On June 22, 2026, the Paris La Défense Arena will light up for Iron Maiden, who return to Paris with a new leg of their Run for Your Lives world tour. For the British band, formed in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, it will be a grand return to the French capital, before tens of thousands of fans expected for one of the most impressive events of the European rock season. Iron Maiden are more than just a band: they are a legend of contemporary music culture. They have defined the language of heavy metal with a unique blend of power and theatricality, transforming every concert into an epic spectacle. Their songs, from The Number of the Beast to Run to the Hills, from Fear of the Dark to Aces High, have become anthems for generations of listeners. Bruce Dickinson's voice, Nicko McBrain's precision on drums, and the intertwining guitars of Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers continue to embody the combination of energy and virtuosity that made them inimitable. Half a century after their founding, the band maintains a stage presence that few can match. Their shows are constructed like a collective ritual: lights, flames, monumental screens, and the unmistakable presence of Eddie, Iron Maiden's mascot since the beginning, shape a recognizable and coherent visual universe.
One hundred years after Monet’s death, the Orangerie reconsiders his work through the lens of time. From the 1890s series to the Water Lilies, painting emerges as a process based on variation and continuity.
A major exhibition at the Louvre brings Michelangelo and Auguste Rodin into dialogue, two sculptors separated by three centuries but united by a shared vision of sculpture as the energy of the human body.
The retrospective at the Musée du Luxembourg explores the visionary universe of Leonora Carrington, shaped by Surrealism, myth and esotericism. Paintings and drawings reveal a poetics grounded in transformation and ambiguity. A body of work that anticipates key themes of contemporary thought, from gender to the freedom of imagination.
Youssef Nabil. The Image as Memory and Construction
At the Musée d’Orsay, Youssef Nabil connects contemporary photography with Symbolist imagery. His work transforms memory and identity into visual constructions suspended between reality and dream.
