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7 sport exhibitions to watch to get in the mood for the 2024 Olympics

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This summer, Paris will undergo a transformation like never before, as we focus more on the excitement of the Olympic Games than on their origins: these games bring together thousands of athletes who showcase their skills and dedication. Here are 7 incredible exhibitions that celebrate sports, Olympic ideals, and the legendary athletes who have exemplified them.


Once Upon a Time in the Stadiums at the City of Architecture 

There is an emblematic place where disciplines take on all forms, and where the public meets sports: the stadium. The new exhibition at the City of Architecture is organized in three parts (democratization, performance, and globalization), and invites us to observe how the rise of mass sports practices in the 20th century transformed the stadium into a major public facility, to the point of making it a monument today. 

Once upon a time, the stadiums City of Architecture 1, Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre - 16th
Until September 16, 2024
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Marine Peixoto. Bercy street workout at LE BAL 

Dumbbells weighing 26 kilos to lift, contracted muscles, consecutive push-ups... Starting from March 7th and until May 19, 2024, LE BAL dedicates a unique exhibition to the athletic images of Marine Peixoto, the 4th winner of the LE BAL/ADAGP Young Creation Prize awarded in 2021. Through over 200 prints captured between 2020 and 2023, her "physical feat," the photographer explores the municipal sports ground of Bercy Street Workout and its regulars from every angle.

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Marine Peixoto. Bercy street workout
Le BAL
6, impasse de la Défense - 18th 
From March 7 to May 19, 2024 
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Match. Design and Sport at the Musée du Luxembourg 

For the Olympics, the Musée du Luxembourg presents an exhibition exploring the strong connection between the world of sports and design. It allows us to see how the world of sports constantly inspires top designers and vice versa, particularly in areas such as automobiles and ready-to-wear fashion. If you're a bit competitive, you'll surely find incredible tips to always stay in the lead in sports.

Match. Design and Sport
Museum of Luxembourg 
19, rue de Vaugirard - 6th
Until August 11, 2024
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Paris 1924-2024 : the Olympics, a mirror of societies at the Memorial of the Shoah 

100 years after the 1924 Paris Games, the Shoah Memorial brings to light the issue of prejudices and discriminations of the past and present. This exhibition is based on a century of Olympics to trace a unique history of the Olympic Games. Through iconic images of these sports events, archives, films, excerpts from sports press, and testimonies, the exhibition allows us to revisit the dark periods of history, especially the year 1936.

political instrumentalization of the Games by Nazi Germany. However, it does not forget to highlight the humanistic values of Olympism, those that specifically work to comb.at racism and antisemitism.

Paris 1924-2024: the Olympics, a mirror of societies
Mémorial de la Shoah
110-112, avenue Jean Jaurès - Drancy 
Until July 31, 2024
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The Olympic exhibition

Welcome to the world of urban sports in Paris 2024 at SPOT24! Sports lovers, get ready for an immersive and interactive dream experience as the 2024 Olympics draw near. Paris je t'aime presents its exhibition at Spot 24, showcasing six of your favorite Olympic disciplines: skateboarding, sport climbing, BMX freestyle, surfing, 3x3 basketball, and breaking. These sports are all making their Olympic debut, signaling a new era of urban culture within the world of sports. Featuring iconic objects and archives from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, as well as original pieces by French and international artists, this exhibition is sure to be an exciting journey through the world of urban sports. Enjoy!

The Olympic exhibition
Spot 24
101, quai Jacques Chirac – 15th
Until December 31, 2024
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Fashion and sport, from one podium to another at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs

In anticipation of the 2024 Olympic Games, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris presents an exhibition that explores the links between fashion and sport, from antiquity to present day. This ambitious project reveals how two seemingly distant universes are intertwined in the same social issues, focusing on the body. Through 450 pieces of clothing and accessories, photographs, sketches, magazines, posters, paintings, sculptures as well as videos, you will follow the evolution of sports attire and its influence on contemporary fashion, all under the recognizable touch of Jea...In Patou, Jeanne Lanvin, Gabrielle Chanel or even Elsa Schiaparelli. .

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Fashion and sports, from one podium to another
Museum of Decorative Arts 
107, rue de Rivoli - 1st
Until April 7, 2024
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In play! Artists and sports at the Marmottan-Monet Museum

Last but not least, let's finish with an exhibition around the representation of sports in art. Art in the sense of leisure and entertainment from 1870 to 1930 is explored in an exhibition featuring 160 works.The Marmottan-Monet museum, a place known for its impressive collection and association with impressionism, paints a lively picture of society in the latter half of the 19th century. People are shown enjoying their free time engaging in various leisure activities on land and water, as well as attending sports events.

Game on! Artists and sports
Marmottan-Monet Museum 
2, rue Louis-Boilly - 16th 
From April 4th to September 1st, 2024 
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