A group of six Aborigines from Arnhem Land is putting on shows this week at the French capital's prestigious Cite de la Musique, dancing in traditional garb and paint to the drone of didgeridoos.
Two exhibitions of paintings and artefacts are also showing at the Australian embassy, which hosted a special evening this week packed with ambassadors, French dignitaries and cultural gurus to showcase Aboriginal culture.
"These exhibitions underline the depth and variety of Australian indigenous art," the Australian ambassador Penelope Wensley told the gathering.
"They explore not only the sophistication and complexity of this culture but also establish its continuity, from 40,000 years ago to today."
Australia is one of several countries offering artworks to the Quai Branly museum, a new showcase of indigenous art set to open next year in Paris that will contain 300,000 works from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.