Paris Weekend Guide: Monet to Hockney Landscape Exhibition, Chuseok at Guimet, and TGV 45th Anniversary
Paris will host a cultural weekend from September 25 to 27, 2026. From September 24, 2026, to January 31, 2027, the Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de Grenoble will showcase "Histoires de paysages – De Monet à Hockney (1890-2026)." Stéphane Guillon will perform in "Robert Badinter : l'enragé de justice" at Théâtre Antoine starting September 23. The Observatoire de l'Espace will introduce the first Salon de l'extra-terrestre at F O R M A, while the Palais de la Porte Dorée will launch its "Maillage" festival. The Grande Galerie de l'Évolution will present "Artistes au Muséum" from September 23, 2026, to March 7, 2027. Additionally, the Musée Guimet will honor Chuseok on September 26–27, and SNCF Voyageurs will celebrate the TGV's 45th anniversary with a free exhibition. "Le Cercle des Poètes Disparus" will run until January 10, 2027, and Abinash Bikram Shah's film "Les Eléphants dans la brume" premieres on September 23. Dragonflies released their debut album on September 18.
Key facts
- The Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de Grenoble co-present "Histoires de paysages – De Monet à Hockney (1890-2026)" from September 24, 2026, to January 31, 2027.
- Stéphane Guillon stars in "Robert Badinter : l'enragé de justice" at Théâtre Antoine from September 23.
- LE BAL exhibits the Wilson Centre for Photography collection in "L'espace entre nous," featuring works from the 1920s onward.
- The first Salon de l'extra-terrestre, organized by the Observatoire de l'Espace (Cnes), runs at F O R M A with 22 artists.
- The Palais de la Porte Dorée launches the "Maillage" festival with Mohamed Mbougar Sarr as guest of honor.
- The Musée Guimet celebrates Chuseok on September 26–27, closing its Korean cycle for 140 years of France–Korea relations.
- SNCF Voyageurs marks the TGV's 45th anniversary with a free event at Espace Commines from September 25 to 27.
- Abinash Bikram Shah's "Les Eléphants dans la brume" won the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2026, a first for a Nepalese film.
Entities
Artists
- Claude Monet
- David Hockney
- Stéphane Guillon
- Robert Badinter
- Nina Pynson
- Jérémie Lippmann
- Michael Wilson
- Jane Wilson
- John Gutmann
- Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
- Ernest Hemingway
- Miles Davis
- Eugène Delacroix
- Gustave Moreau
- Abinash Bikram Shah
- Pushpa Thing Lama
- Deepika Yadav
- Jasmin Bishwokarma
- Dhani Harrison
- Nigel Godrich
- RUFFMERCY
- Gabriel Auguste
- Maddie Noon
- Marco Avallone
Institutions
- Musée Marmottan Monet
- Musée de Grenoble
- Théâtre Antoine
- LE BAL
- Wilson Centre for Photography
- Observatoire de l'Espace
- Cnes
- F O R M A
- Palais de la Porte Dorée
- Lucernaire
- Salle Cortot
- Grande Galerie de l'Évolution
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
- Musée Guimet
- SNCF Voyageurs
- Théâtre Libre
- Dark Horse Records
- BMG
- the newno2
- Fistful of Mercy
- Atoms for Peace
- Ultraísta
- Radiohead
- Beck
- IDLES
- Nirvana
- Earl Sweatshirt
- The Chemical Brothers
- Nas
- Run the Jewels
- Festival de Cannes
- Artistik Rezo
- Les Trois Baudets
- Quai de la Photo
- Espace Commines
- Welton Academy
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Grenoble
- Chicago
- Cuba
- United States
- England
- Los Angeles
- Bristol
- Nepal
- South Korea
- Maris