Visit the "Vestologie" exhibition at Printemps Haussmann
Guided tour of The Printemps Haussmann: a timeless setting for fashion, luxury and beauty
Le Printemps presents ‘Vestologie’, the largest fashion exhibition devoted to the jacket, an essential part of the modern wardrobe, an expression of know-how and a true marker of society.
An exceptional retrospective to rediscover pieces that have made fashion history, as well as contemporary creations from museums, private collections and major fashion houses. In addition to an extraordinary selection of iconic pieces, such as Dior's Bar suit, you'll also find photo prints, videos, perfumes, drawings and patterns, some of which come from the Printemps archives.
Immerse yourself in a captivating narrative that plays with the dynamics of contrast: between Haute Couture and Ready-to-Wear, informal and uniform, fitted or oversized, tailored or loose. Fashion historians Sylvie Marot and Marlène van de Casteele, curators of the exhibition, have devised an immersive, multi-sensory thematic tour that is by turns visual, tactile, auditory and olfactory.
Join us at Printemps Haussmann from 29 August to 13 October, under the splendid Art Deco glass roof of the Wybo Cupola.
This calendar shows the guided tours available in French !
Individual rates
Adult
16.00 €
Reduced*
12.00 €
*Under 26s, students, seniors over 65s, large families, jobseekers, disabled people. Free for children under 6.
Online booking required
This tour is not accessible to people with reduced mobility (in particular wheelchairs) or pushchairs, as it involves using stairs and escalators.
Content of your guided tour :
Discover tour Printemps
In 1865, the young entrepreneur Jules Jaluzot and his wife Augustine opened the "Grands Magasins du Printemps", with the ambition of creating a new temple to fashion, elegance and the avant-garde in a Paris in the throes of change.
This guided tour reveals the secrets of the architecture, history and operation of the department stores', hidden behind its listed façade. Designed as a vertical journey, you'll discover an exceptional panorama over the roofs of Paris, before descending into the underground galleries. In this maze of corridors, you can visit the machine room and meet the technicians who work there. From private accesses to confidential passages, you can admire the Printemps masterpieces, such as the floating staircases, and the reverse side of the majestic stained-glass dome, 20 metres in diameter, which towers 50 metres above the building.
From the 7th Heaven to the basement, from the Second Empire to the 21st century, via Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this tour is a journey through the heritage of the Grand Magasin and its transformations over nearly 160 years.
Access to the Printemps Haussman tour
Meeting address
Printemps Haussmann
70 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
Meeting point for the tour :
Rotonde - Morris column
Corner of rue Caumartin and boulevard Haussmann
Access
Metro: Line 13 / stop “Havre- Caumartin”
Bus : Line 32 & 66 / stop “Havre Caumartin” ; Line 43 / stop “Gare Saint-Lazare - Havre”
Practical information
Duration of visit: 1h
Pets are not allowed on the tour.
ID will be required on the day of the visit to check for any reduced rates. Minors must be accompanied on the tour by at least one adult (full or reduced rate).
Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour.
There are no changing rooms on site.