Grand Palais d'été 2026: book your summer of shows, concerts and exhibitions!
Bookings open today for the second edition of the Grand Palais d'été. From June 2, the iconic glass roof of the Grand Palais is transformed into a place of celebration and creation: exhibitions, dance, theater, performances, concerts... Book your artistic experiences and enjoy an exceptional summer!
Thrills guaranteed
Contemporary circus, theater, dance, battle, cabaret... With Tiago Rodrigues, Maud Le Pladec, Josépha Madoki, Sharon Eyal, Léo Lérus and many other artists, this 2nd edition of Grand Palais d'étéhas some spectacular experiences in store for you. After the performances, Ciels, the luminous work by the Visual System collective, sublimates the glass roof with a monumental visual creation. Also discover several events as part of the Saison Méditerranée 2026, as an artistic and cultural dialogue.
Every Saturday night: the Nave turns into club or concert hall
House, techno, fado, raï, French variety... With Eddy de Pretto x Maud Le Pladec, Acid Arab, Dimitri from Paris, Helder Gonçalves, Manuela Azevedo, Sama' Abdulhadi, Daniel Avery, Myd, Saturdays turn into Memorable DJ sets and musical nights.
Every Saturday morning, dance alongside the season's artists. This experience, free and open to all upon reservation, is an opportunity to start the day with movement and music.
CERCLES, Boris Charmatz, Grand Palais, juillet 2025
Dance XXL in the Nave
Grand Mouvement
Workshops & activities
13 June - 18 July 2026 - Last tickets available on-site only
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Three exhibitions, three worlds
Laure Prouvost takes you on a sensory journey between atoms and particles. Leandro Erlich plays with your perception of reality through 14 interactive installations. Wael Shawky brings a historic revolt to life. Three exhibitions not to be missed!
Drawing with scissors: Henri Matisse's cut-out gouache technique
At nearly 80 years old, Matisse reinvented himself: he no longer painted, but cut directly into color. With his scissors, he invented a free, direct gesture that gave birth to figures of rare power. A new creative impetus driven by the cut-out gouache technique, whose history and artworks can be discovered at the Grand Palais until July 26 !
On the occasion of the exhibition devoted to Nan Goldin at the Grand Palais until June 21, 2026, Alice Leroy, teacher-researcher and film critic, offers a series of texts exploring her work through the prism of cinema. In this article, she returns to the...
Hilma af Klint's Paintings for the Temple: a mission guided by angels
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Presented at the Grand Palais until August 30, 2026, the Paintings for the Temple is the most ambitious project of Hilma af Klint's artistic life. Visionary, mystical and deeply singular, the Swedish painter developed between 1906 and 1915 a monumental...
