With Art Basel Paris having firmly cemented its place in the French art calendar, museums have smartly begun saving their best exhibitions for the mid-October opening slots. That means there’s much to see around town, and for those in Paris for a few days.

There are eat-your-vegetables art historical surveys and exhibitions for rising international talents. There are even off-kilter experimental shows that make you think. Below, a look at a few of some of Paris’s most buzzy exhibitions:

“Caillebotte: Painting Men” at Musée d’Orsay
“Tituba, qui pour nous protéger?” at Palais de Tokyo
“Arte Povera” at Bourse de Commerce and “Surrealism” at Centre Pompidou
Martine Syms at Lafayette Anticipations