In Paris, there’s no shortage of cultural offerings to satisfy art and culture lovers. Every month, you can admire an immersive exhibition, exclusive photo prints, painting, drawing… in short, there’s something for everyone! Here are the exhibitions to see right now in Paris.
Prehistoric Planet: Dinosaurs at the Atelier des Lumières
Dinosaurs have invaded Paris! In the heart of the 11th arrondissement, the Atelier de Lumières presents a titanic immersive exhibition on the Jurassic period. Inspired by the Apple TV series of the same name, Planète Préhistorique : Dinosaures offers a 360-degree plunge into the world of these fascinating creatures. Walk in the giant footsteps of brachiosaurs and tyranosaurs, presented here in life-size versions, through incredible landscapes projected onto the floor and walls of this former foundry converted into a temple of digital art. Carried by Gérard Lanvin ‘s spellbinding voice and the original soundtrack by Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman and Kara Talve, created ah-hoc for the experience, let yourself be catapulted 66 million years back in time.
📍Location: Atelier des Lumières, 38 rue Saint-Maur, 75011
📅 Date: multiple dates
M. C. Escher at La Monnaie de Paris
La Monnaie de Paris is transformed into a hypnotic playground where Maurits Cornelis Escher, magician of impossible perspectives, leads us in a breathtaking graphic ballet. This major retrospective , already successfully presented in Toulouse (130,000 visitors), unveils over 150 works by the Dutch genius of optical illusions and impossible constructions for the first time in Paris. Immersive rooms, videos, didactic experiments… A joyful visual chaos not to be missed!
📍 Location: La Monnaie de Paris – 11 quai de Conti, 75006 Paris
📆 Dates : Multiple dates until January 31, 2026
The BNF Richelieu immersive exhibition
This month, we recommend a trip to the BNF Richelieu. This time, it’s not (just) to admire its sublime decor, but to try and unravel Cardinal Mazarin’s greatest secrets. For almost two hours, you and your team will have to solve a series of enigmas where your sense of observation and deduction will lead you on the trail of a four-century-old mystery… An immersive experience for 10-year-olds and up!
Location: 5, rue Vivienne – 75002 Paris
Date: from November 15
Price: -18 years: €15 / 18-26 years: €18 / Full price: €22
Playmobile at Bercy Village
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Until January 18, 2026, come and admire free playful works depicting playmobiles in classic masterpieces of painting. You’ll see these iconic toys from our childhood set against world-famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa, the Raft of the Medusa and La Laitière. It’s a playful exhibition that makes art fun for kids!
📍 Location: Cour Saint-Emilion, 75012 Paris
🗓️ Date: until January 18
L’empire du sommeil at the Musée Marmottan Monet
A waking dream not to be missed! From October 9, 2025 to March 1, 2026, the Musée Marmottan Monet in the 16th arrondissement opens its doors to an exhibition as mysterious as it is fascinating: The Empire of Sleep. Curated by neurologist and science historian Laura Bossi and collections director Sylvie Carlier, this artistic immersion explores sleep through the centuries. Symbolic, mythological, scientific and psychoanalytical, all the facets of sleep are deciphered in this terribly soothing artistic journey. In all: nearly a hundred works (paintings, drawings, sculptures, objects and documents) from the XIXᵉ-XXᵉ century that explore universal themes such as the sleep of the innocent, dreams and nightmares, the eroticism of the body and sleep disorders.
📍 Venue: Musée Marmottan Monet, 2 rue Louis-Boilly, 75016 Paris
📆 Date:Until March 1, 2026
Minimal” exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce
Until January 19, 2026, the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection offers an uncluttered plunge into the world of minimal art. Featuring over one hundred works by forty artists from all over the world (Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, François Morellet, Lee Ufan, etc.), ” Minimal ” explores the origins and strong themes of this movement born in the 60s, through pure forms and raw materials, creating a dialogue between the work and the visitor. The exhibition is structured around seven thematic sections (Monochrome, Grid, Light, Surface, Balance, Materialism, Mono-ha), highlighting the full power of Minimal art in an exceptional museum setting, where the space itself becomes part of the experience.
📍 Location: Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
📆 Date: Until January 19, 2026