On February 12th, you will be able to discover myths and legends of the night at the French Museum of Natural History (abbreviated MNHN). Divided in four stages, this exhibition renders natural nightlife through sounds, images and thanks to more than 350 stuffed animals. The exhibition also deals with sleep, nocturne sky and more particularly […]
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- February 04, 2014
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For its new exhibition, starting on February 12th, the French Maritime Museum in Paris recounts a Franco-Egyptian historical event. Indeed, the visitors will be told about the over six-year-long journey of the Luxor Obelisk, erected in 1836 between the Palais des Tuileries and the Champs-Elysées. Exhibition: “The Journey of the Obelisk, Luxor-Paris (1829-1836)”, from February […]
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- February 03, 2014
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The Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin presents the works of artist Sophie Calle, a specialist of intimacy in Fine Arts. Exhibition: "Sophie Calle : Dérobés" (Concealed), from November 13th 2013 to January 11th 2014. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 11am to 7pm. Free entrance. Sophie Calle, Que voyez-vous ? (What do you see?) Landscape with a […]
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- December 31, 2013
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For the 50th anniversary of Jean Cocteau's death, on October 11th 1963, the Palais-Royal gardens host an exhibition of photographs devoted to the artist. It describes the profound, unswerving links that exist between the moviemaker and this district where he used to live for around fifteen years, and which he said was "like a village […]
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- December 30, 2013
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The Palais de la Découverte proposes an exhibition understandable by ten-year-olds, explaining what radioactivity is. How is it used, especially in the medical field? What are its dangers? This show answers every question a child (or an adult) may have about radioactivity. The exhibition also presents the tragic accidents caused by radioactivity in the world, […]
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- December 27, 2013
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The Musée Bourdelle's new exhibition comprises around sixty photographs of the workshop of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), which was both a place where he created his artworks and lived with his family. Some of the pictures were taken by the artist himself or his relatives. The show draws a parallel between these works and drawings, […]
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- December 26, 2013
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The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of Hunting and Nature) presents an exhibition by Marion Laval-Jeantet and Benoît Mangin on the boundaries between animals and humans, taking inspiration from the fantasy universe of "The Garden of Early Delights", painted by Hieronymus Bosch. Exhibition: "Art Orienté Objet", from October 22nd 2013 to […]
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- December 25, 2013
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The now famous Galerie des Galeries Lafayette (the Gallery of the Galeries Lafayette) presents an exhibition devoted everyday objects reinterpreted by the artist Alexandra Fau. Exhibition: "The Tyranny of Objects", from October 16th 2013 to January 4th 2014. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 11am to 7pm. Free entrance. Overview of the exhibition "The Tyranny of […]
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- December 24, 2013
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The Château de Versailles celebrates the 400th anniversary of André Le Nôtre's birth, by presenting an exhibition that revisits the life of this very famous gardener, as well as his art and the influence he had in the court. Exhibition: "Le Nôtre in Perspectives: 1616-2013", from October 22nd 2013 to February 23rd 2014. Open every […]
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- December 23, 2013
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The Musée du Louvre presents a monumental work made by the contemporary artist Monique Frydman. The show echoes another exhibition of the museum, called "The Springtime of the Renaissance. Sculptures and Arts in Florence, 1400-1460". Exhibition: "Monique Frydman, The Sassetta Polyptych", from September 26th 2013 to January 6th 2014. Open every day except Tuesday, from […]
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- December 20, 2013
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