Temporary exhibition guide

The free street art festival at the Poste du Louvre 2025, photos and program

Calling all street art fans! The Street Art & Contemporary Art Festival at the Poste du Louvre is back for a third edition from November 15 to 23, 2025, in the 1st arrondissement in central Paris. And the icing on the cake is that the 350 m² exhibition and live performances are free! Head over to discover more than 200 works and meet the artists.

The world and fashion according to Paul Poiret: the free exhibition at Christie's Paris

Christie's Paris celebrates the visionary genius of Paul Poiret with the free exhibition "The World and Fashion According to Paul Poiret," presented from November 13 to 18, 2025. Through fashion illustrations, original plates, and rare objects, the couturier's universe is revealed seamlessly, but with all the brilliance of his style. A flamboyant tribute to Art Deco, where color, culture, and elegance are drawn in the ink of his era.

The Great Exhibition of Made in France 2025 returns to the Palais de l'Élysée - dates & reservations

The Élysée is opening its doors for the Grande Exposition du Fabriqué en France (Great Exhibition of French Manufacturing) on the weekend of November 15-16, 2025! For its fifth edition, this iconic event will showcase 123 products that highlight our national expertise. Come celebrate French craftsmanship and discover the talents of our artisans, producers, and manufacturers from mainland France and overseas! Ticket office opens at 5 p.m.

Pekka Halonen: an ode to Finland, the contemplative exhibition at the Petit Palais - our photos

From November 4, 2025, to February 22, 2026, the Petit Palais is dedicating a major retrospective to the Nordic painter Pekka Halonen. Entitled "A Hymn to Finland," this temporary exhibition showcases the work of this Finnish artist, who trained in Paris and loved to depict wild, snow-covered landscapes. Spotlight on this artistic event, designed as a sensory experience that takes us on a journey to the heart of Finland's sublime nature.

La Volpina: Kourtney Roy's photo exhibition at the Les filles du calvaire gallery

The Les Filles du Calvaire gallery is hosting La Volpina, Kourtney Roy's new exhibition in Paris, from November 6 to December 20, 2025. A visual immersion between self-portrait, Italian cinema, and marginal urban landscapes.

Perfume, sculpture of the invisible: Francis Kurkdjian's free olfactory exhibition in Paris - photos

Open your nostrils wide, invisible art is about to enchant you! Francis Kurkdjian, the nose behind iconic perfumes, celebrates 30 years of creations at the Palais de Tokyo. From October 29 to November 23, 2025, the (olfactory) exhibition "Perfume, Sculpture of the Invisible" invites you to smell, see, and feel emotion in a bottle. Free admission with reservation.

En Plein Cœur: Guerlain's free exhibition celebrating 100 years of Shalimar

For its 100th anniversary, Shalimar is inspiring the exhibition En Plein Cœur, a century of unfiltered love, from October 22 to November 16, 2025, at the Maison Guerlain. Spanning three floors, more than thirty artists—including Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, David Hockney, and Niki de Saint Phalle—explore love in all its forms, through major works and a sensory olfactory journey.

Art Basel Paris 2025: Issey Miyake sublimates textiles and light in a free installation - our photos

Paris is set to vibrate to the beat of Art Basel 2025, the event that transforms the capital into a veritable art laboratory and playground for curious minds. As part of the Hors les murs program, the A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE installation takes up residence in the 3rd arrondissement from October 24 to 26, 2025. Conceived as a dialogue between textile and light, it promises a unique experience, free on reservation, at the frontier of fashion and contemporary art.

Saint Laurent x Charlotte Perriand: the design exhibition at the Patrick Seguin gallery - our photos

When Saint Laurent meets the spirit of Charlotte Perriand, design becomes a manifesto of elegance and freedom. From October 23 to November 22, 2025, the Galerie Patrick Seguin (Paris 11th arrondissement) presents, under the direction of Anthony Vaccarello, a free exhibition where modernist rigor meets the sensuality of materials. Four cult pieces reinvent the perfect balance between art, function, and desire.

Palais de Tokyo: ECHO DELAY REVERB, an exhibition celebrating contemporary American art

The Palais de Tokyo presents ECHO DELAY REVERB, a major group exhibition from October 22, 2025, to February 15, 2026, which explores the links between contemporary American art and Francophone thought, curated by Naomi Beckwith.

Melvin Edwards at the Palais de Tokyo: our photos of his carte blanche for the American Season

The Palais de Tokyo is honoring Melvin Edwards, an iconic American sculptor, with a retrospective exhibition never before seen in France, from October 22, 2025, to February 15, 2026. This carte blanche explores the links between contemporary art, history, memory, and Francophone thought.

An exhibition dedicated to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI at the Château de Fontainebleau

The Château de Fontainebleau is hosting the exhibition "Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI at Fontainebleau: Splendor and Sweetness of Life" from October 11, 2026, to January 25, 2027. This is a wonderful opportunity for history buffs to immerse themselves in the life of the royal couple.

Clear skies / troubled waters: our photos of Steffani Jemison's exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations

American artist Steffani Jemison presents "Clear Skies / Troubled Waters" at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, from October 22, 2025, to February 8, 2026. This immersive exhibition combines sculpture, video, and sensory experimentation to explore movement, gravity, and the perception of the body in space.

A hundred years of Art Deco at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, anniversary exhibition from 1925 to 2025 in pictures

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is celebrating the centenary of Art Deco with an exceptional exhibition from October 22, 2025, to April 26, 2026: '1925-2025. One Hundred Years of Art Deco'. Nearly 1,000 works showcasing the timeless elegance of this style, accompanied by a spectacular reconstruction of the Orient Express, await you. Let us take you on a journey of discovery.

Sole Crushing by Meriem Bennani: our photos of the immersive installation at Lafayette Anticipations

Meriem Bennani's exhibition "Sole Crushing" will be on display at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris from October 22, 2025, to February 8, 2026. This monumental installation combines contemporary art, performance, and music through an immersive sound work animated by percussive flip-flops.

Myths: the free exhibition designed by Jacquemus at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris - our photos

Simon Porte Jacquemus is organizing a free exhibition at the Collège des Bernardins, Paris, from October 20 to 24, 2025. Entitled "Mythes", the exhibition will bring together works from Antiquity and sculptures by Aristide Maillol, in a scenography imagined by the famous fashion designer.

Elmgreen & Dragset's free, hyperrealistic installation in a gallery in the Marais district of Paris.

Behind the window of the MASSIMODECARLO Pièce Unique gallery, a scene that is more real than life itself stops passersby in their tracks: a gallery assistant slumped over her desk, frozen in silence. Created by Elmgreen & Dragset, this hyperrealistic sculpture is at the heart of October 2025, a free exhibition that can be viewed day and night until October 31, 2025.

Rock'n' Drôle: Antoine de Caunes' free exhibition at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche - last days

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche goes rockin' back to school with Rock'n'Drôle, a free, offbeat exhibition by Antoine de Caunes. From August 30 to October 19, 2025, riffs, fashion, curiosities and installations electrify this Parisian shopping mecca on the Left Bank. Ready to vibrate to the rhythm of the legends?

Gerhard Richter: the retrospective exhibition of the German painter at the Louis Vuitton Foundation—our photos

At the Fondation Louis Vuitton, from October 17, 2025 to March 2, 2026, Gerhard Richter makes history with an XXL retrospective exhibition spanning over 60 years of creation. From photographic blur to scraped abstractions, from vibrant oils to sculptures in glass and steel, 270 works unravel the thread of a gesture as rigorous as it is moving.

Kandinsky, The Music of Colors: the exhibition to see (and hear) at the Philharmonie de Paris - our photos

When painting takes its scales and music takes its colors, the Kandinsky exhibition invites itself to the Philharmonie de Paris! From October 15, 2025 to February 1, 2026, "Kandinsky. La musique des couleurs" reveals how the master of abstraction made painting dance to the rhythm of music. A vibrant immersion between paintings, sounds and emotions.