Exhibitions in Paris
January 2026
January 2026 at a glance: 1 exhibition opened, 0 closed, and 11 more were on view across the city.
Opened in January
Was on view in January
- Donation Max Wechslerto 28 Jun
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (MAM) · Free · Past
A focused display of nine works from a recent donation spanning some sixty years of Max Wechsler's practice, from figuration to conceptual abstraction.
The Seine (Dans la Seine)to 28 JunCrypte archéologique de l'île de la Cité · Past
Nearly 150 objects recovered from the Seine, from prehistory to today, shown amid the crypt's remains to trace Parisians' enduring relationship with their river.
Exposition généraleto 23 AugFondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain · Past
Inaugural show of the new Palais-Royal venue: a sweeping survey of 40 years of the Fondation's collection, with 600 works by 100-plus artists across art, architecture, nature and technology.
Parisian Facesto 13 SeptMusée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris · Free · Past
A free contemporary photography display within the permanent collections, gathering French and international artists' portraits of Parisians and their ever-changing faces.
1776-2026: 250 Years of Franco-American Friendshipto 27 SeptMusée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris · Free · Past
A free display within the permanent collections tracing two and a half centuries of Franco-American ties, from the 1776 War of Independence to the Statue of Liberty and the World Wars.
Reinventing Landscape: Highlights of the Centre Pompidou Collectionto 18 OctCentre Pompidou · Past
Nine themed sections trace how landscape art transformed across the 20th and 21st centuries, drawing on the Centre Pompidou's collections of painting, photography, cinema, design and new media. At West Bund Museum Project, Shanghai.
Zeus, le cheval métallique au MuAMto 10 Jan 2027Musée des Arts et Métiers · Free
A monumental metallic horse sculpture from the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, installed on the museum's forecourt with free public access.
Dimanche sans fin: Maurizio Cattelan and the Centre Pompidou collectionto 25 Jan 2027Centre Pompidou
For Centre Pompidou-Metz's 15th birthday, hundreds of collection works (Breton's studio wall, Duchamp's chess table) and pieces by Cattelan riff on the idea of 'Sunday' across 27 thematic rooms.
To Open Eyes: Regards d'artistesto 31 Jan 2027Centre Pompidou
At Centre Pompidou Malaga, a thematic journey through 20th- and 21st-century art from the Musee National d'Art Moderne collection, in six interconnected sections about how artists make us see differently.
Transparencyto 29 Aug 2027Grand Palais
Inaugural show of the new Palais des enfants: a playful, sensory journey where artworks and science experiments play with light to spark the curiosity and wonder of very young visitors.
Guillermo Kuitca, Chapelleto 31 Dec 2027Musée national Picasso-Paris
A site-specific installation by Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca in the chapel of the Hôtel Salé, where his "cubistoid" intersecting lines are painted directly onto the walls to form a new pictorial space.
Image credits
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- The Seine (Dans la Seine)Courtesy of Crypte archéologique de l'île de la Cité
- Exposition généraleCourtesy of Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
- Parisian FacesPaola Salerno / Musée Carnavalet
- 1776-2026: 250 Years of Franco-American FriendshipMusée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris
- Reinventing Landscape: Highlights of the Centre Pompidou CollectionCourtesy of Centre Pompidou
- Zeus, le cheval métallique au MuAMCourtesy of Musée des Arts et Métiers
- Dimanche sans fin: Maurizio Cattelan and the Centre Pompidou collectionPhoto © Zeno Zotti. Courtesy, Maurizio Cattelan's Archive et Galerie Perrotin
- To Open Eyes: Regards d'artistesCourtesy of Centre Pompidou
- Transparency© Romain Moretto / EPPDCSI
- Guillermo Kuitca, ChapelleCourtesy of Musée national Picasso-Paris
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