As the Parisian cultural year draws to a close with a host of exciting events, we’re already looking ahead to 2025, a year already synonymous with eagerly awaited exhibitions. From major institutions to little-known addresses, the first highlights of the coming year are gradually being unveiled. Here’s a taste of what’s in store!
Picasso and the Douanier Rousseau at the Atelier des Lumières
The Atelier des Lumières is preparing to celebrate Picasso and the Douanier Rousseau in style with its 2025 program. From February 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026, visitors will be invited to immerse themselves in captivating immersive exhibitions. The exhibition dedicated to Picasso will reveal the breadth of his genius through monumental projections. Echoing this, a more intimate exhibition on Le Douanier Rousseau will transport viewers into a waking dream, exploring his poetic universe and inimitable naive style.
📍Address: Atelier des Lumières – 38, rue Saint-Maur, 75011
📅 Date: From February 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026
Wax fabric honored at the Musée de l’Homme
Next year, the Musée de l’Homme will present an exhibition dedicated to wax, the emblematic African fabric that has gained worldwide popularity. Entitled Entre héritage et réappropriation, the exhibition will open in February 2025.
📍 Address: Musée de l’Homme – 17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris
📆 Date: February 5 to September 7, 2025
YSL’s Flowers at the Yves Saint Laurent Museum
The Musée Yves Saint Laurent continues to explore the creations of designer Yves Saint Laurent in the light of the themes and skills that were dear to him. After transparency and gold, it’s time for flowers in all their forms! Embroidered, present in abundant prints, made in precious fabrics, they’ll be omnipresent! The tour will show how the designer brought nature and art together. Among the wonders on show: the Watteau dress (spring-summer 1990) and the wedding dress worn by Laetitia Casta (spring-summer 1999).
📍 Address: Musée Yves Saint Laurent – 5, avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris
📆 Date: until 04/05/2025
The Louvre’s first fashion exhibition
For almost a month, the Musée du Louvre will host a unique exhibition dedicated to fashion. The event will highlight around sixty iconic outfits and thirty accessories from prestigious haute couture houses, such as Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld, Yohji Yamamoto, and Dolce & Gabbana.
📍Address: Musée du Louvre, 75001
📅 Date: January 24 to July 21, 2025
Disco music in the spotlight at the Philharmonie
Following on from its fine exhibition on metal, the Philharmonie will be honoring disco, examining its many aspects. From February 14, 2025, the exhibition will analyze the history, political and societal dimensions, musical influences, emblematic figures and aesthetics of this musical genre.
📍Address: Philharmonie de Paris, 75019
📅 Date: February 14 to August 17, 2025
The saga of the Grands Magasins
Part two of a grand saga on the Grands Magasins, an exhibition is currently in full swing at the heart of the Cité de l’Architecture, and will be until next spring. For this second part, the institution is taking a closer look at everything that revolves around heritage, in particular the architecture of certain department stores, which have become real emblems of the urban landscape. A must-see!
📍Address: Cité de l’Architecture
📅 Date: Until April 6, 2025
Niki de Saint-Phalle and Jean Tinguely at the Grand Palais
While 2025 will see a host of exhibitions, the major cultural event of the year will be the reopening of the Grand Palais. Once the institution has welcomed a huge ice rink, the first exhibitions will be dedicated to Art Brut, Niki de Saint-Phalle and Jean Tinguely! A date not to be missed!
📍Address: Grand Palais
📅 Date: June 6, 2025 – January 4, 2026