Migration and climate: an instructive exhibition at the Palais de la Porte Dorée, our photos

The Palais de la Porte Dorée tackles a complex subject with the "Migrations and Climate" exhibition. A theme explored through art and documentary photography, to be discovered from October 17, 2025 to April 5, 2026.

It's an important subject, which at first glance may seem serious or heavy-handed. However, the Palais de la Porte Dorée has come up with a very interesting and educational exhibition, both historical and forward-looking. The Palais de la Porte Dorée has organized a major exhibition on human migration and the impact of climate change on population movements. Fires, floods, excessive temperatures, earthquakes: as climate disruption worsens living conditions in certain regions, what will societies look like in the coming years?

To answer this question, the Palais de la Porte Dorée presents the exhibition Migrations et climat, from October 17, 2025 to April 5, 2026. Through works of art, testimonials, videos and installations, as well as over 200 documentary photographs, contemporary artists and researchers give a voice to those most concerned by these sensitive issues.

From the Pacific Islands to Greenland, from Senegal to France, people all over the world can be affected by the need to find refuge in another country. Scientific data, human testimonies and artists' views create an enriched dialogue, which aims to include visitors in the reflection.

This exhibition looks at the historical aspect of climate-driven migration: contrary to what you might think, this is not a new phenomenon. The exhibition then examines the different responses of societies to these migrants, while deconstructing preconceived ideas about politics and climate.

An astonishing journey awaits us at the Palais de la Porte Dorée. Classic paintings and contemporary installations, documentary evidence and art photography, cultural and sociological objects, sculptures, music, films or comic strip extracts: the museum has brought together a wide variety of works to talk about this subject, which is also much more varied than what we hear on a daily basis.

The tour looks at migration from a number of angles: climate and environment, of course, but also economics, politics... Without pointing the finger of blame, the Palais de la Porte Dorée seeks above all to identify the reasons why people leave their countries. The scientific exhibition is of course highly didactic, but it's also beautiful, and showcases many cultures from all over the world.

Far from being moralistic, this exhibition at the Palais de la Porte Dorée is designed to be accessible to all, both playful and educational, to speak to all audiences.

Scientific, artistic, human: the Migrations and Climate exhibition encourages us to observe the present and the future, to better live through these predicted changes.

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