Paris Weekend Cultural Highlights: AI Festival, Film Premieres, and Emerging Art Exhibitions
The NOÛS festival, focusing on artificial intelligence and heritage, wraps up at the Bibliothèque nationale de France on April 19, 2026, following its launch on April 9. From April 17, the FIJA film festival kicks off at Majestic Passy, featuring Jaime Rosales's 'Morlaix.' A Ken Loach retrospective will be held at the Cinémathèque française from April 16 to May 13, showcasing 'The Angels' Share' on April 17. Additionally, an exhibition dedicated to Marilyn Monroe is on display at the Cinémathèque from April 8 to July 26. The Festival du Livre de Paris takes place at the Grand Palais from April 17 to 19. 'Indices de présence' can be seen at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles until April 23, while the urban art exhibition 'Dans ses artères coule la vie' continues until April 22 at Fluctuart. A variety of performances and concerts are planned throughout April.
Key facts
- NOÛS festival runs April 9-19, 2026 at Bibliothèque nationale de France
- FIJA film festival opens April 17 at Majestic Passy with 'Morlaix'
- Ken Loach retrospective at Cinémathèque française from April 16 to May 13
- Marilyn Monroe exhibition at Cinémathèque française from April 8 to July 26
- Festival du Livre de Paris at Grand Palais from April 17 to 19
- 'Indices de présence' exhibition at Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles until April 23
- 'Dans ses artères coule la vie' at Fluctuart until April 22
- Greta Svabo Bech album 'beautiful obscenery' released April 17
Entities
Artists
- Maxime Bagni
- Alisa Berger
- Anna de Castro Barbosa
- Léa Collet
- Lina Filipovich
- Pablo Hnatow
- Yosra Mojtahedi
- Gabriel Moraes Aquino
- Jonathan Potana
- Gaspar Willmann
- Jaime Rosales
- Aminthe Audiard
- Mélanie Thierry
- Samuel Kircher
- Ken Loach
- Juliette Armantier
- Marilyn Monroe
- Jérôme Dauchez
- Tigran Mekhitarian
- Omar Salem
- Claudie Russo-Pelosi
- LMA
- El Gato Negro
- Katie Ball
- Just Mustard
- The Altered Hours
- Bôa
- Francis Of Delirium
- Greta Svabo Bech
- Yûho Ishibashi
- Erika Karata
- Haruka Imô
- Kazuma Ishibashi
- Howard Hawks
- Cher
- Deadmau5
- Molière
- Guy de Maupassant
- Émile Zola
- War!
Institutions
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- BnF-Partenariats
- Fisheye
- FIJA
- Majestic Passy
- City of Paris
- Cinémathèque française
- Festival du Livre de Paris
- Grand Palais
- Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Carré sur Seine
- Rencontres Artistiques
- Fluctuart
- Théâtre Antoine
- Lavoir Moderne Parisien
- Lucernaire
- Les Trois Baudets
- Le Trabendo
- L’Élysée Montmartre
- Artistik Rezo
- La Vie Française
- Dulac Cinemas
- Lollapalooza
- Hollywood
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Dundalk
- Ireland
- Portugal
- England
- Singapore
- Great Britain
- Spain
- Japan
- Faroe Islands
- Australia
- United States
- South America
- Europe
- Pont des Invalides
- 7th arrondissement