What was the name of Christian Dior’s Paris art gallery, opened with Jacques Bonjean in 1928?

Christian Dior’s Paris art gallery, opened with Jacques Bonjean in 1928, was called Galerie Jacques Bonjean.

Before becoming a couturier, Dior was deeply involved with modern art. With his friend Jacques Bonjean, he opened the gallery in Paris in 1928. It exhibited work by important artists and reflected Dior’s interest in avant-garde culture during the interwar period.

Dior later joined Pierre Colle in another gallery venture. These experiences connected him with painters, collectors, and writers, and they helped shape the visual sensibility that later appeared in his fashion presentations and interiors.

The gallery’s name can be confused with Pierre Colle’s name because Dior subsequently worked with Colle. Galerie Jacques Bonjean specifically refers to the first gallery partnership. Dior’s early art-world career also explains why his later designs were often discussed alongside painting, sculpture, and decorative arts rather than as clothing alone.