Exhibition guide

Like every year, Museum Night offers the opportunity to explore all the exhibitions that inhabit our walls. Continuous guided tours take you through “Open Forms” – Olle Bærtling in dialogue with 7 contemporary artists; "Cecilia Edefalk. August said!" and the permanent exhibition dedicated to the artistic and societal revolutions of the 18th century.

Visit details

  • Dates: Saturday May 23, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Institut suédois, 11 rue Payenne, Paris
  • Price: free
  • Audience: All audiences
  • Source: Event page

About the exhibition

Since the 1980s, she has developed an intuitive and personal work which, starting from pre-existing images and figurative forms, gradually moves towards a more abstract expression. August said!9 p.m. // Open shapes

9 p.m. // Permanent exhibition9:30 p.m. // Cecilia Edelfalk. His practice combines memories, visions, motifs inherited from the history of art and elements of nature.

Permanent exhibition: A new world.

Artistic and societal revolutions in the 18th centuryThis exhibition highlights little-known treasures from the collection and explores the currents of thought, aspirations and tensions that marked the Age of Enlightenment.

To discover these three exhibitions, guided tours August said!

9:30 p.m. // Open forms

Practical information

► Free, without reservation

► Guided tours last approximately 20 minutes

► Language: our guides adapt to the wishes of the majority (French or English)

Exhibition: Open Forms

The exhibition presents nearly thirty years of creation by the painter and sculptor Olle Bærtling (1911-1981), iconic figure of abstraction, in dialogue with the works of seven international artists: Cécile Bart, Rana Begum, Ulla von Brandenburg, Jacob Dahlgren, Bernd Ribbeck, Bella Rune and Brooklin A. Soumahoro. are offered to you from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. according to the following program: 6 p.m. // Open forms

6 p.m. // Permanent exhibition 6:30 p.m. // Cecilia Edelfalk. Through very different approaches and mediums, they renew geometric abstract art and question its relevance today.

Exhibition: Cecilia Edefalk. August said!

6:30 p.m. // Open shapes 7 p.m. // Open shapes

7 p.m. // Permanent exhibition 7:30 p.m. // Cecilia Edelfalk. August said!

Cecilia Edefalk is one of the essential references in contemporary art in Sweden. August said!

7:30 p.m. // Open shapes 8 p.m. // Permanent exhibition

8 p.m. // Open shapes 8:30 p.m. // Open shapes

8:30 p.m. // Cecilia Edelfalk.