Cultural Season

October 2026

Five encounters worth experiencing this month.

I. Artist

Kerry James Marshall: The Histories

Portraits of Black life reflecting our gaze with beauty, dignity and history.

Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris 📍 11 Avenue du Président Wilson, 75116

On view September 18, 2026 through January 24, 2027

II. Photography

Kwame Brathwaite: Black is Beautiful

A lens through which Black beauty became an assertion of cultural identity.

Maison Doisneau 📍 1 rue de la Division du Général Leclerc, 94250 Gentilly

On view September 18, 2026 through March 14, 2027

III. Fashion

PENN & FASHION

How reflection shapes an image long before the shutter is released.

Maison Européenne de la Photographie 📍 5/7 rue de Fourcy, 75004

On view September 30, 2026 through January 17, 2027

IV. Performance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Dance as a mirror reflecting the beauty of the people.

Le Palais des Congrès de Paris 📍 2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017

Performances October 7–11, 2026

V. Exhibition

Visionnaires — Carte blanche à Prune Nourry

Restoring eighteen women sculptors to the artistic lineage they helped shape.

Petit Palais 📍 Avenue Winston-Churchill, 75008

On view October 20, 2026 through January 24, 2027

curating: PARIS · Cultural Season 2026–2027 · October

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