Below you’ll find the current temporary exhibitions at some of the most important museums in Paris.
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Current exhibitions in Paris:
Louvre
L’Eau primordiale. Leçons de Mésopotamie
May 20, 2026 – March 15, 2027
Affinités. Les merveilles des arts de l’Islam aux Objets d’art
June 24, 2026 – December 31, 2026
La donation Michel Lacoste. Orfèvrerie française de Mangot à Puiforcat
June 26, 2026 – January 11, 2027
Les Hôtes du Louvre. Kader Attia et Elizabeth Peyton
September 24, 2026 – December 14, 2026
Zurbarán 1598-1664
October 7, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Sculpter la couleur. Chefs-d’œuvre du Musée national de sculpture de Valladolid
October 7, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Louvre Photo
November 4, 2026 – May 3, 2027
Museum website: Musée du Louvre
Paris’s most famous museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée de l’Orangerie
Monet, peindre le temps
September 30, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Vija Celmins
September 30, 2026 – February 15, 2027
Museum website: Musée de l’Orangerie
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée d’Orsay
Auguste Bartholdi. La Liberté éclairant le monde
September 15, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Mary Cassatt. L’indépendante
October 6, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Vertige. Richard Peduzzi à Orsay
October 6, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Jenny Holzer. J’ai vu
October 20, 2026 – February 21, 2027
Museum website: Musée d’Orsay
Visit this museum (and take a photo by the remarkable clock inside). You can also visit the museum with the Museum Pass.
Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
Patrimoines en résistance
May 20, 2026 – January 3, 2027
François Morellet. Traits d’esprit
October 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Atelier d’architecture Perraudin. Grand Prix national de l’architecture 2024
October 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Kennedy Yanko. Ce qui nous rassemble
October 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Ma Kelu. Le souffle et le vide
October 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Museum website: Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée de l’Armée Invalides
Be sure to visit Napoleon’s tomb here as well.
There are currently no known temporary exhibitions.
Museum website: Musée de l’Armée
This museum is also included with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
Chaïm Kaliski. Jim d’Etterbeek
January 22, 2026 – December 13, 2026
Marc Chagall, « Jour de fête », 1914
June 24, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Museum website: Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
Jean-François Bauret
June 9, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Florian Krewer. Woven Thin
June 19, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Daniel Dezeuze
July 21, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Stéphane Bordarier
July 21, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Mariella Simoni
July 21, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Simone Fattal. Des villes au fond d’un lac
September 18, 2026 – January 24, 2027
Kerry James Marshall. The Histories
September 18, 2026 – January 24, 2027
Prix Marcel Duchamp 2026
October 2, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Museum website: Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
Admission to the permanent collection is free.
This museum is included with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Une journée au XVIIIe siècle, chronique d’un hôtel particulier
February 18, 2026 – October 4, 2026
La Mode en majesté. Haute couture et tradition à la cour de Thaïlande
May 13, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Paris > Kyoto > Paris. Quatre designers de retour du Japon
September 10, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Look ! 40 ans de mode au musée
September 30, 2026 – April 4, 2027
Rafael Pavarotti, photographe
October 2, 2026 – May 2, 2027
Le monde de Viktor&Rolf. 30 ans de haute couture
January 28, 2027 – July 4, 2027
Museum website: Musée des Arts décoratifs
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass, or you can buy tickets through the museum’s website.
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Lady Liberté
September 22, 2026 – August 1, 2027
Museum website: Musée des Arts et Métiers
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass, or you can buy tickets on the museum’s website.
National Library (Museum) François Mitterrand
(see the website for the various locations)
Underground ! La presse alternative des années 1970 en France
May 5, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Photographies japonaises de la BnF. Scènes, signes, sensations
September 30, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Georges Perec. Modes d’emploi
October 13, 2026 – February 14, 2027
De Mimi Cracra à L’Alphabet fou : Agnès Rosenstiehl, 60 ans de création
November 3, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Museum website: Bibliothèque nationale François Mitterrand
#104PARIS (Cent Quatre)
Walid Raad. Festival of (in)gratitude
October 23, 2026 – November 22, 2026
Museum website: Cent Quatre #104 Paris
Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris
Paris à l’arraché. Jacques Villeglé et l’art urbain
October 14, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Admission to the permanent collection is free.
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
Œuvres in situ
Through December 31, 2027
Le monde selon Penn
September 16, 2026 – January 10, 2027
Raymond Depardon
September 16, 2026 – January 25, 2027
Remember Me
October 7, 2026 – January 18, 2027
Barbara Kruger. The History of Tears
From October 7, 2026
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection website
Palais Galliera
Tisser, Broder, Sublimer. Les savoir-faire de la mode
December 13, 2025 – October 18, 2026
Un vestiaire à soi. Féminités dissidentes au XIXe siècle
September 26, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Website: Palais Galliera
Musée Guimet
DAL DARI. La Lune et les Jambes
June 6, 2026 – February 8, 2027
Le savoir en trompe-l’œil. Corée, XVIIIe-XXe siècle
September 16, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Museum website: Musée Guimet
Musée en Herbe
Admirez-les tous ! Une exposition hommage à Pokémon
April 16, 2026 – April 18, 2027
Museum website: Musée en Herbe
Musée de l’Homme
Les grands Âges
April 8, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Drogues
November 18, 2026 – June 6, 2027
Museum website: Musée de l’Homme
Musée Jacquemart-André
Éternel Tintoret
September 11, 2026 – January 24, 2027
Museum website: Musée Jacquemart-André
Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris
Exposition d’Ikebana
September 29, 2026 – October 3, 2026
Five Views. La photographie japonaise émergente
October 6, 2026 – November 14, 2026
Shunga. Chefs-d’œuvre de l’art érotique à l’époque Edo (1603-1868)
November 12, 2026 – February 13, 2027
Ikebana Sogetsu
November 17, 2026 – November 21, 2026
Synergies entre tradition et modernité
November 24, 2026 – December 5, 2026
Les Maîtres d’art et le Japon. La transmission des savoir-faire
December 8, 2026 – January 16, 2027
There are several short-term exhibitions here; check the website for the latest information.
Museum website: Maison de la Culture du Japon
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Gustave Fayet, collectionneur-créateur. Icônes de l’art moderne
October 9, 2026 – March 8, 2027
Open Space #19. Mohammad Alfaraj
October 9, 2026 – January 18, 2027
Museum website: La Fondation Louis Vuitton
Atelier des Lumières
Coldplay: A Film for the Future
Through October 10, 2026
Van Gogh + Japon Rêvé
Through October 12, 2026
Renaissance
Through October 13, 2026
Le Petit Prince
Through October 14, 2026
Planète Océan. Immersion vers les profondeurs
From October 16, 2026
Museum website: Atelier des Lumières
Musée du Luxembourg
Andy Warhol. La ligne et l’image
September 16, 2026 – January 10, 2027
Museum website: Musée du Luxembourg
Musée Maillol
Gianni Versace Retrospective
From June 5, 2026
Museum website: Musée Maillol
Musée Marmottan Monet
Histoires de paysages. De Monet à Hockney (1890-2026)
September 24, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Monet / Soriano. Cartographie du mont Kolsås
September 24, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Museum website: Musée Marmottan-Monet
Musée de Montmartre
Le Cirque, fabrique de l’art moderne
October 16, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Museum website: Musée de Montmartre
Musée national d’Histoire naturelle
Sur les traces des dinosaures
July 16, 2026 – early January 2028
Artistes au Muséum
September 23, 2026 – March 7, 2027
Automne tropical. Palmiers, trésors et secrets
October 15, 2026 – November 23, 2026
Several exhibitions also take place at other museums in collaboration with the Musée National d’Histoire naturelle.
See the full list of these exhibitions
Petit Palais
Eva Gonzalès. Parcours d’une artiste libre
September 15, 2026 – January 24, 2027
Prune Nourry. Visionnaires
October 20, 2026 – January 24, 2027
Bruxelles 1900
November 10, 2026 – April 25, 2027
Museum website: Petit Palais
Cité de la Musique Philharmonie de Paris
Video Games & Music
April 2, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab. My Rock Stars
September 22, 2026 – April 25, 2027
Museum website: Philharmonie de Paris
Cité de la Musique / Philharmonie de Paris can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée Picasso Paris
Kurt Schwitters. Le chaos-monde 1918-1948
October 6, 2026 – February 7, 2027
La collection. Revoir Picasso
March 12, 2024 – March 12, 2027
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelle
October 15, 2024 – December 31, 2027
Museum website: Musée Picasso
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Centre Pompidou
Centre Pompidou is closed until 2030 for a major renovation.
Museum website: Centre Pompidou
Musée Rodin
There is currently no temporary exhibition.
Museum website: Musée Rodin
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Esprit critique. Venez vous tester
July 7, 2026 – August 29, 2027
Frontière
Through January 2, 2028
Chiens et chats
Through March 7, 2027
Écran total. Carte blanche à Gillian Brett
Through November 1, 2026
Machine arrière #2 : la machine à écrire
Through November 1, 2026
Magie
October 13, 2026 – July 18, 2027
Museum website: Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
This museum can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Palais de Tokyo
Globale Inversion Inversion. Lassana Sarre
June 5, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Toi et ta bande
October 21, 2026 – February 14, 2027
I TELMAN NWÈ KI I BLÉ (SI NOIR QUE CELA EN DEVIENT BLEU). Valérie John
October 21, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Cœur sauvage. Sonia Gomes
October 21, 2026 – February 14, 2027
TODAY IS OK. Ali Cherri
October 21, 2026 – February 14, 2027
La Source de la Loire et autres films. Rose Lowder
October 21, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Toutes les colonnes n’ont pas un cœur de pierre. Céleste Richard-Zimmermann
October 21, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Museum website (you can also buy your admission ticket there): Palais de Tokyo
Château de Versailles
Versailles à Morellet
June 30, 2026 – November 1, 2026
« Marie-Antoinette » de Sofia Coppola
September 22, 2026 – January 24, 2027
Museum website: Château de Versailles
The Palace of Versailles can be visited for free with the Paris Museum Pass.
Musée Zadkine
Alicia Penalba. La sculpture entre terre et ciel
November 18, 2026 – April 25, 2027
Museum website: Musée Zadkine
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