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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.

Bokbar pop-up bookstore: Nordic books to devour at the Swedish Institute

This fall, Bokbar is setting up shop at the Swedish Institute and opening a pop-up bookstore dedicated to Nordic literature. Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Tove Jansson, Sara Stridsberg, Sofi Oksanen, Karl Ove Knausgård, Karolina Ramqvist... come and discover the novels of these talented Nordic authors until December 21, 2025.

The 2025 Bear Festival: video mapping, dance, projection, and DJ set at the Museum of Hunting and Nature

The 7th Bear Festival takes over the Museum of Hunting and Nature in Paris on October 29, 2025! With bear-themed performances, immersive installations, contemporary dance, and a film screening about this mythical animal, get ready to growl, roar, and let yourself be carried away by the magic of the wild.

Bâton Rouge: the place to create your own custom makeup and learn about colorimetry in Paris.

Looking for the perfect lipstick or blush to match your complexion? Why not go for a custom-made product? That's what Bâton Rouge, an unusual boutique in Paris, offers. The concept? Create your own 100% eco-friendly lipstick, from the color to the fragrance to the texture, as well as your blush, based on your taste, your skin tone, and your colorimetry!

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.

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".

The Hôtel de Soubise, a remarkable setting for the French National Archives

In the heart of the Marais district, discover a private mansion and its hidden garden, home to the Archives nationales and a free museum open to all. A chance to admire the sublime architecture of the Hôtel de Soubise!

Forgeries and counterfeiters, from the Middle Ages to the present day: the free exhibition at the National Archives

Can you tell the real from the fake? From October 15, 2025 to February 2, 2026, the National Archives and the Banque de France will be testing your critical thinking skills in their new exhibition on famous forgeries from history.

La Licorne, l'Étoile et la Lune: the Lamarche-Ovize exhibition at the Musée de la Chasse

The Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize duo take over the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature with "La Licorne, l'Étoile et la Lune", an immersive exhibition combining art, dream habitat and dream landscapes, on view from October 14, 2025 to March 8, 2026.

The Musée des Arts et Métiers: a historical journey through the greatest inventions

The Musée des Arts et Métiers is the kind of fun, family-friendly museum we love. Come and discover the world's greatest technical and technological inventions, housed in a historic monument.

Flops?! Dare, fail, innovate: the funny exhibition unveiled at the Musée des Arts et Métiers

The Musée des Arts et Métiers takes a look at failure and its necessity in the world of invention, with the amusing exhibition "Flops. Oser, rater, innover", presented from October 14, 2025 to May 17, 2026.

Bouillon de Paris: a new, even cheaper bouillon in Paris

Located on Place de la République, Bouillon de Paris resurrects the convivial atmosphere and generous recipes of the bouillons of yesteryear, with affordable home cooking. Reserve your table now!

Underground: Raymond Pettibon's ironic exhibition at the Musée Picasso - our photos

The Musée Picasso Paris presents Underground, an exhibition devoted to Raymond Pettibon, from October 14, 2025 to March 1, 2026. Seventy drawings and fanzines reveal his ironic, subversive universe.

Musée Picasso in Paris: prices, access, opening hours... All you need to know about the Paris museum

If you're a fan of Picasso's work, head to the Musée Picasso to discover the museum's permanent collections, as well as numerous exhibitions on the artist's world. History, access, opening hours, prices... We tell you everything you need to know about this beautiful Parisian museum!

Exhibition The irony of history: Philip Guston caricatures the United States at the Musée Picasso

The Musée Picasso welcomes Philip Guston, an American artist who depicts the United States of the 70s and 80s with humor and irony. The exhibition The Irony of History runs from October 14, 2025 to March 1, 2026.

Berlinde De Bruyckere: her "Need" exhibition at Galleria Continua - our photos

This autumn, Galleria Continua opens its doors to Berlinde De Bruyckere. The Belgian artist, a major figure in contemporary art, presents "Need", a solo exhibition exploring the vulnerability and fragility of the body. An artistic event to be discovered free of charge from October 10 to December 30, 2025.

Ardif presents "Felines Mechanimal", an urban art exhibition on the world of felines - our photos

Ardif presents its new solo exhibition in Paris! Join us from Wednesday October 8 to Sunday October 12, 2025 at a gallery in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris to discover "Felines Mechanimal", a free installation by the French street artist featuring some fifteen works on the world of felines.

Voir la mer: a free contemporary exhibition at the Maif Social Club - photos

Contemporary artists draw inspiration from the oceans to create original works, sometimes amusing, sometimes disturbing... Come and discover the Voir la mer exhibition, presented at the Maif Social Club from October 11, 2025 to July 25, 2026.

Les gens de Paris, 1926-1936: the historical exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet is unveiled

What if you could find your great-grandparents in the streets of Paris? The exhibition Les Gens de Paris 1926-1936 at the Musée Carnavalet delves into unpublished census records to reveal the Parisians of the interwar period. From October 8, 2025 to February 8, 2026.

Denise Bellon: A wandering eye at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme

Come to the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme to discover the exhibition dedicated to Denise Bellon. This first major retrospective rediscovers a free and committed photographer, a pioneer of photojournalism in France and a fellow traveler of the Surrealists.