In 2026, you won’t be bored. The cultural calendar promises to be packed: paintings, free immersive installations, photos… You’re in for a real treat! Discover our selection of the best exhibitions to mark on your calendar this year.
This massive retrospective traces the exceptional career of one of the greatest photographers of her time: Lee Miller. From fashion to war reporting, you’ll discover nearly 250 prints, some of which have never been seen before… An exhibition on view through August 2 in Paris!
For this new year, the world’s largest museum brings together two visions of sculpture, those of two great artists: Michelangelo and Rodin. And you’ll see that the influences of one have irrevocably inspired certain works and themes explored by the other. A fantastic exhibition to discover through next June.
Renoir and Love at the Musée d’Orsay
This year, the Musée d’Orsay will celebrate its 40th anniversary! To mark the occasion, a rich program awaits visitors: concerts, exhibitions, performances… Among the most anticipated, you’ll discover a sublime exhibition on Auguste Renoir and his vision of love. Amid colorful open-air cafés and bustling Parisian boulevards, the painter delighted in capturing the joy and tenderness of life through his major works. An exhibition running through July 19, 2026.
Unicorns at the Cluny Museum
These magnificent fantastical creatures have captured the human imagination since the Middle Ages. Discover all the secrets of the unicorn through history, art, and the ages. A fascinating epic not to be missed this year.
Henri Matisse at the Grand Palais
Discover the final years of modern painter Henri Matisse’s career through more than 200 works on display: paintings, drawings, gouaches, textiles, stained glass… A multifaceted artist who enjoyed exploring other art forms from 1941 to 1954.
Marilyn Monroe at the Cinémathèque Française
An actress, but also an icon, a muse, and a symbol, Marilyn Monroe has all too often been reduced to the image of a sex symbol, overshadowing her talent for acting. Through this remarkable exhibition, you’ll discover the full range of her skills and the subtlety of her acting through her iconic roles!
Nan Goldin at the Grand Palais
An absolute icon of contemporary photography, Nan Goldin takes over the Grand Palais with This Will Not End Well, an exhibition as intimate as it is deeply moving. Here, the artist reveals a different side of herself: as a filmmaker, through slideshows she describes as true“films made of photos.” The result? An unfiltered dive into her life, her friendships, her loves, and her struggles, from 1979 to the present. Set within immersive pavilions designed to resemble a village, the exhibition brings together six major works , including The Ballad of Sexual Dependency and The Other Side, and explores powerful themes such as gender, addiction, and loss. Raw, poignant, and universal, this retrospective is a total work of art.