{"id":479099,"date":"2025-10-06T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/479099\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:00:23","slug":"3-must-visit-exhibitions-in-london-paris-and-amsterdam-presenting-photography-and-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/479099\/","title":{"rendered":"3 must-visit exhibitions in London, Paris and Amsterdam presenting photography and fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you find yourself in Europe this autumn, here are three exhibitions celebrating the artistry of fashion<\/a> and photography to fit into your schedule.<\/p>\n

London\u2019s National Portrait Gallery offers a look at photographer Cecil Beaton\u2019s world through his photos, sketches and costumes. Over in Amsterdam, the Stedelijk Museum reflects on Erwin Olaf\u2019s bold and often controversial photography, while Paris\u2019 Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs celebrates a century of art deco through the world\u2019s largest collection of exhibits illustrating the influential design movement.<\/p>\n

Cecil Beaton\u2019s Fashionable World, London<\/strong>\"ActressActress Elizabeth Taylor, photographed by Cecil Beaton, at the Dorchester Hotel in London, in 1955. Photo: The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive<\/p>\n

Mainly known as a photographer, Cecil Beaton \u2013 also a fashion illustrator, costume designer, caricature artist and writer \u2013 is the subject of an exhibition at London\u2019s National Portrait Gallery. \u201cCecil Beaton\u2019s Fashionable World\u201d celebrates his work in fashion with sketches, letters and costumes, as well as photographs of icons such as Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. Until January 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

Erwin Olaf \u2013 Freedom, Amsterdam<\/strong>\"AA work by Erwin Olaf entitled Nederlands Dans Theater, 01, taken in 2009. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is holding a retrospective dedicated to the work of Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, who died two years ago. A free spirit and a rebellious soul, Olaf often chose to depict controversial subjects in his artfully staged photos. In addition to his most famous works, the show, \u201cErwin Olaf \u2013 Freedom\u201d, also features lesser-known creations, personal material and his last piece, a video. From October 11, 2025 to March 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco, Paris<\/strong>\"AA silk crepe dress from a winter 1921 collection by fashion house Madeleine Vionnet. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n

Art deco, short for arts d\u00e9coratifs, began in France in the 1910s and reached its peak with the \u201cInternational Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts\u201d in Paris, which took place in 1925. To celebrate the centenary, the city\u2019s Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs is holding \u201c1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco\u201d, an exhibition focusing on its art deco collection, the largest in the world. From October 22, 2025 to April 26, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you find yourself in Europe this autumn, here are three exhibitions celebrating the artistry of fashion and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[521,748,51,1395,1700,393,4884,3749,388,257,12,391,47141,93,53,16,15,978,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-479099","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-asia","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-china","12":"tag-economy","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-hong-kong","16":"tag-lifestyle","17":"tag-london","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-opinion","20":"tag-south-china-morning-post","21":"tag-sport","22":"tag-technology","23":"tag-uk","24":"tag-united-kingdom","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115329710937009057","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}