Pierre Soulages: Paintings on Paper
17 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Musée des Arts décoratifs
1925–2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco
22 October 2025 to 22 February 2026
Paul Poiret. Fashion is a celebration
until 11 January 2026
Guénaëlle de Carbonnières. In the Depths of Images
October 29, 2025, to February 1, 2026
Musée de Montmatre
School of Paris, Marek Roefler Collection
17 October 2025 to 15 February 2026
Musée d’Orsay
John Singer Sargent: Let Paris Shine
23 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Paul Troubetzkoy: The Sculptor Prince
30 September 2025 to 11 January 2026
Gabrielle Hébert: Chronicle of a Mad Love at the Villa Medici
28 October 2025, to 15 February 2026
Musée d’Orangerie
Berthe Weill. Avant-garde gallery owner
8 October 2025 to 26 January 2026
Michel Paysant. See Monet
1 October 2025 to 26 January 2026
Marmottan Monet Museum
The Realm of Sleep
October 9, 2025, to March 1, 2026
Musée Quai Branly
Musika Automatika: Winning project of the Klangresidenz 2024
until 26 February 2026
Brook Andrew, residents and visitors
until 6 October 2025
Palais de Tokyo
Melvin Edwards
22 October 2025 to 15 February 2026
Palais Galliera
Rick Owens: Temple of Love
until 4 Janaury 2026
Buy Tickets
La Mode en mouvement #3
until 12 October 2025
Buy Ticket
Petit Palais
Jean-Baptiste Greuze: L’enfance en lumière
16 September 2025 to 25 Janaury 2026
Picasso Museum
Philip Guston. The Irony of History
14 October 2025 to 1 March 2026
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelle
Until 31 December 2027
The collection: meet Picasso again
Until 12 March 2027
Events in October:
Fête des Vendanges (Grape Harvest Festival)
Wine festival around Sacré Coeur
When: October 8-12, 2025
Text and image rights: © Céline Mülich 2021 – 2025
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.