Thematic exhibition guide

Finding your world: the new free exhibition at Galerie du 19M, Manufacture de mode Chanel

The group exhibition "Trouver son monde" (Finding one's world) blends arts and crafts with contemporary creation in the heart of the Galerie du 19M (Manufacture de Mode Chanel). The exhibition features original collaborations between resident houses (Atelier Montex, Maison Lesage, Paloma, Lemarié, Atelier Lognon) and emerging artists. Free to discover from September 17 to December 14, 2025.

Paris Design Week 2025: two unusual installations at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

Paris Design Week 2025 takes place from September 4 to 13, and puts the capital in "design à gogo" mode! Exhibitions, workshops and installations are all free and open to all, making for a colorful back-to-school experience. At the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, two installations chase away the banality to capture the eye and awaken the senses of curious strollers, with free workshops to boot!

Paris Design Week 2025: a textile work invites itself into the Colonne de Juillet, place de la Bastille

Paris Design Week weaves its creativity once again from September 4 to 13, 2025, in every nook and cranny of the capital. Ten days of design on the move, with cutting-edge exhibitions and free installations in unusual locations. And for the first time, the Colonne de Juillet is transformed into an "art gallery" in the heart of the Place de la Bastille.

Paris Design Week 2025: a colorful, immersive installation in a Marais townhouse

From September 4 to 13, 2025, Paris Design Week gets the capital buzzing with exhibitions, workshops and installations. Not to be missed: Marianna Ladreyt's Plastic Glamping, an ultra-colorful, upcycled tent nestled in the courtyard of the Hôtel d'Albret.

Food-express: the unusual exhibition on train gastronomy at Ground Control - our photos

Ground Control is offering us a little unusual this summer, an exhibition at the heart of bar cars and meals on trains. From July 10 to October 5, 2025, visit the free Food-express exhibition.

Marie-Antoinette, a queen at Saint-Cloud: the Musée des Avelines historical exhibition

The Musée des Avelines tells the story of Marie-Antoinette in Saint-Cloud, in a free historical exhibition on view from September 20 to December 14, 2025.

David Hockney: the artist's largest retrospective exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

The Fondation Louis Vuitton presents "David Hockney, 25 - Do remember they can't cancel the Spring", the largest retrospective ever dedicated to the contemporary artist, from April 9 to September 1, 2025. More than 400 works - oil paintings, ink drawings, video installations and digital works - offer an immersion into the abundant universe of Hockney, whose palette is as radiant as spring!

The Musée Mallarmé in Vulaines-sur-Seine (77), an enriched tour to discover as soon as possible

In Vulaines-sur-Seine, the Musée Stéphane Mallarmé celebrates its temporary reopening with an exceptional temporary exhibition, on view until July 14, 2025. Nestling on the banks of the Seine, this literary house-museum offers an immersion into the world of the Symbolist poet, between history, nature and art, before closing its doors for an indefinite period. A poetic interlude to be discovered without delay in the Fontainebleau region of Seine-et-Marne.

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!

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!

The Seven Heavenly Senses: an exhibition mixing genres and eras at Hôtel de la Marine

Contemporary and ancient art meet at the Hôtel de la Marine, in a multidisciplinary exhibition. Discover "The Seven Celestial Senses" from June 27 to October 5, 2025.

Rick Owens: the fashion exhibition dedicated to the designer invades the Palais Galliera

Rick Owens takes over the Palais Galliera from June 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026 with a shock retrospective exhibition that extends beyond the museum walls. Over 100 silhouettes, never-before-seen archives and works of art reveal the raw, iconoclastic universe of the master of the underground and fallen elegance. Join us this summer for an immersive dive into fashion as rebellion!

Let's get to work! The exhibition that questions modern management extended at Citéco

Citéco, la cité de l'économie, tells the story of modern management, in a quirky exhibition to be discovered from January 10 to July 27, 2025.

Acne Paper Palais Royal: the permanent (art) gallery for the Acne Studios brand opens in Paris

Paris mixes fashion and culture in style! On June 26, 2025, Acne Studios opened its first independent art gallery, Acne Paper Palais Royal, under the arcades of the Palais Royal. An arty new spot in the heart of the 1st arrondissement.

L'envol: a free, poetic photo exhibition at Galerie de l'Instant

Galerie de l'Instant puts dance in the spotlight, in a poetic and lyrical photo exhibition, to be discovered free of charge from June 19 to September 14, 2025.

Et Gaultier créa l'homme: the free sensory exhibition at the heart of the Maison Jean-Paul Gaultier - our photos

Maison Jean Paul Gaultier is opening its doors to you from June 12 to 15, 2025, for its new free exhibition "Et Gaultier créa l'homme - Le Male : Passé, Présent, Futur". An immersive, sensory journey celebrating its iconic Le Male fragrance, a symbol of freedom and masculine inclusivity, through a variety of collaborations and works of art. Book now!

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!

The mystery of Cleopatra: the exhibition on the famous Egyptian queen at the IMA

She's a mythical figure of ancient history: discover the secrets of Cleopatra, the inimitable Queen of Egypt, with the exhibition "The Cleopatra Mystery", presented at the Institut du Monde Arabe from June 11, 2025 to January 11, 2026.