Summer exhibition guide

A car transformed into a work of art and Korean hanji at the Hôtel de la Marine for Paris Design Week 2026

Between tradition and metamorphosis, the Hôtel de la Marine is hosting Hanjimania and Astre Mobile from September 9 to 27, 2026: on one side, Korean hanji; on the other, a car transformed from the street into artwork.

A design exhibition traverses the Arc de Triomphe, arriving at its acroterion, during Paris Design Week 2026.

The Tempest sweeps the Arc de Triomphe from September 9 to October 4, 2026. Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau curates a route through sculpture, installation, and design, with exclusive access up to the monument’s parapet during Paris Design Week.

Paris Design Week 2026: a reinvented café and wooden design at the Bibliothèque historique de Paris

At the City of Paris Historical Library, design is in the air with two free installations to discover from September 10 to 19, 2026: a reinvented café curated by about forty designers and a wooden ensemble by Fibois.

Summer Fireworks in Paris: the collective contemporary art exhibition at Goldshteyn-Saatort

The group exhibition Summer Fireworks reopened its doors on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Goldshteyn-Saatort Gallery, after its summer break. On view until September 15 at 7 rue de Verneuil, in Paris’s 7th arrondissement, it brings together artists from Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

This free design exhibition is closing soon at Lafayette Anticipations.

Last days at Lafayette Anticipations for this free exhibition that delves into the materials, gestures and uses of contemporary design, on view until September 13, 2026.

A free exhibition introduces the new Arabic design scene to the IMA during Paris Design Week 2026.

The young Arabic design scene makes its mark at the Institut du Monde Arabe during Paris Design Week. From September 10 to 20, 2026, a free exhibition highlights a new generation of creators and their take on shapes, materials, and everyday use.

This free fashion exhibition dedicated to footwear lands at Printemps Haussmann for the new season.

Talons, sneakers, loafers or shoes that have become works of art: the shoe is unveiled from every angle at Printemps Haussmann. From September 9 to October 28, 2026, the free exhibition Pas à Pas unfolds a journey in 11 sections, weaving together fashion, history and contemporary creations.

Pavlov's Dogs: Johan Creten's free exhibition at Galerie Perrotin in September

Johan Creten revitalizes aging machines at Galerie Perrotin. In "The Pavlov Dogs," the Belgian artist fuses family memories, ceramics, bronzes, and obsolete computers to probe our automatisms in a free, open exhibition you can discover in the Marais from September 5 to October 10, 2026.

Beatles, Mick Jagger, Yves Saint Laurent… a free exhibition in Paris brings together 27 iconic photos.

From the Beatles to Yves Saint Laurent, via Françoise Hardy and Mick Jagger, icons parade at Christie's. The Beautiful Years brings together 27 photographs by Jean-Marie Périer, on view free of charge until August 28, 2026.

Viktor & Rolf: a fashion‑event exhibition set to open at the Musée des Arts décoratifs in 2027

Sculptural gowns, exaggerated volumes, trompe-l'œil and spectacular silhouettes: the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris dedicates its next major retrospective to Viktor & Rolf from January 28 to July 4, 2027. A chance to discover thirty years of haute couture where fashion waltzes with contemporary art.

This free exhibition reveals the archives of Paris’s famous pinch-handed figurines.

They have populated castles, pirate ships and police stations for decades. The archives of this famous figurine brand arrive at Hôtel Drouot today for an exhibition and an unprecedented auction running from September 23 to 26, 2026.

Javier Calleja's characters at Almine Rech Gallery Paris — final days of the free exhibition

Big-eyed characters, punchy phrases, and a cabinet-of-curiosities kind of hang: Javier Calleja unveils CURIOUSLY, his new free exhibition at the Almine Rech gallery in Paris, running May 30 through July 25, 2026.

Renoir and Love: the retrospective exhibition, a landmark event at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris — final days

When love becomes light, Renoir turns it into art. With the exhibition "Renoir et l'amour" (March 17 - July 19, 2026), the Musée d'Orsay brings together his major masterpieces for a retrospective as modern as it is tender, in collaboration with the National Gallery in London and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Leonor Fini: the Argentine-born surrealist painter is on display at Paris's Musée d'Art Moderne

Surrealism enthusiasts have a date at the Musée d'art moderne de Paris from March 26 to August 15, 2027 to discover a major exhibition devoted to the Argentine-born painter Leonor Fini.

Street Art Madeleine II, the free exhibition featuring more than 100 artists at the Madeleine Church

The free Street Art Madeleine II exhibition takes over the crypt of the Church of La Madeleine in Paris, from October 1 to 11, 2026. More than 100 street artists and nearly 200 original works come together underground to celebrate the release of Codex Urbanus’s Petit Atlas du Street Art.

Gianni Versace: The retrospective exhibition of the Italian fashion designer at the Maillol Museum — extended

Paris goes glam this summer with the "Gianni Versace Retrospective" at the Maillol Museum, running June 5 to October 31, 2026. Between baroque opulence and an overload of prints, the fashion retrospective promises color and extravagance, true to the legend.

Fashion Week: Dior Haute Couture’s scenography on view at the Rodin Museum

What if Fashion Week could be visited like an exhibition? From July 7 to 12, 2026, the Rodin Museum will reveal to the general public the staging of Dior Haute Couture Autumn–Winter 2026–2027, normally reserved for guests.

Fashion Week: A dress worn by Lady Gaga on display for free at a luxury Paris hotel — photos

Feathers, crystals and spectacular silhouettes are taking over a Paris luxury hotel. For Haute Couture Fashion Week, the Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg is showcasing several fashion pieces worn by international stars, free of charge, until October 6, 2026.

This free fashion exhibition and its pop-up café are heading to the Champs-Élysées at the end of June.

The Danish House hosts a free fashion exhibition dedicated to Danish designer Soeren Le Schmidt, from June 24 to July 19, 2026. Blending haute couture, tailoring, sketches and archives, the route unveils an elegant, socially engaged Scandinavian fashion at the Champs-Élysées Cultural Center.

This fashion exhibition in Paris reveals the intimate Africa of a master couturier in 50 silhouettes.

Memories turned into silhouettes. From July 7, 2026 to January 4, 2027, the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation stages an exhibition that explores the deep ties between the designer and Africa, through around fifty creations and previously unseen photographs by Peter Beard.