From 150 years of Impressionism to the artistic programme of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this year in Paris promises to be as sporting as it is cultural. Constantin Brancusi, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse and the Lumière brothers... Paris' museums and digital art centres host some of the world's greatest artists. Discover our selection of must-see exhibitions and immersive experiences this year. Ready, set, go!
"Egypt of the Pharaohs: From Cheops to Ramses II" at the Atelier des Lumières
From 9 February 2024 to 5 January 2025
In 2024, the Atelier des Lumières offers a colourful plunge into the heart of ancient Egypt. The temples of Luxor and Abu Simbel, the tombs of Tutankhamen and Nefertari in the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the monumental sculptures of the pharaohs, the pyramids... The façades of the digital art centre in Paris reveal the sumptuous landscapes and architectural treasures of Egyptian civilisation in this new immersive exhibition.
Comic strips on every floor of the Centre Pompidou
From 29 May to 4 November 2024
From Franco-Belgian comics to American comic books and Asian manga, the ninth art is coming to the Centre Pompidou with no fewer than five exhibitions. Children of all ages can explore the history of this unique art form since the 1960s, immerse themselves in the fictional world of Corto Maltese and discover the quirky work of Marion Fayolle in a bivouac reminiscent of holiday camps. As you wander through the museum's aisles, you'll also find a number of monographs on works from the Centre Pompidou's permanent collection. The XXL programme includes workshops with cartoonists, screenings, animated concerts and original creations published on Instagram.
"Frida Kahlo ¡Viva La Vida!" at the Grand Palais Immersif
From 18 September 2024 to 2 March 2025
If we were to open Frida Kahlo's diary, discovered 20 years after her death, what could we read and learn about the life and work of one of the great figures of the 20th century? This is what the Grand Palais Immersif will offer visitors in 2024 in a new immersive exhibition. His personal life, his relations with the artists of his time, his intense artistic production: these are the aspects of the Mexican artist's private life and career that will be revealed in one of the rooms of the Opéra Bastille thanks to monumental projections, visual animations and soundtracks.
‘Heinz Berggruen, a connoisseur and his collection’ at the Musée de l'Orangerie
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France
From 2 October 2024 to 27 January 2025
From Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee to Henri Matisse and Alberto Giacometti, the greatest figures of modern art occupy a special place in the personal collection of Heinz Berggruen, a leading German art dealer who lived in Paris during the second half of the 20th century. This autumn, the Musée de l'Orangerie will be exhibiting around a hundred works illustrating the links he forged with the artists of his time.
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"Caillebotte. Peindre les hommes" Orsay Museum
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
From 8 October 2024 to 19 January 2025
Urban workers, sportsmen, men on balconies, men bathing... Male figures were a major inspiration in the work of Gustave Caillebotte. 130 years after the death of the Impressionist painter to whom we owe nearly 500 paintings bequeathed to the State, the Musée d'Orsay is devoting an exhibition to him this autumn. Among the masterpieces on show are Young Man at his Window, Part of a Boat and Rue de Paris, Temps de pluie.
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‘En solitaire autour du monde’ at the Musée national de la Marine
Musée national de la Marine de Paris, Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, Paris, France
From 16 October 2024 to 16 January 2025
As the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe gets underway on 10 November in Les Sables d'Olonne, in the Pays de la Loire region of France, this autumn the Musée National de la Marine is offering visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the daily lives of skippers, past and present, who have completed a single-handed circumnavigation of the globe. The exhibition includes sailing objects, models and sailors' outfits. Adventurers beware!
"Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &…" Louis Vuitton Foundation
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Paris, France
From 17 October 2024 to 24 February 2025
This fall, the Fondation Louis Vuitton is staging a major exhibition devoted to Pop Art and one of its emblematic figures, Tom Wesselmann. Comic strips, advertising, cinema, household robots and the tabloid press - popular culture in all its guises inspired the artists of this artistic movement, which emerged in the 1950s. In addition to the work of Tom Wesselmann, there are almost 150 paintings by Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusuma, Roy Lichtenstein and Sylvie Fleury.
‘Stephen Jones, artist's hats’ at the Palais Galliera
Palais Galliera, Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, France
From 19 October 2024 to 16 March 2025
A fashion accessory par excellence, the hat in all its forms is in the spotlight this autumn at the Palais Galliera. An invitation to discover the collections of British milliner Stephen Jones from the 1980s to the present day. Working with leading haute-couture houses such as Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier and John Galliano, his creations inspired by Paris and French history have toured the globe.
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