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Exhibitions of the moment in Lille

Thanks to its many museums, Lille and its metropolitan area invite you to explore a rich and varied cultural and artistic program. Whether you’re passionate about art, history or science, you’re bound to find an exhibition to satisfy your curiosity! To choose your next cultural outing, consult our calendar of exhibitions in Lille for the 2024-2025 season!

Raphaël Experience at the Palais des Beaux-Arts

From October 18, 2024 to February 17, 2025

The Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille invites you to immerse yourself in the art of Raphael (1483-1520), by unveiling his entire collection of drawings for the first time. This exhibition, comprising 40 works, some presented on both sides, is enriched by prestigious loans from major institutions such as the Musée du Louvre, the Royal Collection Trust, the National Gallery in London and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. From his beginnings in Perugia to his apogee in Rome, via Florence, follow Raphael’s exceptional path and plunge into the heart of his creative process. Digital installations offer an immersive experience, even allowing you to take a virtual tour of the Vatican’s famous Chamber of the Signature and its emblematic frescoes.

Chambre 207 at the Hospice Comtesse Museum

From October 16, 2024 to February 2, 2025

“Chambre 207” is a photographic project by Jean-Michel André, who reconstructs memories lost after the trauma of his father’s assassination in 1983, when he was 7 years old. By revisiting and photographing places linked to this event, he integrates elements of investigation, press archives and family objects to explore themes of memory, mourning and reparation. The exhibition, conceived as a poetic visual essay, questions the limits of the image. It transports the viewer between past and present, transforming a quest for truth into a process of deliverance, where photography becomes an instrument of reparation.

Double Jeu at Gare Saint-Sauveur

From August 28 to November 3, 2024

As part of “Automne 2024” at the Gare Saint Sauveur, lille3000 presents “Double jeu”, a series of exhibitions featuring ten emerging artists from the region. From August 28 to November 3, 2024, every two weeks, two artists take over the Maison St So with installations around the theme of “art, body, sport and movement”. The exhibition enables the artists to present a variety of works: photographs, drawings, paintings, silkscreens, art installations, sound, film and video mapping. This initiative offers the public an opportunity to discover the richness of the regional contemporary art scene.

Rêver debout at MUba Eugène Leroy

From September 20, 2024 to February 24, 2025

“Rêver debout” is a joint exhibition by MUba Eugène Leroy and Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. It presents the works of two Le Fresnoy graduates, Gregor Božič and Léonard Martin… Božič photographs and films European locations where fruit growing still escapes industrialization thanks to the dreams of a few farmers. Martin, who comes from painting and drawing, tinkers with a new mobility for the bodies depicted through film, assemblage and language.

3 new exhibitions at La Piscine Museum

From October 12, 2024 to January 12, 2025
  • Eugène Dodeigne: a retrospective II

An exceptional retrospective of Eugène Dodeigne, bringing together nearly 200 previously unseen or rarely exhibited works to rediscover this major artist of the XXᵉ century. The exhibition traces his career, from his beginnings as a stonecutter to his essential contribution to modern sculpture.

  • Expressions of matter: faces of a collection

La Piscine unveils a remarkable donation of 61 works by Groupe de Roubaix artists, significantly enriching its collections. The exhibition highlights sculptures, paintings and drawings that bear witness to the region’s artistic vitality and the legacy of these creators.

From October 12, 2024 to February 16, 2025
  • Tailors of volumes

This exhibition presents a selection of outfits from the museum’s collections. Through pleats, gathers, smocks and ruffles, sculpted textiles take over La Piscine’s fashion booths, making Jean-Paul Gaultier, Comme des Garçons and Popy Moreni masters of volume.

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