An instructive exhibition at the Musée de l’air et de l’espace celebrates the 75th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s Flight from New York to Paris-Le Bourget, in tandem with a temporary thematic display focusing on transatlantic flights between 1919-1930. Daily except Mon, 10am to 6pm, Aéroport du Bourget, Le Bourget, RER B to Le Bourget then bus 152, tel: 01 49 92 71 99

Fabulous Gardens: Duchêne Style The visionary father and son team, Henri and Achille Duchêne, reinvented classic French landscape design in the 19th and 20th centuries. Appropriately presented in the Bois de Boulogne, this exhibit uses their drawings, personal photographs and project plans to explain the evolution of the Duchêne style. To June 24, daily except Tue 11:30am to 6pm, Trianon de Bagatelle, route de Sèvres, Neuilly/Bois de Boulogne, 16e, M° Pont de Neuilly, then bus n° 43, tel: 01 45 01 20 10

To be seen absolument, to June 24, La Révolution surréaliste constitutes an overview of the surrealist movement’s most influential paintings, sculptures, graphic art, photography and films. Meanwhile, Daniel Buren — well-known for his striped column sculptures at the Palais Royal — turns the Pompidou Center into his own, personal “installation” with exhibits like “Les Couleurs: Sculptures.” June 26 to Sept 23, daily except Tue, 11am to 10pm, Pompidou Center, pl Georges Pompidou, 4e, M° Hôtel-de-Ville, tel: 01 44 78 12 33

Kawaii! Vacances d’été is based on the work of Japanese neo-pop artist Takashi Murakami, while a group show titled Coloriage highlights young, up-and-coming artists from Tokyo (June 26 to Sept 29). In conjuntion with these fun exhibits, Les Soirées Nomades present a series of July to September concerts and performances, notably Fred Frith (June 27) and Meredith Monk (July 22). Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Tue-Sun noon to 8pm, 261 bd Raspail, 14e, M° Raspail, tel: 01 42 18 56 50

Afrique Secrète focuses on the mysterious, secretive nature of African cultural objects, while L’art en marche presents the work of Senegalese sculptor Ndary Lo, whose iron Marcheurs, portray people in motion. To July 27, Wed to Sun, 11am to 7pm, Musée Dapper, 35 rue Paul Valéry, 16e, M° Victor-Hugo, tel: 01 45 00 01 50

Arnold Newman Work by one of America’s most distinguished portrait photographers, including pictures of Picasso, Kennedy and Stravinsky. June 28 to Sept 22, daily except Mon 10am to 6:30pm, Patrimoine Photographique, 62 rue St-Antoine, 4e, M° St-Paul, tel: 01 42 74 47 75

L’Or Des Iles provides a preview of elaborate jewelry and ornaments belonging to the yet to open Quai Branly museum. Over 250 pieces from Indonesia, Malasia and the Philippines are showcased in this exceptional show. To June 29, daily Tue to Sat, 10:30am to 6:30pm, Mona Bismarck Foundation, 34 av de New York, 16e, M° Alma-Marceau, tel: 01 47 23 38 88, free

La Passion du Dessin covers five centuries of drawings by various masters of that art — including key works by Bellini, Cezanne, and Matisse. To June 30, daily 10am to 6pm, Musée Jacquemart-André, 158 bd Haussmann, 8e, M° Mirosmesnil, tel: 01 40 51 38 38

Un temps d’exubérance. Les arts décoratifs sous Louis XIII et Anne d’Autriche illustrates the remarkable innovations undertaken in the decorative arts, during Louis XIII’s reign. To July 8, daily except Tue 1-8pm (& until 10pm Wed), Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, square Jean Perrin entrance, 8e, M° Champs-Elysées Clemenceau, tel: 01 44 13 17 17

Mondrian: from 1892 to 1914, A Path Towards Abstraction Before his experimentation in cubism and modernism, Mondrian developed a highly distinctive approach to landscape painting, finally paring down the structure of trees to near abstract forms. Though his primary-hued, geometric compositions such as “Broadway Boogie-Woogie” are better known — this exhibition re-establishes the importance of the artist’s roots in the 19th century pictorial tradition (until July 14). Like Mondrian, Frantisek Kupka is famous for his abstract painting. However, from 1890 to 1914, he worked and lived in Paris as a book illustrator, satirist and pastel artist. June 25 to Sept 29, daily except Monday 10am to 6pm (& Thur until 9:45pm), Sun 9am to 6pm, Musée d’Orsay, 1 rue Bellechasse, 7e, M° Musée d’Orsay, tel: 01 40 48 48 14

Elles de Montparnasse Congenial and poetic, the Musée de Montparnasse pays tribute to the women of Montparnasse who contributed to the 1920s and 1930s art scene as models, muses, or artists. To Aug 4, Wed to Sun, 1-7pm, Musée de Montparnasse, 21 av du Maine, 15e, M° Montparnasse-Bienvenue, tel: 01 42 22 91 96

Les Voyages De Colette revisits the life and correspondence of Colette with paintings, letters and other historical memorabilia. To Aug 31, daily except Sun 10am to 5pm, Musée de la Poste, 34 bd de Vaugirard, 15e, M° Gaîte, tel: 01 42 79 24 24, 4,50E

Paris + Klein hard-hitting graphic pictures of Paris taken by American photographer William Klein, in his uncompromising in-your-face style. To Sept 1, Wed to Sun, 11am to 8pm, Maison Européene de La Photographie, 5/7 rue de Fourcy, 4e, M° St-Paul, tel: 01 44 78 75 16

Méliès, Magic and Cinema Although perhaps not as well known as the Lumière brothers, Georges Meliès was likewise one of French cinema’s great pioneers. At the beginning of the 20th century, he was already producing special effects and optical illusions that prefigure those in Spielberg and Lucas’ films. Besides screenings of his work, this exhibition includes drawings, costumes, posters and other memorabilia. To Sept 1, daily except Mon noon to 7pm, Espace EDF-Electra, 6 rue Récamier, 7e, M° Sèvres-Babylone, tel: 01 53 63 23 45, free

Robert Rauschenberg “Les Dix Dernières Années” Early pieces, plus brand-new work. This stimulating show spotlights “Synapsis Shuffle,” a 52-piece series — recently acquired by the Whitney Museum — exhibited as an artistic “game of cards,” and probability. To Oct 14, daily except Tue, 11am to 5pm, Musée Maillol, 59-61 rue de Grenelle, 7e, tel: 01 56 03 12 25

Compiled by Diana Lind & Marie Winfield