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17 Must-See Exhibitions in Paris During FIAC 2021

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

As FIAC reopens, Paris is bustling with various exhibitions alongside 165 exhibitors from more than 20 nations, featuring around a dozen galleries from Italy. Artribune points out 17 notable shows, such as 'Botticelli. Artiste et designer' at Musée Jacquemart-André, running until January 2022, and 'La peinture incarnée' at Orangerie. The Centre Pompidou hosts the first French retrospective of Georgia O'Keeffe. At Musée d'Orsay, visitors can explore the origins of cinema and Paul Signac's collection. Institut Giacometti focuses on Alberto Giacometti and Barbara Chase-Riboud, while Musée des Arts Décoratifs showcases 'Thierry Mugler: Couturissime' until April 2022. Fondation Cartier displays Damien Hirst's 'Cerisiers en Fleurs' until January 2022, with additional exhibitions at Jeu de Paume and Musée Carnavalet.

Key facts

  • FIAC 2021 features 165 exhibitors from over 20 countries
  • Botticelli exhibition at Musée Jacquemart-André runs until late January 2022
  • Soutine and de Kooning dialogue at Orangerie includes about fifty works
  • Georgia O'Keeffe retrospective at Centre Pompidou is first in France
  • Damien Hirst's 'Cerisiers en Fleurs' is his first institutional exhibition in France
  • Vivian Maier show at Musée du Luxembourg includes unseen archives discovered in 2007
  • Picasso-Rodin joint exhibition spans Musée Rodin and Musée National Picasso-Paris
  • Morozov collection shown outside Russia for first time at Fondation Louis Vuitton

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Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Florence
  • Italy
  • New York
  • United States
  • Chicago
  • Bristol
  • United Kingdom
  • Strasbourg
  • Montreal
  • Canada
  • Athens
  • Greece
  • Russia
  • Germany
  • Switzerland

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