Summer exhibition guide

Balenciaga by Demna: the free fashion exhibition at Kering Group headquarters

Balenciaga moves to the heart of the 7th arrondissement, within the walls of Kering's headquarters, for an exhibition celebrating ten years of fashion by Demna. From June 26 to July 9, 2025, "Balenciaga par Demna" retraces a decade of subversive, sculptural creations. A free event not to be missed during Paris Fashion Week!

Fashion Icons: we saw the free exhibition of the original Birkin bag at Sotheby's Paris

Sotheby's Paris unveils the very first Birkin bag, designed for Jane Birkin in 1984, at the "Fashion Icons" exhibition from July 3 to 9, 2025, prior to its auction on July 10. A unique piece to be discovered without delay!

Brazil-France 2025 season: Cruzeiro do Sul exhibition at the Senate Orangery

Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles presents his conceptual work, Cruzeiro do Sul, at the Orangerie du Sénat, from July 3 to 14, 2025, as part of the Saison culturelle Brésil-France 2025. An immersion between native myths and colonial history to be discovered in the heart of the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Vulnérables: an exhibition combining art brut and mental health at the Grande Chapelle Saint-Louis

The large Saint-Louis chapel at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital is home to Vulnérables, an exhibition that explores human frailty through art, between psychiatry, history and contemporary creation, from June 24 to September 21, 2025.

Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls: our photos from the exhibition at Galerie Goldshteyn-Saatort

From June 26 to July 26, 2025, Galerie Goldshteyn-Saatort invites you to discover its summer group exhibition "Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls", where fantasy, lightness and color intermingle. The exhibition invites you to daydream through romantic sketches and light installations.

Death Stranding 2: our photos from Kojima's game exhibition at FluctuArt

Celebrate Death Stranding 2 through art... Video game fans passing through Paris are invited to discover L'Art en Seine, an exhibition based on Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding, at Fluctuart on June 27 and 29, 2025. A free exhibition bringing together 11 artists around Death Stranding 2: On the Beach!

Art Brut at the Grand Palais: our photos of the exhibition event

Immerse yourself in Art Brut through a dedicated exhibition at the Grand Palais, soberly entitled "Art Brut: Dans l'intimité d'une collection" from June 20 to September 21, 2025. A journey to the heart of works from the Bruno Decharme donation to the Centre Pompidou.

Grandeur Nature II: free contemporary art exhibition 2025 at the Château de Fontainebleau

Grandeur Nature II is the name of the contemporary open-air exhibition on display in the gardens of the Château de Fontainebleau from May 25 to September 21, 2025. And since it's free, you'd be wrong to miss out.

Anna Maria Maiolino at the Musée Picasso: our photos from the "Je suis là" exhibition

An artist who is always there, like the title of the exhibition... The Musée Picasso invites you to discover an exhibition of works by Anna Maria Maiolino, entitled "Je suis là. Estou aqui", from June 14 to September 21, 2025. Far from being a retrospective, this exhibition is quite the opposite.

Levalet presents "Sabordage", an original and free exhibition on Fluctuart, our photos

This summer, street artist Levalet takes over the Fluctuart barge with his original exhibition "Sabordage", designed especially for the floating urban art center. Discover it for free from June 12 to August 24, 2025.

Octogone: Chalisée Naamani's "clothing-images" exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo - our photos

An immersion in the history of artist Chalisée Naamani, within an octagon, between fashion and sport... From June 13 to September 7, 2025, the Franco-Iranian artist presents an in situ installation at the Palais de Tokyo, entitled Octogone, focusing on representations of the body. On the program: "clothing-images", photographs, digital collages and composite sculptures!

Exhibition by Thảo Nguyên Phan at the Palais de Tokyo - our photos

A first monograph for a renowned Vietnamese artist! The Palais de Tokyo is devoting an exhibition to Thảo Nguyên Phan, entitled "Le soleil tombe sans un bruit", from June 13 to September 7, 2025. A veritable polyphony of views on the history of Vietnam and the memories that run through it...

Disco at the Palais de Tokyo: our photos of Vivian Suter's exhibition

An intimate dive into 25 years of artistic creation... The Palais de Tokyo invites you to discover Disco, a monumental exhibition by Vivian Suter in the Grande Verrière, from June 13 to September 8, 2025. A gestural and colorful painting to discover!

Sculptures en l'Île 2025: the free contemporary art exhibition returns to Andrésy

Sculptures en l'Île 2025, the free outdoor contemporary art exhibition, returns to Andrésy (Yvelines) from June 14 to September 28, 2025, on the riverbanks and Nancy Island, after being cancelled in 2024. A not-to-be-missed artistic event just a stone's throw from Paris.

Karl Lagerfeld's free couture exhibition of Chloé, in a sublime private mansion

Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr auction house unveils a free exhibition dedicated to the decade during which Karl Lagerfeld was artistic director of Chloé. A total of 80 emblematic pieces to explore from July 3 to 9, 2025, in the prestigious Hôtel particulier in Paris's 8th arrondissement.

Clinamen: an aquatic and musical installation at the Bourse de Commerce, our photos

This summer, the Rotonde de la Bourse de Commerce is transformed to welcome "clinamen", an aquatic and musical installation by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. Running until September 21, 2025, the 18-meter-diameter basin is filled with water and porcelain bowls, creating a veritable "space for contemplation".

Fred Atlan exhibition at Galerie Rachel Hardouin: "Au creux de mes paupières" (In the hollow of my eyelids)

Galerie Rachel Hardouin hosts Fred Atlan's "Au creux de mes paupières" exhibition, an immersive plunge into symbolist photography, dreamlike drawing and poetic inks, inspired by the world of Maeterlinck, from June 5 to 16, 2025.

Ernesto Neto weaves a new free monumental installation at the Grand Palais, our photos

Artist Ernesto Neto invades the Grand Palais with his colorful, dreamlike installation "Nosso Barco Tambor Terra", on view free of charge from June 6 to July 25, 2025.

Brazil-France 2025 season: Nego Fugido, the exhibition at the Ygrec Art Center - ENSAPC in Aubervilliers

Immerse yourself in the Quilombola memories and evocative power of Nego Fugido, a Brazilian performance transposed into an exhibition by Nicola Lo Calzo at the Ygrec-ENSAPC Art Center in Aubervilliers, from June 5 to July 12, 2025, as part of the Brazil-France 2025 Season.

Free exhibition of 100 Louis Vuitton trunks at a prestigious Paris auction house

Christie's invites you to the second chapter of its free exhibition of over 100 iconic Louis Vuitton trunks! From June 21 to 26, 2025, "Legendary Trunks: A European Private Collection: Part II" will be on view at the Maison de Ventes on avenue Matignon, unveiling travel models from 1858 to the present day in a dedicated scenography.