Petit palais - activities

Le Corps en mouvement: when sport and art meet in the collections of the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is showcasing its permanent collections, and linking sport and art with a brand new exhibition: discover "Le corps en mouvement" free of charge from May 15 to November 17 2024.

Nuit des Musées 2024: free concerts, gym and workshops at the Petit Palais

On the occasion of the Nuit des Musées, organized on May 18, 2024, the Petit Palais welcomes visitors free of charge in the evening, for various activities within the museum. Concerts, drawing workshops... Something to surprise the curious!

Nocturne electro at the Petit Palais: exhibition, DJ sets, and charleston initiations - reservations

The Petit Palais will be transformed into an electro dancefloor on Friday, April 5, 2024! In partnership with Dure Vie media, the museum invites you to an exceptional nocturne around the exhibition "Le Paris de la Modernité, 1905-1925", featuring music, charleston initiations and DJ sets! Online reservations open this Friday, March 22 at 12 noon.

The voice of the forest: the exhibition that reconnects us with nature at the Petit Palais - photos

Bohemian painter Théodore Rousseau is the focus of a major exhibition at the Petit Palais. From March 5 to July 7, 2024, come and admire "La voix de la forêt".

Tip: a weekend of free events for families at the Petit Palais, February 10-11

On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February 2024, we're off to the Petit Palais for a weekend of free family activities on the theme of birds (and their feathers)!

Pierre Bonnard: where to see the painter's works in Paris?

Painter, engraver, sculptor, lithographer: Pierre Bonnard left his mark on the post-impressionist art world. Discover the works of this great French artist in Paris museums.

Le Paris de la Modernité, the historical exhibition at the Petit Palais up to the Roaring Twenties

Discover Paris from the Belle Époque to the Roaring Twenties in an exceptional historical exhibition, presenting the capital in all its modernity, at the heart of the Petit Palais, from November 14, 2023.

Nuits corticales, Loris Gréaud's contemporary exhibition transforms the Petit Palais - photos

A fantastic and magical world takes over the Petit Palais... Discover the free exhibition Cortical Nights, from October 4, 2023 to January 14, 2024.

Fête de la Science 2023: guided tour of the body at the Petit Palais

For the Fête de la Science, why not learn more about the body at the Petit Palais on October 17, 2023, with guided tours of the museum's superb collections?

Journées du Patrimoine 2023 at the Petit Palais and in its verdant garden

To mark the Journées du Patrimoine 2023, the Petit Palais is offering a weekend of free events on Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17, 2023.

Treasures in black and white, an exhibition of the great printmaking masters at the Petit Palais - our photos

Goya, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rembrandt, Dürer... The great masters of printmaking are all together at the Petit Palais for an unprecedented exhibition. Discover Treasures in Black and White from September 12 2023 to January 14 2024.

Sarah Bernhardt exhibition at the Petit Palais, final days

A renowned actress, painter and sculptor, Sarah Bernhardt remains one of France's greatest artists. The Petit Palais pays tribute to this tragic actress with an exhibition on view until August 27, 2023.

The Petit Palais café-restaurant in Paris is transformed into a concept store

Ideally nestled in the heart of the Petit Palais, in a lush setting, the café-restaurant is sure to seduce. This autumn, the spot is transformed into an innovative concept store, with a menu designed by Amandine Chaignot and pastries by Claire Heitzler. We tell you all about it.

Nuit Blanche 2023 in Paris: Sufi dance at the Petit Palais

Nuit Blanche takes over Paris and the surrounding region this Saturday, June 3, 2023. It's the perfect opportunity to discover the Petit Palais in a whole new light, by checking out the program that awaits us!

The Jardin du Petit Palais, a hidden gem with terrace and café-restaurant

At the heart of the Petit Palais, which is freely accessible to all, all year round, lies an exotic green garden. Like a veritable oasis, it's the ideal setting for a drink in the sun. There's a café-restaurant with a pleasant terrace and deckchairs set up around the peristyle.

Vertigo of the imagination, the Belle Epoque exhibition at the Petit Palais

Until late 2022, discover a retrospective exhibition about André Devambez, an all-rounder artist from the Belle Epoque, who enjoyed overflowing and fantasist imagination, in the heart of the Petit Palais.

Giovanni Boldini exhibition at the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais is devoting an exhibition to the works of Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, entitled Giovanni Boldini, Le Plaisirs et les jours, from March 29 to July 24, 2022.

Ilya Repine, painting the soul of Russia, the retrospective at the Petit Palais

The Petit Palais invites us to discover one of the greatest Russian painters through a never-before-seen exhibition: Ilya Repine, painting the soul of Russia. From October 5, 2021 to January 23, 2022, meet this artist who contributed to the glory of Russia.

Limited edition, the exhibition in tribute to Ambroise Vollard at the Petit Palais - final days

The Petit Palais presents a retrospective on Ambroise Vollard, promoter of the greatest painters of his time. This exhibition, on view from May 19 to August 29, 2021, offers an overview of the art scene from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th. Come and admire paintings by Cézanne, Picasso and Gauguin in this never-before-seen retrospective.

Augustin Rouart, the Petit Palais exhibition - our photos

The Petit Palais spotlights the Rouart donation, a rich collection of paintings from the Rouart family. From June 1 to October 10, come and admire the exhibition Augustin Rouart, la peinture en héritage.