In 2025, Paris promises to shine again with its cultural offerings with an exceptional artistic program. Here is a selection of the ten essential exhibitions not to be missed in Paris this year.
10 must-see exhibitions in Paris this year
Louvre coutureat the Louvre museum
For the first time, the Louvre Museum will offer an exhibition dedicated to the world of fashion by comparing masterpieces from its collections with haute couture pieces. The opportunity to forge links between the world of Art and that of fashion.
From January 24 until July 21, 2025
Louvre Museum, Paris 1st
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Along the thread of gold: the art of dressing from the Orient to the Rising Sunat the Quai Branly Museum – Jacques Chirac
A dazzling exhibition is being prepared at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac! Au fil de l’or will retrace the history of this precious metal in the textile arts by revealing the beauty and diversity of costumes from the Maghreb to Japan via the countries of the Middle East, India and China, all woven with gold.
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From February 11 until July 6, 2025
Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, 37 quai Jacques Chirac, Paris 7th
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“Degenerate” art: the trial of modern art under Nazismat the Picasso museum
In 1937, the Nazi regime organized a propaganda exhibition in Munich entitled “Degenerate Art” presenting 700 works by around a hundred artists such as Otto Dix, Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky in a staging intended to provoke disgust in the visitor. . These artists perceived as threats to German “purity” were methodically removed from museum collections. 20,000 works by Van Gogh, Chagall, Picasso and many others were removed, sold or destroyed.
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From February 18 until May 25, 2025
Picasso Museum, 5 rue de Thorigny, Paris 3rd
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Art on the streetat the Musée d’Orsay
With this exhibition, the Musée d’Orsay will focus on the illustrated poster in Paris in the second half of the 20th century by presenting nearly 300 works by “masters of the poster” such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Mucha… This exhibition will also retrace the social and cultural changes which allowed the development of this street art.
From March 18 until July 6, 2025
Orsay Museum, Esplanade Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Paris 7th
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Artemisia, heroine of artat the Jacquemart-André museum
The Jacquemart-André museum will honor the Roman artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – around 1656), one of the rare female artists of the modern era who enjoyed international fame during her lifetime.
Around forty paintings will highlight the role of Artemisia Gentileschi in the history of 17th century art.
From March 19, 2025
Jacquemart André Museum, 158 bd Haussmann, Paris 8th
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Don’t miss the 4 major cultural events of 2025 in Paris
In addition to these exhibitions, four highlights will make Paris vibrate in 2025, from the return of an emblematic monument to a gigantic artistic project:
Black Paris: artistic circulations and anticolonial struggles 1950-2000at the Center Pompidou
Before its closure for renovations, the Center Pompidou will retrace the presence and influence of black artists in France between the 1950s and 2000s by presenting the works of 150 Afro-descendant artists who have often never been exhibited in France. The exhibition will also be punctuated by installations which will provide a contemporary look at this memory.
From March 19 until June 30, 2025
Center Pompidou, place Georges-Pompidou, Paris 4th
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Wes Andersonat the Cinémathèque Française
The Cinémathèque is preparing to pay tribute to the director of The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch or even Aquatic Life : WesAnderson! This exhibition will follow the evolution of his work, from his first steps in the 90s to his most recent films. Numerous accessories, original costumes and documents from his personal collection will be presented to offer a new look at his world.
From March 19 until July 27, 2025
French Cinematheque, 51 rue de Bercy, Paris 12th
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Desertsat the National Museum of Natural History
In the spring, the Museum will offer us a trip to the desert environments of the planet: from the Sahara to the polar deserts via the Sonoran, Atacama or Gobi deserts, to better understand these extreme environments and discover how living things exist. adapts to it.
From April 2 until November 30, 2025
National Museum of Natural History, 57 rue Cuvier, Paris 5th
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Matisse and Marguerite: a father’s viewat the Museum of Modern Art in Paris
Of Matisse, we know mainly the artist, less the father. This unique exhibition will bring together 110 works by Matisse to show the fatherly gaze he had on his eldest daughter, Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse, a discreet but essential figure in his family circle.
From April 4 until August 24, 2025
Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris, 11 avenue du Président Wilson, Paris 16th
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The Paris of Agnès Varda, here and thereat the Carnavalet museum
The Carnavalet museum will look at an emblematic figure of the 14th arrondissement of Paris: Agnès Varda. The exhibition will present the photographic work of the artist, still little known, and the importance of Paris in the artistic process of Agnès Varda. The exhibition tour will also offer an immersion in his courtyard-workshop on rue Daguerre.
From April 9 until August 24, 2025
Carnavalet Museum, 23 rue Madame de Sévigné, Paris 3rd
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Prepare your calendar!
Whether you are passionate about impressionism, modernity or avant-garde, Paris in 2025 necessarily has an exhibition for you with More than 200 events announced!
Tips for making the most of these exhibitions
Some tips for making the most of these exhibitions:
- Reserve your slots in advance : Some exhibitions, even free, require a reservation. This will allow you to avoid long queues.
- Find out about nightlife : Ideal for discovering places in a different atmosphere.
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