Paris’ heavy spring art slate
Paris rolled out a must-see spring art season—major shows from Matisse, Renoir, Nan Goldin and Lee Miller are on view, five standout photography exhibitions are highlighted for immersive visual journeys, and TEFAF’s 2026 edition was called ‘excellent’ by La Tribune de l'Art [] [] [].
Grand Palais’ Matisse. 1941–1954 gathers more than 300 paintings, drawings, cut‑out gouaches, books, textiles and stained glass and runs March 24–July 26, 2026 as a coproduction with the Centre Pompidou. grandpalais.fr The Grand Palais retrospective of Nan Goldin, This Will Not End Well, opens March 18–June 21, 2026 and is presented across the Grand Palais’ Salon d’honneur and the Chapelle Saint‑Louis as the first French survey to foreground her slide‑show and film work. grandpalais.fr Musée d’Orsay is mounting two concurrent Renoir projects—Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity (March 17–July 19, 2026) and Renoir, the Draughtsman (March 17–July 5, 2026)—in collaboration with the National Gallery (London) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. musee-orsay.fr The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris’ Lee Miller retrospective (April 10–August 2, 2026) brings together roughly 250 vintage and modern prints and was organized with Tate Britain and the Art Institute of Chicago. mam.paris.fr On the photography circuit, Jeu de Paume is showing Martin Parr (Global Warning) and Jo Ractliffe (En ces lieux/Out of Place) through late spring 2026 while the Maison Européenne de la Photographie’s 2026 season includes Dana Lixenberg’s American Images (running into May 2026), signaling simultaneous heavyweight and documentary‑oriented programs across Paris venues. jeudepaume.org TEFAF Maastricht ran public days March 14–19, 2026 (VIP previews March 12–13) and assembled 276 dealers from 24 countries with 26 new galleries in the Main Fair. static.tefaf.com La Tribune de l'Art reviewed TEFAF 2026 as “une excellente édition,” noting the fair’s abundance of major works on view during the March 2026 week.
