The exhibitions in Lille and the surrounding area

Even today, the landscape of the Weppes is marked by the presence of many traces of the Great War. Concrete shelters bear witness to the war of position in the area. Come and discover the story of how they were built, how they functioned and how they evolved during the conflict.

From 19 September to 17 January 2027

Through his lens, Lebanese photographer Serge Najjar offers a distinctive perspective on his country’s architecture. On Beirut’s construction sites, lines, angles, colours and plays of light transform concrete into graphic compositions reminiscent of the great masters of abstraction, from Mondrian to Kandinsky.

With no staging or retouching, his photographs reveal what the hurried eye might otherwise miss. Beyond the aesthetics of façades and buildings, they also bring the workers into view and, more subtly, a Lebanon shaped by cycles of destruction and reconstruction, constantly reinventing itself.

The MUba Eugène Leroy invites visitors to an intimate encounter with one of the richest art collections in the Lille metropolitan area: paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures from the 17th century to the present day, bringing together masters such as Rembrandt and Corot alongside contemporary artists like Georg Baselitz and Sol LeWitt. The exhibition unfolds across three complementary spaces — a chronological hang, a thematic dialogue around movement and stillness, and a selection of graphic arts — with a room entirely dedicated to Tourcoing-born artist Eugène Leroy.

from 11 October 2025 to 30 August 2026

“Vaisseau Terre” takes a positive and poetic look at the Earth. Designed by the Cité de l’Espace, the exhibition takes a fresh look at our blue planet. It invites visitors to be astronauts, explorers, space archaeologists and visionaries all in one.

From 29 April to 11 October 2026

The exhibition “Treasures of Wool and Silk. The Tapestries of Guillaume Werniers & Catherine Ghuys in Lille in the 18th Century” will offer the first-ever public presentation of an exceptional collection of tapestries from the Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse and the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.

From May 15 to September 27, 2026

At Gare Saint Sauveur, Mediterranean cultures take over the venue, transforming it into a vibrant space filled with art, music, flavours and encounters.
You wander, discover, pause for a moment… and suddenly, you find yourself travelling without even realising it.

On the programme:
concerts, performances, workshops, culinary experiences… and a major immersive exhibition exploring the connections between the shores of the Mediterranean, through identities, memories and territories.