Exhibitions in Reims: what to see and when to visit
Four free exhibitions in Reims offer different ways to explore the city and its region this autumn. Choose contemporary art at Le Cellier, early photographs at Carnegie Library, home movies and regional archives at Jean Falala, or interactive works at Saint-Ex. Opening days matter: a Sunday visit and a Christmas break call for different plans.
This selection was checked on 28 October 2026. Dates refer to the exhibitions listed below. Guided tours and workshops may have separate booking arrangements; the linked organisers’ pages are in French.
Choose an exhibition
| What interests you? | Exhibition and closing date |
|---|---|
| The Champagne landscape through contemporary art | Ars in Campania, Le Cellier, until 28 February 2027 |
| Early photographs of Reims | Reims révélée, Carnegie Library, until 9 January 2027 |
| Everyday life across the Grand Est region | Petites histoires, Grand Est, Jean Falala, until 3 January 2027 |
| Art involving movement, materials and the senses | avantgoût JOIE, Saint-Ex, until 17 December 2026 |
Ars in Campania at Le Cellier
This exhibition follows Champagne from its chalk beneath the ground to its cultivated landscapes and changing climate. Works from the Maison Ruinart collection are arranged in three chapters, with artists including Eva Jospin, Julian Charrière and Pascale Marthine Tayou.
If your trip already includes the region’s vineyards or champagne houses, this offers another way to think about the landscape. Geological time, forests and living things become subjects for the artists. The exhibition takes place at Le Cellier, rather than requiring a visit to the Ruinart estate.
24 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, at Le Cellier, 4 bis rue de Mars. Admission is free. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 14:00–18:00, plus Saturday mornings, 10:00–12:00. Closed on French public holidays and 21 December to 4 January inclusive. It is therefore unavailable during much of the Christmas holiday period.
Reims révélée at Carnegie Library
Reims révélée : la photographie rémoise des origines aux années 1920 explores the city through photography from its beginnings to the 1920s. It runs from 19 September 2026 to 9 January 2027. Look here if you enjoy using old street scenes and buildings to understand how a place has changed.
The setting adds another layer: Carnegie is an Art Deco library built during Reims’s post-war reconstruction. You can combine the exhibition with a look at its interior, while respecting the readers using the building. Visiting groups in the reading room are limited to five people.
The address is 2 place Carnegie. The library confirms that independent visits to the building and heritage exhibitions are free, with no booking required. Guided visits have separate arrangements. It closes on Mondays, Sundays and public holidays, with different opening hours during local school holidays. Check Carnegie’s official hours (French) before setting out.
Petites histoires, Grand Est at Jean Falala
Home movies, photographs, filmed interviews, objects and contemporary work bring everyday regional life into view. Petites histoires, Grand Est is organised by Image’Est with the Grand Est film archives, including MIRA. Personal records provide a way into the history of this part of eastern France.
The combination of archive material and artists’ responses makes this a useful choice for visitors who know little about the region, as well as residents looking for familiar places and experiences. It focuses on the lives behind the broader historical story.
5 September 2026 to 3 January 2027, at Médiathèque Jean Falala, 2 rue des Fuseliers. A médiathèque is a public library with several types of media. Admission is free. Consult the library opening hours (French): an exhibition’s closing date does not mean the building opens every day up to that date.
avantgoût JOIE at Saint-Ex
Two works introduce Saint-Ex’s season on the theme of joy. Tourbillons, by Collectif Chien Assis, combines interactive moving forms, materials and sound. In Vivien Roubaud’s Salsifis douteux, visitors place a plant bud on a device to observe its transformation.
The exhibition runs 15 October to 17 December 2026. Its small selection lets you focus on individual works. Free guided visits include family sessions and visits for children from 18 months; book these separately. Independent admission is free and does not require a reservation.
Find Saint-Ex at chaussée Bocquaine, esplanade André-Malraux. Open Tuesday and Thursday 14:00–20:00; Wednesday 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:30; Friday 14:00–17:30. The remaining advertised Saturday openings are 14 and 21 November and 12 December, 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:30. For a guided visit, email moc.smier-xetnias@gnateled.ettolrahc; ask about language arrangements when booking.
Fit an exhibition into your trip
For a Sunday, Le Cellier has regular afternoon opening, except on public holidays and during its year-end closure. For a weekday visit after 18:00, check Saint-Ex’s Tuesday or Thursday hours.
Our guide to museums in Reims gives you more options. For events on a particular date, use InfoCulture’s listings (French), then check the organiser’s page for the latest arrangements.
