Guerlain Explores the Blue Hour in a New Paris Exhibition

L’Heure des Possibles brings art and fragrance together at the house’s Champs-Élysées address.

21 Oct 2026
SMITH, Dami (Fulmen), 2024. © SMITH, courtesy Galerie Christophe Gaillard.

The fleeting interval between daylight and darkness provides the starting point for Guerlain’s new exhibition, L’Heure des Possibles. Running from 21 October to 15 November 2026, the show brings together 34 international artists at Maison Guerlain in Paris.

Curated by Hervé Mikaeloff with co-curator Benoît Baume, the exhibition unfolds across three levels through painting, photography, video, sculpture and installation. Participants include James Turrell, Ann Veronica Janssens, Laure Prouvost, Ugo Rondinone and Rineke Dijkstra.

SMITH, Dami (Fulmen), 2024. © SMITH, courtesy Galerie Christophe Gaillard.
SMITH, Dami (Fulmen), 2024. © SMITH, courtesy Galerie Christophe Gaillard.

An olfactory journey created by Guerlain perfumer Delphine Jelk adds another dimension to the experience. Presented alongside the launch of the new L’Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum, the exhibition considers how shifting light can influence perception and imagination.

Ugo Rondinone, siebterjanuarzweitausendundvierundzwanzig, 2024. © Ugo Rondinone.
Ugo Rondinone, siebterjanuarzweitausendundvierundzwanzig, 2024. © Ugo Rondinone.

The premise invites a slower kind of attention: a chance to notice what becomes visible as daylight recedes, and to experience that transition through both images and scent.

Melonie Foster Hennessy, The Hour Between Worlds, 2026. © Melonie Foster Hennessy.
Melonie Foster Hennessy, The Hour Between Worlds, 2026. © Melonie Foster Hennessy.

L’Heure des Possibles is on view at Maison Guerlain, 68 avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, from 21 October to 15 November 2026. Admission is free; booking is recommended. Daily entry is available from 11am, with last admission at 6.45pm.

Sources: Guerlain.

21 Oct 2026
Share article

Related articles