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Darkness and light: the retrospective exhibition on the painter Ribera at the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is organizing a retrospective exhibition in tribute to one of the greatest painters of his time: Jusepe de Ribera. Come and discover the works of this artist of contrasts, with the exhibition Darkness and Light, from November 5, 2024 to February 23, 2025.

Bruno Liljefors, wild Sweden: the poetic exhibition unveiled in pictures at the Petit Palais

New Scandinavian artist honored at the Petit Palais in Paris! From October 1, 2024 to February 16, 2025, take a voyage of discovery through wild Sweden and its animals, with a brand-new exhibition devoted to Bruno Liljefors, featuring paintings, drawings and photographs.

We are here: the free urban art exhibition is extended at the Petit Palais - photo

You'd never expect to see urban art in a fine arts museum... And yet that's exactly what the We are here exhibition offers, on view free of charge from June 12, 2024 to January 19, 2025.

Art Basel 2024: a free contemporary art exhibition at the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is hosting a free contemporary art exhibition from October 15 to 20, 2024, to coincide with the Art Basel Paris fair's "hors les murs" program.

Heritage Days 2024 at the Petit Palais in Paris: the program

To mark the Journées du Patrimoine 2024 in Paris, the Petit Palais is offering its program for the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. Find out what's in store!

Nuit des Musées 2024: concerts, gym & free workshops at the Petit Palais the program for the night

On the occasion of the Nuit des Musées, organized on May 18, 2024, the Petit Palais welcomes visitors free of charge in the evening, for various activities within the museum. Concerts, drawing workshops... Something to surprise the curious! How about it?

Le Corps en mouvement: when sport and art meet in the collections of the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is showcasing its permanent collections, and linking sport and art with a brand new exhibition: discover "Le corps en mouvement" free of charge from May 15 to November 17 2024.

Nocturne electro at the Petit Palais: exhibition, DJ sets, and charleston initiations - reservations

The Petit Palais will be transformed into an electro dancefloor on Friday, April 5, 2024! In partnership with Dure Vie media, the museum invites you to an exceptional nocturne around the exhibition "Le Paris de la Modernité, 1905-1925", featuring music, charleston initiations and DJ sets! Online reservations open this Friday, March 22 at 12 noon.

The voice of the forest: the exhibition that reconnects us with nature at the Petit Palais - photos

Bohemian painter Théodore Rousseau is the focus of a major exhibition at the Petit Palais. From March 5 to July 7, 2024, come and admire "La voix de la forêt".

Tip: a weekend of free events for families at the Petit Palais, February 10-11

On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February 2024, we're off to the Petit Palais for a weekend of free family activities on the theme of birds (and their feathers)!

Pierre Bonnard: where to see the painter's works in Paris?

Painter, engraver, sculptor, lithographer: Pierre Bonnard left his mark on the post-impressionist art world. Discover the works of this great French artist in Paris museums.

Le Paris de la Modernité, the historical exhibition at the Petit Palais up to the Roaring Twenties

Discover Paris from the Belle Époque to the Roaring Twenties in an exceptional historical exhibition, presenting the capital in all its modernity, at the heart of the Petit Palais, from November 14, 2023.

Nuits corticales, Loris Gréaud's contemporary exhibition transforms the Petit Palais - photos

A fantastic and magical world takes over the Petit Palais... Discover the free exhibition Cortical Nights, from October 4, 2023 to January 14, 2024.

Fête de la Science 2023: guided tour of the body at the Petit Palais

For the Fête de la Science, why not learn more about the body at the Petit Palais on October 17, 2023, with guided tours of the museum's superb collections?

Treasures in black and white, an exhibition of the great printmaking masters at the Petit Palais - our photos

Goya, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rembrandt, Dürer... The great masters of printmaking are all together at the Petit Palais for an unprecedented exhibition. Discover Treasures in Black and White from September 12 2023 to January 14 2024.

Sarah Bernhardt exhibition at the Petit Palais, final days

A renowned actress, painter and sculptor, Sarah Bernhardt remains one of France's greatest artists. The Petit Palais pays tribute to this tragic actress with an exhibition on view until August 27, 2023.

The Petit Palais café-restaurant in Paris is transformed into a concept store

Ideally nestled in the heart of the Petit Palais, in a lush setting, the café-restaurant is sure to seduce. This autumn, the spot is transformed into an innovative concept store, with a menu designed by Amandine Chaignot and pastries by Claire Heitzler. We tell you all about it.

Nuit Blanche 2023 in Paris: Sufi dance at the Petit Palais

Nuit Blanche takes over Paris and the surrounding region this Saturday, June 3, 2023. It's the perfect opportunity to discover the Petit Palais in a whole new light, by checking out the program that awaits us!

The Jardin du Petit Palais, a hidden gem with terrace and café-restaurant

At the heart of the Petit Palais, which is freely accessible to all, all year round, lies an exotic, verdant garden. Like a veritable oasis, it's the ideal setting for a drink in the sun. There's a café-restaurant with a pleasant terrace and deckchairs set up around the peristyle.

Vertigo of the imagination, the Belle Epoque exhibition at the Petit Palais

Until late 2022, discover a retrospective exhibition about André Devambez, an all-rounder artist from the Belle Epoque, who enjoyed overflowing and fantasist imagination, in the heart of the Petit Palais.