The Grand Palais invites its visitors to discover the rich history of one of the greatest houses of jewelry: Cartier. The exhibited creations highlight the key role played by the brand in the history of decorative arts, but also the major steps in the house's evolution, from the classicism of the "jeweler to kings" to […]
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- December 09, 2013
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The Jeu de Paume museum holds an exhibition devoted to the founder of fashion photography: Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969). Within only fifteen years, from the 40s to the mid-50s, he revolutionized fashion and advertising with his minimalism-inspired works, mostly in colors. He became a photographer for "Vogue", "Harper's Bazar", "Life", "Look" and "Cosmopolitan". Exhibition: "Erwin Blumenfeld", […]
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- December 09, 2013
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For the last fifty years, video games has won French people's hearts, and has become the leading product in digital creation. The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (French Sciences and Industry Museum) holds a major retrospective on video games, with an overall exhibition area of almost 1000 square meters. How are video games made? […]
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- December 05, 2013
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A few minutes away from our two hotels, the Eiffel tower’s Christmas market, called Trocadéro on Ice, will undoubtedly surprise you. On December 12th, a 300 square meters open-air skating rink will be installed, as well as wooden chalets where you will find all sorts of artisanal products, decorative objects and Christmas present ideas. Two […]
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- December 05, 2013
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This exhibition presents 500 photographs of Polish ghettos, selected with the help of Roman Polanski. These images show how hundreds of thousands of Jews were imprisoned and slowly died in the ghettos, between 1939 and 1943, during World War II. Exhibition: "Scenes from the Ghetto", from November 13th 2013 to September 28th 2014. Open every […]
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- December 04, 2013
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This exhibition aims at revealing the influence of the surrealist movement on Victor Hugo's works, by comparing his creations with those of René Magritte, Robert Desnos, Max Ernst and including Georges Malkine. Exhibition: "La Cime du rêve" (the Peak of Dream), from October 17th 2013 to February 16th 2014. Every day except Monday and public […]
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- December 03, 2013
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On November 16th, a new museum called Art Ludique – Le Musée opened in Paris. It is the first museum in the world to be dedicated to the art of entertainment, which comprises comics, mangas, video games and animated movies. The very first exhibition focuses on Pixar, this animation studio that quickly became the icon […]
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- November 29, 2013
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The new exhibition at the Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum) presents Lega art, which plays a fundamental role in the eponymous tribe of Democratic Republic of Congo. This art is at the same time a symbol of success, a learning tool and a way to remember the dead. It is one of the […]
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- November 28, 2013
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This exhibition, suitable for the whole family, invites the visitors to discover aqueducts, this clever Roman heritage that enables us to transport more than half of the amount of drinkable water Parisians consume everyday. This event is particularly suitable for the 10-14 year olds, and teaches them how water is carried thanks to objects and […]
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- November 27, 2013
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At the dawn of the 21st Century, water is one of the main issues concerning the environment's protection. However, the blue gold is still not so recurring in the medias, except when there are huge climatic and ecological disasters. Press cartoonists decided to reverse the trend and created committed drawings, full of sarcastic humor, about dirty […]
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- November 26, 2013
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