10 must-see exhibitions in Paris in July 2025
In July, Paris becomes a showcase for fashion and design. These ten exhibitions are the hottest trends – plan your itinerary in style!
Rick Owens : Temple of Love – Palais Galliera
The famous American designer presents over 100 iconic silhouettes in an immersive retrospective. An extravagant and subversive dive into his dark and poetic universe.
📍Palais Galliera, 10 Av. Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris
Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast – Musée des Arts Décoratifs
A tribute to one of fashion’s first “art directors”, this exhibition reveals his innovative vision, from couture to perfumery.
📍Musée des Arts décoratifs, 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Louvre Couture – Musée du Louvre
For the first time, the Louvre combines haute couture and the decorative arts. Over 100 masterpieces bring together fashion and heritage.
📍Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris
From the Heart to the Hand: Dolce & Gabbana – Grand Palais
A vibrant celebration of the house’s 40th anniversary, with over 200 creations, a tribute to Italy and visual culture.
📍Grand Palais, 75008 Paris
Wax: Between Heritage and Reappropriation – Musée de l’Homme
A lively dive into the history of wax, from Indonesia to West Africa. An engaging and aesthetic textile journey.
📍Musée de l’Homme, 17 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris
Fashion in motion – Palais Galliera
The Parisian institution reveals its collections in a new light, combining emblematic silhouettes and cross-disciplinary themes around the body in movement, at the heart of an immersive journey.
📍Palais Galliera, 10 Av. Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris
Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hulten – Grand Palais
This vast exhibition offers a colorful journey into the pop-surrealist spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, orchestrated by the curatorial work of Pontus Hulten. Sculptures, installations and vibrant contrasts reinvent the way we look at avant-garde design. On view from June 26, 2025 to January 4, 2026.
📍Grand Palais, 75008 Paris
Clinamen – Bourse de Commerce
Immersive sound and water installation by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. Between contemporary art and sensory design.
📍Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, 2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris
Transparence – Grand Palais
A small exhibition dedicated to textile design, highlighting innovative garments and materials via a luminous, aerial trail.
📍Grand Palais, 75008 Paris
Moda Povera V – Grand Palais
Poetic exploration of poor and vintage materials in textile design by Ruediger Glatz and co.
📍Grand Palais, 75008 Paris
A creative and stylish summer
In July, Paris offers you a journey rich in creativity, history and the avant-garde. Fashion, design, costumes: these ten exhibitions draw a summer map as aesthetic as it is inspiring.
