Paris art season ramps up
Paris is stacking March shows — 'The Language of Walls' (stamps and 19th-century Chinese to modern pieces) runs Mar 18–Jun 28 at the Museum of Decorative Arts, while Musée de Cluny’s unicorn exhibition runs through July What to do in Paris this week, from March 16 to 22, 2026 What to do on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paris and Île-de-France: top outing ideas. Plus, Fondation Cartier is hosting an Olivier Saillard exhibition-performance and Lien Pham’s French–Vietnamese show opened yesterday, spotlighting cultural connections What to do on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Paris and Île-de-France: the best outings French-Vietnamese artist's exhibition in Paris highlights cultural connections.
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs has pulled together roughly one hundred rubbings, drawings and technical tools from its Chinese and French holdings, including contemporary imprints made directly on stones recovered from the Notre‑Dame restoration [madparis.fr]. The Musée de Cluny’s programme juxtaposes nearly a hundred objects from Antiquity to today, framing the medieval Lady‑and‑the‑unicorn iconography with international loans and fresh scholarly essays on the creature’s shifting symbolism [musee-moyenage.fr]. Fondation Cartier’s Olivier Saillard project stages daily live presentations—framed by Saillard’s career at Palais Galliera and Fondation Alaïa—turning garments into active, performative exhibits each day at 5 p.m. as part of the installation’s schedule [fondationcartier.com]. French‑Vietnamese painter Liên Phạm opened a solo show at the 6th‑arrondissement town hall featuring 31 new works titled “Tisser des liens,” an opening reported to have been attended by Vietnam’s ambassador Trịnh Đức Hải and slated to run into early April [vietnamnews.vn].
