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 […]
Continue Reading
- June 23, 2014
-
No Comments
The Centre Pompidou focuses on architect Bernard Tschumi in an exhibition that happens to be the first major retrospective on his work. Almost three hundred and fifty hitherto unseen drawings, sketches, collages and mockups are shown, unveiling the work of this architecture theorist. The event recounts Bernard Tschumi's path and depicts around thirty of his […]
Continue Reading
- June 20, 2014
-
No Comments
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 […]
Continue Reading
- June 19, 2014
-
No Comments
Avec motifs apparents (With visible patterns) is a collective exhibition that gathers six visual artists: Prune Nourry, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Jérémy Gobé, Xavier Juillot, Alice Mulliez and Kader Attia. They all want to reveal their thoughts through monumental works. For the visitors, those works create a link between the aesthetical dimension of the creation before […]
Continue Reading
- June 19, 2014
-
No Comments
At the Four Seasons Hotel George V, the photograph Harry Benson pays a tribute to the Beatles with his exhibition "I Feel Fine". Fifty years earlier, the legendary band had slept at the George V hotel during their series of concerts at the Olympia. Today, in the hall of the luxuous palace and in front of […]
Continue Reading
- June 18, 2014
-
No Comments
At the instigation of sculptors Gabrielle Conhil de Beyssac and Jules Guissart, the Galerie Maubert welcomes a futuristic exhibition. Through their sculptures, they give an artistic dimension to science. Inspired by astronomy, physics, chemistry and geometry, both artists give body to scientific ideas and experiments. Gabrielle Conhil de Beyssac and Jules Guissard thus manage to […]
Continue Reading
- June 17, 2014
-
No Comments
The Salon Planètes Timbres (Stamps Planet Salon) is an event launched in 2004 by French postal service "La Poste", which takes place at the Parc Floral de Paris. This year's theme is "Aux Timbres Citoyens" ("Citizens, take up stamps), and visitors are prompted to take part in conferences and free workshops about philately. Approximately 100 […]
Continue Reading
- June 16, 2014
-
No Comments
For its new exhibition, the Swedish Institute has selected works from Stockholm's Nationalmuseum collections, all focusing on crafts and materials. Visitors can discover unique pieces, made in silver, glass, ceramics or fabrics, by following a precise, slow and painstaking creation process. A free exhibition that will especially fascinates those who pay attention to little details. […]
Continue Reading
- June 13, 2014
-
No Comments
As the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, scheduled for December 2015, is getting closer, the Louvre museum exhibits 160 works acquired by the future museum under the pyramid, in the Napoleon Hall. To discover: paintings by Magritte, Picasso, Manet and Jordaens, but also ancient objects like figures of lion made 3,000 years ago, or […]
Continue Reading
- June 12, 2014
-
No Comments
For its summer exhibition, the Galeries Lafayette gallery welcomes visual artist Xavier Veilhan. After his collaborations with musicians like Air, Sébastien tellier and the experimental composer Eliane Radigue, the artist is mixing music and art again. From time to time, this retrospective will also comprise some concerts from the following labels: Tricatel, Enterprise and Versatile. […]
Continue Reading
- June 11, 2014
-
No Comments
