If Paris is the formidable playground of the most unmissable traditional museums, galleries and street art, a new way of appreciating art has come to revolutionize the capital’s entire cultural landscape. For several years now, immersive exhibitions and experiences have been enchanting Parisians, plunging them into a dreamlike universe, almost on the edge of reality. Building on their success in 2023, many of these experiences will be on offer this year, and here’s a sneak preview!
The FRIENDS™ Experience among the best immersive experiences
This immersive experience installed at Galeries Montparnasse offers fans a true immersion in the series’ universe. Iconic settings like the famous orange sofa or the Central Perk Café, photocalls and replayable scenes like the technical pivot on the stairs, tastings of specialties straight from the sitcom, souvenir store… If you’re a fan of FRIENDS™, you absolutely must try it out.
📍Location: Galeries Montparnasse, 22 rue du départ (Paris 15), 75014
📅 Date: from October 9, 2024
Wes Anderson at the Cinémathèque
Colorful, detailed, symmetrical and a little zany, Wes Anderson’s world could be recognized among thousands of others, and there are countless fans of his cinema in Paris. So, they and all cinephiles will have something to rejoice about after this announcement: in 2025, the Cinémathèque will host a major exhibition dedicated to the filmmaker and his work. More precisely, from March 19 to July 27, 2025, the Cinémathèque will be the setting for this major retrospective.
📍Location: Cinémathèque française, 51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
📅 Date: From March 19 to July 27, 2025
Paris” exhibition at Hôtel de Ville
The immersive “Paris” exhibition will introduce you to the capital as you’ve never seen it before. You’ll learn amazing things about the city, admire never-before-seen photographs, wander through an exotic jungle and much more!
Le Grand Hôtel des Rêves
“Bringing a tale to life, rediscovering the magic of Christmas, living in another time”: all this and more will be possible at Le Grand Hôtel des Rêves. In the heart of the 5th arrondissement and rue du Cardinal Lemoine, the former Hôtel le Brun will offer us its 1,000 square meters of space to let us escape, without leaving Paris. With enchanting show routes, talented actors and real cinema sets, everything will be done to make us dream.
📍Location: Grand Hôtel des Rêves – 47, rue du Cardinal Lemoine, 75005
📅 Date: From September 25 to November 10 for the show La Belle et La Bête
Egypt of the Pharaohs, from Khéops to Ramsès II, the Atelier des Lumières immersive exhibition
Egypt fascinates. And in early 2024 in Paris, the Atelier des Lumières will unveil its spellbinding new immersive exhibition. A grandiose digital creation entitled ” L’Égypte des pharaons. From Cheops to Ramses II “. On this occasion, Egyptian enthusiasts will be able to step back in time. From the construction of the pyramids to the history of the kings and queens of Egypt, a fabulous epic awaits you!
📍Location: L’Atelier des Lumières, 38 rue Saint-Maur 75011 Paris
📅 Date: February 9 to October 15, 2024 and November 4 to January 5, 2025
Paradox Museum
Right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the 9th arrondissement, an unusual place has been set up. Somewhere between an unusual itinerary, an immersive experience and a fun, scientific stroll, the Paradox Museum is slowly preparing to welcome Parisians and blur their perceptions and senses. Over 1,700 square meters and 3 floors, more than 90 experiments of all kinds have been conceived and designed to play with our brains.
📍Location: Paradox Museum, 38, boulevard des Italiens, 75009
📅 Date: Until December 2025