The Parisian Grand Palais hosts the first extensive French retrospective dedicated to Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, one of the greatest portrait painters of the 18th century. Originally from the petty bourgeoisie, the artist soon finds her place among the greats of the realm until becoming the official painter of Queen Marie-Antoinette. This vast retrospective features […]
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- September 25, 2015
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After "Intérieur coréen", the Guimet Museum features a unique and still unknown art of ancient Tibet: the bonpo. This artistic movement comes from the Bon, most ancient spiritual tradition of Tibet, pre-existent to Buddhism, today considered as form of shamanism. The Bon was notably recognized in 1987 by the 14th Dalai Lama and appointed fifth religious Tibetan […]
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- September 21, 2015
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In 2015, the Guimet Museum honors Korea as part of the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Korea. By programming three exhibitions, the Parisian Museum provides the opportunity to discover the art of this Asian country, still unknown by the public. With "Intérieur coréen" (Korean interior), it lingers over the art […]
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- September 18, 2015
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On September 19th and 20th, 2015 the European Heritage Days are back for their 32nd year. For two days numerous museums, châteaux and parks will be free. This year's days are part of COP21 and the theme is "The heritage of the 21st century, a story of the future". Among other things, this year's Heritage […]
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- September 17, 2015
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For the first time in France, the prestigious collection of spouses Arthur and Hedy Hahnloser-Bühler is presented to the public. This Swiss couple has gathered a remarkable collection of paintings by masters, such as Cézanne, Renoir, Matisse, Van Gogh, Manet, Vuillard or even Vallotton between 1906 and 1936 in order to decorate their Villa Flora. Until February […]
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- September 14, 2015
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The wine storehouse of the Parc de Bercy hosts Magali Roucaut's photographs on the occasion of her free exhibition called "Paris Fleurs Sauvages" (Paris' Wild Flowers). These shots were taken between 2007 and 2013 in uncommon places such as the side of a road, wilderness fences or construction site railings. These photographs show that the […]
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- September 11, 2015
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The 19th edition of the 100% female race La Parisienne returns from 11th to 13th September 2015, right by the Green Hotels Paris. 40 000 participants are invited to run 6.7 kilometers in the heart of the capital. Friendly and supportive, this race will start at the pont d'Iéna (Iéna Bridge) and end at Joffre […]
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- September 09, 2015
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The return from the summer holidays will be slow or not at all! The Merci concept store invites you to take your time, enjoy the poetry of reality, as well as adopt a responsible way of life with its exhibition called "Slow Life". Divided into three different parts, this free exhibition approaches the slow movement in every shape […]
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- September 07, 2015
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The Parisian Cité de l'architecture dedicates an exhibition to architect, designer and town-planner Fabien Vienne. Born in 1925, this ingenious creator explores geometry by conceiving construction games. This playful retrospective is the perfect opportunity to grasp the reasoning of Fabien Vienne, who sees geometry as a way of perceiving space, and not as a simple arrangement tool. An […]
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- September 04, 2015
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Through 20 pictures, the Parisian Aquarium tropical de la Porte Dorée invites us to take a look on the research carried out by Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea), in relation to climate change. These researches do not cover all geographical areas of the world, nor do they take an inventory of all the […]
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- August 31, 2015
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