At mid-May, the Great Paris Steeplechase 2026 brings one of the most anticipated events of the international horse racing season back to the Hippodrome d’Auteuil. Famous for its demanding course and challenging obstacles that test precision, strength and endurance, the race has long been a benchmark for enthusiasts and professionals alike. The 2026 edition reinforces Paris’s role as a leading stage for equestrian sport, gathering horses and jockeys from across the world. Combining tradition and adrenaline, the competition strikes a rare balance between elegance and risk, offering both spectators and participants an experience that goes far beyond the race itself.
The Musée d’Orsay retraces the origins of the Statue of Liberty through the work of its creator, Auguste Bartholdi, a leading figure of nineteenth-century monumental sculpture.
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.
Les Misérables returns to the Théâtre du Châtelet in a new production that reasserts the theatrical and political power of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece. Blending social drama with choral song, the musical revisits themes of justice, redemption and human dignity. A collective narrative that continues to resonate today.
At the Jeu de Paume, the first major French exhibition devoted to Jo Ractliffe traces more than forty years of work across South Africa and Angola. Seemingly quiet landscapes function as repositories of memory, shaped by historical violence and its lasting traces.
