Most important exhibitions Ile-De-France

The Foire de Paris is the biggest event in Paris, along with the Salon de l'agriculture and the Salon de l'automobile - not to mention, in this exceptional year, the Olympic Games! With more than 2,000 exhibitors, it's the ideal place to discover the latest innovations in home, leisure, crafts and gastronomy, find new products and make purchases. Priority is given to smart products and sustainable solutions, not to consume more, but to consume better.

A global reference: around two hundred galleries around the world are represented at this very important International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), which aims to offer a balanced panorama of modern art, contemporary art and emerging creation to professionals and to the general public. It is organized under the glass roof of the Grand Palais, as well as at other sites such as the Jardin des Tuileries, the Jardin des Plantes and various spaces of the National Museum of Natural History. Of course, few can buy, but many come to wonder.

Almost 500 exhibitors meet each year to present the works of many artists from all over the world.

The first centre of creation entirely dedicated to digital, Le Cube is a unique experience in France. Open to all audiences, Le Cube is an area of practice, production and diffusion around digital creation. Its mission is to train the public in digital artistic and cultural practices and to support artistic productions. All year round, exhibitions, meetings, projections, conferences and exceptional events such as The Cube Festival, which exposed the new forms of digital creation in the city, are organized around the theme of the urban future. In the season program: a selection of videos from Guillaume Baychelier, the festival "Digital Unmask" with debates and conferences, where the appointments of the artisans of the digital.

Owned by the municipality since 1990, it is open to the public during temporary exhibitions and concerts. With a gallery of five rooms, the Maison des Arts also hosts the collections of the Châtillon museum. Among his illustrious owners, a Parisian goldsmith, a bookseller, a surgeon, the Duke of Bermingham - from 1827 to 1837, publisher Louis Hachette, artist painter Suzanne Frémont - 1876 - 1962, who founded the school of Fine Arts from Tananarive in Madagascar. Within the park you can discover a house of the th century wine-maker, the former house of the guardian, responsible for cultivating the lands and vineyards of the Religieux and Bagneux nuns.

The architect Fabian Karpinski drew this privileged place where the works have seen on the garden… Sales of paintings are organized at festivals as well as in Christmas or certain exposure periods. Openings develop throughout the year. In this décor, which recalls the sérinité of creative places, has already taken place the presentations of Haitian paintings, retrospective on modern art, drawings or painting-poetry. Sometimes, an exceptional concert gives the soundtrack to the exemplary models.

There are excellent exhibitions in this place, the strange love story between a man and his city who guided us in 2011 in artistico-fanciful or formalist méandres from New York to Warsaw, those on "From vision to revelation." The views of the storm even brought musical movements to the occasion. Then, with the following, materials served as a foundation for ever more creative forms, trips beyond the heights on themes around the day and the night, with the strange fruité of attendance on the «common theme of the bridge», and «human nothing alone», fascinating the public. 

The Verena Von Lichtenberg gallery, held by the artist herself, brings together the paintings of this artist from Strasbourg who graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Travaux Publics de Paris (ESTP Paris). Her work is oriented between architecture and contemporary art where colors and light dominate.

Each year, a sale of Nippon handicraft and unique parts. A broth of Japanese Creators to discover in this festive period, made in collaboration by Jipango and the Ideas Japan newspaper.

FIAC is a contemporary art exhibition held in Puteaux.

This event, unique by its size, gathers every year as Christmas approaches more than 400 professional exhibitors. Located under the arcades of the Parc des Princes, this antique-flea presents a logical path guiding the visitor so that he does not miss any exhibitor. Among the most important exhibitions of its kind, there is a offer of brac-exhibitors originating from all over France, bringing with them the peculiarities of their regions, of the ciselé reindeer rennes wardrobe with wide-belt Alsace tables. Europe is not forgotten and there are, for example, many English and Swedish furniture. A very good plan to find gift ideas within a few days of the holidays.

Created in 1999, the Puces du Design - which became Design Fair Paris in spring 2018 - has been bringing together for twenty years a select group of antique dealers specialising in furniture, decorative objects and fashion from the 1950s to the 1980s. This open-air event takes place twice a year: in spring and autumn. More than 70 exhibitors will present over 5,000 m² of well-known pieces by Panton, Saarinen, Eames, Dior, Saint-Laurent and Courrèges. Not to mention anonymous pieces that may not be recognized until tomorrow. More than 20,000 visitors flock there each time. The proposed pieces are relatively expensive, so we come here mainly for the pleasure of the eyes!

The ^30th edition of "La Palette de Printemps" took place, as it does every year, in February. This popular event usually has a global theme, with dozens of artists gathering at the Espace Saint-Exupéry. Painting and sculpture take center stage, with many new and established artists taking part. The whole event is entirely free of charge, and is open from one week to ten days: don't hesitate to drop in!

The principle is simple: for one day, local artists gather in Beauchamp to set up their easels and paint the town's natural wonders. In the city's various parks, pretty squares and the Bois Barrachin, they'll be in full creative mode, but that doesn't mean there won't be plenty of opportunity for exchange! At the same time, various associations showcasing their ecological approaches will be setting up stands in the heart of the town.

Le Petit Cormier is a charming boutique that's all about diversity. Primarily a tearoom, it's the perfect place to enjoy a delicious seasonal ice cream over a cup of tea or fruit juice. It's also a gallery showcasing the work of local and Parisian artists. In addition to exhibitions of paintings, sculptures and photos, there are warm-hearted events such as mini-concerts, readings and various convivial workshops. Strolling through the premises, you'll also discover a delicatessen and decoration section.

The magnificent setting of Parc Launay is the setting for this annual day dedicated to painting. Starting at 9 a.m., the artists will take to the canvas to paint the surrounding countryside, and their creations will be exhibited at 5 p.m. In the meantime, while they're busy creating, the artists will be sharing their work with the growing number of visitors each year. At the same time, the town's cultural department will provide the children with painting equipment. At the end of the day, prizes will be awarded for the works created during the day.