As a preview of the reopening of all its galleries in June 2025, the Grand Palais is presenting an exhibition dedicated to the poetic and sensitive work of Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota.

Born in Osaka in 1972 and now living in Berlin, Chiharu Shiota is world-renowned for her monumental installations of interlacing wool yarn. These giant canvases often envelop objects from her everyday life and invite the viewer on a majestic, dreamlike journey. Her protean creations explore the notions of temporality, movement and dreams, demanding a dual engagement from the viewer, both mental and physical.

This exhibition brings together for the first time the three paintings by Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán (1590-1664) depicting Saint Francis of Assisi standing mummified.  These works are held by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

This winter, with the support of Art Exhibitions China, the Musée Guimet is taking visitors on a journey to the heart of Chang'an, the glorious, cosmopolitan capital of the Tang dynasty (618-907).

A cultural and commercial crossroads on the Silk Roads, this sprawling city was the largest in the world in the 8th century.

More than 200 millenia-old exceptional works of art loaned by numerous museums in China's provinces invite visitors to discover this city of wonders, frequented by thousands of merchants, pilgrims, scholars, musicians, artists, craftsmen and court aristocrats from all over the empire and beyond.

From 19 November 2024 to 16 March 2025, the Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge is hosting an exhibition on medieval carved decorations from the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Not since the early 1980s have cathedral sculptures in storage at the museum been the subject of such in-depth research. The exhibition "Making Stones Speak. Notre Dame's Medieval Sculptures" vows to deepen our knowledge on these collections by revealing the findings of a major research and restoration programme, underway since 2022.

The curatorial team is spearheaded by Damien Berné, Head Curator at the Musée de Cluny and responsible for sculptures.