In the movies, winter is always so beautiful. Immaculate snow, hot chocolates and homemade cookies, vacations in the mountains... And in real life... Well, it's less poetic. And yet,winter is our favorite season in Paris! Simply because it's the best time to enjoy the region's museums, monuments and art galleries.
The weather is gloomy and cold, so we take refuge in the beautiful museums that surround us, and travel to more welcoming lands, thanks to the paintings, sculptures or photographs displayed before us.
This winter, there's no shortage of exhibitions in Paris and the Île-de-France region. From December 21, 2024 to March 20, 2025, a host of adventures awaits us. Immersive exhibitions, unusual experiences, playful get-togethers, discoveries of new artists, retrospectives, themed exhibitions... There's plenty to keep you busy and entertained.
Find out what's in store for you in the coming months. Don't forget to consult this guide regularly, as we update it with new discoveries and museum announcements.
Christmas vacations: exceptional opening of the Galleries de la Révolution at the Château de Versailles
From December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025, during the Christmas vacations, the Château de Versailles is exceptionally opening to the public its historic galleries dedicated to the French Revolution, as well as the Emperor's small apartment in the Grand Trianon. [Read more]
History in bricks at Les Invalides: a fun family exhibition at the Musée de l'Armée
Rediscover the History of France interactively with your family, through spectacular LEGO and COBI creations at the heart of the Musée de l'Armée, from December 21, 2024 to January 12, 2025. [Read more]
Rosny-Rail, the railway and train museum at Rosny-sous-Bois station (93)
The Rosny-sous-Bois railway station in Seine-Saint-Denis is home to a museum that is, to say the least... unusual. Run by volunteers with a passion for railroads, the Musée du Rosny-Rail is a must for all train enthusiasts. [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]
Christmas in Paris: museums and monuments open this Wednesday, December 25, 2024 in Paris
After Christmas presents and another (too) hearty meal, how about a family outing on Wednesday, December 25, 2024? Let's head for the museums and monuments opening their doors to us this holiday. [Read more]
Evenings at the Musée du Louvre: extended opening hours for the festive season
Take advantage of the festive season to discover the Louvre in a different way: from December 26, 2024 to January 4, 2025, the Paris museum will remain open until 9 pm. [Read more]
40 years of Christmas at Rambolitrain: the event exhibition for Christmas, at Rambolitrain (78)
From December 26, 2024 to January 5, 2025, the Rambolitrain will be retracing 40 years of festivities and toys under the Christmas tree, in a never-before-seen retrospective exhibition. [Read more]
Festival du Merveilleux 2024 at the Musée des Arts Forains
A plunge into wonder at the Musée des Arts Forains... From December 27, 2024 to January 5, 2025, the Musée des Arts Forains invites you to another edition of its Festival du Merveilleux. For ten days or so, the temple of the funfair will be hosting a host of enchanting events for (grown-up) children during the Christmas and New Year vacations. We took a sneak preview... [Read more]
Musée du Louvre: a free nocturne on January 3, the first Friday of the month
It's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of every month, without exception: the Musée du Louvre opens its doors to all visitors free of charge on the first Friday of each month, after 6pm. Next date to remember: January 3, 2025. [Read more]
Free nocturne at the Bourse de Commerce this Saturday, January 4, 2025
Would you like to visit the collections at the Bourse de Commerce? Take advantage of the free nocturne, this Saturday January 4, 2025, to discover this must-see art venue in Paris. [Read more]
Épiphanies: the free, spellbinding painting exhibition at the Collège des Bernardins
Painter Augustin Frison-Roche exhibits his colorful canvases, inspired by mystical epiphanies and visions, from January 9 to February 26, 2025, at the Collège des Bernardins. [Read more]
Dolce&Gabbana: the immersive fashion exhibition makes a stopover in Paris at the Grand Palais - booking
The Du Coeur à la Main exhibition finally comes to Paris! After enchanting Milan last summer, the Dolce&Gabbana exhibition takes over the Grand Palais from January 10 to March 31, 2025. Join us for a marvellous immersion into the baroque and passionate world of the Italian luxury house. [Read more]
Let's get to work! The exhibition that questions modern management at Citéco
Citéco, la cité de l'économie, tells the story of modern management, in a quirky exhibition to be discovered from January 10 to June 1, 2025. [Read more]
Prune Nourry: her Venus project to be exhibited at Galerie Templon in Paris in 2025
Galerie Templon invites Prune Nourry to take over its various spaces on rue du Grenier-Saint-Lazare in Paris. In this new solo show, on view free of charge from January 11 to March 1, 2025, the French artist will unveil her latest project, entitled "Vénus". [Read more]
Suzanne Valadon: the major retrospective exhibition at the Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou pays tribute to the painter Suzanne Valadon with a major exhibition from January 15 to May 26, 2025. [Read more]
Before/After: VLP artists look back on 40 years of street art in an exhibition at Fluctuart
VLP, the French pioneers of street-art exhibit at Fluctuart. A free retrospective showcasing the 40-year career of these urban artists. On view from January 16 to March 9, 2025. [Read more]
La Nuit des fous: the closing night of the exhibition at the Musée du Louvre
On January 17, 2025, join us at the Musée du Louvre for an exceptional evening of art and madness, to mark the closing of the "Figures du fou" exhibition. The evening will feature dance, music and performances from all horizons. [Read more]
Guillaume Bresson at the Château de Versailles: the exhibition where contemporary art meets history
The Château de Versailles welcomes Guillaume Bresson and his works where history and contemporary art meet. An exhibition to discover from January 21 to May 25 2025. [Read more]
Humain Re-connexion, a free immersive digital art exhibition in Paris
On its Paris campus in the 6th arrondissement, ESME is inviting the general public to discover a new free digital art exhibition featuring immersive and interactive works and installations from January 22 to 25, 2025. [Read more]
Revisiting Cimabue: medieval Italian painting on show at the Musée du Louvre
The Musée du Louvre pays tribute to the revolutionary master of 13th-century Italian painting: Cimabue. An exhibition to discover from January 22 to May 12 2025. [Read more]
Fashion at the Louvre: the first fashion exhibition in the history of the Musée du Louvre
For the first time in its history, the Louvre will host an exhibition devoted entirely to fashion, from January 24 to July 21, 2025! The iconic Parisian museum will be showcasing its treasures of classical art alongside creations by the greatest couturiers and promising young talents. [Read more]
Art3F 2025: dates for the international contemporary art fair at Porte de Versailles
The Art3F contemporary art fair is back for another Parisian edition: from January 24 to 26, 2025 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, a fair for all art enthusiasts. [Read more]
Not-to-be-missed exhibitions ending in February 2025
Time is running out: hurry up and discover these beautiful exhibitions before they close their doors in February 2025. [Read more]
Apocalypse, yesterday and tomorrow: the end-of-the-world exhibition at BnF François-Mitterrand
Is the apocalypse just around the corner? BnF François-Mitterrand explores this age-old theme in an exhibition from February 4 to June 8, 2025, from the Bible to the present day. [Read more]
Dennis Morris: Music + Life: the retrospective exhibition at the Maison européenne de la photographie
The Maison Européenne de la Photographie pays tribute to Dennis Morris with a new exhibition on view from February 5 to May 18, 2025. [Read more]
Wax: fashion and culture meet in Musée de l'Homme exhibition
The Musée de l'Homme explores the cultural implications of wax, a colorful fabric emblematic of African outfits, in an original exhibition on view from February 5 to September 7, 2025. [Read more]
A Thousand and One Orchids 2025: the floral exhibition in the large greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes
Here's a flower show you won't want to miss: A Thousand and One Orchids returns from February 6 to March 10, 2025! Come to the Grandes Serres of the Jardin des Plantes to enjoy this magnificent floral tour. [Read more]
Salon de Montrouge 2024: the contemporary art fair spotlighting tomorrow's talent
The Salon de Montrouge returns for its 68th edition from February 7 to 23, 2025. Every year, this not-to-be-missed contemporary art event presents dozens of emerging artists gathered in the 1,500 m² of the Belfry. [Read more]
Agatha Christie, in search of archaeology: the exhibition at the Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise
Follow in the footsteps of Agatha Christie and her passion for archaeology, thanks to a new exhibition at the Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise, on view from February 8 to December 28, 2025. [Read more]
Chaosmos: a free exhibition questioning our place in the universe at the Maif Social Club
Several contemporary artists have drawn inspiration from the universe and our relationship with the world to create the Chaosmos exhibition, on view free of charge at the Maif Social Club from February 8 to July 26, 2025. [Read more]
Au fil de l'or: the brilliant exhibition on gold in the art of fashion at the Musée du Quai Branly
The Musée du Quai Branly takes us into a sparkling universe, where gold meets the art of textiles. Travel from the Orient to the Land of the Rising Sun with the Au fil de l'or exhibition, on view from February 11 to July 6, 2025. [Read more]
Disco I'm coming out: an exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2025
Disco music is coming to Paris in a brand-new exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris from February 14 to August 17, 2025. It's a chance to revisit the history of this musical movement, which was born in the United States over 50 years ago! [Read more]
Picasso, art in motion: the original immersive exhibition at the Atelier des Lumières
L'Atelier des Lumières takes us into the exceptional 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. [Read more]
Le Douanier Rousseau, au pays des rêves: the immersive exhibition at the Atelier des Lumières
A pioneer of naive art and a poetic painter, Douanier Rousseau is honored at the Atelier des Lumières, with an original exhibition on view from February 14 to June 29, 2025. [Read more]
Dogs & cats: the Cité des Sciences exhibition reveals the secrets of your favorite furballs
We love them a little, a lot, madly... But do we really know them? The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie presents a major exhibition on dogs and cats, from February 17, 2025 to June 2026. [Read more]
Degenerate Art" exhibition: the history of modern art under Nazism at the Musée Picasso
The Musée Picasso is devoting an exhibition to so-called "degenerate" art, entitled "Degenerate art: the trial of modern art under Nazism", from February 18 to May 15, 2025. A fascinating and sombre plunge into art history, exploring the Nazi regime's persecution of the avant-garde. [Read more]
The Salon des Artistes Français 2025 awaits us at the Grand Palais this winter for a new edition.
The Salon des Artistes Français finally returns to the Grand Palais for its 235th edition. From February 19 to 22, 2025, don't miss this event that has been honoring French designers for almost 150 years. [Read more]
Art Capital 2025: the major art event returns to the Grand Palais
Art Capital returns to the Grand Palais from February 19 to 22, 2025. Don't miss this rendez-vous for lovers of contemporary art, which brings together four fairs in one. [Read more]
Rammellzzee exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo
From February 20 to May 11 2025, the Palais de Tokyo and the CAPC Bordeaux will present the first French retrospective devoted to the artist RAMMELLZEE at the Paris museum. In all, some one hundred major works and previously unseen archives will be on display, tracing the career of an enigmatic figure in contemporary art and hip-hop. [Read more]
Collective Joy - Learning to Flambé: the exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo
The Palais de Tokyo is hosting the exhibition "Collective Joy - Learning to Flambé!" from February 20 to May 11, 2025. An exploration of cultures of gathering and the experience of collective joy through diverse artistic practices. [Read more]
Raphaël Barontini exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo
The Palais de Tokyo hosts Raphaël Barontini's exhibition "Quelque part dans la nuit, le peuple danse" from February 20 to May 11, 2025. A plunge into living narratives combining historical archives and contemporary creations, at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. [Read more]
Fighting exile: the Musée de l'Armée unveils artists' struggles in a new exhibition
During the Second World War, everyone fought in their own way: the Musée de l'Armée pays tribute to artists and intellectuals with the exhibition Un exil combattant, presented from February 26 to June 22, 2025. [Read more]
Corps et âmes: an original exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris
For its new exhibition entitled "Corps et âmes" (Bodies and Souls), the Bourse de Commerce in Paris examines the significance of the body in contemporary thought. Works by some twenty artists, including Auguste Rodin, Duane Hanson, Arthur Jafa and Deana Lawson, can be admired at the sublime Parisian museum from March 5 to August 25, 2025. [Read more]
Andrea Appiani, Napoleon's first painter in Italy: the exhibition at the Château de Bois-Préau
The Châteaux de Malmaison and Bois-Préau present "Andrea Appiani, Napoleon's first painter in Italy", an exhibition of paintings on view from March 16 to July 28, 2025. [Read more]
Art in the street: illustrated posters on show at the Musée d'Orsay
A work of art, a political or social platform, an advertising medium... A poster can play many roles, and convey many messages. Discover the L'art est dans la rue exhibition, at the Musée d'Orsay, from March 18 to July 6, 2025. [Read more]
Wes Anderson: the event exhibition about the famous director at the Cinémathèque
One of the most acclaimed directors of recent years, Wes Anderson has quickly become a benchmark in international cinema. The Cinémathèque française is organizing his first major retrospective from March 19 to July 27, 2025. [Read more]
Paris noir: an exhibition spotlighting black artists in France at the Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou pays tribute to black artists from the 1950s to 2000, with the exhibition "Paris noir", on view from March 19 to June 30, 2025. [Read more]
Artemisia Gentileschi: a tribute to the Italian painter at the Musée Jacquemart-André
The Musée Jacquemart-André invites us to (re)discover the works of the famous painter Artemisia Gentileschi, through a retrospective exhibition presented from March 19 to August 3, 2025. [Read more]
Here's a great cultural program to make you love winter even more! Don't worry: the next season also has some great artistic events in store...
Dates and Opening Time
From December 21, 2024 to March 20, 2025
