Here is a round-up of exhibitions in Paris starting in September 2015. Check out my Cultural Calendar page to see a large selection of exhibitions currently on!

NEW EXHIBITIONS

There are some intriguing exhibitions opening this month. I'm especially excited about the Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun retrospective at the Grand Palais and the exhibition on representations of prostitution at the Musée d'Orsay. And the Louvre's exhibition should be spectacular, as it will be a pluridisciplinary show with contemporary artists displayed near objects from different periods.

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Sep 23

Sep 23, 2015 – Jan 4, 2016

Une brève histoire de l'avenir

Sep 23, 2015 – Jan 4, 2016

Musée du Louvre (Paris 1er): This exhibition is based on the book by Jacques Attali of the same name, published in 2006. Pluridisciplinary, it brings a number of contemporary artists into a dialogue with noteworthy works from different eras, retracing in the present an account of the past conducive to a clearer view of the future.

Sep 23, 2015 – Jan 4, 2016

Sep 22

Sep 22, 2015 – Jan 11, 2016

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)

Sep 22, 2015 – Jan 11, 2016

Grand Palais (Paris 8e): This first retrospective devoted to the works of Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun presents an artist whose life stretched from the reign of Louis XV to that of Louis-Philippe (one of the most eventful and turbulent periods in European and above all French history of modern times).

Sep 22, 2015 – Jan 11, 2016

Splendeurs et misères - Images de la prostitution en France (1850-1910)

Sep 21

Sep 21, 2015 – Jan 12, 2016

Splendeurs et misères - Images de la prostitution en France (1850-1910)

Sep 21, 2015 – Jan 12, 2016

Musée d'Orsay (Paris 7e): The first major show on the subject of prostitution, this exhibition attempts to retrace the way French and foreign artists, fascinated by the people and places involved in prostitution, have constantly sought to find new pictorial resources for depicting the realities and fantasies it implied.

Sep 21, 2015 – Jan 12, 2016

Sep 18

Sep 18, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016

Korea Now !

Sep 18, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016

Les Arts Décoratifs (Paris 1er): This major event will bring together more than 700 works of art by 150 artists, artisans, designers, fashion designers and graphic designers in almost all of the museum’s temporary exhibition spaces.

Sep 18, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016

Sep 15

Sep 15, 2015 – Jan 24, 2016

Fragonard amoureux

Sep 15, 2015 – Jan 24, 2016

Musée du Luxembourg (Paris 6e): According to the Goncourt brothers, the eighteenth century was an era of seduction, love and intrigue, and Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) might have been its main illustrator, if not its main agent.

Sep 15, 2015 – Jan 24, 2016

Sep 9

Sep 9, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016

Villa Flora : les temps enchantés

Sep 9, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016

Musée Marmottan Monet (Paris 16e): This exhibition presents artworks from the prestigious collection of the Swiss couple Arthur and Hedy Hahnloser.

Sep 9, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016

Sep 7

Sep 7, 2015 – Jan 31, 2016

Osiris : mystères engloutis d'Égypte

Sep 7, 2015 – Jan 31, 2016

Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris 5e): The objects will be drawn largely from the last seven years of underwater excavations at the ancient cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus off the coast of Egypt. The selection will be supplemented by 40 artefacts from museums in Cairo and Alexandria.

Sep 7, 2015 – Jan 31, 2016

CLOSING SOON

So many exhibitions to visit before the end of the month! I am really intriguided by the exhibition on contemporary stained glass at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, as well as the three photography exhibitions on at the Jeu de Paume. I also want to visit the exhibition on the Inca Empire and the conquistadors! The exhibition on 'exotic' beverages at the Musée Cognacq-Jay is definitely worth a visit.

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Jun 22

Jun 22, 2015 – Sep 20, 2015

L'Inca et le conquistador

Jun 22, 2015 – Sep 20, 2015

Musée du quai Branly (Paris 7e): Through the portraits of the Inca Atahualpa and the Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the exhibition presents the key events in the conquest of the Inca Empire and describes the encounter between two worlds.

Jun 22, 2015 – Sep 20, 2015

Jun 1

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Khvay Samnang, L'Homme-caoutchouc

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Jeu de Paume (Paris 8e): For over one year, Khvay Samnang repeatedly returned to Rattanakiri, Cambodia’s northeastern highland province, to survey the altered environment—from the remaining villages to the strategic clearings, from rubber tree saplings to mature plantations.

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Germaine Krull (1897-1985), Un destin de photographe

Jun 1

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Germaine Krull (1897-1985), Un destin de photographe

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Jeu de Paume (Paris 8e): Germaine Krull is at once one of the best-known figures in the history of photography, by virtue of her role in the avant-garde's from 1920 to 1940, and a pioneer of modern photojournalism.

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Jun 1

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Valérie Jouve, Corps en résistance

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Jeu de Paume (Paris 8e): Valérie Jouve's photographic and film work is rooted in the alchemy between bodies and space, humanity and the urban landscape.

Jun 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

May 26

May 26, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Thé, café ou chocolat ?

May 26, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Musée Cognacq-Jay (Paris 3e): This exhibition proposes a new way of looking at 18th century "exotic" beverages, from rituals to daily life, by presenting artworks from emblematic artists and objects.

May 26, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Chagall, Soulages, Benzaken... Le vitrail contemporain

May 20

May 20, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015

Chagall, Soulages, Benzaken... Le vitrail contemporain

May 20, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015

Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (Paris 16e): This exhibition explores contemporary stained glass windows, from 1945 to today.

May 20, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015

May 12

May 12, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

Trésors du ghetto de Venise

May 12, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme (Paris 3e): Treasures hidden during World War II in the Venice ghetto are on display.

May 12, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

Apr 15

Apr 15, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015

Archi-timbrée

Apr 15, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015

Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (Paris 16e): A journey of French architecture as seen through stamps.

Apr 15, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015

Dolce vita ? Du Liberty au design italien (1900-1940)

Apr 14

Apr 14, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

Dolce vita ? Du Liberty au design italien (1900-1940)

Apr 14, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

Musée d'Orsay (Paris 7e): In Italy in the early twentieth century the decorative arts were used to interpret the desire for progress of a nation that had only just found its unity. Cabinetmakers, ceramicists and glass-makers all worked together with the leading artists, creating a veritable "Italian style".

Apr 14, 2015 – Sep 13, 2015

Filmer la guerre : Les Soviétiques face à la Shoah (1941-1946)

Jan 9

Jan 9, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Filmer la guerre : Les Soviétiques face à la Shoah (1941-1946)

Jan 9, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Mémorial de la Shoah (Paris 4e): To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of the camps by the Allies, this exhibition presents images the Soviets filmed on the entire Eastern front, most of which have never been seen before.

Jan 9, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015

Nov 13

Nov 13, 2014 – Sep 27, 2015

Rodin, le laboratoire de la création

Nov 13, 2014 – Sep 27, 2015

Musée Rodin (Paris 7e): This exhibition explores the sculptor's studio, a veritable laboratory of creation. A unique selection of some 150 plaster and terracotta works will give insight into Rodin's creative process and formal thinking.

Nov 13, 2014 – Sep 27, 2015

L'Esprit de Montmartre et l'Art Moderne : 1875-1910

Oct 17

Oct 17, 2014 – Sep 25, 2015

L'Esprit de Montmartre et l'Art Moderne : 1875-1910

Oct 17, 2014 – Sep 25, 2015

Musée de Montmartre (Paris 18e): This exhibition is an invitation to discover the radical and rebellious philosophy of the artists of Montmartre at the beginning of the 20th century.

Oct 17, 2014 – Sep 25, 2015

Visit my Cultural Calendar for an extensive listing of exhibitions in museums all over Paris!