Spring-Summer 2025-2026 Immersive Art Experiences Across France
A comprehensive roundup of immersive art experiences across France from spring to summer 2025-2026. Highlights include: 'Passion Japon' at La Villette featuring Hokusai and Hiroshige; Luminiscence's 'L'Odyssée Céleste' at Saint-Eustache; Adrien M's 'Frissons' at Musée d'Orsay (May 12-24); 'Picasso, l'art en mouvement' at Carrières de Lumières; 'Le trésor des bâtisseurs' VR expedition by Excurio; VR experience of Guernica bombing at Musée Picasso Paris; 'Playing with Fire' with Yuja Wang at Philharmonie de Paris (Nov 2025-May 2026); 'Mazarin et les gardiens du secret' game at BnF Richelieu; 'Matisse, la symphonie des couleurs' at Bassins de Lumières Bordeaux; 'La Fabrique de la flèche' at Saint-Denis; 'Paint Invaders' in Paris; 'Cité Immersive des Fables' near Champs-Élysées; Korean digital art at Fondation Fiminco; 'Renaissance: De Vinci, Raphaël, Michel-Ange' at Atelier des Lumières; Viking immersive cities in Rouen and Nice; 'Cherbourg Transatlantique' mixed reality at Cité de la Mer; 'L'Hybride' video mapping in Lille; 'Les derniers remparts, Carcassonne 1304' VR at Eclipso; 'Un soir avec les impressionnistes, Paris 1874' VR at Musée d'Orsay; 'La mission Rol-Tanguy' mixed reality at Musée de la Libération; and 'Arborescences' nocturnes at Bambouseraie en Cévennes. These experiences employ VR, AR, 3D projections, lidar sensors, and interactive installations to transform cultural venues into sensory adventures.
Key facts
- Adrien M's 'Frissons' at Musée d'Orsay runs May 12-24, 2025, using lidar sensors.
- Picasso VR experience at Musée Picasso Paris covers Guernica bombing and includes voices of Juan Larrea and Dora Maar.
- Yuja Wang VR concert 'Playing with Fire' at Philharmonie de Paris runs Nov 14, 2025 to May 3, 2026.
- BnF Richelieu game 'Mazarin et les gardiens du secret' designed by Cultival.
- Matisse immersive at Bassins de Lumières Bordeaux features 12,000 m² projections.
- Korean digital artist Yiyun Kang exhibits at Fondation Fiminco from April 24 to June 21, 2026.
- Renaissance immersive at Atelier des Lumières uses fog, lasers, 3D models, and high-res scans.
- Viking immersive cities in Rouen (since June 2024) and Nice (new) feature Nota Bene as guide.
- 'Un soir avec les impressionnistes' VR experience has attracted nearly 80,000 visitors.
- Bambouseraie en Cévennes hosts 13 immersive nocturnes from April to September 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Hokusai
- Hiroshige
- Adrien M
- Claire B
- Auguste Renoir
- Pablo Picasso
- Dora Maar
- Françoise Gilot
- Jacqueline Roque
- Frida Kahlo
- Henri Matisse
- Yuja Wang
- Pierre-Alain Giraud
- Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
- Francis Kurkdjian
- Charles Berling
- Axelle Saint-Cirel
- Laurent Stocker
- Alexandre Astier
- Arielle Dombasle
- Marie s’infiltre
- Nota Bene
- Bon Entendeur
- Yiyun Kang
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raphael
- Michelangelo
- Giorgio Vasari
- Claude Monet
- Edgar Degas
- Camille Pissarro
- Paul Cézanne
- Berthe Morisot
- Paul Durand-Ruel
- Frédéric Bazille
- Nadar
- Henri Rol-Tanguy
- Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Peter Der Manuelian
- Juan Larrea
- Danielle Allouma
- Babx
- Jann Gallois
- Erik Truffaz
- Herbie Hancock
- Georges Bizet
- Max Richter
- Philippe Torreton
- Rollon (Rolf le Marcheur)
Institutions
- La Villette
- Luminiscence
- Musée d'Orsay
- Carrières de Lumières
- Culturespaces
- Excurio
- Lucid Realities
- VIVE Arts
- Musée Picasso Paris
- Philharmonie de Paris
- BnF Richelieu
- Cultival
- Bassins de Lumières
- Bassins de Lumières Bordeaux
- La Fabrique de la flèche
- Paint Invaders
- Cité Immersive des Fables
- Fondation Fiminco
- Atelier des Lumières
- Cité Immersive Viking
- Cité de la Mer
- Cunard Line
- L'Hybride
- Eclipso
- Centre des monuments nationaux
- Musée de la Libération de Paris
- Bambouseraie en Cévennes
- Harvard University
- Beaux Arts magazine
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Île-de-France
- Bordeaux
- Nice
- Lille
- Kyoto
- Tokyo
- La Villette, Paris
- Église Saint-Eustache, Paris
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- Les Baux-de-Provence
- Saint-Denis
- Romainville
- Seine-Saint-Denis
- Séoul
- Rouen
- Normandie
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
- Lyon
- Carcassonne
- Générargues
- Cévennes
- Bougival
- Le Havre
- Madrid
- Gernica
- Spain
- Switzerland