Free exhibition guide

Art Basel Paris 2025: Issey Miyake sublimates textiles and light in a free installation - our photos

Paris is set to vibrate to the beat of Art Basel 2025, the event that transforms the capital into a veritable art laboratory and playground for curious minds. As part of the Hors les murs program, the A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE installation takes up residence in the 3rd arrondissement from October 24 to 26, 2025. Conceived as a dialogue between textile and light, it promises a unique experience, free on reservation, at the frontier of fashion and contemporary art.

Open house at the studios of the Anvers aux Abbesses artists: this year's program

Get out your calendars, you have a date with the artists of the Antwerp Association at Les Abbesses from November 14 to 17, 2025. These free open houses are an opportunity to discover contemporary artists in the Montmartre district of Paris.

Saint Laurent x Charlotte Perriand: the design exhibition at the Patrick Seguin gallery - our photos

When Saint Laurent meets the spirit of Charlotte Perriand, design becomes a manifesto of elegance and freedom. From October 23 to November 22, 2025, the Galerie Patrick Seguin (Paris 11th arrondissement) presents, under the direction of Anthony Vaccarello, a free exhibition where modernist rigor meets the sensuality of materials. Four cult pieces reinvent the perfect balance between art, function, and desire.

Paris: Gunpla on display for free at the Maison de la Culture du Japon - our photos

From October 21 to November 15, 2025, the Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris immerses you in the world of model making through a free exhibition dedicated to Gunpla. This is an opportunity to (re)discover the history and evolution of these famous models, which are celebrating their 45th anniversary this year!

Pop-rock icons: a free photo exhibition at the town hall of Paris's 7th arrondissement

The 7th arrondissement town hall is going rock and roll! Artist Gaëlle Ghesquière is exhibiting her photographs of pop-rock icons there from November 4 to December 29, 2025.

Art Basel Paris 2025: 30 Blizzards, the free performance by Helen Marten and Miumiu at the Palais d'Iéna

Art Basel Paris 2025's "hors les murs" program takes us to the Palais d'Iéna, home to an original project presented by the Miu Miu brand. Join us from October 22 to 26, 2025 to discover this free hybrid installation in one of the capital's most remarkable buildings.

Les Impériales de Fontainebleau: murder mystery party, entertainment, and ball based on the Egyptian expedition

On the weekend of November 15 and 16, 2025, Les Impériales de Fontainebleau invites you to discover Napoleon's First Empire as if you were there, but this time in Egypt, through conferences, murder mystery parties, balls, and family exhibitions!

Clear skies / troubled waters: our photos of Steffani Jemison's exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations

American artist Steffani Jemison presents "Clear Skies / Troubled Waters" at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, from October 22, 2025, to February 8, 2026. This immersive exhibition combines sculpture, video, and sensory experimentation to explore movement, gravity, and the perception of the body in space.

Art Basel Paris 2025: an interactive work at the Chapelle des Petits-Augustins des Beaux-Arts

The Chapelle des Petits-Augustins at the Beaux-Arts de Paris is participating in the new edition of the Art Basel Paris fair, offering a free outdoor installation to be discovered from October 21 to 26, 2025.

Art Basel 2025: original and free contemporary art installations to see at the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is hosting a free contemporary art installation from October 21 to 26, 2025, as part of the Art Basel Paris off-site program.

Art Basel Paris 2025: contemporary artworks take over Avenue Winston Churchill, photos

Avenue Winston Churchill, which separates the Petit Palais and the Grand Palais, will be transformed into an open-air museum from October 21 to 26, 2025, for the Art Basel Paris art program. Discover the works on display.

Sole Crushing by Meriem Bennani: our photos of the immersive installation at Lafayette Anticipations

Meriem Bennani's exhibition "Sole Crushing" will be on display at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris from October 22, 2025, to February 8, 2026. This monumental installation combines contemporary art, performance, and music through an immersive sound work animated by percussive flip-flops.

Myths: the free exhibition designed by Jacquemus at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris - our photos

Simon Porte Jacquemus is organizing a free exhibition at the Collège des Bernardins, Paris, from October 20 to 24, 2025. Entitled "Mythes", the exhibition will bring together works from Antiquity and sculptures by Aristide Maillol, in a scenography imagined by the famous fashion designer.

Art Basel Paris 2025: Kermit the Frog takes over Place Vendôme, our photos

Art is everywhere in Paris, even on the Place Vendôme! For the Art Basel Paris fair, from October 20 to 26, 2026, artist Alex Da Corte is recreating an incident involving a giant green balloon bearing the image of Kermit the Frog... Discover it for free in the open air this fall.

Elmgreen & Dragset's free, hyperrealistic installation in a gallery in the Marais district of Paris.

Behind the window of the MASSIMODECARLO Pièce Unique gallery, a scene that is more real than life itself stops passersby in their tracks: a gallery assistant slumped over her desk, frozen in silence. Created by Elmgreen & Dragset, this hyperrealistic sculpture is at the heart of October 2025, a free exhibition that can be viewed day and night until October 31, 2025.

Rock'n' Drôle: Antoine de Caunes' free exhibition at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche - last days

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche goes rockin' back to school with Rock'n'Drôle, a free, offbeat exhibition by Antoine de Caunes. From August 30 to October 19, 2025, riffs, fashion, curiosities and installations electrify this Parisian shopping mecca on the Left Bank. Ready to vibrate to the rhythm of the legends?

RALentir: 90 artists transform the Nature Forte gallery into a giant color chart - our photos

New urban art exhibition at Nature Forte gallery! This autumn, the Parisian gallery opened by Jonk is transformed into a giant color chart thanks to the works of 90 artists. Join us from October 16 to November 8, 2025 to discover this colorful and committed exhibition, entitled "RALentir", free of charge.

Tarik Kiswanson presents "The Relief", a free exhibition at the Swedish Institute - our photos

This autumn and winter, the Swedish Institute in Paris invites Tarik Kiswanson, winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2023. On view free of charge from October 23, 2025 to January 11, 2026, this exhibition, entitled "The Relief", unveils a small selection of works by the multi-disciplinary visual artist, "presented for the first time in France".

Le rêve cette autre part: the dreamlike exhibition at the Pernod Ricard Foundation

At the Fondation Pernod Ricard, the exhibition "Le rêve, cette autre part" explores dreams as a space for creation, thought and relationships, with artists Amie Barouh, Chloé Quenum and philosopher Mohamed Amer Meziane. On view from February 17 to April 18, 2026.

Dans(e) la lumière, season 2: the full program for this artistic edition at the EDF Foundation

The EDF Foundation is organizing a second and new edition of its Dans(e) la lumière event, which combines exhibitions and dance performances. Season 2 runs from November 4, 2025 to January 31, 2026. Find out more about the program.