# Art events in La Villette / 19e

8 upcoming art events in La Villette / 19e, Paris at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS (104) – Écuries, Frac Île-de-France – Le Plateau and Salle Principale and more: openings, shows and parties, with times and a map.

- City guide: Paris, France, upcoming events
- Times: local (CEST)
- Listed: 3 events, plus 5 exhibitions on view
- Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/paris/areas/la-villette-19e
- Part of: [Paris](https://artweekguide.com/paris)

## Friday 23 October 2026

- **6:00 PM** · [Walid Raad guided tour of Festival of (in)gratitude (opening day)](https://artweekguide.com/events/walid-raad-guided-tour-of-festival-of-in-gratitude-opening-day) — Other at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS (104) – Écuries, La Villette / 19e. Walid Raad guides visitors through his exhibition *Festival of (in)gratitude* on its opening day, performing the tour and weaving around the works stories that are made up, passed down or come across by chance. It takes place in the Écuries as part of Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is needed; tickets cost €8–15.

## Saturday 24 October 2026

- **5:00 PM** · [Walid Raad guided tours of Festival of (in)gratitude (Saturday, incl. English)](https://artweekguide.com/events/walid-raad-guided-tours-of-festival-of-in-gratitude-saturday-incl-english) — Other at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS (104) – Écuries, La Villette / 19e. Performed tours of Walid Raad's exhibition *Festival of (in)gratitude* take place in the Écuries at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, as part of Paris Art Week 2026. There are two tours, the earlier one in English. Tickets cost €8–15 and an RSVP is needed.

Still on from an earlier day:

- **Until Sun** · [Walid Raad guided tour of Festival of (in)gratitude (opening day)](https://artweekguide.com/events/walid-raad-guided-tour-of-festival-of-in-gratitude-opening-day) — Other at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS (104) – Écuries, La Villette / 19e. Walid Raad guides visitors through his exhibition *Festival of (in)gratitude* on its opening day, performing the tour and weaving around the works stories that are made up, passed down or come across by chance. It takes place in the Écuries as part of Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is needed; tickets cost €8–15.

## Sunday 25 October 2026

- **5:00 PM** · [Walid Raad guided tours of Festival of (in)gratitude](https://artweekguide.com/events/walid-raad-guided-tours-of-festival-of-in-gratitude) — Other at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS (104) – Écuries, La Villette / 19e. Walid Raad leads performed tours of the exhibition *Festival of (in)gratitude* in the Écuries at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Two tours run, at 17:00 and 18:30. Tickets cost €8–15, and booking is required.

Still on from an earlier day:

- **Last day** · [Walid Raad guided tour of Festival of (in)gratitude (opening day)](https://artweekguide.com/events/walid-raad-guided-tour-of-festival-of-in-gratitude-opening-day) — Other at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS (104) – Écuries, La Villette / 19e. Walid Raad guides visitors through his exhibition *Festival of (in)gratitude* on its opening day, performing the tour and weaving around the works stories that are made up, passed down or come across by chance. It takes place in the Écuries as part of Paris Art Week 2026. RSVP is needed; tickets cost €8–15.

## On view

- **Until Nov 15** · [Irene Abello: Swallow the mist and disappear](https://artweekguide.com/events/irene-abello-swallow-the-mist-and-disappear) — Show at Frac Île-de-France – Le Plateau, La Villette / 19e. A solo exhibition at Frac Île-de-France – Le Plateau in the 19th arrondissement, part of Paris Art Week 2026. Irene Abello treats fleeting natural phenomena as sculptural material, working across installations, photographs and videos. Maëlle Dault curated the show.
- **Until Nov 21** · [Ce qui demeure](https://artweekguide.com/events/ce-qui-demeure) — Show at Salle Principale, La Villette / 19e. An exhibition at Salle Principale in La Villette, part of Paris Art Week 2026. It looks back at traces of shows the venue has held since 2014, bringing together work by eight artists and collectives.
- **Until Nov 22** · [Walid Raad: Festival of (in)gratitude](https://artweekguide.com/events/walid-raad-festival-of-in-gratitude) — Museum at CENTQUATRE-PARIS (Écuries), La Villette / 19e. An exhibition of recent works by Walid Raad in the Écuries at CENTQUATRE-PARIS, co-produced with the Festival d'Automne as part of Saison Méditerranée 2026. It looks at the resonances of the 1982-1983 events in Lebanon and at the history of art in the Arab world, from Beirut and Tunis to Ljubljana.
- **Until Feb 21, 2027** · [Rayane Mcirdi: Joyeuse retraite papa](https://artweekguide.com/events/rayane-mcirdi-joyeuse-retraite-papa) — Museum at Frac Île-de-France – Le Plateau, La Villette / 19e. An exhibition at Frac Île-de-France – Le Plateau, marking video artist Rayane Mcirdi's first institutional show in Paris. His films sit between documentary and fiction, drawing on stories and memories from family and neighbours in Asnières-sur-Seine and Gennevilliers, between Algeria and France.
- **Until Apr 25, 2027** · [Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab: My Rock Stars](https://artweekguide.com/events/hassan-hajjaj-acid-arab-my-rock-stars) — Museum at Philharmonie de Paris – Musée de la musique, La Villette / 19e. An installation of Hassan Hajjaj's *My Rock Stars* portraits at the Musée de la musique, with sitters including Billie Eilish, Madonna, Rachid Taha, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and gnawa master Babohot. The band Acid Arab created an electronic soundtrack for the show.

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