Paris spring shows
Paris is stacking spring exhibits worth planning around — Lee Miller and the outdoor “Fragilities & Resilience” photo show run through July 19 and span images from Mongolia to the Andes, perfect for cultural travelers. The Branly Museum opens an “Africa Fashion” exhibition March 31–July 12, spotlighting contemporary and traditional fashion in a major museum setting. ( )
The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is mounting a major Lee Miller retrospective from April 10 to August 2, 2026, assembling roughly 250 vintage and modern prints for the largest French showing of her work in two decades. (mam.paris.fr)) The MaM exhibition was initiated by Tate Britain and is presented in partnership with Tate Britain and the Art Institute of Chicago, arranged in six thematic and chronological sections that trace Miller’s trajectory from fashion photography and surrealist collaborations to frontline war reportage. (mam.paris.fr)) Fragilities & Resilience is a free, large-scale solo presentation of Thibault Gerbaldi’s work on the Jardin du Luxembourg grilles, featuring roughly 80 photographs shot across five continents and scheduled on the fences from March 21 to July 19, 2026 as part of the French Senate’s cultural program. (all-about-photo.com)) Africa Fashion—conceived by the Victoria and Albert Museum after stops in New York, Chicago, Melbourne and Montreal—takes residence at the musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac in the Galerie Jardin from March 31 to July 12, 2026, laid out over seven sections that pair contemporary African designers with the museum’s historical textile and jewelry holdings. (quaibranly.fr)) Practical details: the Luxembourg outdoor show is free and viewable along the garden fences, while the Quai Branly’s Africa Fashion displays run in the museum’s stated hours of 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. (open until 10:00 p.m. on Thursdays) with the museum closed on Mondays. (all-about-photo.com))
