Summer exhibitions
We all wish to immerse ourselves in the inspired work of artists who invite us to escape reality and enter reverie. Here is our selection of unmissable exhibitions, some of which are held in locations that are worth the detour. Follow our guide!
In short
- “Engagées” at Villa Datris
- “OTHONIEL COSMOS, ou les Fantômes de l’Amour” at the Popes’ Palace
- “Jacques-Émile Blanche” at the Angladon Foundation
- “Enfants de la réclame !” at the Museum of Packaging and Printing in Valréas
- “Sensibilités Vaudou” at the Fondation Blachère
- “Duplessis, l’art de peindre la vie” at the museum-library L’Inguimbertine
- “Circuit court” at the Vouland museum
- “RÊVE !” at the Campredon museum
“Engagées” at Villa Datris
Art both on the walls and in the gardens
In 2025, the Villa Datris Foundation is exploring the invisibilization of women, and their continuous struggle, through the works of 65 artists both from France and from around the globe. The commitment, the rights, and the journey of these women to leave behind the framework of patriarchal societies in order to reach a progressive emancipation forms a history that belongs to them and can never be erased, even in a world in perpetual forward motion. The exhibition “Synopsis” welcomes works by those who have witnessed this legacy, regardless of their generation.
Fondation Villa Datris
7 avenue des 4 otages, 84800 L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
17th May – 2nd November 2025
Opening hours may vary depending on the time of year
Free entry, guided tours at weekends (fixed times – reservation advised)
“OTHONIEL COSMOS, ou les Fantômes de l’Amour” at the Popes’ Palace and 10 other sites in Avignon
To note
Performances on the 1st and 2nd August created especially for the occasion by Carolyn Carlson.
From June 28th, sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel will take over the grand halls of the Popes’ Palace and 10 other emblematic Avignon locations: The Pont d’Avignon, the Musée du Petit Palais, the Musée Calvet, the Muséum Requien, the Musée Lapidaire, the Sainte-Claire Chapel, the Bains Pommer, the Collection Lambert and the Palace Square, for an exceptional exhibition in the heart of Avignon as part of the “Terre de culture 2025”.
“OTHONIEL COSMOS, ou les Fantômes de l’Amour” will feature 250 works by the artist, inspired by Pétrarque and his canzoniere, 160 of which are being unveiled for the first time! An equally unique project will accompany the event for 2 evenings in the main courtyard of the Palace: “Midnight souls” on August 1st and 2nd, an exclusive performance from Carolyn Carlson with dancers Hugo Marchand and Caroline Osmont from the Paris Opera Ballet.
Palais des Papes, 84000 Avignon
28th June 2025 – 4th January 2026
Open every day
General admission: from €12
Jacques-Émile Blanche at the Angladon Foundation
Opening on June 19th, this pictorial exhibition will transport visitors back in time to introduce the painter Jacques-Émile Blanche through around 60 works spanning 2 centuries. A major figure of the Belle Époque and Post-War periods, the multitalented artist was not just a painter, but also a writer, critic, and musician. Through his polymorphous art, he immortalised not only his loved ones but also the places where he spent his life (the beaches of Normandy, London, or Venice) as well as his contemporaries, including Proust, Cocteau, Gide and Mallarmé. Anxious to capture the spirit of the era before it passed, his works invoke Marcel Proust’s image of lost time…
Musée Angladon
5 rue laboureur, 84000 Avignon
19th June – 12th October 2025
Open Tuesday – Sunday, from 1pm to 6pm
Price: €8€ (concessions: €6.50)
“Enfants de la réclame !” at the Museum of packaging and printing in Valréas
Through a series of pictures and illustrations from pre-1990, this exhibition chronicles the colourful and eclectic word of children’s advertising, while examining the depictions of children at the time and the problems that arose from them.
The exhibition showcases playful and vibrant scenes through images and decorative items depicting the overabundance of advertising, both past and present. The Museum favoured a participatory approach when cultivating the exhibit, with help from local associations and testimonies from residents of the area.
Finally, the Museum has not forgotten about its youngest visitors – there is a family route with a play area in the centre of the exhibit, and teaching toolkits are available for visiting schools.
3, avenue Maréchal Foch
84600 Valréas
1st April – 30th September 2025: from 10am to 1pm and 2.30pm to 6pm.
Open Tuesday to Saturday
Price: €7 (free for Vaucluse residents)
“Sensibilités Vaudou” at Fondation Blachère
In its new exhibition space in Bonnieux, the Fondation Blachère invites you on a journey to discover contemporary African art. The works of 28 artists from Africa and its diaspora have been chosen to pay tribute to African religion, its rites, and its living influence in contemporary art.
121 chemin de coucourdon
La Gare de Bonnieux
84480 Bonnieux
Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 6pm (7pm in July and August)
Open until 21st September
Price: €5
DUPLESSIS (1725-1802) at the museum-library L’Inguimbertine
From 14th June to 28th September 2025, the Inguimbertine at the Hôtel-Dieu de Carpentras will host an unprecedented temporary exhibition dedicated to Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802), one of the most remarkable portraitists of the 18th century, to mark the tercentenary of his birth. The exhibition highlights the work of this exceptional artist, and gives visitors a unique opportunity to dive into his artistic universe.
180 Pl. Aristide Briand
84200 Carpentras
From 10am to 6pm (Closed on Mondays)
From 8th June to 31st October
Price: €12
Circuit court at the Vouland Museum
The theme of this exhibition is movement and “locality”, featuring landscapes, scenes of daily life, portraits and still life paintings by painters from the 19th and 20th centuries who have a connection to Avignon or its religion. The works on display are taken from private collections around Avignon, as well as the Vouland Museum’s own collection.
17, rue Victor Hugo
84000 Avignon
Open from 2pm to 6pm (Closed on Mondays)
Until the 10th June
Price: €6
“REVE !” at Campredon art & image museum
Open until October 12th, each work featured in the exhibition “RÊVE!” at Campredon art & image museum invites you on a poetic journey between imagination and reality. The multitude of images produced by our subconscious, like photographic negatives of our emotions, creates an intangible and hazy beyond-ness; a substance of inexhaustible opportunity for creativity and imagination and a common source of inspiration for the 27 artists featured in the exhibition.
17, rue Victor Hugo
84000 Avignon
Open from 2pm to 6pm (Closed on Mondays)
Until 12th October
Price: €6