What to visit in the 1st arrondissement

Paris in December 2025 – Tours and cultural outings Explore Paris

All the must-see events and outings in Paris in December.

Art Basel Paris 2025: free exhibition by designer Charles Zana in a sublime Haussmann apartment

To coincide with Art Basel 2025, designer Charles Zana takes over a Paris apartment in the 1st arrondissement for a free exhibition from October 22 to 26. "In Situ" features more than thirty original creations exploring bold volumes, sculptural lines and sensorial textures. Each piece finds its place, making design an experience to be lived.

Musée du Louvre: discover the artistic and tourist heart of the capital

The Musée du Louvre, one of the capital's must-see museums, promotes French and European culture through its many masterpieces on display, as evidenced by the 8 million visitors a year who come to contemplate the smile of the Mona Lisa or the fervor of Liberty Guiding the People. A place steeped in history, where art has been flourishing for two centuries already, to discover if you're staying in Paris!

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.

Matter and Shape: the design fair in the Jardin des Tuileries, with bookshop & restaurant We Are Ona

The Matter & Shape design show returns from March 7 to 10, 2025 for a second edition at the Jardin des Tuileries, in parallel with Paris Fashion Week. On the program, over 50 exhibitors spread over 5000 m2 will unveil iconic pieces and new aesthetics, between two conferences on design issues. There will also be a bookshop, a design boutique and a WE ARE ONA pop-up restaurant. You can reserve your badge now on the show website.

Christofle: Une Brillante Histoire, the goldsmith's house's sublime exhibition at MAD Paris

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs is preparing to light up your autumn with the exhibition "Christofle: A Brilliant History", from November 14, 2024 to April 20, 2025. Discover how this legendary house has reinvented the art of goldsmithing since the 1830s, through 1,000 dazzling pieces - from cutlery to jewelry to contemporary art - deployed in a magical immersive scenography.

La Mode en Modèles: the 1920-1930 photo exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

On the occasion of Paris Photo, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs unveils the exhibition "La Mode en Modèles. Photographs from the 1920s-1930s", from November 6, 2024 to January 26, 2025. Much more than just fashion clichés, these photographs were formidable weapons against counterfeiting at a time when Haute Couture was booming.

The Art of Lifewear Science: UNIQLO's free exhibition at Place Vendôme

UNIQLO celebrates its 40th anniversary with a unique immersive experience! From October 1 to 5, 2024, visit the Pavillon Vendôme to discover the free exhibition The Art and Science of Lifewear, where XXL interactive installations reveal the advances in textile technology made by the famous Japanese fashion brand.

Paris Fashion Week 2024: Highsnobiety's trendy pop-up between fashion, exhibitions and events

Highsnobiety returns to the capital with the 6th edition of Not in Paris, from June 18 to 23, 2024. As every year, the pop-up store brings together the best of Parisian culture, fashion and lifestyle for an ultra-trendy experience at the height of the French touch! Definitely the event not to be missed during Fashion Week!

Escape game: our test of L'Examen, the 2.0 adventure by Lock Academy

La Lock Academy, a Parisian escape game in the center of Paris, is offering a brand new 2.0 adventure. Entitled L'Examen, it challenges you to outwit an Artificial Intelligence... The room is also available in English. We've tested it, and we'll tell you all about it!

Albrecht Altdorfer, digital tour of the Louvre's exhibition

The Louvre invites German painting fans to discover an exhibition about Albrecht Altdorfer. The occasion to discover this major artist from the German Renaissance, with focus on big orders such as from Emperor Maximilian, and goldsmithery, landscaping and architecture where Altdorfer has been a pioneer. While we wait for the museum to reopen, enjoy the exhibition on a digital tour.

Coronavirus: the Louvre restricts its access to ticketholders

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Louvre has announced this Monday March 9, 2020 to limit its access to people who booked a ticket online. The idea? Regulating its frequentation to avoid spreading the virus.

Soulages exhibition at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum offers a retrospective around the immense career of Pierre Soulages from December 11, 2019 to March 9, 2020. The perfect time to immerse yourself in outrenoir on the occasion of the artist's 100th birthday.

The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition gets three free nights at the Musée du Louvre

As the last days of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition draw to a close, the Musée du Louvre is offering you the chance to discover this event one last time, with three original, free evening events from February 21 to 24, 2020. Let's go and book your place!

Officer & Gentleman in the 19th century, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

The Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to the Horace His de La Salle collection from November 7, 2019 to February 10, 2020. Entitled Officier & Gentleman au XIXe siècle, this is an opportunity to discover one of the most generous art donors of his time.

Elisée, une biographie, the exhibition at Drawing Lab

Drawing Lab invites the curious and other lovers of modern art to discover a brand-new exhibition based around the works of Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize, entitled Elisée, une biographie, from October 13, 2019 to January 9, 2020.

The Projective Drawing, the exhibition at Drawing Lab

Drawing Lab Paris is devoting an exhibition to architecture and its hold in art, entitled The Projective Drawing, from June 28 to September 20, 2019.

Félix Fénéon exhibition at the Musée de l'Orangerie

The Musée de l'Orangerie is devoting an exhibition to the collector Félix Fénéon, entitled Les temps nouveaux, de Seurat à Matisse, from October 16, 2019 to January 27, 2020. A retrospective that echoes the one presented at the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac in May 2019.

Forgotten Kingdoms, the Heirs of the Hittite Empire, the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre - photos

From May 2 to August 12, 2019, the Musée du Louvre presents an exhibition on the art of the Hittite Empire, entitled Royaumes Oubliés, les Héritiers de l'Empire Hittite (Forgotten Kingdoms, Heirs of the Hittite Empire). For the first time in France, we discover a selection of Hittite, Neo-Hittite and Aramaic treasures, relics found on Turkish and Syrian territories and dating from -1400 to -750 BC.

The Louvre pyramid celebrates its 30th anniversary

The Louvre celebrates the 30th anniversary of the famous pyramid starting from March 29, 2019. Built by American architect Pei, the monument will welcome on the occasion different festive events.