In order to strengthen the European Mayors’ joint effort in the fight against climate change, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, has invited her counterparts of 28 European capitals and major cities at the Hôtel de Ville on March 26th, 2015. A preparatory event leading up to the COP21 climate conference, which will take place this […]
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- March 31, 2015
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The Grand Palais is hosting THE not-to-be-missed retrospective of Spring 2015: the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition. The French couturier, also known as “fashion’s terrible child”, began his career in 1970 as an assistant for Pierre Cardin, before moving on to Jacques Esterel and Jean Patou. First focused on prêt-à-porter, he founded his own Haute Couture house […]
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- March 31, 2015
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For its first exhibition, the new Parisian gallery French Arts Factory presents the work of three artists: the artistic weaver Mireille Guérin, the glass-blower Antoine Pierini and the plastic artist Mylène Mai, who created works combining various materials, resulting in an elegant and curious ballet. A free contemporary art exhibition to discover until May 2nd […]
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- March 30, 2015
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For the very first time in France, works from the Roberto Longhi Foundation will be exhibited at the musée Jacquemart-André. This exhibition, entitled “From Giotto to Caravaggio”, offers to discover the works of the great masters of 14th to 17th century Italian painting: Masolino, Ribera, Piero della Francesca - among others. These masterpieces were all rediscovered by the art […]
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- March 27, 2015
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As part of the call for proposals “Du vert près de chez moi” – literally “a bit of greenery near my home”– which took place from July 15 to September 25, 2014, Parisians have been encouraged by the Mairie de Paris to report all areas prone to shelter some greenery within the capital. They have […]
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- March 26, 2015
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With this exhibition entitled "L'Ecole de Lingnan, l'Eveil de la Chine moderne" (“The Lingnan School – Rise of Modern China”), the musée Cernuschi retraces the history of the last great school of traditional Chinese painting. Visitors will discover Chinese naturalistic paintings, as well as various scenes depicting the everyday life of the people. Founded at […]
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- March 26, 2015
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This exhibition at the Grand Palais, dedicated to the master of the Spanish golden age, Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), highlights the evolution of the artist’s work. We discover his various phases, from naturalism to Caravaggism as well as his historical paintings. The works showcased at the museum echo back to the canvasses of artists he has met on […]
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- March 25, 2015
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As part of the overall refurbishment of the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, which welcomes close to 7 million visitors a year, the Eiffel Tower operating company (SETE) has installed two vertical-axis wind turbines on the monument. 7-meter high and 3-meter large, their grey color enables them to easily blend into the metallic structure, […]
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The Bibliothèque nationale François Mitterand is dedicating an exhibition to Francis I of France, the king who initiated the French artistic Renaissance. This retrospective, entitled "François 1er: Pouvoir et image" ("Francis I, Power and Image"), celebrates the 500th anniversary of his victory at the battle of Marignano (1515) and offers to discover the multiple facets […]
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- March 24, 2015
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At the occasion of the 2015 edition of La Fête du Graphisme (in French), the Paris graphic art festival, the Institut Suédois (Swedish Institute) is holding an exhibition entitled "Plus que de la Pub!" (“More than advertising”), which focuses on the power of advertising in Sweden, especially in terms of social progress. With sometimes quirky […]
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- March 23, 2015
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