Featured Events in Paris in April 2025 (May Updated)

The Musée national Picasso-Paris collection is the fruit of an extraordinary history, made possible by the dation procedure - today it is the largest public collection of works by Picasso, the "Picassos of Picasso". Coming from the artist's studios, this collection gives us a better grasp of the aesthetic explorations of a Picasso who was by turns disconcerting, plural, contradictory, reflexive, gestural and conceptual, an aesthete and a committed activist, a tinkerer and a poet. Is he symbolist, cubist, classical, surrealist or simply figurative and political?

At the invitation of the Musée national Picasso-Paris, Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca (b. 1961) has created a site-specific work in the chapel of the Hôtel Salé. Since his intervention at the Venice Biennale in 2007, Kuitca has developed a new language, echoing the architecture, which the artist calls ‘cubistoid painting’, in which a set of intersecting lines, like so many folds in the plane, is deployed directly on the walls, forming a new pictorial space.

The Centre Pompidou dedicates a monograph to Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938), an iconic and bold artist, one of the most important of her generation. On the fringes of the dominant movements of her time—cubism and abstract art were emerging while she ardently advocated for the necessity of painting the real—she placed the nude, both female and male, at the center of her work, depicting bodies without artifice or voyeurism.

French post-Impressionist female painter Suzanne Valadon was the first female member of the French Artists Association. She served as a model for Impressionist masters such as Renoir, Degas, and Modigliani of the Paris School. Legend has it that she taught herself to become a professional painter from a painter's model. She walked from behind the drawing board to the drawing board, cleverly and harmoniously, brightly and powerfully, and was not influenced by any school or style. The exhibition will display more than 100 works, covering oil paintings, sketches and prints, plaster and bronze sculptures, etc. The relevant documentary materials play an auxiliary role in our review of the career of a female artist who played an important role in Paris, including her multiple interactions with the avant-garde art circles at the time.

The Centre Pompidou dedicates a monograph to Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938), an iconic and bold artist, one of the most important of her generation. On the fringes of the dominant movements of her time—cubism and abstract art were emerging while she ardently advocated for the necessity of painting the real—she placed the nude, both female and male, at the center of her work, depicting bodies without artifice or voyeurism.

From January 17 to June 30, 2025, the Galerie du Patrimoine, located in the boutique at 20, place Vendôme, in Paris, is hosting the exhibition “Nuances de Bleu par Van Cleef & Arpels”. A selection bringing together nearly 60 jewelry and watch creations from the Heritage Collection and nine original archives, offers an immersion into the heart of the blue palette deployed by the House since its founding in 1906.

From January 17 to June 30, 2025, the Galerie du Patrimoine, located in the boutique at 20, place Vendôme, in Paris, is hosting the exhibition “Nuances de Bleu par Van Cleef & Arpels”. A selection bringing together nearly 60 jewelry and watch creations from the Heritage Collection and nine original archives, offers an immersion into the heart of the blue palette deployed by the House since its founding in 1906.

For the first time, the Musée du Louvre is dedicating an exhibition to Cimabue, one of the most important artists of the 13th century. The exhibition is the product of two ‘Cimabue-centric’ events of great importance for the museum: the restoration of the Maestà and the acquisition of a heretofore-unseen Cimabue panel, rediscovered in France in 2019 and listed as a French National Treasure: Christ Mocked. In order to guarantee a more enjoyable visitor experience, group visits to the ‘A New Look at Cimabue’ exhibition are not permitted. To prevent overcrowding, only individual visitors who have booked a ticket with a specific time slot for the exhibition are guaranteed entry.

For the first time, the Musée du Louvre is dedicating an exhibition to Cimabue, one of the most important artists of the 13th century. The exhibition is the product of two ‘Cimabue-centric’ events of great importance for the museum: the restoration of the Maestà and the acquisition of a heretofore-unseen Cimabue panel, rediscovered in France in 2019 and listed as a French National Treasure: Christ Mocked. In order to guarantee a more enjoyable visitor experience, group visits to the ‘A New Look at Cimabue’ exhibition are not permitted. To prevent overcrowding, only individual visitors who have booked a ticket with a specific time slot for the exhibition are guaranteed entry.

As a palace of French classical art, the Louvre will open its doors to fashion for the first time and hold its first fashion-themed exhibition in history in 2025, displaying the museum's art treasures alongside classic fashion works and works by young designers. The exhibition will display 65 classic fashions, 30 high-end accessories and dozens of works by contemporary young designers in a space of 9,000 square meters, engaging in dialogue with the art from the Byzantine to the Second French Empire period treasured by the Louvre. Hundreds of fashion works resonate with the historical style and cultural connotation of decorative art in an academic, moving and poetic way, illustrating the real close connection between fashion and decoration. Important exhibits include fashion designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and masterpieces by well-known fashion brands such as Yohji Yamamoto. At the same time, a special tribute is paid to Parisian fashion pioneer Ms. Marie-Louise Carven.

The MEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie presents Music + Life, the first retrospective of British artist Dennis Morris in France. The exhibition brings to light for the first time, the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols, which have become key images in pop culture.

The MEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie presents Music + Life, the first retrospective of British artist Dennis Morris in France. The exhibition brings to light for the first time, the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols, which have become key images in pop culture.

The MEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie presents Music + Life, the first retrospective of British artist Dennis Morris in France. The exhibition brings to light for the first time, the full collection of his photographs capturing his youth in London, while also celebrating his iconic portraits of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols, which have become key images in pop culture.

“Chaosmos” is an invitation to 12 artists to tell us about the cosmos and invent new ways of inhabiting the Earth. Welcome to Chaosmos, a world that deconstructs, in order to better reconstruct, in time and space, the place in the universe that we attribute to ourselves and the way in which we inhabit the world, the traces that we leave there, the links that we establish there. From this precariously balanced zone emerge the works of twelve contemporary artists, from several countries around the world: South Africa, Belgium, Canada, Spain, France, Guyana, Japan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia. They evoke the relationship between our conception of the cosmos and our attitude towards the preservation of life on Earth.

“Chaosmos” is an invitation to 12 artists to tell us about the cosmos and invent new ways of inhabiting the Earth. Welcome to Chaosmos, a world that deconstructs, in order to better reconstruct, in time and space, the place in the universe that we attribute to ourselves and the way in which we inhabit the world, the traces that we leave there, the links that we establish there. From this precariously balanced zone emerge the works of twelve contemporary artists, from several countries around the world: South Africa, Belgium, Canada, Spain, France, Guyana, Japan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia. They evoke the relationship between our conception of the cosmos and our attitude towards the preservation of life on Earth.

“Chaosmos” is an invitation to 12 artists to tell us about the cosmos and invent new ways of inhabiting the Earth. Welcome to Chaosmos, a world that deconstructs, in order to better reconstruct, in time and space, the place in the universe that we attribute to ourselves and the way in which we inhabit the world, the traces that we leave there, the links that we establish there. From this precariously balanced zone emerge the works of twelve contemporary artists, from several countries around the world: South Africa, Belgium, Canada, Spain, France, Guyana, Japan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia. They evoke the relationship between our conception of the cosmos and our attitude towards the preservation of life on Earth.

“Chaosmos” is an invitation to 12 artists to tell us about the cosmos and invent new ways of inhabiting the Earth. Welcome to Chaosmos, a world that deconstructs, in order to better reconstruct, in time and space, the place in the universe that we attribute to ourselves and the way in which we inhabit the world, the traces that we leave there, the links that we establish there. From this precariously balanced zone emerge the works of twelve contemporary artists, from several countries around the world: South Africa, Belgium, Canada, Spain, France, Guyana, Japan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia. They evoke the relationship between our conception of the cosmos and our attitude towards the preservation of life on Earth.

When the mirror ball reflects thousands of stars, the Philharmonie de Paris is brewing a cross-century cultural carnival! This art palace famous for classical music is going to put on a gorgeous battle robe for disco music. Starting from Valentine's Day 2025, the six-month-long "Disco, I'm coming out" special exhibition will take you stepping on colorful notes and return to the golden age of freedom and rebellion. Here, every pair of dancing shoes hides a story, and every melody is a declaration of cultural revolution.

The latest creation by the Atelier des Lumières takes you back to the early days of Naïve art in France. Spontaneous, dreamlike, and sometimes childlike, this inventive approach to painting is embodied in the works of Henri Rousseau.

L'Atelier des Lumières takes us into the rich and iconic world of Pablo Picasso, the essential artist of the 20th century. From February 14 to June 29, 2025, don't miss the exhibition Picasso, Art in Motion. Considered one of the fathers of modern art, he revolutionized the art world of the 20th century. Loved and hated alike, Pablo Picasso and his works leave no one indifferent. L'Atelier des Lumières is devoting a major exhibition to the Spanish painter and sculptor, from February 14 to June 29, 2025.Breaking all the codes and stylistic rules of the time, Picasso wanted to reinvent his way of seeing reality, representing it and magnifying it. Particularly renowned for his work on cubism, the artist left an indelible mark on the art world. The Picasso, Art in Motion exhibition plunges us into the many works of this painter, who was also a sculptor, engraver, ceramist and theater designer...

The latest creation of the Atelier des Lumières takes you on the first steps of naive art in France. Spontaneous, dreamlike, sometimes childish, this new approach to painting is embodied in the works of Henri Rousseau. At the end of the 19th century, this self-taught painter and pioneer of naive art drew his inspiration from observing in detail the vegetation and animals from elsewhere, from the greenhouses and menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Mocked by his contemporaries, but admired by avant-gardists such as Delaunay, Apollinaire, Picasso and Kandinsky, his idealistic painting with bright colors and clumsy perspectives would later allow him to free himself from the academic standards of the time by opening the way to modernity in painting. Henri Rousseau makes you rediscover the Paris of the industrial era, populated by frozen characters who observe us under a sky where zeppelins and hot air balloons float. Without ever having left France, he also weaves the colorful story in the heart of a dense plant kingdom where the eyes of tigers pierce the foliage and the landscapes transport us to imaginary lands. In this parallel universe where the reality of everyday life is invaded by a profusion of dreamlike details, the one who was nicknamed "Customs Officer" because of his job at the Paris grant, invites us to escape by dreaming with our eyes wide open, from France to a jungle with the scent of Eden.

The latest creation of the Atelier des Lumières takes you on the first steps of naive art in France. Spontaneous, dreamlike, sometimes childish, this new approach to painting is embodied in the works of Henri Rousseau. At the end of the 19th century, this self-taught painter and pioneer of naive art drew his inspiration from observing in detail the vegetation and animals from elsewhere, from the greenhouses and menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Mocked by his contemporaries, but admired by avant-gardists such as Delaunay, Apollinaire, Picasso and Kandinsky, his idealistic painting with bright colors and clumsy perspectives would later allow him to free himself from the academic standards of the time by opening the way to modernity in painting. Henri Rousseau makes you rediscover the Paris of the industrial era, populated by frozen characters who observe us under a sky where zeppelins and hot air balloons float. Without ever having left France, he also weaves the colorful story in the heart of a dense plant kingdom where the eyes of tigers pierce the foliage and the landscapes transport us to imaginary lands. In this parallel universe where the reality of everyday life is invaded by a profusion of dreamlike details, the one who was nicknamed "Customs Officer" because of his job at the Paris grant, invites us to escape by dreaming with our eyes wide open, from France to a jungle with the scent of Eden.

The latest creation by the Atelier des Lumières takes you back to the early days of Naïve art in France. Spontaneous, dreamlike, and sometimes childlike, this inventive approach to painting is embodied in the works of Henri Rousseau.

When the mirror ball reflects thousands of stars, the Philharmonie de Paris is brewing a cross-century cultural carnival! This art palace famous for classical music is going to put on a gorgeous battle robe for disco music. Starting from Valentine's Day 2025, the six-month-long "Disco, I'm coming out" special exhibition will take you stepping on colorful notes and return to the golden age of freedom and rebellion. Here, every pair of dancing shoes hides a story, and every melody is a declaration of cultural revolution.

The latest creation by the Atelier des Lumières takes you back to the early days of Naïve art in France. Spontaneous, dreamlike, and sometimes childlike, this inventive approach to painting is embodied in the works of Henri Rousseau.

The latest creation of the Atelier des Lumières takes you on the first steps of naive art in France. Spontaneous, dreamlike, sometimes childish, this new approach to painting is embodied in the works of Henri Rousseau. At the end of the 19th century, this self-taught painter and pioneer of naive art drew his inspiration from observing in detail the vegetation and animals from elsewhere, from the greenhouses and menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Mocked by his contemporaries, but admired by avant-gardists such as Delaunay, Apollinaire, Picasso and Kandinsky, his idealistic painting with bright colors and clumsy perspectives would later allow him to free himself from the academic standards of the time by opening the way to modernity in painting. Henri Rousseau makes you rediscover the Paris of the industrial era, populated by frozen characters who observe us under a sky where zeppelins and hot air balloons float. Without ever having left France, he also weaves the colorful story in the heart of a dense plant kingdom where the eyes of tigers pierce the foliage and the landscapes transport us to imaginary lands. In this parallel universe where the reality of everyday life is invaded by a profusion of dreamlike details, the one who was nicknamed "Customs Officer" because of his job at the Paris grant, invites us to escape by dreaming with our eyes wide open, from France to a jungle with the scent of Eden.

From February 18 to May 25, 2025, the Musée national Picasso Paris presents its new temporary exhibition: "‘Degenerate’" art. Modern art on trial under the Nazis". The first exhibition in France devoted to so-called "degenerate" art, it explores and puts into perspective the Nazi regime's methodical attack on modern art.

From February 18 to May 25, 2025, the Musée national Picasso Paris presents its new temporary exhibition: "‘Degenerate’" art. Modern art on trial under the Nazis". The first exhibition in France devoted to so-called "degenerate" art, it explores and puts into perspective the Nazi regime's methodical attack on modern art.

“Collective Joy – Learning flamboyance!” is an exhibition that looks at popular cultures of gathering and group dynamics, conducive to the experience and learning of joy in our daily lives. The exhibition brings together a French and international scene of artists and initiatives inspired by ways of occupying public space: whether they be festive, social, musical, aesthetic, recreational, political or even utopian.