As a historical landmark and an immense treasure chest where the world's aesthetics converge, the Louvre inspires many creative worlds. It is to the world of fashion, which is so fond of looking to art, that it has opened its doors for an exhibition in the form of a dialogue.

To maintain a certain coherence without getting lost in the immensity of the Louvre's collections, it was decided to approach the subject through the lens of the history of decorative styles, crafts and ornamentation. Thus, the Louvre Couture exhibition unfolds in the galleries and rooms of the Objets d'art department. Here, fashion is brought to life in 65 contemporary silhouettes and some thirty accessories. The story unfolds from Byzantium to the Second Empire, and the pieces on loan from the great couture houses of Paris and beyond, both ancient and contemporary, are brought into dialogue with the objects and ornaments from which they are inspired, and to which they echo.

Louvre Couture aims to highlight the links between two worlds, as well as the participation of men and women of the fashion world, from Jacques Doucet to Madame Carven, whose generosity has contributed to the development of the department's collections. Finally, it is an opportunity to take a fresh look at the museum's objets d'art, as well as at the creations of the great names in contemporary fashion.

As a preview of the reopening of all its galleries in June 2025, the Grand Palais is presenting an exhibition dedicated to the poetic and sensitive work of Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota.

Born in Osaka in 1972 and now living in Berlin, Chiharu Shiota is world-renowned for her monumental installations of interlacing wool yarn. These giant canvases often envelop objects from her everyday life and invite the viewer on a majestic, dreamlike journey. Her protean creations explore the notions of temporality, movement and dreams, demanding a dual engagement from the viewer, both mental and physical.

This exhibition brings together for the first time the three paintings by Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán (1590-1664) depicting Saint Francis of Assisi standing mummified.  These works are held by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

This winter, with the support of Art Exhibitions China, the Musée Guimet is taking visitors on a journey to the heart of Chang'an, the glorious, cosmopolitan capital of the Tang dynasty (618-907).

A cultural and commercial crossroads on the Silk Roads, this sprawling city was the largest in the world in the 8th century.

More than 200 millenia-old exceptional works of art loaned by numerous museums in China's provinces invite visitors to discover this city of wonders, frequented by thousands of merchants, pilgrims, scholars, musicians, artists, craftsmen and court aristocrats from all over the empire and beyond.