Yves Saint Laurent in museums: the XXL exhibition in 6 museums in Paris

Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Published on January 28th, 2022 at 02:24 p.m.
A never-before-seen and exceptional exhibition to celebrate an extraordinary career: this is what the Centre Pompidou, the Louvre, Paris Museum of Modern Art, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée National Picasso-Paris and the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris offer from January 29 to May 15, 2022. The “Yves Saint Laurent in museums” exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the designer’s first show in these six museums in Paris.

An uncommon exhibition is coming to Parisian museums… Although it regularly happens that museums work together to curate an exhibition, it is pretty rare that six of them work hand in hand to provide you with a giant exhibition running in six different venues!

From January 29 to May 15, 2022, the Centre Pompidou, the Louvre, Paris Museum of Modern Art, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée National Picasso-Paris and the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris present “Yves Saint Laurent in museums”, an exhibition running in the six art institutions in Paris. For the 60th anniversary of the designer’s first fashion show, each museum shines a light on the bonds the designer had with art and French public collections.

On January 29, 1962, at only 26, the young Yves Saint Laurent presented his first own collection. An exceptional show that propelled him straight to the rank of major stylist in the fashion industry. His unique lines and innovations will mark his entire career until 2002.

Models and iconic clothes are displayed in the six museums in Paris, echoing some of the permanent collections. You will then attend an unexpected dialog between the designer’s clothes and classic or contemporary art masterpieces displayed in the museums.

Each institution shines a private light on Yves Saint Laurent’s creative path, his career, his life, his work. the monumental project then enables to shine a light on all the different facets of the designer, while giving pride of place to all forms of art displayed in art institutions in Paris.

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This huge exhibition scattered through Paris is a unique experience to visitors and enables to go deeper in the artist’s creations and life that has an undeniable influence on today’s fashion industry.

Who is ready for this art event in these six museums in town?

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Dates and Opening Time
From January 29th, 2022 to May 15th, 2022

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