Love and poetry head the lineup for Nuit Blanche 2026 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris

It's a favorite ofcontemporary art lovers, and then some! One night a year, Paris and the surrounding region are transformed into an open-air museum. The event is known as Nuit Blanche: a major free event celebrating contemporary art in all its forms.

Performances, concerts, installations, exhibitions, dance, theater: French and international artists take over every street corner, museum, church, monument or park to entertain us and help us discover their world. Every year, this very special nocturne is full of surprises...

In 2026, mark your calendar for Saturday, June 6, as Nuit Blanche returns for a night that promises to be memorable. And for good reason: the Nuit Blanche is set to dazzle, with the Fondation Louis Vuitton delivering an exceptional evening you won’t want to miss.

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The Fondation Louis Vuitton is a well-known venue for art lovers: with its XXL exhibitions and ever-changing program, the site attracts many enthusiasts in search of something new. Its unique architecture and large volumes allow us to experience a timeless moment at the heart of art.

For Nuit Blanche 2026, the Louis Vuitton Foundation is counting on a big turnout for a free, magical late-night experience... A heads-up: arriving early is wise—the venue is expected to fill up fast.

The Nuit Blanche program at the Fondation Louis Vuitton :

• FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON / A breeze of love swept through the night
  Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight
  

  A Breath of Love in the Night Has Passed*, Video Works from the Collection and a Poetry Reading, 2026
  The Fondation Louis Vuitton presents A Breath of Love in the Night Has Passed, an evening designed to echo the theme of this edition. The program brings together a selection of video works drawn from the Fondation’s Collection, plus four invited poets to declaim texts around the theme of love. For one night, the Fondation Louis Vuitton Auditorium becomes a space for sharing and dialogue where the power of words meets the force of images. The gathering offers a plural chorus of voices to evoke love in all its richness: ardor, relationships, breakups, doubts, desires—emotions deeply human, to be felt together, in unison. As Barbara Butch reminds us, by placing love at the heart of the collective experience—as both driving force, message, and precious jewel to be shared—this event celebrates what connects us: a universal language.
  *Excerpt from Soleil et Chair by Arthur Rimbaud.
  With videos by: Valie Export, Tao Hui, Valérie Mréjen, Youssef Nabil, Anri Sala, Ming Wong. With the poets: Selim-a Atallah Chettaoui, Rim Battal, Karim Kattan, Nantène Traoré.
  A program crafted by Ludovic Delalande (Fondation Louis Vuitton)

  
  
  

And discover the rest of the program in Paris.

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