Acne Studios is set to open Acne Paper Palais Royal, its first permanent gallery space, on June 26th, 2025, in the heart of Paris at 124 Galerie de Valois. Nestled beneath the historic arcades of the Palais Royal, the gallery marks a pivotal new chapter for the Swedish fashion house, extending its creative reach into the world of contemporary art and cultural programming. Named after the brand’s biannual magazine, Acne Paper, the space is envisioned as a platform for cross-disciplinary dialogue spanning photography, design, publishing, and craft.
The inaugural exhibition will showcase new works by Dutch photographer Paul Kooiker, whose surreal and stylized images offer a fitting debut for the gallery’s conceptual ambitions. As a space free from commercial distractions, Acne Paper Palais Royal is designed for pure creative exchange — no sales racks, no cash registers, just ideas. The gallery will host exhibitions, artist talks, magazine launches, and book signings, welcoming both established names and rising talents into its orbit.
With this new venture, Swedish fashion house Acne Studios deepens its longstanding commitment to the arts, reinforcing its identity as a brand where fashion is only one part of a larger cultural language. Housed in a neoclassical setting that overlooks one of Paris’s most storied gardens, the gallery offers a poetic blend of heritage and innovation. It’s not just an opening — it’s the beginning of a living, evolving cultural outpost in the heart of the city.
