Latest Events in Paris(May Updated)

In the Spring of 2025, Fondation is inviting David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, to take over the entire building for an exhibition that will be exceptional in its scale and its originality. The exhibition, which will be held from 9 April to 1 September 2025, will bring together more than 400 of his works (from 1955 to 2025) including paintings from international, institutional, and private collections, as well as works from the artist’s own studio and Foundation. There will be works in a variety of media including oil and acrylic painting, ink, pencil and charcoal drawing, digital art (works on iPhone, iPad, photographic drawings…) and immersive video installations.

Asia Now Paris Asian Art Fair returns to Monnaie de Paris during Paris art week October 17–20 to celebrate its tenth edition. More than an art fair, Asia Now is both a curated platform with a selection of international galleries presenting artists from across Asia and its diaspora, and an ambitious public program curated by guest curators featuring commissioned site-specific installations, performances, conversations and artist workshops.

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.

Held in the heart of the French capital, within the Grand Palais, it builds bridges with France’s cultural industries, creating an iconic arts event that radiates throughout the city and integrates into its unique cultural ecosystem.

Experience the elegant and cultural atmosphere of the Soirée Zalis in Paris. This exclusive event will take place at the prestigious Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, located at 37 Quai Jacques Chirac, 75007 Paris, on May 27, 2025. Immerse yourself in a night of sophistication and artistry, all for the price of free admission. Don't miss this unique opportunity to enjoy an evening of entertainment and exquisite surroundings at the Soirée Zalis.

John Singer Sargent (Florence, 1856 – London, 1925), along with James McNeill Whistler, was the most famous American artist of his generation and certainly one of the greatest painters of the 19th and early 20th century. Revered in the United States (his Portrait of Madame X is regarded as the Mona Lisa of the American art collection conserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York), he is also famous in the United Kingdom, where he spent most of his career. In France, however, his name and work remain largely unknown, a situation that the exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay in fall 2025 hopes to change.

Get ready for one of the most iconic events in the world of tennis—the 2025 French Open (Roland-Garros) will take place from May 25 to June 8, 2025, at the legendary Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. As one of the prestigious Grand Slam tournaments, the French Open is a must-watch highlight of the tennis calendar, drawing elite players and fans from all corners of the globe. This year’s edition promises electrifying matchups as top-ranking athletes—including defending champions, Grand Slam legends, and rising stars—battle it out on the distinctive red clay courts. Known for its physically demanding rallies and strategic play, the French Open offers spectators a unique chance to witness the perfect blend of endurance, finesse, and mental resilience.More than just a tennis tournament, Roland-Garros is a celebration of sport, culture, and Parisian elegance. From the thrilling matches to the sophisticated atmosphere of the stadium and the timeless charm of Paris in early summer, the French Open delivers an unforgettable experience for both hardcore tennis fans and curious travelers alike. Don’t miss your chance to witness tennis history in the making.Follow Trip.com for the latest updates on 2025 French Open match schedules, player lineups, and official ticket sales. Secure your seat early and be part of this unmissable grand slam showdown in the heart of Paris!

Linkin Park Paris is set to electrify the StadedeFrance in Paris on July 11, 2025, at 19:00. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable evening, as the iconic band brings their unparalleled energy and legendary hits to one of the world's most renowned venues. With ticket prices at 95 USD, fans can expect a night filled with powerful performances and a setlist that spans their illustrious career. The StadedeFrance, located in the heart of Paris, offers an ideal backdrop for this monumental concert, ensuring an immersive experience for all attendees. As Linkin Park Paris draws near, anticipation builds for what is sure to be a landmark event in the band's storied history.

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.

Lady Gaga Antwerp is set to be an electrifying event, taking place at the iconic Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium. On November 11, 2025, at 18:30, fans will gather to witness a spectacular performance by the global superstar. Known for her powerful vocals, avant-garde fashion, and captivating stage presence, Lady Gaga promises an unforgettable evening. With ticket prices ranging from 60 EUR to 3684 USD, this event offers a variety of seating options to accommodate all attendees. The Sportpaleis, renowned for hosting world-class events, provides the perfect backdrop for what is sure to be a night filled with chart-topping hits and mesmerizing visuals. Lady Gaga Antwerp is not just a concert; it is an experience that will leave a lasting impression on all who attend.

Eric Clapton Paris is set to be an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance, taking place at the renowned AccorArena in Paris on May 31, 2025, at 20:00. This highly anticipated event will see the legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter, Eric Clapton, grace the stage with his timeless hits and masterful guitar solos. With a career spanning over five decades, Clapton's influence on rock and blues is unparalleled, making this concert a must-see for music enthusiasts. The AccorArena, known for its state-of-the-art acoustics and vibrant atmosphere, provides the perfect backdrop for this iconic performance. Tickets are priced at 84 EUR or 112 USD, offering fans a chance to witness a living legend in one of the world's most beautiful cities. Don't miss the opportunity to experience Eric Clapton Paris, a night that promises to be etched in the memories of all who attend.

Beyoncé Paris is set to be an unforgettable event, taking place on June 22, 2025, at the iconic Stade de France in Paris. With a ticket price of 108 USD, this highly anticipated concert promises to deliver an extraordinary experience for fans. Known for her electrifying performances and powerful vocals, Beyoncé will bring her unparalleled talent to the City of Light, captivating the audience with a spectacular show. The Stade de France, located in the heart of Paris, provides the perfect backdrop for this monumental event, ensuring an evening of music and entertainment that will be remembered for years to come. As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Beyoncé's Paris concert is expected to draw a massive crowd, making it a must-attend event for music enthusiasts and fans alike.

A relatively little-known fact: Chinese art can be found at the Louvre. The Department of Decorative Arts holds more than 600 Chinese works, most of which come from the collections of Adolphe Thiers and Adèle de Rothschild and from the royal collections. Among them, some veritable treasures are to be found. A number of these were highlighted by recent research among the collection of Adolphe Thiers, who was a journalist, historian, and a major political figure in the 19th century (as deputy, minister, president of the council and, ultimately, president of the French Republic). The exhibition aims to reveal these exceptional works to the general public, putting them in the historical, diplomatic and cultural context of their creation and their acquisition by Thiers for his collection. It explores Thiers’s little-known passion for China. The exhibition will present over 170 works dating mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries: scrolls, album pages, engravings, prints, porcelains, jades, lacquers, and precious objets d’art in ivory, bronze, or wood inlaid with gems and mother-of-pearl. The first part of the exhibition will present Adolphe Thiers, his particular vision of art, his collecting practices and his passion for the Renaissance. The second part, the heart of the exhibition, will present the full collection of Chinese art. Thiers, in view of publishing a work on Chinese art, concurrently collected books, documents and objets d’art related to the subject. The exhibition highlights the major themes of his collection: ancient and contemporary history, images of China (landscapes, architecture and dress), some staples of Chinese culture (language, literature and the literati), the ‘Three Teachings’ (Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism), Chinese porcelain (of which he was an expert of renown), and, finally, imperial art. The collection holds a number of masterpieces in this last area, including an exceptional scroll, the Qingming shanghe tu created for the Qianlong emperor.

Lady Gaga Paris is set to be an unforgettable event, taking place at the renowned AccorArena in Paris, France. On November 22, 2025, at 8:00 PM, the iconic pop sensation will grace the stage, delivering a performance that promises to be a spectacular blend of her greatest hits and mesmerizing new tracks. With a ticket price of 199 USD, attendees will experience an evening of unparalleled entertainment in one of Paris's premier venues. Known for her electrifying stage presence and elaborate costumes, Lady Gaga's concert at AccorArena is anticipated to draw fans from all over the globe, eager to witness her artistry firsthand. The AccorArena, located in the heart of Paris, offers state-of-the-art facilities and an atmosphere that perfectly complements the grandeur of Lady Gaga's performance. This event is not just a concert; it's a celebration of music, creativity, and the vibrant culture of Paris.

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.

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...

From the creation of the journal Présence Africaine to Revue Noire, "Paris Noir" traces the presence and influence of Black artists in France from the 1940s to the 2000s. The exhibition highlights 150 African and Afro-descendant artists, from Africa to the Americas, whose works have often never been shown in France. All contributed to a cosmopolitan Paris—a place of resistance and creativity—that fostered a wide variety of practices, from identity awareness to the search for transcultural artistic languages. Their impact is particularly significant in the redefinition of modernities and postmodernities.The exhibition explores half a century of struggles for emancipation, from African independence movements to the fall of apartheid, including battles against racism in France.

In the Spring of 2025, Fondation is inviting David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, to take over the entire building for an exhibition that will be exceptional in its scale and its originality. The exhibition, which will be held from 9 April to 1 September 2025, will bring together more than 400 of his works (from 1955 to 2025) including paintings from international, institutional, and private collections, as well as works from the artist’s own studio and Foundation. There will be works in a variety of media including oil and acrylic painting, ink, pencil and charcoal drawing, digital art (works on iPhone, iPad, photographic drawings…) and immersive video installations.

The Musée du Louvre marks a European first with a major exhibition on the Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517), aiming to address this golden age of the Islamic Near East in all its scope and richness by examining it from a transregional perspective. The Mamluks, freed slave-soldiers of primarily Turkish (and later Caucasian) origin, built their legend on their warrior prowess. From 1250 to 1517, the Mamluk sultanate conquered the last bastions of the Crusaders, fought and repulsed the Mongol threat, survived Timur’s invasions and kept its threatening Turkmen and Ottoman neighbours at bay before succumbing to the latter’s expansionism. It encompassed a vast territory including Egypt, Bilad al-Sham (Syria, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Jordan), part of eastern Anatolia and the Hejaz region of Arabia, which includes Mecca and Medina. But the history of the Mamluk sultanate cannot be reduced to its conquests and feats of arms. Its culture, as complex and multifaceted as its society, was part of a little-known and singularly fluid medieval era. A world in which sultans mingled with emirs and rich civil elites, all actively engaged in artistic patronage. A pluralistic society in which women as well as Christian and Jewish minorities had a place. Another ‘Middle Kingdom’ where Europe, Africa and Asia converged and in which people and ideas circulated, as did merchandise and artistic repertoires. Structured in five sections (the Mamluks, their society, their cultures, their connections with the rest of the world and their art), the exhibition presents nearly 260 works, a third of which are from the Louvre and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, featured beside prestigious national and international loans. Textiles, objets d’art, manuscripts, paintings, ivories, stone and wood interior décors reveal a teeming artistic, literary, religious and scientific world. The sultanate was then the cultural heart of the Arab world and the heir to a number of grand traditions. Mamluk visual culture would make a lasting impression on art and architectural history. The exhibition, through a spectacular scenography, immersive spaces and varied layouts, invites visitors into a living experience of the world of the Mamluks. Visitors will also be introduced to historical figures representative of Mamluk society, telling their unique stories as part of the greater history. This is an unprecedented opportunity to discover this glorious and yet little-known empire through masterpieces from around the world, providing a new perspective on medieval Egypt and the Near East, at a time when it stood at a cultural junction between Asia, Africa and Europe.

Explore accurate French Open Day 1 sporting information and times for 25th May, as well as links for Tennis news, tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held annually in Paris, France. It is one of the four Grand Slam events and is considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world due to its clay court surface. The event features both men's and women's singles, as well as doubles and mixed doubles matches. Some of the top players in the world, including Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, and Novak Djokovic, compete in this prestigious tournament. The event takes place at the Stade Roland-Garros stadium, which can accommodate over 15,000 spectators, making it the largest clay court venue in the world. With a rich history dating back to 1891, the French Open continues to attract top players and captivate audiences worldwide. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

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.

This exhibition reviews the prosperity and integration of natural science and natural painting under the rule of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612). Rudolf II was an avid lover of art and science. Under his encouragement, a large number of European scientists and artists gathered at the Prague court to jointly promote the development of new research and new ideas. The first part of the exhibition presents the intersection of science and art. At the court of Rudolf II, scientists carried ancient knowledge and used new methods of observation, experimentation, research and measurement to explore nature; at the same time, artists used scientific observation perspectives and depiction techniques to use their brushes to establish artistic archives for the animals and plants around them. The second part focuses on how natural research stimulated the innovation of Prague's artistic creation, and how artists developed new techniques, perspectives and ideas under the joint action of plein-airism and scientific research.

The Musée d'Orsay's exhibition devoted to Norwegian artist Christian Krohg is the artist's first-ever retrospective outside Scandinavia, following several exhibitions in Oslo and Lillehammer in 2012, and Copenhagen in 2014. By highlighting Krohg's naturalistic and committed works, the museum offers a new perspective on Norwegian art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Gagosian presents an exhibition of new paintings by Julie Curtiss. It is the artist’s first solo exhibition with Gagosian, and in Paris.In her acrylic and oil compositions, Curtiss distills the familiar into enigmatic scenes, transforming seemingly banal moments through exaggerated forms, saturated color, and rich textures. Her figures, faceless or seen in fragments, are frozen in dreamlike pauses, amplifying a sense of unease. Drawing inspiration from Jungian psychoanalysis, Curtiss synthesizes her surreal visions into images that explore the clash between anima and animus, nature and nurture. She juxtaposes signifiers of domesticity with allusions to the shadow selves and animalistic drives that pulse beneath her subjects’ skins.

The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris presents the first retrospective in France devoted to German artist Gabriele Münter (1877-1962). Co-founder of the Munich Blue Rider (Blaue Reiter) circle, Gabriele Münter is one of the most prominent female artists of German Expressionism. In a male-dominated art world, she created an extremely personal and diverse body of work spanning six decades. While her name is often associated with that of Kandinsky, who was her companion during her years in Munich (1903-1914), Gabriele Münter never ceased to reinvent herself, displaying a striking modernity, mastering a wide range of techniques and leaving behind a prolific body of work. Following the highly acclaimed retrospectives devoted to Sonia Delaunay in 2014-2015, Paula Modersohn-Becker in 2016 and Anna-Eva Bergman in 2023, the MAM is continuing its policy of presenting major female figures of modern art whose artistic careers are closely linked to the capital. The museum invites you to discover this pioneer of modern art, who began her career in Paris, where she exhibited for the first time in 1907 at the Salon des Indépendants.