The YellowKorner galleries in Paris welcome an exhibition dedicated to the filmography of one of the greatest French burlesque film-maker : Jacques Tati (1907-1982). All the exhibited photographs come from some of the most famous movies of the man who won the Oscar of the Best Foreign Language Film in 1959. Exhibition: "Tribute to Jacques […]
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- April 25, 2014
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Because the public has always been fascinated by robots, the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris presents around twenty works of robotic art. They have all been made by internationally renowned artists and collectives. Each artwork puts the robot at the core of the creative process, or simply represents it. Exhibition: "Robotic Art", […]
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- April 24, 2014
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The Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint-Laurent holds a retrospective devoted to Berber (amazigh) art and heritage. Owing its survival to Berber women, this culture shows a traditional know-how in pottery and weaving. The exhibition also presents some remarkably beautiful Berber adornments. Exhibition: "Berber Women of Morocco", from March 21st to July 20th 2014. Open Tuesday […]
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- April 23, 2014
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The Musée du Louvre welcomes an unprecedented retrospective devoted to the eldest Western monastery that is still open nowadays: the Saint Maurice d'Agaune abbey. Located in Switzerland, this abbey was built in 515, on the same site were Saint Maurice was martyred with his companions at the end of the third century. The public can […]
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- April 22, 2014
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The new exhibition of the Musée Maillol deals with the huge treasure of San Gennaro, Saint Januarius, who died a martyr and is the patron saint of Naples. The treasure was gathered by Neapolitans in the 16th century, in exchange for the protection of this saint who had passed away two hundred years before. Some […]
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- April 21, 2014
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The Filles du Calvaire gallery presents the first solo exhibition of young French photographer Noémie Goudal. Awarded the HSBC prize for photography in 2013, this young artist takes pictures of mysterious constructions, often made of concrete, that symbolize how modern world is taken over by nature. To discover until next April 26th, for free. Exhibition: […]
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- April 18, 2014
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If you have always been fascinated by the Native Americans, you are going to like the Quai Branly Museum's new exhibition. It comprises somptuous feather headdresses, sculptures made out of various materials (wood, stones, shells), embroideries made with porcupine quills and glass beads, etc. These objects are all tokens of the deeply aesthetical traditions of […]
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- April 17, 2014
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Musketeers have always been a subject for myths, fighting for noble causes in their swashbuckler adventures. This is the reason why the Musée de l'Armée devotes an exhibition to musketeers. Through fictional works, whether in literature (especially the books of Alexandre Dumas) or cinema, the Musketeers have become easily recognizable, with their moustache, their hat […]
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- April 16, 2014
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Recently released in movie theaters, the animated movie Rio 2 relates with a lot of humour and colors the story of Blu and Perla, two parrots who leave Rio of Janeiro to go on a family adventure at the heart of the amazonian forest. Once on site, Perla finds her species, which she thought to […]
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- April 15, 2014
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The Pinacothèque de Paris holds an exhibition on the agitated life of the last queen of Egypt: Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator. A member of the Ptolemy's dynasty, wife of Marc-Anthony and mistress of Julius Cesar, Cleopatra is now deeply etched in our collective memory. This unprecedented retrospective presents a powerful and yet fragile character, through […]
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- April 15, 2014
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