The Galerie de minéralogie et de géologie of the Natural History Museum has finally reopened its doors, after 10 years being closed. To celebrate, it presents an exhibition entitled “Trésors de la Terre” (“Treasures of the Earth”), which showcases the new design of the so-called “giant crystals” room. This retrospective also comes back on the […]
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- December 26, 2014
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From December 26th 2014 to January 4th 2015, the Musée des Arts Forains pulls out all the stops by hosting the Festival du Merveilleux (“Festival of Wonders”). It is the opportunity for the most curious of you to discover all the disciplines of the performing arts, in a unique and magical place: the former wine […]
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- December 25, 2014
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The Galerie des Bibliothèques is exhibiting 113 pictures and videos illustrating the artists’ vision of Paris throughout the last thirty years. This exhibition, entitled “Paris champ et hors champ” (“Paris on and off camera”), is composed of some portraits, but some interpretations of urbanism and Paris architecture as well, in turns more or less realistic. […]
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- December 25, 2014
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It’s the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Grande Galerie de l’Evolution of the National Museum of Natural History of Paris this year. To celebrate, a partnership with the Petit Palais is organised to gather together ten emblematic species, echoing some masterpieces presented in the 18th and 19th centuries collections. In this exhibition, entitled […]
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- December 24, 2014
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Cattier, founded in 1968, has always been ahead of its time in terms of organic cosmetics. The brand’s expertise was first focused on clay, a natural and multi-purpose ingredient, before it diversified its range of products to many other natural sources. The ambition of this eco-friendly company is to create, produce and commercialize Natural and […]
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- December 23, 2014
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The Musée de Cluny is hosting an exhibition, entitled “Voyager au Moyen Age” (“Travel in the Middle Ages”), which aspires to depict how men and women used to travel in the Middle Ages. Through a selection of objects, you will discover how merchants, but also artists and pilgrims used to travel. This retrospective invites you […]
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- December 23, 2014
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Through this exhibition, entitled “literature at play”, the Bibliothèque nationale de France invites you to discover a literary movement which was created in the 1960s: the Oulipo. Short for French “Ouvroir de littérature potentielle” (roughly translated by “workshop of potential literature”), it aimed at reforming literature, using constrained writing techniques, most of them deriving from […]
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- December 22, 2014
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The Musée du Louvre, through its exhibition entitled “Medieval Morocco: an empire from Africa to Spain”, brings to light the influence of the Almoravid, Almohad and Marinid dynasties upon contemporary Morocco. Nearly 300 pieces from various domains – clothing, calligraphy, architectural ornament, even ivory – are exposed. This retrospective allows to appreciate the Moroccan art […]
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- December 19, 2014
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With the holidays fast approaching, winter-themed activities are flourishing in the Paris’streets. With ice-skating rinks, merry-go-rounds and Christmas markets, the city is completely transformed during a couple of weeks, to the delight of all. We prepared a nice itinerary to do with your family during the holiday season. The Hôtel de Ville ice-skating rink Near […]
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- December 18, 2014
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The Galerie Binôme is hosting works from the photographer Marc Lathuillière, who roamed through roughly thirty French departments to take portraits of nearly 500 people. What’s so peculiar about his pictures? They all depict people wearing a child’s face mask. Furthermore, some of his photographs have been annotated with critical texts by Michel Houellebecq. “Marc […]
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- December 18, 2014
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Exhibition: Travel in the Middle Ages