The Parisian Musée du quai Branly's new exhibition starts tomorrow and will revisit the various stages of the Inca Empire's conquest. In order to do so, it produces the portraits of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Inca Atahualpa, to give us an overview of the way Inca and Hispanic worlds came together. Visitors are thus invited to discover items from both […]
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- June 22, 2015
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Until early July 2015, the Monnaie de Paris will dedicate an exhibition to Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers. This great admirer of Magritte and Mallarmé's works has designed in 1968 a museum of modern art at his home in Düsseldorf. The artist then wished to question the legitimacy of the status of works of art, all the […]
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- June 19, 2015
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Each year, the Chopin Festival pays tribute to the famous Polish romantic composer Frédéric Chopin and several classical musicians, from Beethoven to Schumann, as well as Liszt, Liadov or Schubert. As part of its 32nd edition, called "Autour du prélude" (Around the prelude), this lyrical event returns to the Orangerie of the Parisian parc de Bagatelle and features […]
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- June 18, 2015
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From June 16th to June 26th 2015, Cinema Paradiso, key event in cinema and nighttime entertainment, returns to the nave of the Parisian Grand Palais, remodeled for the occasion in a temple dedicated to cinema. The Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski, James Cameron's Titanic, Sam Mendes' Amercian Beauty, Tony Scott's Top Gun, or even, Tobe Hooper's […]
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- June 16, 2015
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For the first time ever, the Parisian Petit Palais hosts the contemporary works of young Belgian artist Thomas Lerooy in its permanent collection rooms. Over twenty sculptures and drawings by the artist are thus showcased inside the museum and its inner courtyard garden. The genius of Thomas Lerooy lies his ability to twist the codes of classic art: he plays with […]
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- June 15, 2015
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To further extend the universe presented in the "From Nô to Mata Hari, 2000 years of Asian theatre" exhibition, the Guimet museum features "Japon, images d'acteurs, estampes du kabuki au 18e siècle" (Japan, pictures of actors, 18th century kabuki engravings), a second retrospective focusing on different side of Japanese theater: the kabuki. In contrast to Nô, this theatrical genre […]
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- June 12, 2015
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The Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris (MaM), located two steps away from the Green Hotels Paris, the Eiffel Trocadéro and the Gavarni, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, hosts a retrospective dedicated to American photographer Nathan Lerner (1913-1997). This free exhibition presents the 230 photographs donated by his wife Kiyoko to the museum in […]
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- June 08, 2015
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Through its newest exhibition, "Thé, café ou chocolat ?" (Tea, coffee or chocolate?) the Musée Cognacq-Jay focuses on the introduction of these exotic beverages in Europe in the 17th century. Their first appearance has indeed transformed the every-day life of aristocracy and French upper bourgeoisie at the time. New table habits were then taken on, […]
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- June 05, 2015
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Following the We Love Green festival, which occurred late in May 2015, this summer promises to be filled with music festivals in Paris and its close suburbs. Electro, Rap, Pop, Techno, Rock... you are sure to find an event to suit your personal tastes and mood. Here is a list of the seven summer festivals the Green […]
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- June 03, 2015
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If, like the Green Hotels Paris, you like for Art to surprise you, you will love the “Fiber Futures” retrospective of the Maison de la Culture du Japon, located two steps away from the Eiffel Tower –and therefore our two hotels, the Eiffel Trocadéro and the Gavarni. This free exhibition focuses on fiber art and showcases […]
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- June 01, 2015
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