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THE BIRTH OF DEPARTMENT STORES: FASHION, DESIGN, TOYS, ADVERTISING, 1852-1925

From April 10th to October 13th, 2024


The Musée des Arts Décoratifs dedicates an exhibition from April 10th to October 13th, 2024, to the birth of department stores, which became the new temples of modernity and consumption in the mid-19th century. Le Bon Marché, Les Grands Magasins du Louvre, Au Printemps, La Samaritaine, and Les Galeries Lafayette reveal their facets through history, politics, and society, from the Second Empire to their consecration at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts.



Musée des Arts Décoratifs 107, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris



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