Discover the “Saint Laurent style”
On the occasion of the fifteenth edition of the Nuit des Musées to be held this Saturday, May 18th, the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris opens its doors for an exceptional night.
Housed in the building housing the historical couture studio of the creator disappeared in 2008, the museum Yves Saint Laurent will participate for the second year in a row at the European Night of Museums.
Throughout the visit, visitors will discover around fifty exceptional models of Haute Couture among which signature pieces such as tuxedo or Saharan. Embellished with accessories but also sketches and photographs, the course wants to explore the work of the creator, passionate about Art and travel.
On the occasion of the fifteenth edition of the Nuit des Musées to be held this Saturday, May 18th, the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris opens its doors for an exceptional night.
© Yves Saint Laurent / Sophie Carre
Discover the “Saint Laurent style”
Housed in the building housing the historical couture studio of the creator disappeared in 2008, the museum Yves Saint Laurent will participate for the second year in a row at the European Night of Museums.
Throughout the visit, visitors will discover around fifty exceptional models of Haute Couture among which signature pieces such as tuxedo or Saharan. Embellished with accessories but also sketches and photographs, the course wants to explore the work of the creator, passionate about Art and travel.
Accessible free from 7pm to midnight, the Museum will also present its two current thematic exhibitions. The first of them pay homage to Yves Saint Laurent’s Autumn / Winter 1965 collection through iconic dresses-tableaux inspired by the work of the painter Piet Mondrian. “For me, to make a Mondrian or a Poliakoff a dress is to put their canvas in motion (…) then reported the creator. Poliakoff and Mondrian brought me an extraordinary rejuvenation and refreshment: they taught me purity, balance. ”
The second temporary exhibition pays tribute to the collaboration between the Maison de Couture and the sculptor Claude Lalanne – disappeared last month – through two dresses and a series of jewellery dating from the 60s to the end of the 80s.
Inaugurated in October 2017, the Foundation – Yves Saint Laurent Museum Paris should also present its first exhibition outside the walls, at the Museum of Tissus Lyonnais, by the end of the year.
European Night of Museums 2019. Yves Saint Laurent Museum Paris – 5 avenue Marceau, Paris 16
© Yves Saint Laurent / Sophie Carre