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The 12 most beautiful exhibitions not to miss in Paris in April

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Eugène Boudin, La plage de Deauville, 1893 © Studio Christian Baraja SLB

It's here, spring has arrived, and just as the little plants bloom in the gardens of the capital, beautiful exhibitions are blooming in its museums as well (and as you may have noticed, it makes us want to be cute and poetic).

For the occasion, we’re presenting a selection of the best among them to inspire you for your dates (love season and all that). And the good news is, there will be something for every taste!


1. What the Horizon Promises at the EDF Foundation

The EDF Group Foundation is dedicated to showcasing themes that resonate with all of us in a constantly changing world. This time, the institution explores our relationship with the future through an exhibition that combines beliefs, scientific knowledge, and artistic creation. Nearly thirty artists invite us to question how we envision our future and how we seek to interpret it. The best part? At the entrance of the exhibition, you can participate in an interactive experience that invites you to share your vision of the future in 2100, which an AI will translate into images.

What the horizon promises
EDF Group Foundation
6, rue Juliette-Récamier – 7th
Until September 9, 2025
Free entry with reservation
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2. Deserts at the MNHN

From the hottest lands of Africa to the glacial landscapes of the poles, the National Museum of Natural History invites you to explore the most inhospitable and extreme regions of the world. An unprecedented journey, from the Sahara to the Gobi Desert, through which the Museum reveals how various species, whether plant or animal, have managed to survive.o;adapt to survive in such intense conditions. A true playful, scientific and aesthetic immersion at the heart of these fascinating yet fragile environments.

Deserts
Grande Galerie de l’Évolution
36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire – 5e
From April 2 to November 30, 2025
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3. 100% the Expo at La Villette

For this 7th &Edition, 100% L’EXPO, which each year aims to bring together young contemporary artists around major societal issues, invites us to discover a stunning selection of creations. Visual and digital arts, cinema, fashion design, and even photography, all means are good to showcase this new generation of young artists who have just graduated, whose diverse backgrounds allow all visitors to find THE creation that speaks to them. Meetings, performances, clubbing, and live shows complete this unmissable event.

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100% the Expo
Grande Halle de La Villette
211, avenue Jean-Jaurès – 19th
From April 10 to May 11, 2025
Free admission
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4. Art is in the Street at the Musée d'Orsay

Goodbye paintings, sculptures, and photos! For the first time in its history, the Musée d'Orsay is dedicating a massive exhibition to the art of street posters. This is a chance for the museum to showcase how this practice has, over the years, evolved into a fully recognized art form, eventually becoming a reference and a common practice around the world. It's a journey into late 19th century Paris, immersing us in the heart of the streets of Belle Époque, with their artistic and cultural effervescence, their colors, at the time when mass culture was born.

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Art is in the street
Musée d'Orsay
Esplanade Valéry-Giscard-d'Estaing – 7th
Until July 6, 2025
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5. Giants of the Seas at the Marine Museum

For 1 month, the Marine Museum invites us to explore the incredible photographs by Ewan Lebourdais, showcasing true behemoths: the ships of the national navy. Absolutely gigantic boats and impressive submarines come together in a selection of about twenty images presented by the museum, highlighting the technical, technological, and human feats represented by the construction of such vessels, which encompass more than...

16,000 women and men, a community of experts in 230 professions carrying on a craftsmanship of over 400 years.

Titans of the Seas
Musée national de la Marine
17, Place du Trocadéro-et-du-11-Novembre – 16th
From April 2 to May 5, 2025
Free entry
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6. Saved Treasures from Gaza at the Ima

Through this new exhibition, the Arab World Institute unveils a stunning collection of genuine treasures from Gaza. Originating from the Franco-Palestinian excavations that began in 1995, as well as from the private collection of Jawdat Khoudery donated in 2018 to the Palestinian National Authority, these 130 works span over 5,000 years of history and represent a heritage of immeasurable wealth. It's a chance to discover simply spectacular pieces, like the mosaic of Abu Baraqeh. A unique and unprecedented appointment with the history of Gaza.

Saved Treasures of Gaza - 5,000 Years of History
Arab World Institute
1, rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard – 5th
From April 3 to November 2, 2025
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7. Matisse and Marguerite at the Museum of Modern Art

This is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. And today, the Museum of Modern Art invites us to rediscover his work through the lens of his favorite model, his eldest daughter, Marguerite. Through a hundred paintings and drawings, Henri Matisse reveals himself through his fatherly gaze. A sensitive and intimate view cast on the painter’s work, thanks to portraits.To the rare emotion, to the height of the affection he held for his muse, with a remarkable honesty and intensity. The powerful image of a familial bond that nothing can defy: a father’s love for his daughter.

Matisse and Marguerite: A Father's Perspective
Musée d'Art Moderne
11, Avenue du Président-Wilson – 16th Arrondissement
From April 4 to August 24, 2025
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8. Circulation(s) at CENTQUATRE-PARIS

The Circulation(s) festival is back at CENTQUATRE for an amazing 15th edition, highlighting the young European photography. This year, around twenty artists from 13 different countries will dazzle us with their works that are as diverse as they are powerful. As always, the festival is also a great opportunity for the museum to shine a light on a specific region, and this year,...

it's Lithuania that is in the spotlight, with no less than 4 young artists showcased.

Circulation(s)
CENTQUATRE - PARIS
5, rue Curial – 19e
From April 5 to June 1, 2025
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9. The Paris of Agnès Varda at the Carnavalet Museum

For the first time, a <Institution is interested in the work of the filmmaker through the lens of a place that held a vital role in her work: the courtyard-workshop on Rue Daguerre in the 14th arrondissement. More generally, the Carnavalet Museum highlights the unique and powerful connection that existed between Agnès Varda and the City of Light, creating a dialogue between documentaries and fictions. It's a chance to rediscover the quirky perspective, tinged with humor and strangeness that the artist had on the people and streets of the capital, and to experience Paris and Varda's creations in a new light.

The Paris of Agnès Varda, here and there
Carnavalet Museum - History of Paris
23, rue de Sévigné – 3rd
From April 9 to August 28, 2025
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10. The Father of Impressionism at the Marmottan Monet Museum

Through 80 works and 8 sections, the Marmottan Monet Museum invites us to discover the prolific and varied career of Eugène Boudin. From his early Norman landscapes to his marines of Venice, passing through Bordeaux, Brittany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, it's a true journey into the work of the Impressionist painter that the institution offers. An opportunity to contemplate while...

his hours his incredible skies using all shades of blue, while highlighting the unbreakable bond between Boudin and his main student: Claude Monet.

Eugène Boudin, The Father of Impressionism: A Special Collection
Marmottan Monet Museum
2, rue Louis-Boilly – 16th
From April 9 to August 31, 2025
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David Hockney 25 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation

He is undoubtedly the most French of British painters. David Hockney, who has been living in Normandy for a few years, never stops proclaiming his love for French landscapes, whether through his words or his paintings. However, for a long time, he was the most Californian of Britons, far removed from the Normandy countryside. This unusual evolution is reflected in his works, instantly recognizable at first glance, which will be highlighted in the upcoming exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, showcasing the last 25 years of a career as spectacular as it is innovative.

David Hockney 25
Louis Vuitton Foundation
8, Avenue Mahatma Gandhi – 16th
From April 9 to September 1, 2025
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12. The Little Prince at the Atelier des Lumières

Since our earliest childhood, the work of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has continually amazed us. The good news? This spring, the French masterpiece, the most read and translated in the world with over 80 million copies sold, is arriving in the capital with sound and light. In the form of a living and animated canvas, Culturespaces and the estate of the famous French writer present The Little Prince like you've never seen it before!

had ever seen. Under our wide-eyed children's gaze, the rose, the fox, and even the lamplighter come to life, bringing us immense joy.

The Little Prince
Atelier des Lumières
38, rue Saint-Maur – 11th
Starting April 11, 2025
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