{"id":1349811,"date":"2020-02-05T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/?p=1349811"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:47:52","slug":"exhibition-wax-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/","title":{"rendered":"WAX exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#b2aea0\"><\/span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"594\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1349681\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1-1024x380.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1-768x285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1-1536x570.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p>Du <strong>7 f\u00e9vrier au 3 mars<\/strong>,\u00a0 les Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann pr\u00e9senteront une partie de la sc\u00e9nographie. <strong>Situ\u00e9e au premier \u00e9tage du B\u00e2timent Coupole<\/strong>, cette pr\u00e9sentation s&#8217;inscrit dans un engagement fort en faveur de la diversit\u00e9 culturelle, \u00e0 travers un regard contemporain sur ce tissu embl\u00e9matique.\u00a0<br\/>Une belle occasion de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 la place de l&#8217;art et de la culture dans notre quotidien, tout en c\u00e9l\u00e9brant le patrimoine africain et ses r\u00e9sonances dans le monde entier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"1350794\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-01-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-01-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-01-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-01-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-01-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"1350786\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-11-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-11-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-11-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-11-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-11-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1350802\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-05-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-05-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-05-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-05.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1350810\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-08-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-08-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-08-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Medium-MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-08.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"1350818\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-19-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-19-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-19-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-19-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MUSEE-DE-LHOMME-19-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d6d6b118c3ae1d3240f2b501c5d89d1\" style=\"color:#061d68\">Exposition WAX au Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme \u00e0 Paris<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Depuis plus d\u2019une d\u00e9cennie, la popularit\u00e9 de ce textile reconnaissable entre tous, est sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent dans les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s occidentales : v\u00eatements, accessoires, objets\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Le wax se fait de plus en plus pr\u00e9sent dans les maisons et les garde-robes. Pourtant, son histoire si singuli\u00e8re reste m\u00e9connue du grand public. Croisant les regards d\u2019anthropologues, historiens de l\u2019art, couturiers, designers et artistes contemporains, l\u2019exposition montre le wax sous toutes ses coutures et permet de d\u00e9couvrir une grande vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de tissus, illustrant la richesse des dessins, motifs et couleurs qui le caract\u00e9risent et permettant \u00e9galement d\u2019appr\u00e9cier les diff\u00e9rentes qualit\u00e9s de tissus (fancy, imitations, super-wax, glitter glam\u2026).<br\/>Le parcours de l\u2019exposition se d\u00e9ploie en deux volets : l\u2019un est consacr\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019histoire du tissu, depuis plus de 120 ans entre Asie, Europe et Afrique ; et l\u2019autre aborde son actualit\u00e9 sur la sc\u00e8ne de la mode, du design et de l\u2019art contemporain.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WXumniBI6A?si=xK1tpwsr_Ih9drCx\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a6999d18f98a1e54e0a135cd7c4dc2e\" style=\"color:#061d68\">L\u2019histoire du wax<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Le wax est un tissu de coton imprim\u00e9 sur deux faces, selon une technique utilisant la cire (wax en anglais) pour d\u00e9limiter les plages d\u2019impression des motifs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Son histoire d\u00e9bute au XIXe si\u00e8cle au carrefour de l\u2019Asie, de l\u2019Europe et de l\u2019Afrique, dans un contexte colonial, autour d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eats commerciaux et de choix culturels. Les premiers exemplaires de wax sont en effet fabriqu\u00e9s par des entrepreneurs n\u00e9erlandais cherchant \u00e0 reproduire les traditionnels batiks indon\u00e9siens, qu\u2019ils destinent au march\u00e9 indon\u00e9sien. Mais c\u2019est en Afrique de l\u2019Ouest que ces imitations connaitront le succ\u00e8s avant de se diffuser sur tout le continent. De cet engouement va d\u00e9couler l\u2019industrialisation de la production et l\u2019apparition de compagnies concurrentes asiatiques notamment. L\u2019exposition revient sur les grandes \u00e9tapes et les figures importantes de cette saga qui ont fait du wax un enjeu de commerce mondial. La lumi\u00e8re est ainsi faite sur le r\u00f4le majeur jou\u00e9 par les femmes, comme les \u00ab Nana Benz \u00bb, puissantes femmes d\u2019affaires au Togo \u00e0 partir des ann\u00e9es 1960, dans la diffusion et le rayonnement de ce tissu.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ce volet historique de l\u2019exposition montre aussi que le tissu doit avant tout son succ\u00e8s \u00e0 ses motifs, dont les bases iconographiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pos\u00e9es d\u00e8s le tout d\u00e9but du XXe\u00a0si\u00e8cle, et qui puisent leur spectaculaire diversit\u00e9 dans la faune et la flore aussi bien que dans les actualit\u00e9s politiques et sociales. Par ses motifs et la coupe du v\u00eatement, il permet ainsi \u00e0 celui ou celle qui le porte de faire passer un message, de montrer son appartenance \u00e0 une communaut\u00e9 ou son engagement en faveur d\u2019une cause politique ou non, qui lui tient \u00e0 c\u0153ur. Il accompagne donc les individus dans leur parcours de vie, ce qui en fait un textile \u00e0 forte connotation affective.<br\/>La richesse de ce r\u00e9pertoire iconographique constitue aujourd\u2019hui un v\u00e9ritable patrimoine, qui perdure dans le temps tout en continuant d\u2019\u00e9voluer.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d7a91c08fe3df81926a7a311894a23e\" style=\"color:#061d68\">Quand les artistes s&#8217;emparent du wax<\/h3>\n\n<p>Depuis deux d\u00e9cennies, le wax suscite l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat croissant d\u2019artistes et de stylistes qui revisitent sa signification historique et culturelle autant qu&#8217;ils explorent ses possibilit\u00e9s esth\u00e9tiques. L\u2019exposition pr\u00e9sente une s\u00e9lection de leurs \u0153uvres qui donnent \u00e0 voir toute la diversit\u00e9 des points de vue et significations qui entourent le wax.<br\/>Pour certains, il est un embl\u00e8me, un symbole d\u2019appartenance \u00e0 un h\u00e9ritage partag\u00e9, pour d\u2019autres, il demeure un tissu impos\u00e9 par l\u2019imp\u00e9rialisme europ\u00e9en, engendrant un sentiment de rejet.<br\/>Les \u0153uvres pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es soul\u00e8vent donc des questions sur l\u2019appropriation et la r\u00e9appropriation culturelles, mais aussi sur les notions de Panafricanisme, d\u2019empowerment, d\u2019Afrop\u00e9en, d\u2019upcycling, et d\u2019afrodystopie.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c8b9996bc5a1296b211f0b859919c667\" style=\"color:#061d68\">La saison Migrations au Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Le Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme est un des 12 sites fran\u00e7ais du Mus\u00e9um national d\u2019Histoire naturelle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Lieu culturel et scientifique ouvert sur le monde, il accueille le public dans sa Galerie de l\u2019Homme, un fabuleux espace qui explore le pass\u00e9, le pr\u00e9sent et le futur de l\u2019Humanit\u00e9. Il propose \u00e9galement d\u2019ambitieuses expositions temporaires qui \u00e9clairent les grands d\u00e9bats de soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et organise des \u00e9v\u00e9nements culturels tous publics, festifs et inattendus. Le Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme se positionne comme un lieu de d\u00e9bat citoyen, pour nous aider \u00e0 \u00e9clairer le monde complexe qui nous entoure.<\/p>\n\n<p>Face aux d\u00e9bats houleux dans l\u2019actualit\u00e9 politique sur la question des migrations humaines, le Mus\u00e9um national d\u2019Histoire naturelle a souhait\u00e9 replacer le fait migratoire \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9chelle de la plan\u00e8te et du temps long en pr\u00e9sentant deux expositions sur cette th\u00e9matique sur son site du Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme. La premi\u00e8re intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Migrations, une odyss\u00e9e humaine\u00a0\u00bb est \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir jusqu\u2019au 8 juin 2025. Elle propose un \u00e9tat des lieux de la recherche scientifique et fournit des cl\u00e9s de compr\u00e9hension essentielles pour saisir la complexit\u00e9 des ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes migratoires, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle de la plan\u00e8te et sur le temps long. La deuxi\u00e8me exposition de la saison Migrations est consacr\u00e9e au wax, cette \u00e9toffe embl\u00e9matique du continent africain.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museedelhomme.fr\/fr\/exposition\/wax?mtm_campaign=mh_wax_fevrier_2025&amp;mtm_source=galerieslafayette&amp;mtm_medium=email&amp;mtm_content=page_info_&amp;mtm_group=achat-media&amp;mtm_kwd=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/160124_WAX_GALERIE-LAFAYETTE_1080x608-Px-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1349673\" style=\"width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/160124_WAX_GALERIE-LAFAYETTE_1080x608-Px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/160124_WAX_GALERIE-LAFAYETTE_1080x608-Px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/160124_WAX_GALERIE-LAFAYETTE_1080x608-Px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/160124_WAX_GALERIE-LAFAYETTE_1080x608-Px.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museedelhomme.fr\/fr\/exposition\/wax?mtm_campaign=mh_wax_fevrier_2025&amp;mtm_source=galerieslafayette&amp;mtm_medium=email&amp;mtm_content=page_info_&amp;mtm_group=achat-media&amp;mtm_kwd=\" style=\"background-color:#061d68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">En savoir plus<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Une programmation tout public accompagne l\u2019exposition. D\u2019une conf\u00e9rence inaugurale le lundi 10 f\u00e9vrier \u00e0 un week-end festif autour du WAX les 17 mai et 18 mai 2025, il y en a pour tous les go\u00fbts.<br\/>Retrouvez tout le programme et r\u00e9servez vos visites et ateliers en famille sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museedelhomme.fr\/fr\"><strong>m<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museedelhomme.fr\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>useedelhomme.fr<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Informations pratiques :<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Exposition WAX, du 5 f\u00e9vrier au 7 septembre 2025, <br\/>au Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme<br\/><strong>Place du Trocad\u00e9ro<\/strong>, 75016 Paris<br\/><strong>Plein tarif<\/strong> : 15 \u20ac &#8211; Tarif r\u00e9duit : 12 \u20ac <br\/><em>Gratuit pour les moins de 26 ans<\/em><br\/>Le billet donne acc\u00e8s aux expositions temporaires et permanente du mus\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l&#8217;Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":1349684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1334],"tags":[],"class_list":{"1":"post","5":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WAX exhibition - Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l&#039;Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WAX exhibition - Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l&#039;Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galerieslafayette\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-05T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-06T08:47:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"594\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Manon bordenave\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Galeries_Laf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Galeries_Laf\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Manon bordenave\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/aac8495d744227f616bc02c0c063163b\"},\"headline\":\"WAX exhibition\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-05T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-06T08:47:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\"},\"wordCount\":1090,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Arts &amp; Culture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\",\"name\":\"WAX exhibition - Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-05T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-06T08:47:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l'Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":594},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Arts &amp; Culture\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/category\/arts-culture-en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"WAX exhibition\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann\",\"description\":\"La destination mode du shopping parisien\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Galeries Lafayette\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GL_LOGO2L_N.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GL_LOGO2L_N.jpg\",\"width\":1535,\"height\":827,\"caption\":\"Galeries Lafayette\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galerieslafayette\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Galeries_Laf\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galerieslafayette\/\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GaleriesLafayette1\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/aac8495d744227f616bc02c0c063163b\",\"name\":\"Manon bordenave\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ea8548f3c1b296b091fca5968f562f70450789d6910e670e1e72ab13db5c888?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ea8548f3c1b296b091fca5968f562f70450789d6910e670e1e72ab13db5c888?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Manon bordenave\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"WAX exhibition - Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann","description":"From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l'Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"WAX exhibition - Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann","og_description":"From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l'Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras.","og_url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/","og_site_name":"Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galerieslafayette\/","article_published_time":"2020-02-05T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-06T08:47:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":594,"url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Manon bordenave","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Galeries_Laf","twitter_site":"@Galeries_Laf","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/"},"author":{"name":"Manon bordenave","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/aac8495d744227f616bc02c0c063163b"},"headline":"WAX exhibition","datePublished":"2020-02-05T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-06T08:47:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/"},"wordCount":1090,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg","articleSection":["Arts &amp; Culture"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/","url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/","name":"WAX exhibition - Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-05T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-06T08:47:52+00:00","description":"From February 5 to September 7, the Mus\u00e9e de l'Homme will be decked out in wax, the emblematic fabric of the African continent, whose bright colors and varied patterns have crossed borders and eras.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banniere-Wax-1.jpg","width":1600,"height":594},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/exhibition-wax-en\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Arts &amp; Culture","item":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/category\/arts-culture-en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"WAX exhibition"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/","name":"Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann","description":"La destination mode du shopping parisien","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Galeries Lafayette","url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GL_LOGO2L_N.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GL_LOGO2L_N.jpg","width":1535,"height":827,"caption":"Galeries Lafayette"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galerieslafayette\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Galeries_Laf","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galerieslafayette\/","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GaleriesLafayette1"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/aac8495d744227f616bc02c0c063163b","name":"Manon bordenave","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ea8548f3c1b296b091fca5968f562f70450789d6910e670e1e72ab13db5c888?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ea8548f3c1b296b091fca5968f562f70450789d6910e670e1e72ab13db5c888?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Manon bordenave"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349811"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1350827,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349811\/revisions\/1350827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1349684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haussmann.galerieslafayette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1349811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}