Revealed: February thirteenth, 2026
Une loge à l’Opéra, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. (Clark Artwork Institute)
Romance is all the time a part of Paris, however this spring and summer time it takes middle stage with two main exhibitions devoted to the beloved artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. From March via July, the Musée d’Orsay will host Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity (1865–1885) alongside a companion exhibition Renoir Drawings. For the primary time since 1985, when the final main Renoir retrospective was held in Paris, most of the artist’s best masterpieces can be introduced collectively in France.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. (Musée d’Orsay)
Renoir and Love – A Joyful Modernity (1865-1885)
Operating from March 17 to July 19, 2026, Renoir and Love guarantees to be one of many high particular exhibitions of the yr in Paris. This retrospective will have fun how affection, connection and human relationships formed Renoir’s work throughout a defining interval of his profession. Bringing many key works collectively for the primary time in a long time, it’ll supply a brand new perspective on how Renoir approached love inside the altering social lifetime of late-Nineteenth-century Paris. Should you’ve liked seeing Renoir’s work within the Musée d’Orsay up to now, you received’t need to miss this landmark exhibition!
Portrait de jeune fille, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Fondation Bemberg Toulouse)
Renoir Drawings
Opening on the identical date and working via July 5, 2026, Renoir Drawings can be an intimate counterpoint to the primary exhibition. That is the primary present devoted completely to Renoir’s works on paper, highlighting a much less acquainted facet of his artwork. From fast research of figures and gestures to extra rigorously developed compositions, these works reveal how intently Renoir noticed the world round him and the way intentionally his painted scenes had been constructed. Seeing them collectively provides a deeper understanding of the foundations beneath his most beloved work.
Plan Now for Renoir in Paris … or London!
With the exhibitions opening in March, now could be the second to start out planning. Early spring is one in all Paris’s most lovely seasons, with blossoms and the gardens starting to bloom – a pure setting for Renoir’s work. Or plan forward for a summer time getaway in Paris, when longer days go away loads of time for artwork and wandering alongside the Seine.
If Paris isn’t on the calendar this spring or summer time, the story continues in London. Renoir and Love travels to the Nationwide Gallery from October 3, 2026 to January 31, 2027, for one more probability to expertise this exhibition in a special setting. Autumn and winter are very best seasons for London’s museums, and with London Good it’s simple to plan an unforgettable keep!
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