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France’s culture,
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From the museums of Paris to the châteaux of the Loire and the art foundations of the Riviera. Each venue has visitor information, photos and what’s on.

40venues

22towns & cities

9regions

60upcoming events

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The next dates across France

The Rite of Spring / House

Opéra de Lyon · Lyon

Louvre Photo

The Louvre · Paris

Silent Violence

Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac · Paris

Voyage à l'anglaise - William Turner (1775-1851) et les artistes du « Grand Tour »

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille · Lille

Abd al malik

Musée national Picasso-Paris · Paris

Turandot

Opéra Bastille · Paris

Grand Conseil d'Hiver – 365ᵉ Chapitre de l'Échansonnerie des Papes

Palais des Papes · Avignon

L'Avare

Comédie-Française · Paris

Île-de-France

18 venues

Paris 17

Panorama of the Cour Napoléon and the glass pyramid by day

Museum · venue

The Louvre

Paris, Île-de-France

6 upcoming events

The former Orsay railway station on the Seine, seen from the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor

Musée d’Orsay

Paris, Île-de-France

4 upcoming events

One of the two oval rooms holding Monet's Water Lilies

Musée de l’Orangerie

Paris, Île-de-France

2 upcoming events

The Hôtel Biron, home of the Musée Rodin

Musée Rodin

Paris, Île-de-France

The 17th-century façade of the Hôtel Salé in the Marais

Musée national Picasso-Paris

Paris, Île-de-France

3 upcoming events

The museum's townhouse seen from the street

Musée Marmottan Monet

Paris, Île-de-France

2 upcoming events

The domed rotunda of the Bourse de Commerce

Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection

Paris, Île-de-France

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The Foundation seen from the Jardin d'Acclimatation

Architecture · venue

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris, Île-de-France

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Palais de Tokyo

Paris, Île-de-France

The Grand Palais seen from the street

Architecture · venue

Grand Palais

Paris, Île-de-France

3 upcoming events

Jean Nouvel's museum building on the quai Branly

Museum · venue

Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

Paris, Île-de-France

3 upcoming events

The restored cathedral and its new spire in 2025

Architecture · venue

Notre-Dame de Paris

Paris, Île-de-France

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Stained-glass windows of the upper chapel

Architecture · venue

Sainte-Chapelle

Paris, Île-de-France

The ornate main facade of the Palais Garnier

Palais Garnier

Paris, Île-de-France

2 upcoming events

The curved facade of the Opéra Bastille

Opéra Bastille

Paris, Île-de-France

2 upcoming events

The Philharmonie's tiled exterior at La Villette

Philharmonie de Paris

Paris, Île-de-France

West facade of the Comédie-Française

Theatre · event

Comédie-Française

Paris, Île-de-France

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Versailles 1

The main garden facade of the palace

Architecture · venue

Palace of Versailles

Versailles, Île-de-France

1 upcoming event

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

5 venues

Arles 1

Frank Gehry's LUMA tower at the Parc des Ateliers

Architecture · venue

LUMA Arles

Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

4 upcoming events

Avignon 1

The Gothic facade of the Palais des Papes from the square

Architecture · venue

Palais des Papes

Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

2 upcoming events

Marseille 1

The Mucem's J4 building on the Marseille waterfront

Museum · venue

Mucem

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

1 upcoming event

Nice 1

The red-ochre Villa des Arènes, home of the Musée Matisse

Musée Matisse

Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Saint-Paul-de-Vence 1

The Fondation Maeght building and its grounds

Fondation Maeght

Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

2 upcoming events

Centre-Val de Loire

3 venues

Chambord 1

Chambord seen from the southeast

Architecture · venue

Château de Chambord

Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire

1 upcoming event

Chartres 1

Chartres Cathedral exterior

Architecture · venue

Chartres Cathedral

Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire

1 upcoming event

Chenonceaux 1

East facade reflected in the Cher

Architecture · venue

Château de Chenonceau

Chenonceaux, Centre-Val de Loire

Grand Est

3 venues

Colmar 1

The museum buildings beside the canal and square

Musée Unterlinden

Colmar, Grand Est

1 upcoming event

Metz 1

The white canopy roof and central spire

Architecture · venue

Centre Pompidou-Metz

Metz, Grand Est

3 upcoming events

Strasbourg 1

The west facade and rose window seen from below

Architecture · venue

Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg, Grand Est

1 upcoming event

Occitanie

3 venues

Carcassonne 1

The Château Comtal in daylight

Architecture · venue

Cité de Carcassonne

Carcassonne, Occitanie

1 upcoming event

Montpellier 1

The museum on boulevard Bonne Nouvelle

Musée Fabre

Montpellier, Occitanie

2 upcoming events

Rodez 1

The Musée Soulages in Rodez

Musée Soulages

Rodez, Occitanie

Hauts-de-France

2 venues

Lens 1

The glass pavilion seen across the museum park

Museum · venue

Louvre-Lens

Lens, Hauts-de-France

2 upcoming events

Lille 1

The Belle Époque facade on Place de la République

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

Lille, Hauts-de-France

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

2 venues

Lyon 2

The steel-and-glass museum building at the Confluence

Museum · venue

Musée des Confluences

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

3 upcoming events

The opera house on Place de la Comédie

Opéra de Lyon

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

1 upcoming event

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

2 venues

Bordeaux 2

Museum · venue

La Cité du Vin

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The neoclassical facade on Place de la Comédie

Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Normandy

2 venues

Giverny 1

The pink façade of Monet's house with its green shutters

Monet’s House and Gardens

Giverny, Normandy

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Le Mont-Saint-Michel 1

Mont-Saint-Michel and its abbey seen from a distance

Architecture · venue

Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy

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