A rave at the museum? What’s behind the new “Clubbing” exhibition
An exhibition that makes the walls of a museum vibrate. The Grand Palais Immersif is set to electrify the summer of 2025 with Clubbing, a sensory experience celebrating the culture of electronic nights. But behind the light shows, there’s a much deeper meaning…
The museum as dancefloor: a silent revolution
From May 13, 2025, a festive breeze will be blowing through the 12th arrondissement. The Clubbing exhibition invites visitors to explore a world that has long remained on the bangs of cultural institutions: the night, the party, the collective trance.
Over an area of 1,200 m², the venue becomes a giant club, entirely designed by Pierre Giner, with the support of the Trafik collective and Poptronics media. The result? Total immersion, where everyone can create their own clubber avatar, dressed by Maroussia Debeck. This virtual character becomes the key to plunging into the history of mythical venues: from New York’s Loft to Berlin’s Berghain, via the Palace, Bains Douches and Pulp.
From voguing to gabber: all the scenes in one place
In this exhibition, the body is king. We dance, we listen, we interact. Thanks to FG ‘s sound archives and the “Dancefloor” gallery, styles intersect: hip-hop, club kids, voguing, blitz kids… A veritable musical and visual patchwork that breaks with the usual museographic codes.
The tour is enriched by videos of cult figures from the clubbing movement, including Etienne de Crécy, Dave Haslam, Christophe Vix and Seb 69DB of Spiral Tribe. A way of describing the night as a space for creation, resistance and emancipation.
An exhibition that puts partying and clubbing back at the heart of culture
Clubbing is much more than a festive tribute. It’s a cultural manifesto that restores the party as a total social fact. A joyful, critical plunge into a world where music unites, loosens and reinvents.
📍 Clubbing, from May 13 to October 1, 2025 at the Grand Palais Immersif, 110 Rue de Lyon, Paris 12e.
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