Until September 15th 2014, the musée Guimet holds a fascinating exhibition about Vietnam, focusing on a fantastic creature: dragon. The exhibition comprises many works representing this legendary animal that is the source of countless stories. It is sometimes associated with Buddhism, sometimes compared to a sovereign. L'Envol du Dragon (The Dragon Flight) invites the visitors […]
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- July 28, 2014
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Vélibs' are no longer for adults of over 5 feet tall only. La Mairie de Paris recently launched the P'tit Vélib', allowing children between 2 and 8 years old to ride a bicycle. Families can rent bicycles for their children: there are four models, adapted to the age and height of the child. To comply with […]
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- July 15, 2014
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Saturday, June 21st is the first day of summer, but also the 33rd edition of the World Music Day (or Fête de la Musique, in French) in Paris! The whole capital will beat at the pace of this legendary and joyful celebration. Check out the program of four places near the Gavarni and Eiffel Trocadéro […]
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- June 19, 2014
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The new exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo deals with artists's reflections of the world's physical, moral and political factors. Ever since Goya, modern artists have always paid attention to what we may call "the state of reality", that is every utopia and revolt suffered by men. By depicting the landscape of our anxieties, they […]
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- June 04, 2014
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After opening a gourmet restaurant, a brasserie and a hotel, French double-starred Chef Jean-François Piège only needed an icing on his cake! This is why he opened the patisserie Gâteaux Thoumieux, whose decoration was made by architect and interior designer India Madhavi, who also created the decoration of the design hotel of the same name. […]
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This exhibition is based on the Atlas Mnémosyne by early 20th century art historian Aby Warburg. Conceived by art critic Georges Didi-Huberman and artist Arno Gisinger, this event shows how images from the past can survive until present time, through painting, cinema, and arts in general. Exhibition: "New Ghosts Stories", from February 14th to September […]
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In its new exhibition, the Musée Guimet presents exceptional materials such as silk, porcelain, ink, paper, bronze, jade and lacquers, by going through 5,000 years of creation. The exhibited objects come from several national collections of Chinese art that have been kept by the Musé des arts asiatiques de Paris (Paris Asian Arts Museum) since […]
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Georges Clemenceau, also known as "the Tiger", is considered as a major politician in French national memory. Far from being only a military leader and renowned statesman, he was also an art collector, and was particularly fond of Asia, its religions and civilisations. The exhibition of the musée Guimet explores this aspect of his personality, […]
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A few metro stations away from the Gavarni and Eiffel Trocadéro hotels, near the Champs-Elysées, a Mercedes-Benz pop-up store and restaurant opened on the avenue George V on March 12th last. Besides the latest cars of the car manufacturer (the C-class sedan and the compact SUV called GLA), the visitors can admire clothes and various […]
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- March 20, 2014
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It seems that the rue Lauriston belongs to the Chef Benallal Akrame! After a Michelin-starred restaurant and a steakhouse, the chef has just opened a third establishment in the same street: a wine bar called Brut. When you enter it, you are immediately transported somewhere else, in a cellar both modern and rustic with its […]
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- February 20, 2014
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