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Fashion History Across Four Museums: Galliera, Guimet & Alaïa | Spring 2026
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Paris is running four simultaneous fashion exhibitions this spring — and the overlap is deliberate. From eighteenth-century dress at Palais Galliera to K-Beauty at Musée Guimet, here's how to read the cluster and make the most of a single afternoon.
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Three major fashion exhibitions are open simultaneously in Paris right now, and the overlap isn't coincidental. The city's leading institutions have aligned around a shared moment, and if you're paying attention to what that signals about the cultural season, it's worth understanding what each one is actually offering.
A few kilometres east, Musée des Arts Décoratifs is running an immersive companion piece. It covers everyday life, dress, and the art of living through decorative objects and period costumes from the same century.
In the Marais, Fondation Azzedine Alaïa is doing something different. It places Alaïa and Christian Dior in direct conversation, which is an unusual curatorial move.
The signal addition to this cluster is at Musée Guimet on the north side of the sixteenth. The K-Beauty exhibition there sits at a different angle from the eighteenth-century material entirely.
One practical note before you plan your week. The Pont des Arts restoration begins May eleventh.
The clearest recommendation for today is a double at Galliera and Arts Décoratifs. They're close enough to combine in one cultural session without feeling rushed, and together they give you the full range of what institutions are saying about eighteenth-century dress this spring.
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