Exhibitions

Suzanne Valadon

15 January – 26 May 2025

 Temporary exhibition 

 Gallery 2, level 6

Some 200 works, including drawings and paintings—the artist's preferred mediums—are presented across five thematic sections to trace the unique career path of Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938), from her early days as a sought-after model in Montmartre to her swift recognition as an artist by her peers and critics. Bold and overtly modern, standing apart from the dominant movements of her time, Valadon chose to paint reality and depict bodies without artifice or voyeurism. She was the first woman to paint a large-scale frontal male nude.

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Hans Hollein
transFORMS

5 March – 2 June 2025

 Temporary exhibition 

Gallery 4, level 1

This monographic exhibition is dedicated to Austrian architect Hans Hollein (1934-2014), most commonly associated with the postmodernist movement following his participation in the inaugural Venice Architecture Biennale in 1980 and his colonnaded façade proposal for the Strada Novissima project. Bringing together the most emblematic pieces from an œuvre spanning over fifty years, the exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the coherence of his artistic and critical approach, viewed through the lens of his engagement with various movements that shaped the post-avant-garde from the 1960s to the 1980s—from informal art to conceptual art, including radical architecture.

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Paris noir
Artistic Movements and Anticolonial Struggles, 1950–2000

19 March – 30 June 2025

 Temporary exhibition 

Gallery 1, level 6

From the creation of the journal Présence Africaine to Revue Noire, "Paris Noir" traces the presence and influence of Black artists in France from the 1940s to the 2000s. The exhibition highlights 150 African and Afro-descendant artists, from Africa to the Americas, whose works have often never been shown in France. All contributed to a cosmopolitan Paris—a place of resistance and creativity—that fostered a wide variety of practices, from identity awareness to the search for transcultural artistic languages. Their impact is particularly significant in the redefinition of modernities and postmodernities. The exhibition explores half a century of struggles for emancipation, from African independence movements to the fall of apartheid, including battles against racism in France.

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In parallel, from April 3 to 7, 2025:
Sarah Maldoror – screenings, readings, and discussions celebrating the filmmaker

Énormément bizarre
Jean Chatelus collection,
donated by Fondation Antoine de Galbert

26 March – 30 June 2025

 Temporary exhibition 

Gallery 3, level 1

Jean Chatelus, who passed away in 2021 at the age of 82, was a Lyon-born historian and lecturer at the Sorbonne. Throughout his life, he amassed a unique collection, driven more by an impulse to accumulate than by a traditional collector’s approach.  Comprising nearly 400 pieces—sculptures, installations, paintings, photographs, drawings, votive and vernacular objects—the collection explores themes of the body, death, and the fleeting nature of life.

Presented almost in its entirety, the collection reflects Chatelus’s evolving tastes: from an early fascination with Surrealism and repurposed objects, to a later focus on body art. It also reveals his keen interest in non-Western ethnographic artifacts, folk traditions, and the works of contemporary art’s outsiders and enfant terribles, including Cindy Sherman, Mike Kelley, Christian Boltanski, Yayoi Kusama, Michel Journiac, Daniel Spoerri, Robert Filliou, Nam June Paik, Joana Vasconcelos, Andres Serrano, and Wim Delvoye.

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Wolfgang Tillmans
Rien ne nous y préparait – Tout nous y préparait

13 June – 22 September 2025

 Temporary exhibition 

Level 2

To conclude the program within the building, which will close for five years of renovation, German artist Wolfgang Tillmans (born in 1968, Germany) has been given carte blanche to take over the 6,000 m² of Level 2 of the Bibliothèque publique d’information (Bpi). He will explore both the library’s form—its architecture and layout—and its functions, such as the transmission of knowledge, accessibility, and resource sharing, through the lens of his aesthetic universe. Rooted in the counterculture spirit of the early 1990s, Tillmans' photographic work delves into the profound transformation of media and information platforms in our time. By proposing new ways of making, viewing, and confronting images—both with each other and across disciplines such as video, music, text, and performance—he invites us to embrace a renewed humanism.

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Georges Mathieu
Gesture, Speed, Movement

11 April – 7 September 2025

Monnaie de Paris, 6th arrondissement

This retrospective, structured into eight chrono-thematic sections, traces the artistic journey of Georges Mathieu (1921-2012), the founder of lyrical abstraction. As early as 1947, seeking to capture the creative instant, Mathieu turned away from geometric forms in favor of spontaneous gestural painting, characterized by speed of execution and raw emotion—a quest for freedom that sometimes led him to create large abstract compositions in public. Deeply curious, Mathieu also applied his energy and distinctive style to the decorative arts: designing tableware for the Sèvres Manufactory, posters for Air France, and a series of medals for the Monnaie de Paris–including the iconic 10-franc coin minted in 1974

The exhibition brings together Mathieu’s large-format paintings, held by the Musée National d’Art Moderne, and medals struck at the Monnaie’s workshops, alongside key paintings and decorative works from both public and private collections.

| An exhibition by Monnaie de Paris x Centre Pompidou

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Pom Pom Pidou
A Thrilling Tale of Modern Art 

26 April – 9 November 2025

Tripostal, Lille

The Centre Pompidou will be taking over all areas at the Tripostal with the exhibition "Pom pom Pidou. A Thrilling Tale of Modern Art" during Fiesta, the 7^th major edition of lille3000. On the fringe of the exhibition, all Centre Pompidou entities will be brought together for a live performance programme catering to a young audience.

The exhibition uses the collection and masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou as a starting point for unveiling the stunning story of modern and contemporary art on three levels of the Tripostal, the flagship in lille3000’s major cultural seasons. It demonstrates the extent to which the scope and boundaries of art were continually tested throughout the 20^th century and up to the present time.

The chronological journey is punctuated by contemporary counterpoints and interdisciplinary dialogues (design, architecture, comic art).

| An exhibition by lille3000 x Centre Pompidou

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Dimanche sans fin
Maurizio Cattelan & the Centre Pompidou collection

8 May 2025 – 2 February 2027

Centre Pompidou-Metz

To mark its 15th anniversary, the Centre Pompidou-Metz is transforming all of its galleries to host hundreds of works from the Musée National d’Art Moderne collection. These include rarely seen pieces—sometimes thought untransportable—such as André Breton’s studio wall or Marcel Duchamp’s chess table.

The exhibition explores the theme of Sunday in its social, political, and aesthetic dimensions. Curated collectively under the guidance of artist Maurizio Cattelan, the exhibition unfolds as a poetic journey through 27 sections, each conceived as an alphabetical entry of thoughts, verses, slogans… touching on themes such as the division between leisure and work, private and public space, spirituality and light, or art’s power to imagine alternative worlds and evoke melancholic reflection.

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Quête d’infinis
Artist Explorers of the 20th and 21st Centuries

17 May – 2 November 2025

Abbaye Saint-Germain, Auxerre

A journey through time and space in the historic setting of the Abbaye Saint-Germain, this exhibition presents various quests undertaken by artists—resonating with space exploration, geopolitical history, or more spiritual and dreamlike dimensions.

Featured artists include: Alexander Calder, Maya Deren, Len Lye, Robert Smithson, Laurent Grasso, Kenji Yanobé, Sebastián Díaz Morales, David Renaud, Neil Beggs. 

| An exhibition by Ville d'Auxerre x Centre Pompidou

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Art brut 
Dans l’intimité d’une collection
La donation Decharme au Centre Pompidou

11 June – 21 September 2025

Grand Palais, 8th arrondissement, Paris

This sweeping presentation of art brut brings together around 300 works—from the 17th century to the present – drawn from the 1,000-piece donation made by Bruno Decharme to the Centre Pompidou in 2021. It includes established classics (Adolf Wölfli, Alïse Corbaz, Martín Ramírez, Henry Darger, Augustin Lesage, Emery Blagdon…) alongside rarities (the final book by Charles A. A. Dellschau, a gouache by Georgiana Houghton, and anonymous embroidered works cited in psychiatric literature), plus a significant selection of contemporary pieces.

Initiated in the late 1970s, this collection positions art brut not as a fixed category, but as a provocative question—challenging the boundaries and status of the marginal and the dissident in today’s shifting societies.

| An exhibition by GrandPalaisRmn x Centre Pompidou

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Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten

20 June 2025 – 4 January 2026

Grand Palais, 8th arrondissement, Paris

This exhibition explores the key moments in the careers of Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) and Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). Far beyond their personal relationship, the pair shared a powerful and enduring artistic dialogue, amplified by the influence of Pontus Hulten (1924-2006), the founding director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne at the Centre Pompidou. 

The exhibition offers both a historical and playful journey through Tinguely’s kinetic machines, Saint Phalle’s colorful reliefs and sculptures, rare archival footage, and exceptional documentation.

| An exhibition by GrandPalaisRmn x Centre Pompidou

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Petits Mondes
A Century of Design for Children

27 June – 2 November 2025

Hôtel des Arts, Toulon

As part of the Design Parade Festival for Interior Architecture (June 26–29, 2025), the exhibition Petits Mondes explores the imaginative world of childhood through furniture, toys, decorative objects, and illustrated books—objects that foster creativity and personal growth. Taking advantage of the domestic scale of Toulon’s Hôtel des Arts, the thematic journey—designed by the Hall.Haus collective—examines different spaces and typologies of childhood design: bedrooms and nurseries, construction games, illustrated books, and more. It also traces the evolution of children’s furniture over the last century.

Nearly 200 works are brought together from national collections, including the Centre Pompidou, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Mobilier National, and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques.

Plein Soleil

28 June – 4 October 2025

De Renava, Bonifacio

Deliberately sensory, "Plein Soleil" offers an immersive and atmospheric journey through light and color, explored by artists for their physical, perceptual, and even philosophical dimensions.

The exhibition brings together major figures in contemporary art—French, international, and Corsican—covering over 60 years of creation, from 1958 to 2021. Around twenty installations, films and videos, design objects, and visual artworks demonstrate how light and its chromatic variations, essential to our understanding of the world, become a material of artistic expression. Set in the radiant landscape of Corsica, "Plein Soleil" reflects on the relationship between humanity and its environment, where color and light resonate with the island’s solar nature.

| An exhibition De Renava x Centre Pompidou

Couleurs !
Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou

8 July – 31 August 2025

Grimaldi Forum Monaco

A modern history of colour told through major 20th-century masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou collection. Over one hundred works are on display, including paintings by around thirty leading artists—from Sonia Delaunay to Jean-Michel Basquiat, via Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, and many others.

Organized into seven monochromatic spaces, the display is enriched by a unique sensory experience. Each section paired with a sound creation by composer Roque Rivas (produced by IRCAM) and an olfactory atmosphere crafted by perfumer Alexis Dadier in collaboration with Fragonard.

| An exhibition by Grimaldi Forum Monaco x Centre Pompidou

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Andrea Branzi
The Reign of the Living

11 July – 2 November 2025

Musée des impressionnismes Giverny

A major figure in the history of design and architecture, Andrea Branzi (1938-2023) was deeply inspired by Claude Monet’s work—particularly the garden at Giverny, which Monet developed as an "artificial landscape" where nature, painting, and architecture coexist. This exhibition explores the relationship between design and nature through key historical works from the Centre Pompidou’s collection, as well as previously unseen pieces from the Branzi Studio archives in Milan.

In resonance, the thematic display "Collections in the Garden" presents a selection of works from the Musée de Giverny’s collection that reflect Monet’s enduring influence across the 20th century—from Bonnard to Joan Mitchell.

| An exhibition by Musée des impressionnismes Giverny x Centre Pompidou

Prix Marcel Duchamp 2025

26 September 2025 – 22 February 2026

Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, 16th arrondissement

Created in 2000 to highlight the dynamism of the French art scene, the Marcel Duchamp Prize aims to honor the most representative artists of their generation and promote the diversity of artistic practices emerging in France today on the international stage.
The four artists nominated for the 2025 edition are Bianca Bondi, Eva Nielsen, Lionel Sabatté, and Xie Lei.

The winner will be announced on Thursday, October 23, 2025, during Art Week, at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris.

| An exhibition by MAM Paris x ADIAF x Centre Pompidou

Kandinsky
The Music of Color

15 October 2025 – 1st February 2026

Philharmonie de Paris, 19th arrondissement

The Centre Pompidou and the Musée de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris join forces to co-produce a major exhibition on the musical imagination in the work of Vassily Kandinsky (1866-1944). 
Bringing together nearly 200 works and objects from Kandinsky’s studio (scores, records, books, tools…), the exhibition reveals how music was central to his daily life, his vocation as a painter, and his transition toward abstraction. An immersive audio experience offers insights into the subtle interplay between music, form, and color that guided his reinvention of painting. The exhibition also includes audiovisual and interactive installations that recreate Kandinsky’s synesthetic works and his ambition to synthesize the visual, sonic, and performative arts.

| An exhibition by Musée de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris x Centre Pompidou

Trait pour trait
Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou’s Drawing Collection

17 December 2025 – 29 March 2026

Grand Palais, 8th arrondissement, Paris

This landmark exhibition presents over 250 major graphic works—spanning from 1900 to the present—drawn from the 35,000-piece collection of the Graphic Arts Department of the Musée National d’Art Moderne. This is the first time such a breadth of the collection will be on display.

Far from a preparatory tool, drawing has long been a field of experimentation, with artists pushing its limits across media—on paper, sketchbooks, walls, installations, even photography, film, and digital art. The exhibition explores this open, inventive practice through iconic and unexpected works.

The exhibition explores the many possibilities offered by the practice of drawing—an inherently open medium for invention and the expression of thought, whether conscious or unconscious. The journey is punctuated by highlights focusing on particularly valuable groups of works, including those by Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Giuseppe Penone, and the Duchamp brothers.

| An exhibition by GrandPalaisRmn x Centre Pompidou

Matisse, la couleur sans limite

17 March – 19 July 2026

Grand Palais, 8th arrondissement, Paris

"Matisse: Colour Without Limits" highlights the final years of the artist’s creative life, from 1941 to 1954. At nearly 80 years old, Henri Matisse reinvented his practice through the medium of cut-out gouache, which emerged as an autonomous and powerful visual language. Its simplicity allowed him to reach a universal form of expression and fully embrace the decorative dimension of his art. Never before had Matisse been so prolific in his use of diverse techniques and materials—paintings, drawings, illustrated books, textiles, and stained glass all reflect this vibrant new impulse. This is demonstrated by the approximately 230 works brought together here, ranging from intimate pieces to monumental ensembles, drawn from both public and private collections.

| An exhibition by GrandPalaisRmn x Centre Pompidou