ISSUE #1 - December 2025

Diary

Diary

WeAreKollectors® selects the events that will shape the coming season: major exhibitions, temporary installations, unique festivals, openings… From craftsmen’s workshops to contemporary scenes, in France and elsewhere, these highlights trace a sensitive map of beauty, craftsmanship and living creation. An invitation to choose where to feed your eyes, your hands and your imagination.

In France

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Avant les nymphas. Monet découvre Giverny

The Museum of Impressionism celebrates the 100th anniversary of the master Claude Monet.

From 27 March 2026
Giverny

Genaro Servín Pexels
Paris Fashion Week® Mode Féminine Automne/Hiver 2026-2027

Fashion shows by Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Givenchy unveiling innovative autumn-winter collections in Paris.

From 2 to 10 March 2026
Paris

JEMA
Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art

A unique opportunity to step inside the workshops of cabinetmakers, glassmakers and bookbinders.

From 7 to 12 April 2026
Partout en France

Getty Images pour Unsplash
Tisser, Broder, Sublimer. Les savoir-faire de la mode

An exhibition dedicated to haute couture artisans, telling the story of fashion through technical skill

Until 18 October 2026
Palais Galliera, Paris

Henri Matisse ; Wikimedia
Matisse - 1941 - 1954

An exploration of ‘colour without limits’ at the Grand Palais

From 24 March to 26 July 2026
Paris

Genaro Servín Pexels
«Les Gens de Paris, 1926-1936»

Exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet exploring Parisians between the wars through censuses from 1926 to 1936, anonymous and famous portraits.

Until 8 February 2026
Musée Carnavalet (Paris)

PAD Paris; Instagram
PAD Paris Design

The chic destination for lovers of collectible furniture and historic design.

From 8 to 12 April 2026
Tuileries, Paris

«I dreamt of you in colours»; d’Otobong Nkanga

Exhibition by Otobong Nkanga exploring dreams, colours and the links between humans, the earth and resources through immersive installations at the MAM Paris.

From 10 October 2025 to 22 February 2026
Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris (Paris)

Eric Pouhier
«Grottesco» et «D’un seul souffle», deux expositions d'art contemporain avec Claire Tabouret et Eva Jospin

Grottesco by Eva Jospin combines imaginary forests and caves made of cardboard, while Claire Tabouret unveils models of Notre-Dame stained glass windows.

From 10 December 2025 to 15 March 2026
Grand Palais (Paris)

Foxie App, Unsplash
«Ombre est lumière. Mémoire des lieux»

Exhibition at the Panthéon combining light and shadow, memories of historic places through fragile works made of steel filings, intense and moving.

From 19 November 2025 to 8 March 2026
Panthéon (Paris)

BastienM, Wikimedia
«Mandorla, les métamorphoses du sacré» - Exposition collective

A collective exhibition exploring the metamorphosis of the sacred through mandorlas, medieval sculptures, drawings and contemporary installations at the Cistercian abbey.

From 5 October 2025 to 8 March 2026
Abbaye de Maubuisson (Val d’Oise)

Krystal Ng - Unsplash
«Rêveries de pierres»

A retrospective of Roger Caillois’ mineral collection combining poetic texts and 200 rare specimens at the École des Arts Joailliers.

From November 6, 2025 to March 29, 2026
École des Arts Joailliers (Paris)

Alejandro Aznar- pexels
«Joyaux dynastiques»

Exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine revealing royal jewellery, symbols of power and passion, with historical pieces from three centuries of European history.

From 10 December 2025 to 6 April 2026
Hôtel de la Marine (Paris)

Ethan Tien - Pexels
«Cent ans d’art déco»

Exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs celebrating a hundred years of Art Deco, with nearly a thousand works illustrating elegance, luxury and modernity.

From 22 October 2025 to 26 April 2026
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris)

In the world

Sracer357 - Wikimedia
«Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck»

Major exhibition at the Met Museum revealing the artistic evolution of Helene Schjerfbeck, Finnish painter, between realism and refined modernism.

From 5 December 2025 to 5 April 2026
Met Museum (New York; USA)

Aleksandar Pasaric - Pexels
Tokyo International Art Fair

Major contemporary art fair at the Tokyo International Forum featuring Japanese and international galleries, modern and traditional works.

From 13 to 15 March 2026
Tokyo (Japon)

Art Institute of Chicago - Unsplash
Cézanne

Exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler, the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Paul Cézanne, light, form and colour in his late works.

From 25 January 2025 to 25 May 2026
Fondation Beyeler, Bâle (Suisse)

Mike Norris - Pexels
Boston 2026 World Expo

Major international philatelic exhibition at the Boston Convention Centre, with 3,500 competitive frames, exchanges and postal stands.

From 23 to 30 May 2026
Boston (USA)

Max Vakhtbovytch; Pexels
Salone del Mobile

Milan vibrates to the rhythm of design with the ‘Fuorisalone’ (exhibitions in private palaces, urban installations)

From 21 to 26 April 2026
Milan (Italie)

J. Knappitsch; Pexels
Schiaparelli : Fashion Becomes Art

The Victoria and Albert Museum is dedicating a retrospective to Elsa Schiaparelli, the designer who merged fashion and surrealism (with Dali and Cocteau).

From 26 March to 1st November 2026
V&A Museum; Londres

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