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The 9 Best Exhibitions to See in Paris Before Year's End

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Paul Gauguin, Trois Tahitiens, ou Conversation, 1899 © Galeries nationales d'Écosse

Here we are, back-to-school season is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: we've (already) passed the halfway point of the year. The first half of 2026 slipped through our fingers without us being able to do anything about it, and honestly, the speed at which time flies by is quite dizzying. Fortunately, the capital's cultural institutions are bursting with fabulous exhibitions for the second semester, which will warm our hearts and put stars in our eyes.


Line and Image at the Luxembourg Museum

He's known for his famous Campbell's Soup Cans, his Marilyn Diptych or his colorful portraits of Judy Garland and Ingrid Bergman. A pioneer of Pop art, Andy Warhol drew throughout his entire life, right up until his final moments. Caricatures, portraits, advertising posters… His range of expertise was particularly broad and he didn't hesitate to experiment with multiple techniques using stencils, collages, broken lines, and stamps. It's these many facets and infinite talent that will take center stage at the Luxembourg Museum.

Andy Warhol. Line and Image
Luxembourg Museum
19, rue de Vaugirard – 6th
September 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027
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Cézanne and Us at the Grand Palais

He was the absolute master of color. From his Provençal landscapes to his endless exploration of Mont Sainte-Victoire, Paul Cézanne never stopped elevating nature, eventually becoming one of the pioneers of modern art. A rich, powerful body of work that certainly left its mark on generations of painters, from Paul Gauguin to Henri Matisse, passing through Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian and Joan Mitchell. It's this significant influence that the Grand Palais is highlighting

in the spotlight this autumn, highlighting the rich legacy left by Cézanne.

Cézanne and Us
Grand Palais
13, Avenue du Général Eisenhower – 8th
September 23, 2026 to January 17, 2027
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Monet, Painting Time at the Musée de l'Orangerie

With this exhibition, the museum located in the Tuileries explores a question as simple as it is fascinating: how to represent the passage of time? An obsession that accompanied Monet throughout his career and which finds its ultimate expression in the immense Water Lilies, installed right here according to his own wishes. The exhibition brings together dozens of works to tell this endless quest for light, to show us a painter ever more daring, always more profound and poetic in his art.

Monet, Painting Time
Musée de l'Orangerie
Tuileries Garden – 1st arrondissement
From September 30, 2025 to January 25, 2027
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Remember me at the Bourse de Commerce

To celebrate the bicentenary of photography, the Bourse de Commerce is presenting a major exhibition featuring several hundred works by many renowned artists. On the program, no fewer than 700 works, signed by Wolfgang Tillmans, Cindy Sherman, Gustave Le Gray, Dorothea Lange and Louise Lawler, among others. You're invited to wander freely through them and trace the entire history of photography, uncovering all the secrets of this medium that revolutionized

lutionné l’art.

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Remember Me
Bourse de Commerce
2, rue de Viarmes – 1st arrondissement
October 7 through January 18, 2027
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Jean-Paul Belmondo, the Magnificent at the Cinémathèque

After havingcelebrated figures of cinema, like Louis de Funès, Agnès Varda, Marilyn Monroe, or even Romy Schneider, the temple of the seventh art is about to honor one of the greatest French faces on the big screen: Jean-Paul Belmondo. A look back at the story of an actor who became the icon of a generation, who never stopped pushing the boundaries and limits throughout his career, revolutionizing both comedy and action films with unwavering passion.

Jean-Paul Belmondo, the Magnificent
French Cinemathèque
51, rue de Bercy – 12th arrondissement
From October 7, 2026 to January 31, 2027
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Gustave Fayet at the Louis Vuitton Foundation

The Louis Vuitton Foundation continues its exploration cycle of great collectors' figures, this time turning its attention to Gustave Fayet, both for his qualities as an art curator and as a creator. A two-part exhibition where names such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Odilon Redon, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Paul Signac, Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard and Henri Matisse sit alongside Fayet's own canvases, some of which

ines inconnues du grand public.

Gustave Fayet, Collector - Creator. Icons of Modern Art
Fondation Louis Vuitton
8, avenue du Mahatma Gandhi – 16th arrondissement
October 9, 2026 to March 8, 2027
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<Drugs at the Musée de l'Homme

Nicotine, cannabis, MDMA, and morphine — this fall, the Musée de l'Homme puts drugs under the microscope. Each substance will be analyzed through different perspectives to understand their effects on humanity and societies throughout the centuries. From your simple morning coffee to the most illicit substances, the exhibition explores our more or less daily consumption without taboo, tracing its history while also revealing some of the most troubling secrets, taking us all the way back to the depths of Prehistory.

Drugs
Museum of Mankind
17, Trocadéro Square — 16th arrondissement
From November 18, 2026 to June 6, 2027
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The secrets of the Alhambra at the Arab World Institute

A true jewel of Islamic art, the Alhambra is among the world's most visited monuments. Yet over the centuries, this architectural marvel has transformed, to the point of becoming quite different from the fortress built by the Nasrid sultans. It's the story of this version that the Arab World Institute takes us through in its upcoming exhibition. A unique opportunity to discover this exceptional place at the height of its splendor thanks to an interactive exhibition tour couper le souffle.

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The Secrets of the Alhambra
Arab World Institute
1, rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard – 5th arrondissement
November 24, 2026 to May 16, 2027
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Girls. Adolescence, Fashion and Rebellion at the GrandPalace

The age of transformation, adolescence is a pivotal period that fascinates, influences, inspires and questions. At a moment when the young girl is no longer really a child and not quite an adult, her figure becomes a playground for artists, who strive to represent this inevitable yet utterly unique passage. Room after room, the artworks reclaim the space of these models so often reduced to their innocence and youth, to highlight their artistic, social and political power.


SISTERS, Jim Britt, 1976 © Jim Britt

Girls. Adolescence, Fashion and Rebellion
Grand Palais
13, Avenue General Eisenhower – 8th arrondissement
December 9, 2026 to March 21, 2027
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