Barbara Kruger Paris show announced

Pinault Collection has set October 7, 2026, as the opening date for Barbara Kruger’s “The History of Tears” at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, according to exhibition pages on the museum’s website. The announcement clarifies earlier social-media posts that pointed to an autumn Kruger show at the venue but did not specify the opening date. Museum listings show the Kruger project will run in the Rotunda and the building’s 24 display cases. The same autumn program will also include “Remember Me,” a large group exhibition on photography spread across the Bourse de Commerce. ### What exactly was announced in Paris? The Bourse de Commerce website says “The History of Tears” will open “from 7 October 2026” and identifies it as an exhibition by American artist Barbara Kruger. The French- and English-language pages describe the project as a Pinault Collection presentation at the Paris museum. Artprice reported on August 31 that the Bourse de Commerce would devote its autumn season to a major photography program and that Kruger’s work would play a central role in it. The social-media chatter cited in the original card appears to have tracked that broader institutional rollout rather than a standalone one-day announcement. (pinaultcollection.com) ### Is this a Barbara Kruger solo show or part of a larger museum program? Pinault Collection says Kruger’s “The History of Tears” is a distinct exhibition installed in the Rotunda and display cases, while “Remember Me” is a separate group show taking over the rest of the building. The museum’s program page lists both exhibitions in the same autumn lineup. (news.artprice.com) The “Remember Me” page says the exhibition title is drawn from Kruger’s work “Untitled (Remember me),” a 1988/2020 video on LED panel. The museum says the group show will bring together around 700 works by more than 70 artists to mark the bicentenary of photography’s invention. ### What has the museum said about Kruger’s role in the season? (pinaultcollection.com) Pinault Collection says Kruger’s installation gives “Remember Me” its title and anchors the autumn program in the museum’s central Rotunda. Artprice, citing the museum’s plans, said Kruger’s intervention would set the tone and point of entry for the exhibition. The Pinault Collection’s artist page describes Kruger, born in 1945, as an American artist whose work examines power, language, consumer society, violence and sexuality through text and image. (pinaultcollection.com) That framing matches the museum’s decision to place her work at the center of the autumn program. ### What do visitors know now about dates, tickets and access? (pinaultcollection.com) The Bourse de Commerce program page lists “Remember Me” as running from October 7, 2026, and marks the museum’s preparatory phase, “The museum in motion,” as lasting through October 5. The Kruger exhibition page also says “The History of Tears” begins on October 7. The museum’s ticketing pages already include prices and hours. (lesoeuvres.pinaultcollection.com) The French-language “Remember Me” page lists full-price admission at 15 euros and reduced admission at 10 euros, with opening hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday late openings until 9 p.m. ### Where does this fit in the Bourse de Commerce calendar? The Bourse de Commerce says current exhibitions including Fujiko Nakaya and Laura Lamiel will close in September, clearing the building for the autumn photography season. (pinaultcollection.com) The museum has also posted related programming, including an October 19 lecture titled “The Photographic Revolution,” tied to “Remember Me.” (pinaultcollection.com) Paris tourism listings mirror the museum timetable. Paris je t’aime says Kruger’s exhibition will run from October 7 to December 31, 2026, and describes “Remember Me” as opening the same day at 2 rue de Viarmes in the 1st arrondissement. October 7 is the next concrete date in the rollout, with Barbara Kruger’s “The History of Tears” and the group exhibition “Remember Me” both scheduled to open at the Bourse de Commerce. (pinaultcollection.com) Tickets are available through the museum’s site, and Pinault Collection has already published the autumn program pages. (pinaultcollection.com) (agenda.parisjetaime.com)