Museum Exhibitions / Paris 2025 S1
New year, new breath into art. From long-awaited retrospectives to bold contemporary dialogues, here are the most notable exhibitions opening across Paris in the first half of 2025.
Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith et sa servante avec la tête d’Holopherne, c 1615 © Florence, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Galleria Palatina
Artemisia: Heroine of Art
Musée Jacquemart-André
March 19 – August 3, 2025

The Musée Jacquemart-André honours Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most celebrated female artists of the 17th century, known for her dramatic, Caravaggesque style. This major exhibition brings together forty works, from iconic masterpieces to rarely seen paintings, offering a powerful perspective on her artistic brilliance and resilience.


Lucas Arruda, Untitled (from the Deserto-Modelo series), 2023 © Lucas Arruda. Courtesy de l’artiste, David Zwirner et Mendes Wood DM / Photo : Everton Ballardin
Lucas Arruda: Qu’importe le paysage
Musée d’Orsay
April 8 – July 20, 2025

Through small yet intense imaginary landscapes, Lucas Arruda reflects on memory and light in dialogue with Impressionist masters. His works—poetic and timeless—are shown alongside Monet, Corot, Courbet, and others.


David Hockney, May Blossom on the Roman Road, 2009 © David Hockney. Photo : Richard Schmidt
David Hockney 25
Fondation Louis Vuitton
April 9 – August 31, 2025

Spanning seven decades of Hockney’s practice, this immersive and expansive exhibition presents more than 400 works, including digital art, drawings, and video. A special focus is placed on the last 25 years, with the artist himself shaping the exhibition layout.


Henri Matisse, Le thé, 1919 © Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Matisse and Marguerite: Through Her Father's Eyes
Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
April 4 – August 24, 2025

An intimate exploration of Matisse’s relationship with his daughter Marguerite, who served as a lifelong muse and collaborator. The exhibition highlights 110 works alongside archival material, revealing a rare emotional depth in the artist’s portraits.


Gerard Sekoto, Self-portrait, 1947 - The Kilbourn Collection © Estate of Gerard Sekoto/Adagp, Paris, 2025 - Photo © Jacopo Salvi
Paris Noir
Centre Pompidou
March 19 – June 30, 2025

A vibrant tribute to 150 Afro-descendant artists who shaped post-war Parisian art. Combining historical works with new commissions, the show explores themes of identity, resistance, and creativity across painting, sculpture, and multimedia.


Eugène Boudin, Deauville, Juliette sous la tente, 1895 © Collection Yann Guyonvarch. Studio Christian Baraja SLB
Eugène Boudin, the Father of Impressionism: A Private Collection
Musée Marmottan Monet
April 9 – August 31, 2025

A landmark exhibition showcasing the world’s most important private collection of works by Eugène Boudin, including rare beach scenes and salon pieces, in dialogue with the Musée’s Claude Monet holdings. A tribute to Boudin's legacy and his influence on Impressionism.


Hans Hartung, T1982-H31, 1982 © Collection Fondation Hartung-Bergman. Hans Hartung / Adagp, Paris 2025
Blurred Lines: Art from 1945 to Today
Musée de l’Orangerie
April 30 – August 18, 2025

Exploring the poetic and political power of the indistinct, this exhibition travels from Monet’s dissolving water lilies to abstract and digital media of today. A meditation on ambiguity and perception in times of uncertainty.


Agnès Varda, Self-portrait in her studio on the rue Daguerre, Paris 14th arrondissement, 1956 © Agnès Varda Estate
Agnès Varda, Here and There
Musée Carnavalet
April 9 – August 24, 2025

An homage to the iconic filmmaker rooted in her beloved Rue Daguerre home. This retrospective brings together 130 photographs, personal objects, and archival treasures that illuminate her creative and personal life.


© La Cinémathèque française. Photo : Stéphane Dabrowski
Exposition Wes Anderson
Cinémathèque Française
March 19 – July 27, 2025

The first major exhibition dedicated to filmmaker Wes Anderson’s visually distinctive universe. Costumes, sets, and behind-the-scenes material unveil the meticulous artistry and cinematic poetry behind his films.


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