Daytrips From Paris, Exhibitions
Mélodies en Sous-sol: Expérience Pommery #18
Subterranean Sounds and Sights
The house of champagne Domaine Vranken-Pommery has been holding annual contemporary art exhibitions in its magnificent cellars deep in the earth for over 20 years now. This year, it has added something extra to this stellar event – sound – … Read More
Théâtre de l’Athénée Louis Jouvet
An Italianate Parisian Jewel
While Parisian theatrical and musical life is dominated by its large theaters (Palais Garnier, Opéra Bastille, Comédie Française, Mogador, Odéon), so many smaller establishments deserve to be visited. One recent such “discovery” for me (I blush to admit) is the … Read More
Argile Restaurant
In Good Time, Good Food
If you go to the restaurant Argile, and I strongly recommend that you do, just don’t arrive 10 minutes before the time of your reservation. On a bitter cold evening, I made that mistake and was rebuffed by a heartless … Read More
Un Ours dans le Jura
The Bear Did It
It sometimes helps to go to a film with low expectations – on the rare occasions when they are turned upside down, the sense of sheer pleasure and relief afterward feels all the better. That was the case with the … Read More
The 17th-century Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière. © Paris Update
What's Happening in Paris This Week
For full details about an event, click on the title to visit the official Web site (in English when available).
February 12
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Spectateurs! (Filmlovers!), directed by Arnaud Desplechin.
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Through February 12
World music
The Festival Au Fil des Voix presents concerts by musicians from around the globe.
Various locations, Paris
February 12-13
Choose science
The slogan of the Paris-Saclay Summit, which brings together Nobel Prize winners and leading scientists from around the world, is “Stop talking, start acting: choose science!” Topics range from AI to ion beams. Click here to sign up for free.
EDF Lab Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau
February 14
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Joli Joli (Hear Me Love’), directed by Diastème.
Club de L’Etoile, Paris
Through February 15
Dance festival
Performances by dancers of all ages, professional and amateur, all over Paris and its suburbs for Faits d’Hiver.
Various venues, Paris & suburbs
Through February 17
Subtitled French films
French movies streamed online during the My French Film Festival. Feature films are free in many countries, and short films are free worldwide.
Online
February 18
Laugh for a good cause
The Human Comedy Club presents an evening of standup comedy, with the proceeds, going to a charity for sick children..
Grand Rex, Paris
February 14-18
Move your body
The Festival Everybody celebrates the body with five days of dance classes, performances and more.
Carreau du Temple, Paris
February 19-22
Massive art show
Some 2,000 artists show their work at Art Capital.
Grand Palais, Paris
February 7-23
Emerging artists
Forty contemporary artists from 10 countries exhibit their art at the 68th Salon de Montrouge.
Beffroi de Montrouge, Montrouge
Through March 1
Frankenheimer onscreen
The John Frankenheimer retrospective celebrates the American director’s long career with such films as Birdman of Alcatraz and The Manchurian Candidate.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
Through early March
Dress like Cyrano
Every Thursday through the beginning of March, the Comédie-Française will sell off one hundred of its historic and contemporary costumes at prices ranging from €50 to €500.
Porte de Versailles, Paris OK
February 22-March 2
A barnyard in Paris
The Salon International de l’Agriculture brings the best of the country’s livestock and crops – and the products made from them – to Paris.
Porte de Versailles, Paris
March 5-9
Fêting film
The guest hosts of this edition of the Festival de la Cinémathèque Française will be two American film directors: Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan, She-Devil, etc.) and John McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard, etc.). Some 100 old films, most of them restored, will be screened.
Cinémathèque Française and other cienmas, Paris
March 7-16
Antique fair in a bucolic setting
A visit to the Foire de Chatou antique market and regional products fair just outside Paris on the “Impressionists’ Island” makes a great weekend outing.
Chatou, Île-de-France
Through May 23
Contemporary art festival
This edition of the Festival Jeu de Paume, titled “Moving Landscapes,” is a multidisciplinary exhibition featuring photography, video installations, sculpture and performances.
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Through April 6, 2025
10 women directors
The festival Elles Sont Là pour Rester spotlights the films of 10 French women directors of the same generation.