Paris Weekend Guide: Villeglé Centenary at Carnavalet, Visa pour l'Image at Nanterre-Amandiers, Jazz à la Cité
The Musée Carnavalet is presenting "Paris à l'arraché. Jacques Villeglé et l'art urbain," an exhibition that will be open until 14 February 2027. On 17-18 October, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle will kick off "Artistes au Muséum" with a celebratory weekend filled with artistic installations and workshops. The photojournalism festival Visa pour l'Image will take place over two evenings at Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, with free admission. Meanwhile, Cinéma L'Archipel is hosting the 28th Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris until 18 October. ARTE's festival "Et maintenant ?" wraps up with complimentary events on 16-17 October. Jazz à la Cité offers fifteen free concerts, and stage productions include "Coupable d'être une femme" and "En attendant Bojangles." "Le Corset" and "Low Expectations" are among the films being released, while June McDoom's debut album drops on 16 October.
Key facts
- Musée Carnavalet presents "Paris à l'arraché. Jacques Villeglé et l'art urbain" until 14 February 2027
- The Villeglé exhibition marks the centenary of the artist's birth
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle holds a festive opening weekend for "Artistes au Muséum" on 17 and 18 October
- Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers hosts two Visa pour l'Image – Perpignan projection evenings, free and open to all
- The 28th Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris selects 45 films from nearly 1,700 submissions across six screenings, until 18 October
- ARTE's "Et maintenant ?" festival closes at the Gaîté Lyrique on 16 and 17 October with free access
- Jazz à la Cité's 16th edition offers fifteen free concerts with FIP radio; Slim Abida performs at the Maison de Tunisie on Sunday at 19h
- June McDoom's debut album "Follow The Light" is released on 16 October via Jagjaguwar
Entities
Artists
- Jacques Villegé
- Ruthy Devauchel
- Sophie Forte
- Alice d'Arceaux
- Guillaume Nocture
- Marilyn Monroe
- Olivier Bourdeaut
- Louis Clichy
- Eivind Landsvik
- Marie Ulven
- Anders Danielsen Lie
- Tone Beate Mostraum
- June McDoom
- Evan Wright
- Dionne Warwick
- Minnie Riperton
- Nina Simone
- Clairo
- Chantal Pinzi
- R. Bracco
Institutions
- Musée Carnavalet
- Théâtre La Boussole
- Théâtre Essaïon
- Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
- Visa pour l'Image – Perpignan
- Cinéma L'Archipel
- Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
- ARTE
- Gaîté Lyrique
- Comédie Saint-Michel
- Domaine de Dampierre-en-Yvelines
- Nuit des Châteaux
- Théâtre de l'Œuvre
- Jazz à la Cité
- Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
- FIP radio
- Maison de Tunisie
- Quinzaine des Cinéastes
- Festival de Cannes
- Jagjaguwar
- Artistik Rezo
- Pentangle
- Cocteau Twins
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Perpignan
- Nanterre
- Dampierre-en-Yvelines
- Yvelines
- Beauce
- London
- United Kingdom
- Oslo
- Norway
- Florida
- United States
- Jamaica