Free exhibitions in Paris

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Visite en langue des signes française de l'exposition Images de la rafle du « billet vert »

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

Opens in 6 weeks

The Mémorial guide is accompanied by a French Sign Language (LSF) interpreter. Duration: 1 h 30.

Science & nature

Exposition "Cornebidouille" de L'école des loisirs

Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar · 15th

Opens in 18 days

Come and discover the incredible world of the famous witch Cornebidouille by Magali Bonniol and Pierre Bertrand!

Immersive

Exposition 10 000 ans de voyage gustatif

Centre Culturel de Chine · 7th

Jointly organised by the Centre culturel de Chine à Paris and the National Museum of China, this exhibition invites you to journey through 10,000 years of Chinese gastronomy.

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EXPOSITION | "Grands Lacs – L’horizon commun des mers intérieures", Robert Burley

Centre culturel canadien à Paris · 8th

Through an unprecedented body of work dedicated to the Great Lakes basin, Canadian photographer Robert Burley explores this immense territory, which is at once a border, a place of life, a space for exchange, and a zone…

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Une exposition où s’entremêlent héritages, mémoires et migrations

Frac Île-de-France Les Réserves

"Des gestes de nos mondes" brings together works from the Frac Île-de-France collection and creations by artists based in Tunisia or originating from the southern shore of the Mediterranean.

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Five Views

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris · 15th

Opens in 11 days

The Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris hosts “Five Views”, an exhibition bringing together five rising figures of contemporary Japanese photography.

Science & nature

Exposition Les "Arbres de Paris" - La nature comme source d'inspiration

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire · 14th

Opens in 18 days

Exhibition Presentation For an architect, for a painter, Paris and its trees are sources of inspiration: parks, gardens, squares, avenues, secret alleys, schoolyards, discreet plazas, cemeteries, or community gardens,…

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Marc Riboud La géométrie devient poésie

Galerie Arcturus · 6th

Opens in 6 weeks

Marc RIBOUD - " La géométrie devient poésie, vie, émotion " - Photographies from 4 to 16 November 2026. Opening on Thursday 5 November.

Contemporary art

Entre deux vertiges, Gloria Friedmann

Transfo · 10th

Artist Gloria Friedmann at Transfo - Emmaüs Solidarité for the exhibition Entre deux vertiges.

Science & nature

Expositions Dans une composition

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris · 15th

Opens in 8 weeks

On the occasion of the visit of Iemoto Akane Teshigahara, grand master of the Sogetsu School, the MCJP presents two ikebana exhibitions in autumn colours.

Contemporary art

La SLOW Galerie fête les 1 an de son espace Luxembourg !

Slow Galerie Luxembourg · 6th

To celebrate the first anniversary of its Left Bank address, SLOW Galerie presents the exhibition "Un petit coin de paradis" with a selection of works that compose as many spaces in which to take refuge: comforting…

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Walid Raad - Festival of (in)gratitude

Le Centquatre — Paris (104) · 19th

Opens in 4 weeks

The American-Lebanese artist Walid Raad exhibits a selection of recent works, rooted in the wars that have shaken the Middle East for the past 40 years. A journey through photographs, collages, drawings, texts,…

Painting

Visite du Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner

Musée national Jean Jacques Henner · 17th

Opens in 2 months

The Batignolles library invites you to a guided tour of the Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner to discover or rediscover this art museum housed in a private mansion in the Plaine-de-Monceaux district of the 17th…

Other exhibition

Élysée Moon

Musée du Luxembourg · 6th

Opens in 2 months

For this special late-night opening, the Musée du Luxembourg invites Élysée Moon, drag queen, opera singer, and lecturer, for a series of performed interventions throughout the evening.

Painting

EXPOSITION Envisage au FIAP Paris

FIAP Paris · 14th

Opens in 6 days

Cradled by a nomadic childhood, Kati Béal comes from a dual culture. Inspired by her Eurasian heritage, she blends the depth of Indian ink with the softness of an island colour palette. Strength and delicacy merge.…

Science & nature

Exposition d'œuvres sur carton et papier recyclé

FIAP Paris · 14th

Opens in 6 days

Discover Kati Béal's exhibition "Envisage…" at FIAP Paris, from October 1st to November 29th, 2026.

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Exposition "LALA photographie sa ville" - Jardin Villemin

Jardin Villemin - Mahsa Jîna Amini · 10th

After a notable exhibition on the railings of the Hôtel de Ville during summer 2025, Nicole LALA's work is now installed in the 10th arrondissement, on the railings of the Jardin Villemin-Mahsa Jîna Amini. A…

Other exhibition

Le Mois du doc dans les bibliothèques de la Ville de Paris

Les bibliothèques de la Ville de Paris

Opens in 5 weeks

For this new edition, "À contre courant" (Against the Current), the Mois du doc will once again take over Paris libraries for a month with screenings, meetings, and even exhibitions.

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Découvrez l'expo photo

Parc Montsouris · 14th

Parisian biodiversity is revealed at Parc Montsouris through these photos taken by Parisians.

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Les Reines du Bois : expo photo de Françoise Evenou

Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand (BMD) · 13th

Opens in 6 weeks

"It was by entrusting me with your stories that the word queen emerged. Queen of the night, queen of the wood, beauty queen. So I searched for a crown for a long time, a symbol of dignity, and when I showed it to you,…

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Les métiers d'art dans les photographies de François Kollar

Jardin Monica Vitti (de l'Hôtel de Sens) · 4th

As part of the bicentenary of photography (2026-2027), the Forney Library presents an exhibition of photographs by François Kollar, who immortalised France at work between 1931 and 1934.

History

Conférence inaugurale de l'exposition "Histoire des Juifs de la banlieue du nord-est parisien"

Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy

Opens in 3 months

As part of the exhibition Histoire des Juifs de la banlieue du nord-est parisien: entre intégration et persécutions (1859-1960)

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Prisonnières

Médiathèque Françoise Sagan · 10th

Today 13:00 – 19:00

At the end of the Great War, all Parisians were familiar with the gloomy façade of Saint-Lazare prison, in the Faubourg Saint-Denis. Behind the dilapidated walls of this former convent, punishment and care were…

History

Exposition « La fabrique des collections » : les dons à la bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève · 5th

Discover this new exhibition in the hall of the Sainte-Geneviève library, which reveals, through a hundred books and archives, the history of donations and the precious enrichment of its encyclopaedic collections by its…

Contemporary art

Conférence autour de l'exposition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image".

Bibliothèque André Malraux · 6th

Opens in 3 months

Presentation of the Musée du Luxembourg exhibition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image" by a museum guide lecturer.

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« Cabaret(s) - Histoire d'une transmission vivante », une exposition photo sur les grilles du square du Temple Elie-Wiesel

Square du Temple - Élie-Wiesel · 3rd

The exhibition « Cabaret(s) – Histoire d’une transmission vivante » aims to promote cabaret in all its forms, to demonstrate its ability to span eras, to transmit its expertise, its imaginaries and its spaces of…

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U2 : Une histoire irlandaise

Centre Culturel Irlandais · 5th

Today 14:00 – 18:00

On the occasion of the legendary band's 50th anniversary, the CCI is delighted to host the photographic exhibition U2: Une histoire irlandaise in its courtyard, organised jointly by Tourisme Irlandais and Paris Match.

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Cabaret(s) - Histoire d'une transmission vivante, exposition photo sur les grilles du square du Temple Elie-Wiese

Square du Temple - Élie-Wiesel · 3rd

The exhibition Cabaret(s) – Histoire d’une transmission vivante aims to promote cabaret in all its forms, demonstrating its ability to span eras, transmit its expertise, its imaginaries and its spaces of freedom, while…

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Exposition les imprimés du cinéma - Vidocq, Fantômas, James Bond et autres univers transmédiatiques

Bibliothèque des littératures policières (BiLiPo) · 5th

The BiLiPo exhibits a part of its collections focusing on cinema prints: posters, cine-novels, fascicules…

Immersive

[In]imaginable

Fluctuart, Centre d’art urbain · 7th

Today 12:00 – midnight

With [IN]IMAGINABLE, Fluctuart offers an immersion into the imaginaries stemming from lowbrow and pop surrealism. Conceived as an accessible introduction to these artistic movements, the exhibition traces their origins,…

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Lancel

Lancel · 9th

“LANCEL, Toujours” - 150 YEARS OF HISTORY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. An anniversary exhibition, like a journey through time.

Contemporary art

Klodin Erb : première exposition personnelle en France

Centre culturel suisse Paris · 3rd

The Centre culturel suisse Paris presents the first solo exhibition in France by Klodin Erb, an artist whose work explores the complexity of human emotions through contemporary art.

Other exhibition

Marché de Noël Notre Dame

Square René Viviani · 5th

Opens in 2 months

The Christmas market for French workshops sets up just a stone's throw from Notre Dame Cathedral. For a 100% French Christmas supported by 40 selected exhibitors.

Science & nature

L'exposition Crottes de bêtes !

Bibliothèque Drouot · 9th

Opens in 2 months

Animal droppings are funny! Even more so when you discover everything there is to know about them! Pétoulettes, moquettes, fumées, cigares, pelotes… so many astonishing names to describe animal excrement. All animals…

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une légère intimité

Bibliothèque André Malraux · 6th

Opens in 6 days

Madeleine Lioux was born into music. A path of excellence led her at fourteen from the Toulouse conservatory to Marguerite Long's class at the Paris conservatory, but it would be shaped by the great moments of…

History

Le premier génocide du XXe siècle : Herero et Nama dans le Sud-Ouest africain allemand, 1904-1908

Mémorial de la Shoah · 4th

In 1904, in reaction to the rules imposed by the German colonial administration, as well as the abuses and mistreatment by the colonists, a revolt broke out in German South West Africa, today Namibia. The forces of the…

History

Paris-Roma : et si on célébrait les 70 ans du jumelage ?

Paris · 4th

The fireworks display on 31 December 2025, over the Arc de Triomphe, revealed it… In 2026, Paris and Rome will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their unique twinning. A closer look at the scheduled highlights.

Contemporary art

Hélène Fauquet - Vivresse

Lafayette Anticipations · 4th

Opens in 4 weeks

On the top floor of the Foundation, Lafayette Anticipations presents Vivresse, the first institutional exhibition in France dedicated to the artist Hélène Fauquet.

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Lévitation. Mathieu Forget

Sur les grilles de la Tour Saint-Jacques · 4th

Opens in 7 weeks

For over a decade, Mathieu Forget has pursued the same quest: to capture that precise moment when the body leaves the ground. Dancer, photographer, and artistic director, he is both behind and in front of the lens. Each…

Painting

Exposition « Paris - Rome » à Espace Musées

Espace Musées, aéroport Roissy–Charles-de-Gaulle, terminal 2E, portes M

Exhibition highlighting the history of the Paris–Rome twinning through the collections of the Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris.

Immersive

Exposition : Agatha Christie et le voyage

Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar · 15th

Opens in 2 months

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie's death, we are offering an exhibition through the lens of travel, in collaboration with the specialised libraries of the City of Paris.

Design & fashion

Cric

Bibliothèque Germaine Tillion · 16th

Opens in 6 weeks

An exhibition paying tribute to Philippe Corentin, a children's author and illustrator from 03.11.2026 to 09.01.2027

Painting

Ivan Aguéli

Institut suédois · 3rd

Opens in 4 weeks

The Institut suédois dedicates its autumn exhibition to Andreas Eriksson (born 1975), a major figure in the contemporary art scene. His meditative work, with earthy and vegetal tones, is juxtaposed with that of Ivan…

Contemporary art

Foucault, une aventure intellectuelle au Collège de France

Collège de France · 5th

Opens in 5 days

From 30 September 2026 to 15 January 2026, the exhibition “Foucault, une aventure intellectuelle au Collège de France” explores the journey of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) within the institution where he taught from 1970…

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Exposition / À l'abri

Médiathèque Edmond Rostand · 17th

Opens in 6 weeks

The Médiathèque Edmond Rostand partners with In Progress for a collective photo exhibition on the theme of shelter.

History

La carte de France de Cassini. Une encyclopédie du territoire

Le Musée des Archives nationales – L’Hôtel de Soubise · 3rd

Opens in 19 days

A cartographic masterpiece of the 18th century, the Cassini map of France is the first geometrically surveyed map of France on the scale of an entire country. An emblematic historical document, composed of 181 sheets,…

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An Act of Attention

Institut suédois · 3rd

Opens in 7 weeks

Seven photographers from the emerging French and Swedish scenes will have participated in a workshop with Sophie Ristelhueber, winner of the Hasselblad Prize 2025, before being brought together in this exhibition space.…

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L’Université Paris Cité dévoile l’exposition « La couleur de nos métiers » à travers l’objectif du photographe Pascal Maitre

Université Paris Cité · 6th

From 14 September 2026, the Grand Hall and the gates of the Odéon site (Paris 6e) will host the photographic exhibition "La couleur de nos métiers", by renowned photojournalist Pascal Maitre.

Painting

Fresque La Table d'Agathe Chamignon

Bibliothèque Assia Djebar · 20th

Opens in 6 weeks

Starting in November, come and discover the culinary fresco created by Agathe Chamignon on the windows of the Assia Djebar library.

Immersive

Exposition immersive « Seokguram, un monde infini »

Centre Culturel Coréen · 8th

Opens in 8 weeks

Built in the 8th century, the Seokguram Grotto continues to bear witness to the richness of Korean heritage today. This immersive exhibition was designed to offer the public in France a sensory discovery of this…