Free exhibitions in Paris

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Portraits de jardiniers

Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or · 18th

Today 13:00 – 19:00

As part of the 2022 Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival, a series of eight photographs was produced by Erwan Floc'h on the theme of community gardens in the popular Goutte d'Or district, also highlighting a community…

Science & nature

Formula Bula, le festival de bande dessinée

Césure · 5th

Today 12:00 – 14:00

Formula Bula 2026. Between heritage, contemporary international scene and youth. Formula Bula 2026 affirms an editorial line faithful to its DNA: to foster dialogue between heritage, contemporary international creation…

Science & nature

Signature / Exposition / Rencontre

Galerie l'Atelieu · 12th

Opens in 13 days

To mark the release of her new collection of aphorisms "La vie et des nuées de sens", La Dactylo invites you to an exhibition and a meet-and-greet book signing. * La Dactylo is a French artist. Since 2018, she has been…

Contemporary art

L'art floral japonais s'invite au jardin des serres d'Auteuil

Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil · 16th

Opens in 15 days

For one weekend, the Ikebana Sogetsu association invites you to discover its school of floral art

Contemporary art

Les alchimistes du design

Galerie 3F · 18th

Opens in 10 days

Two former biology researchers turned artisans d'art present concrete jewellery and high-end leather goods, inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic, at Galerie 3F in Montmartre.

Painting

Salon International Coquelicot - 6ème édition

Maison Andre Derain

Opens in 7 days

This major international art exhibition brings together painters, sculptors, and photographers from around the world, united by the fundamental values of creation, intercultural dialogue, and artistic diversity. A true…

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Loop festival de street photography

Pont Cardinet · 17th

Dive into the heart of street photography with the LOOP STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL! Organised by Collectif Loop, the 8th Street Photography Festival will take over the 17th arrondissement from September 19 to October…

Contemporary art

Les rois d'aujourd'hui ne sont-ils pas sans couronne ? / Luke James

Paris · 4th

Assembling, challenging, and sharing are the main intentions of Luke James's work, whose thought oscillates between generous minimalism and conceptual magic. His work explores the tensions between the world and its…

Contemporary art

Les rois d'aujourd'hui ne sont-ils pas sans couronne ? / installation de Luke James

Le K.A.B · 17th

Assembling, jostling, and sharing are the main intentions of Luke James's work, whose thought oscillates between generous minimalism and conceptual magic. His work explores the tensions between the world and its games,…

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Exposition : Femme, Vie, Liberté

Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar · 15th

On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the "Femme, Vie, Liberté" movement, a selection of photographs dedicated to one of the most significant uprisings in contemporary Iranian history.

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Pecan Pie : le Texas des cowboys en 68 pellicules

Galerie EST · 11th

Opens in 13 days

Father and son photographers Marin and Norbert Gilbert immerse us in the world of Texan cowboys, between rodeos, portraits, and scenes of daily life.

History

Visite guidée de l'exposition Images de la rafle du « billet vert »

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

Opens in 20 days

Discover the new exhibition "Images de la rafle du « billet vert »" at the Mémorial de la Shoah.

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Simone Veil. Mes sœurs et moi

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

How can we approach Simone Veil by a path other than the now familiar one of the stateswoman? How can we restore the innocence of a childhood in Nice brutally interrupted by the Occupation and deportation?

Painting

Peindre l’exil

La Maison de la Conversation · 18th

Opens in 20 days

Participatory mediation around the exhibition Couloirs irréguliers, combining a presentation of the migratory journey evoked by the artworks.

Contemporary art

Vernissage expo "trànsitos"

Centre Paris Anim' Annie Fratellini (ex Villiot Rapée) · 12th

Opens in 20 days

An exhibition that invites reflection on migration, memory, displacement and those human stories that often remain invisible.

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Nos histoires d'objets

Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or · 18th

Opens in 15 days

Graphic expression workshops (writing, photography and/or drawing) open to everyone with Xérographes editions. Every object tells a story: ours, that of our loved ones, of the neighbourhood, of the city, and even of an…

Design & fashion

Future Forms

Centre Culturel de Serbie · 4th

Opens in 8 days

On the occasion of Paris Fashion Week, Serbia Fashion Week presents FUTURE FORMS, an exhibition dedicated to new expressions in contemporary fashion, art, and design.

Science & nature

Exposition – À la découverte du musée d’art contemporain du Val de Marne (MAC VAL)

Bibliothèque Jacqueline de Romilly · 18th

Today 14:00 – 19:00

Throughout the Autumn of Science, come and discover the cyanotype photographic works of artist Soraya Meunier

Science & nature

Exposition - Soraya Meunier

Bibliothèque Jacqueline de Romilly · 18th

Today 14:00 – 19:00

Throughout the Autumn of Science, come and discover the cyanotype photographic works of artist Soraya Meunier

Other exhibition

10e Semaine Parisienne de lutte contre les discriminations

Paris · 4th

Opens in 15 days

From 10 to 17 October, the 10th edition of the Paris Week Against Discrimination takes place throughout the capital!

Science & nature

Le vivant comme modèle - une exposition du CNRS

Médiathèque Hélène Berr · 12th

Today 13:00 – 19:00

CNRS researchers invite you to discover their nature-inspired research and its applications.

Contemporary art

Exposition : Le Corset par Louis Clichy

Galerie Achetez de l'Art · 11th

Opens in 6 days

We invite you to discover the original drawings from the animated film Le Corset by Louis Clichy, at 24 rue de Lappe from Wednesday to Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm.

History

Underground ! La presse alternative des années 1970 en France

Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand – Allée Julien Cain · 13th

Creative, DIY, protest-driven: at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s, a parallel press emerged in France, on the fringes of the so-called “bourgeois” news media. Born in the wake of May 68 and nourished by Anglo-Saxon…

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Exposition Hypersensible Hyperpouvoir : les Piailleries de la Maison Perchée

Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier · 18th

Opens in 11 days

An exhibition presented at the Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier, in partnership with La Maison Perchée and its Galerie d'art singulier "Les Piailleries". The creators of the works that make up "Hypersensible Hyperpouvoir"…

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Ouverture exceptionnelle et visites guidées

Centre culturel canadien à Paris · 8th

Opens in 3 weeks

The Cultural Centre invites you to discover the exhibition "Grands Lacs – L’horizon commun des mers intérieures" with free access until 9 PM and offers two guided tours by reservation, led by Catherine Bédard, the…

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Sos Méditerranée

La Maison de la Conversation · 18th

Opens in 4 weeks

On the occasion of the closing of the exhibition Couloirs irréguliers, meet with SOS MÉDITERRANÉE volunteers to discuss their sea rescue operations, followed by a Q&A session with the public. Donations will be collected…

Contemporary art

PM Gallery

Pm Gallery · 6th

PM GALLERY presents L’Ombre de vie, an exhibition bringing together Maurice de Vlaminck, Ossip Zadkine, Benjamin Vorms, and Masha Schmidt around the traces left by living things, between presence, absence, and memory.

Painting

Patricia Erbelding - Endemic

Galerie Marie-Claude Duchosal · 4th

Opens in 8 days

Opening on Friday 2 October, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. With Endemic, Patricia Erbelding offers a painting that seems to take root in a territory without ever seeking to represent it. Her works evoke less an identifiable…

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Rankin : LA F.AI.M, la photographie à l'épreuve de l'IA

A. Galerie · 16th

From 10 September to 24 October 2026, A. Galerie, a contemporary photography gallery in the 16th arrondissement, presents LA F.AI.M, an exhibition by British photographer Rankin on what artificial intelligence does to…

Science & nature

CHAMPIGNONS, une exposition de la Société mycologique de France

Parc Floral de Paris · 12th

Opens in 4 weeks

CHAMPIGNONS, exhibition from 23 to 25 October 2026, at the Parc Floral de Paris, pavillon 18

Other exhibition

Exposition et lancement du livre de Alyssa Jos

Galerie de l'Oeil Bleu · 3rd

Opens in 4 weeks

Nature provides the material, Alyssa Jos gives it a new story. Discover artistic creations made with fallen leaves from Paris.

Contemporary art

Découvrez l'exposition « Éloge du trait » dans la collection agnès b.

La Fab. · 13th

At La Fab., in the 13th arrondissement, the exhibition "Éloge du trait" explores the richness of the line in all its forms. Drawings, photographs, sculptures, and installations from the agnès b. collection make up an…

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1976-2026. Regards croisés

Bibliothèque Germaine Tillion · 16th

To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the Bibliothèque Germaine-Tillion offers its visitors an exhibition designed with the Fonds d'art contemporain - Paris collections, featuring four dialogues between works from 1976 and…

Contemporary art

expo trànsitos

Centre Paris Anim' Annie Fratellini (ex Villiot Rapée) · 12th

Opens in 20 days

An exhibition that invites reflection on migration, memory, displacement and those human stories that often remain invisible.

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VERNISSAGE - Exposition "Coup de soleil" - Laety Des et Mélanie Cot

La Maison de la Conversation · 18th

Exhibition « Bîranîn » (Memory): Kurdistan through the eyes of Nesali journalists. Photos, docs & behind-the-scenes from the field. Opening on 3 Sept.

Contemporary art

finissage expo trànsitos

Centre Paris Anim' Annie Fratellini (ex Villiot Rapée) · 12th

Opens in 5 weeks

An exhibition that invites reflection on migration, memory, displacement, and those human stories that often remain invisible.

Contemporary art

Exposition "Drôles d'insectes" de Kei

Bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix · 18th

Opens in 6 days

When nature becomes a work of art; Credits: KEI Throughout October, the Maurice Genevoix library hosts naturalist illustrations by artist Kei. Fascinated by the living world, she casts a sensitive and meticulous eye on…

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Exposition "Témoins des réalités climatiques : la migration comme adaptation"

Bibliothèque Arthur Rimbaud · 4th

Opens in 4 days

Produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the support of the City of Paris, part of the exhibition "Témoins des réalités climatiques : la migration comme adaptation" will be presented at the…

Science & nature

Exposition Jean-Henri Fabre

Bibliothèque Hergé · 19th

Today 13:00 – 18:30

An exhibition about the entomologist, featuring photographs from the National Museum of Natural History.

Contemporary art

Exposition ImmersION : dialogue entre liberté créative et rigueur scientifique

L'Aguillage · 13th

A dialogue between scientists and artists, the ImmersION exhibition is to be discovered from 26 June to 31 October 2026 at L'Aiguillage. It stems from a project led by Lilay Gros-Desormeaux, a PhD student at the…

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Exposition "Écorces" à l'Arboretum de Paris

Arboretum de Paris · 12th

The "Écorces" exhibition by Frédéric Combeau celebrates the trees of the Arboretum de Paris, revealing the diversity and beauty of these vegetal "skins".

Painting

Exposition : France, Suède et Empire ottoman : alliances artistiques

Institut suédois · 3rd

Today 12:00 – 19:00

In the early 18th century, France, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire forged a network of alliances where diplomacy opened the way to imagination. Through paintings, drawings, prints, and watercolours, the exhibition…

Contemporary art

Semaine des galeries parisiennes de l’estampe et du dessin

Paris · 4th

Opens in 4 weeks

An opportunity to wander through the heart of Paris, discovering ancient and contemporary works by artists selected by passionate professionals.

Contemporary art

Exposition : Monika Emmanuelle Kazi au Centre culturel suisse

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

The Centre culturel suisse Paris spotlights Monika Emmanuelle Kazi, an artist whose work explores the links between memory, identity, and cultural heritage through various contemporary expressions.

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Fénéstrou

FIAP Paris · 14th

"Fénéstrou": a photographic exhibition where each image becomes a window open onto others and onto the world.

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Exposition photographique

FIAP Paris · 14th

FIAP Paris presents "Contrastes", a photographic exhibition by Gaëlle Christmann and Richard Fournillon, two perspectives that converge around a shared language: street photography. Through a visual dialogue built on…

Science & nature

Chloé du Colombier

Bibliothèque Jacqueline Dreyfus-Weill · 19th

Opens in 6 days

on the occasion of the autumn of science dedicated to the theme of nature, an original exhibition concocted by the artist

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Exposition "Mosaïque d'atelier"

Maison de la vie associative et citoyenne · 14th

Opens in 4 weeks

To mark its twentieth anniversary, the Groupe d'Entraide Mutuelle (GEM) Connexion Plus exhibits the creations of its members.

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Exposition Pascal Pichon : "Ce qui demeure".

galerie les montparnos · 6th

Opens in 13 days

Seven years after the exhibition dedicated to the painter Pascal Pichon "Le Pays où l’on n’arrive jamais", the galerie Les Montparnos is delighted to invite you to a new encounter around his poetic work.

Painting

Exposition « Fantasmes colorés » — Annette Weber à Paris

Atelier Arnaud Marie · 1st

Exhibition of abstract paintings "Fantasmes colorés" by German artist Annette Weber in Paris, from 1 September to 7 November 2026.