Are you passing through or staying in Paris during the 2024-2025 Christmas vacations? You're right! During this joyous period, the end-of-year festivities bring a fairytale atmosphere to the capital and its region. Streets are lit up, shop windows come alive, and everyone feels like a child again. Christmas and New Year are the perfect time to goto the theater, cinema or opera with your family, but don't forget the museums and their magnificent exhibitions.
Of course, a visit to the permanent collections is always a pleasure. But this vacation season is also the perfect time to discover quality temporary exhibitions. Alone, with friends or family, take advantage of these festive days to stroll through the region's museums and cultural institutions: they always have some lovely surprises and enchanting moments in store, with exceptional programming.
That's why we've come up with a list of all the great cultural events you can look forward to during the Christmas vacations, from December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025. Be sure to check museum opening times on public holidays! Shall we take in an exhibition between two New Year's Eve celebrations?
The Soul Trembles: Chiharu Shiota's reopening exhibition at the Grand Palais
The Grand Palais is celebrating its reopening with an exhibition by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota, known for her installations of interwoven woollen threads, to be admired under the glass roof from December 11, 2024 to March 19, 2025. [Read more]
Happy days, the free exhibition to relive the Paris 2024 Games a little longer
"Paris 2024, les jours heureux" (Paris 2024, happy days) is the name of Hôtel de Ville's new exhibition paying tribute to the historic Olympic period in Paris. Discover it free of charge from December 21, 2024 to March 1, 2025! [Read more]
Magic! Our photos of the Musée de la Carte à Jouer's playful exhibition of magic tricks.
With a flick of the wand, the Musée de la Carte à Jouer plunges us into the world of 19th-century magic, with its "Magique!" exhibition, on view from December 18, 2024 to August 14, 2025. We dropped in for a tour... We tell you all about it! [Read more]
Antiquity and cinema: the exhibition unveiled in images at the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation
Peplum, historical film or animation: Antiquity has fascinated the world of cinema for decades. The Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé explores the links between Antiquity and cinema in an exhibition running from December 12, 2024 to March 29, 2025. [Read more]
Flight: discover the secrets of flight in an exhibition at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (93)
In its new exhibition, the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace takes a closer look at flight, through everything that soars through the air, be it a plane, a bird or even an insect! Discover the secrets of this exceptional faculty, from December 17, 2024 to July 27, 2025. [Read more]
We wish you all the best for your vacations, and happy museum visits!
Dates and Opening Time
From December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025
