Paris Art Week 2025 returns with a bang to the Matignon Saint-Honoré district

On Monday October 20, 2025, theAssociation Matignon Saint-Honoré (MaSH) will launch Paris Art Week with an exceptional evening under the patronage of Pierre Yovanovitch.

After a promising first edition in 2024, Paris Art Week returns and confirms the importance of the Matignon Saint-Honoré district as the new home of the Parisian cultural scene. To mark the event’s launch, the avenue will be exceptionally pedestrianized and transformed into a veritable open-air art scene.

An inaugural evening of artistic dialogue

This second edition promises to be even richer. Architect and designer Pierre Yovanovitch, godfather of 2025, wants to “create bridges between the ancient and the contemporary”. The event invites the public to explore the galleries as places of discovery and conversation. His vision of cross-fertilization and unlikely encounters sets the tone for an ambitious program.

Performances and exceptional venues

The La Horde collective will offer choreographic performances that will transform the public space into a living stage, bringing a contemporary and accessible dimension to the event.
Another highlight: the opening, for the first time, of AXA’s historic headquarters. Freshly renovated, the venue will welcome the public to share in this extraordinary cultural evening.

Prestigious galleries and houses join forces

Galerie Perrotin, 2 Bis av Matignon Paris 8 / Artist : Christina Banban

In 2025, the Association Matignon Saint-Honoré brings together 37 galleries. Some of these are among the most influential on the market: Gagosian, White Cube, Perrotin, Almine Rech, but also newcomers such as Galerie Marcilhac, Galerie Taménaga and Univers du Bronze.
Alongside them, the major international auction houses Artcurial, Christie’s, Piasa, Sotheby’s and Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr – renew their support. Prestigious partners such as AXA, Puiforcat and Barnes complete the line-up, confirming the event’s international stature.

Matignon Saint-Honoré, a new cultural hub in Paris

As part of the official Art Basel Paris program of events, this evening reinforces the appeal of the Matignon Saint-Honoré district. Long perceived as a bastion of the art market, it is now establishing itself as an essential venue for art lovers, collectors and the curious in search of new artistic experiences.

Practical information

• Event: Paris Art Week 2025 launch party
• Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
• Location: Matignon Saint-Honoré district, Paris 8ᵉ (avenue pedestrianized for the occasion).
• Program: free tour of participating galleries, dance performances by La Horde, opening of historic AXA headquarters
• Access: Subway Franklin D. Roosevelt or Miromesnil

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