Through this free exhibition, the Shoah Memorial pays tribute to the Jews of France who joined French military forces during both world wars. Among them, tens of thousands foreign Jews were enrolled as volunteers in the Foreign Legion, as well as in the French Resistance, the Allied armies, or in the Free French Movement. Some […]
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- January 02, 2015
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Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) was a painter who loved the comfort of his home. The only journey he undertook was to Morocco in 1832, and appears as a major turning point in his life. He brought back over a hundred Moroccan objects from this trip – fabrics, ceramics, music instruments, safes, weapons, hides and pieces of […]
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- January 01, 2015
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To all those who can’t just throw away their old books, here’s a nice and eco-friendly way to turn those old pages into gold! Thanks to the RecycLivre association, whose small electric truck roams the streets of the capital, it is now possible to get rid of old books and contribute to environmental preservation at […]
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- January 01, 2015
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The Hotel de Ville has gathered together 150 photographs from Magnum Photos (Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, and Martin Parr) for a free exhibition entitled Paris Magnum. Depicting the everyday life of famous and anonymous Parisians from 1930 to nowadays, it retraces the evolution of the capital’s architecture, including the Louvre Pyramid, the Grande Arche of […]
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- December 31, 2014
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To celebrate the 250th anniversary of French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau’s death (1683-1764), the Bibliothèque-musée of the Opera, in partnership with the Bibliothèque nationale de France, is hosting some extraordinary pieces that come back on the genesis and scope of the artist’s work. The “Rameau and the stage” exhibition includes some miniature models of stage decors, […]
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- December 30, 2014
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The Musée de l’Orangerie is hosting the very first exhibition dedicated to the painter, art critic, engraver and writer Emile Bernard (1868-1941). The multi-talented artist influenced many painters such as Gauguin and Van Gogh with his work. By not limiting himself to a single genre, he redefined the very notion of style trough his creations, […]
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- December 29, 2014
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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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