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A Guide to All Creative Directors

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10 must-see exhibitions in Paris in 2025

Art, Cinema, Fashion, and More: Paris's Exhibition Calendar for the new year

10 must-see exhibitions in Paris in 2025 Art, Cinema, Fashion, and More: Paris's Exhibition Calendar for the new year
10 must-see exhibitions in Paris in 2025 Art, Cinema, Fashion, and More: Paris's Exhibition Calendar for the new year

Between the Louvre, the Musée de l'Orangerie, the Centre Pompidou, and the Musée Rodin, Paris is a playground for poetic souls who love wandering through museums. While the Louvre draws around 9 million visitors annually to admire masterpieces like its undeniable star, the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People, Paris is also renowned for its fashion and cinema exhibitions. The year 2025, just begun, already boasts a packed exhibition schedule. Here’s a list of 10 unmissable exhibitions in Paris spanning fashion, cinema, sculpture, and more.

 

“From the Heart to the Hand” by Dolce & Gabbana at Grand Palais

Since last Friday and running until March 31, the Italian house Dolce & Gabbana has set up at the Grand Palais with an exhibition that was a resounding success in Milan a few months ago. Featuring over 200 unique creations for the first time, From the Heart to the Hand: Dolce & Gabbana is an open love letter to Italian culture, the permanent inspiration for Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The exhibition retraces the extraordinary translation of their ideas from the heart to the hand, and also includes artworks from visual artists engaging in dialogue with the brand's iconic creations. Spanning ten rooms across 1,200 m², it explores the brand's unconventional approach to luxury, characterized by elegance, sensuality, and uniqueness, while embracing humor, irreverence, and subversion. Archive collections and new pieces are presented through themes highlighting the many Italian cultural influences in Dolce & Gabbana’s fashion. Themes include art, architecture, craftsmanship, regional topographies, music, opera and ballet, folk traditions, theater, and, of course, the "dolce vita."

 

Rick Owens Retrospective at Palais Galliera

From June 28, 2025, to January 4, 2026, the American designer Rick Owens will be celebrated at the Palais Galliera, the backdrop of many of his runway shows, through a retrospective. To honor the "Lord of Darkness" properly, the museum will showcase 100 silhouettes, from unseen pieces to those that brought him success, tracing his career from the 1990s to today. Reflecting Owens' unique and innovative spirit, the exhibition will extend beyond the museum walls, showcasing pieces outside where Rick Owens' magic truly shines. From his beginnings in Los Angeles in the 1990s to his Paris debut in 2003, Owens has consistently pushed boundaries, creating designs where every silhouette feels like a striking aesthetic manifesto. As part of this exhibition, Owens has been given carte blanche to expand beyond traditional fashion displays, transforming the museum's façade and spilling into the square, reinterpreting part of the 19th-century layout of Palais Galliera. This extension captures Owens' free and radical spirit, offering an immersive experience into his singular, iconoclastic universe—an event not to be missed.

 

Au fil de l'or at Musée du Quai Branly

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From February 11 to July 6, 2025, the exhibition “Au fil de l'or: The Art of Dressing from the East to the Rising Sun” shines at the Quai Branly. Covering regions from North Africa to Japan, including the Middle East, India, and China, the exhibition explores the millennia-old history of gold in textile arts, blending artistic creation, traditional craftsmanship, and technical innovation. From the first ornaments sewn onto garments for the deceased to the dazzling dresses of Chinese designer Guo Pei, the exhibition journeys through two historical and technical sections and five geographic and cultural areas. Visitors will also discover “themed bubbles” showcasing three materials resembling gold but not actually gold: sea silk (byssus from Pinna nobilis), golden spider silk from Madagascar, and Cambodian golden silk. The exhibition concludes with a spotlight on gold embroidery in France, particularly the Maison Lesage, which has contributed to the finest haute couture creations for over 100 years. Don’t miss this illuminating exhibition next month at Quai Branly!

Wes Anderson, the exhibition at la cinémathèque de Paris

Leaving fashion aside for a moment, let's move on to cinema, with Wes Anderson, who will be the star of an exhibition to be held at the Cinémathèque de Paris from 19 March to 27 July. This will be the first exhibition devoted to the work of the American filmmaker. It will follow the evolution of his work, from his beginnings in the 90s to his latest Oscar-winning film. From the nostalgic charm of The Tenenbaum Family to the touching adventures of Moonrise Kingdom and the innovative use of stop motion in Fantastic Mr. Fox, this exhibition explores how Wes Anderson's singular vision, combined with his obsession with detail, has given rise to some of the most visually and emotionally captivating films of recent years. With a rich selection of props, original costumes and behind-the-scenes documents, mainly from his personal collection, it offers an unprecedented insight into the director's unique world and highlights his profound and lasting influence on contemporary cinema. The Design Museum in London will host a revised version of the exhibition after its run in Paris.

 

Le Paris d’Agnès Varda, de-ci de-là at the musée Carnavalet

Continuing with the theme of cinema, the exhibition is devoted to the Belgian filmmaker and photographer Agnès Varda, highlighting her love of and close ties with Paris through her work, from film to photography. The result of two years' research, this exhibition draws on the archives of Ciné-Tamaris and the artist's photographic collection. Among the 130 prints on display, including several never before seen, we rediscover Agnès Varda's beginnings as a photographer, particularly in her courtyard studio, which she used from 1954 as a developing studio and exhibition space. The exhibition also includes personal objects, posters, extracts from films shot in Paris and a sculpture of her cat Nini, establishing a dialogue between her photographic work and her cinematographic work. Le Paris d'Agnès Varda, de-ci de-là also explores themes central to the artist's universe, such as her singular view of women and the marginalised. There are extracts from Daguerréotypes (1975), a documentary dedicated to the shopkeepers of rue Daguerre, as well as works linked to L'une chante, l'autre pas (1977). A must-see for photography and film enthusiasts.

 

Niki de Saint Phalle at the Grand Palais

Moving on to a very different artist from those mentioned above, Niki de Saint Phalle will be honoured with an exhibition at the Grand Palais, temporarily replacing the Centre Pompidou while it is closed for works.  In this fully restored space in the heart of Paris, the Centre Pompidou will be devoting an exceptional exhibition to the artists Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, as well as to Pontus Hultén, the Swedish art historian and first director of Beaubourg. Scheduled to run from June 6 2025 to January 4 2025 in the Galeries du Grand Palais, this retrospective will invite visitors to rediscover the key moments in the career of the famous duo formed by Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) and Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). The exhibition will highlight their iconic works, which have had a profound impact on the history of contemporary art, including the Franco-American artist's famous ‘Nanas’ and the Swiss artist's monumental sculptures, notably Le Cyclop. Some of their creations, such as the Stravinsky fountain, can be seen in Paris, right next to the Centre Pompidou.

 

Worth: The Birth of Haute Couture in Paris at the Petit Palais

Now back to fashion, with an exhibition devoted entirely to the father of haute couture: Charles Frederick Worth. To celebrate the centenary of haute couture, the Petit Palais is paying tribute to Charles Frederick Worth, the man who revolutionised the world of fashion. Arriving in Paris in 1845, Worth created an entirely new profession: that of couturier-créateur. A visionary, he designed unique pieces that he unveiled at avant-garde fashion shows in his salons, staging his creations on live mannequins. More than just garments, his works become veritable works of art, designed to magnify the women who wear them. This exceptional exhibition traces the career and legacy of this British couturier, considered to be the father of modern haute couture. It immerses visitors in the sumptuous world of a genius whose dreams have clothed the world's elite. By laying the foundations of the luxury industry, Worth transformed Paris into the world capital of elegance, forever defining the prestige of French fashion. The exhibition will run from 7 May to 7 September 2025. 

 

Robert Doisneau: Instants Donnés at the Musée Maillol

The Musée Maillol is celebrating the talent of the famous photographer Robert Doisneau with a major exhibition from 17 April to 12 October 2025. A key figure in French photography, Doisneau is known the world over for the emblematic images that have marked the history of his art. This retrospective, entitled Instants donnés, brings together over 250 photographs taken between the 1930s and 1980s, retracing five decades of observation, exploration and creativity in the service of the image. The exhibition takes visitors on a chronological journey, immersing them in the photographer's world: the Paris suburbs where he grew up, the artists' studios he frequented, and his years at Vogue, exploring the worlds of fashion and luxury. Through these works, we discover not only Robert Doisneau's view of himself and the world, but also his unique sensibility: a blend of childlike playfulness and sometimes implacable realism in the face of a harsh and often unfair world. An intimate dive into the world of an artist who captured the essence of his time.

Disco I’m Coming Out at the Philharmonie de Paris

Disco music is coming to Paris in style with a brand new exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris from 14 February to 17 August 2025. Having already explored hip-hop, electro and metal, the cultural institution at La Villette is now turning its attention to the emblematic musical genre that conquered the world in the 1980s: disco. Entitled Disco I'm coming out, the exhibition highlights the dual facets of this movement, which was both festive and deeply political. Through audiovisual archives, photographs, instruments and period costumes, the exhibition celebrates the impact of disco on popular culture, while recalling its unifying role. On the dance floor, disco brought minorities and social classes together in a single groove. The experience will be enhanced by a brand new remix by Dimitri from Paris, immersing visitors in the glittering world of this legendary era.  Alongside the exhibition, a number of not-to-be-missed events are scheduled for 21 to 23 February. The programme includes concerts by Cerrone and the Dabeull Live Band, as well as a disco party and a waacking dance battle.