Make way for the must-attend back-to-school event! On September 20 and 21, 2025, the Journées du Patrimoine in Paris offers you the opportunity to discover your favorite Parisian sites from a different angle. With guided tours, shows and creative workshops, it's an action-packed weekend to enjoy along a cultural itinerary that criss-crosses the capital. With family or friends, explore the riches of the City of Light, and enter exclusive venues often inaccessible to the public!
Heritage Days 2025 in the world of fashion, luxury and beauty
The Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris takes place this weekend, September 20 and 21, 2025. For the occasion, we invite you to discover the temples of fashion in Paris that are opening their doors to you. The secrets of the fashion houses and department stores are waiting for you! [Read more]
A cultural journey with an obligatory stop at the Parisian department stores, of course. Printemps has stood proudly at number 64 Boulevard Haussmann since 1865. Created by a visionary couple, Jules and Augustine Jaluzot, and rebuilt in 1882 by Paul Sédille following a devastating fire, the building is now one of the most beautiful in the world, dedicated to commerce.
For 160 years, Printemps Haussmann, formerly "Au Printemps", has been at the forefront of trends. Historians have even called it the "prototype of the modern department store", while Émile Zola drew inspiration from it to describe the "cathedral of commerce" in his novel "Au Bonheur des Dames".
Today, Printemps is one of the capital's most important showcases, bearing witness to a rich history of French art de vivre.
For the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris, discover Printemps Haussmann as you've never seen it before!
160 years ago, in 1865, the "Au Printemps" department store was born. Created by Jules and Augustine Jaluzot, a visionary couple, in a neighborhood that was still peripheral and not very commercial, it established itself from the outset as a brand with an original identity: "Au Printemps, everything is new, fresh and pretty, just like the title: Au Printemps".
Rebuilt in 1882 by Paul Sédille and considered by historians to be the prototype of the modern department store, Printemps inspired the "cathedral of commerce" described by Zola in Au Bonheur des Dames, published the following year.
During the European Heritage Days weekend, we invite you to take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the most hidden secrets of Printemps Haussmann, listed as a Monument Historique since 1975. It's a totally free guided tour and a fabulous adventure between architecture, fashion and history: from a private terrace to a 360° panoramic view of Paris at 7ème Ciel, its floor dedicated to circularity, from the monumental gates to the underground passages where craftsmen and technicians work, and where the Salle des Machines and World War II galleries are hidden.
This year, as we celebrate the centenary of Art Deco, the tour will highlight Printemps' heritage treasures in this style. Among the most remarkable are the "flowered" rotundas, the majestic glass dome created in 1910, and the monumental grand staircase, which was restored to its former glory in 2023 after forty years of closure to the public.
You'll see the department store as you've never seen it before!
Starting point for tours: the reception area on the first floor of Printemps de l'Homme (boulevard Haussmann side).
Alongside the guided tours, you can discover the "Sac Sac Sac" exhibition, presented from September 4 to October 23 under the historic cupola on the 6th floor of Printemps de la Femme, as well as on the walkway on the 2nd floor. More than a simple artifact, the bag is a symbiosis of form, space, structure, material and ornament. Like the object itself, the exhibition is transdisciplinary, bringing together architecture, sculpture, decorative arts, textiles and fashion.Through the prism of historical and contemporary pieces - on loan from fashion houses and collectors, the ESMOD study collection, Printemps archives - as well as pictorial representations, the exhibition depicts the bag from all angles and in all its technicality. A rich iconography (magazine covers, editorial series, fashion illustrations, paintings) converses with legal documents, patents, drawings, model registrations and exclusive video interviews.
Are you ready to discover Printemps Haussmann 's best-kept secrets?
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
Le Printemps Haussmann
64, bd Haussmann
75009 Paris 9
Prices
Free
Recommended age
From 7 to 99 years old
Official website
www.printemps.com
Booking
evenements.printemps.com
Heritage Days 2025 in the world of fashion, luxury and beauty
