The middle of November is the busiest stretch of the month for art. Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais, two major European museums open new shows, and several New York institutions mark anniversaries with exhibitions drawn from their own collections. Here are the dates, places and details for each.
Paris Photo Marks Photography’s Bicentennial
The 29th Paris Photo runs November 12 to 15, 2026, at the Grand Palais. It is the leading international fair devoted to photography. This year it falls during the Bicentennial of Photography and brings together roughly 242 exhibitors—195 galleries and 47 publishers—from 38 countries.
The program is led by Florence Bourgeois, director of Paris Photo, and Anna Planas, artistic director. They have set the history of photography alongside contemporary practice and the ways the medium is changing. Public hours are 1pm – 8 pm (Sunday 7 p.m.), on Avenue Winston-Churchill in the 8th arrondissement.
Sophie Calle in Berlin, Bloomsbury in London
The Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin opens a Sophie Calle exhibition on November 13. It runs through May 2027 and is part of the museum’s 30th-anniversary program. It is the French artist’s first solo show in Berlin in over two decades, with six bodies of work made over 30 years. The show includes a new work commissioned for the anniversary. It will enter the museum’s permanent collection as a donation.
In London, Tate Britain opens “Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury” on November 12. It runs through April 2027. The show was organized with Charleston, the couple’s former home and studio in Sussex. It is the first major exhibition to trace how their art and their private lives intertwined.
New York Openings This Month
Several New York museums are opening shows between November 5 and November 21. Two of them mark 25th anniversaries.
| Opens | Museum | Exhibition | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 5 | MoMA PS1 | Hard Art | Abstract painting by Black artists in the US from 1969 to the present, with more than 40 artists across three generations; free |
| November 12 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | A Long Shadow: Postwar Japan Through the Lens | Postwar Japanese photography from the Met’s collection, including images of Okinawa and US base towns during the occupation |
| November 12 | Neue Galerie New York | 25th Anniversary Exhibition | Collection highlights on every floor, including Klimt’s Adele Bloch-Bauer I |
| November 14 | Museum of Modern Art | Na Mira: NO SMOKING | A newly commissioned media installation in the Kravis Studio, the artist’s first solo museum show in New York |
| November 21 | Whitney Museum of American Art | artport: A History of Internet Art | More than 100 commissioned net-art works, marking 25 years of the Whitney’s artport platform |
Na Mira’s installation uses radio frequencies, infrared heat and holography, drawing on Korean shamanism and structural filmmaking.
More Fairs Later This Month
Two more fairs follow Paris Photo. The ADAA Fair runs November 13 to 16 at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, with 63 exhibitors. Frieze Abu Dhabi, the fair’s first Middle East edition, runs November 19 to 22 at Manarat Al Saadiyat.
FAQ
– What are Paris Photo’s opening hours?
The fair runs from November 12 through November 15. It is open 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 15.
– Which of the New York shows are free?
MoMA PS1 has free admission. Check each museum’s own admission policy for the other exhibitions.
Sources
- Your Guide to the Art World This Fall 2026 — artsy.net
- The leading international fair for the photography market — parisphoto.com
- Exhibitions in New York — November 2026 & Beyond — musa.guide