In 1789, Guillaume and Alexandre Humboldt were 20 years old. They were part of a generation that enjoyed a great social and geographical mobility. Born in Berlin, they lived in London, Rome, Paris and Vienna. During their many journeys, they were able to meet major intellectual figures of the XIXth century, from Goethe and Chateaubriand […]
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- July 01, 2014
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If you want to eat clean, you should rely on yourself. However, not everydoby can grow their own vegetable garden, due to a lack of space, time, or any other reason. But the Internet has the solution: the French website monpotager.com (whose name means "my vegetable garden") gives you the possibility to grow your own […]
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- July 01, 2014
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Thomas Bompard decided to open his own gallery in a private mansion located at number 9, quai Voltaire in Paris. Thus the Galerie Gradiva has replaced the Camoin Demachy gallery, and has been decorated by François Joseph Graf. Its inaugural exhibition mixes periods and artists. Paintings by Pablo Picasso meet László Moholy-Nagy's photograms, and ornamented […]
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- June 30, 2014
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Like every summer, the garden of the Quai Branly museum provides its visitors with a wide range of summer activities. Concerts, workshops, interactive journeys and artistic activities around America, Asia, Oceania and Africa are a good opportunity to share a moment with your family or friends in this green haven designed by Gilles Clément. This […]
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- June 27, 2014
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Thanks to old photographs from the collection of the French school from the Far East, the exhibition "Focus on Vietnam" plunges visitors at the heart of Vietnamese traditions and history. The audience will discover pictures of buildings that no longer exist, archaeological sites, the construction of pagodas and of the first Vietnamese museums. Some watercolors, […]
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- June 26, 2014
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Summer is finally here and many of you are planning to travel during the summer vacations. To enjoy a sunbath or go on an adventure while respecting the environment, here is our top 5 ecological objects that will fit perfectly in your suitcases. 1) A LUZ swimsuit Luz is the first brand to sell swimsuit […]
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- June 26, 2014
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For the first time, the Maillol museum opens Ilya Kabakov's Community Kitchen (La Cuisine Communautaire, in French) to the public. The artist was a major figure of nonconformist art under the USSR totalitarian system in the late 60s. The Russian artist created this "installation", mixing painting, theater and literature, in 1992 for Dina Vierny, a […]
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- June 25, 2014
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Peace of mind, swimming and tanning are the main actitivies of summer vacations. However, they can have desastrous consequences on the environment. According to a study by the Italian Polytechnic University of Marche of Ancona, sunscreens, which protect our skin from sunrays, turn out to be a deadly threat to corals. All the oceans of […]
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- June 24, 2014
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Kati Horna is a pioneer in photojournalism. Like many artists in the 1930s, she ran away from Hungarian conflicts and took refuge in Berlin. In 1937, on request of the republican government, she made an album on Spanish civil war. Her photos are a m ix of realistic chronicle and visual experimentation inspired by surrealism. […]
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- June 24, 2014
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On August 25th 1944, Paris was liberated from German occupation by General Leclerc's Second Armoured Division and the Allies. Two months after this historical event, the Musée Carnavalet reopened to present an exhibition devoted to the liberation of the French capital. Seventy years later, the museum devotes another exhibition to this matter, for the 70th anniversary […]
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- June 23, 2014
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