The Fondation Custodia is aiming to promote the art of drawing. Its new exhibition dedicated to Italian Renaissance masters, Raphael, Titian, Correggio, as well as Michelangelo, features over 90 drawings made by these great artists. All the exposed works come from Frankfurt's Städel Museum collection as well as the donation of former banker and famous art collector, Johann Friedrich Städel. "Raphael, Titian, […]
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Through its "Paper architectures. Drawings from Piranesi to Mallet-Stevens" exhibition, the museum Nissim de Camondo focuses on architectural drawings. Via the displayed drawings, the museum tries to understand the creation process, the architect's work, how he manages to solve structural problems, how he shapes an archaeological setting by reinterpreting it, or even how he takes on the position of […]
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The Long Night of Museums returns on May 16th 2015 with a rich and diversified program, full of encounters and discoveries. Since its creation in 2005, this night has become a major event for all. From Moscow to Madrid, from London to Istanbul via Paris, it is the occasion for the 3,000 museums involved to open […]
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On the occasion of the 2015 edition of the European Artistic Craft Days, the Arts Décoratifs museum features an exhibition called "Mutations", which brings some of the museum's representative works face to face with similar contemporary creations. Through this retrospective, visitors can discover how artistic craftsmen manage to revisit "historical" objects and deliver their own contemporary interpretation. Divided […]
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The 5th edition of the Fairpride, the festival for ethics and solidarity initiated by activist distribution network Artisans du Monde, will be held on May 16th 2015 on the Place de la République, in Paris. Organized as part of the 2015 Fairtrade Fortnight, this festival will gather the various organizations stemming from this business sector and […]
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The Arab World Institute's new exhibition takes a closer look at the representation of feelings in paintings, and particularly the desire and despair leading to murder. This retrospective rests on Eugène Delacroix's painting "Othello and Desdemona", based on William Shakespeare's play, and revisits Desdemona's personality, in turns a loving wife, victim or mistress, through works from the 19th […]
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For its new exhibition, the Art Ludique Museum offers the public a chance to visit the British Aardman studios –creators of the Wallace and Gromit characters– behind the scenes. Following the Marvel superheroes and creatures from the Studio Ghibli, this retrospective focuses on these specialists in clay animation. Fans and neophytes will, for instance, discover the vegetable garden of Gromit, […]
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Because we, at the Green Hotels Paris, are not solely keen on ecology but also enjoy art, we highly recommend this exhibition of American street artist Rime called "Danger Zone". The galerie Wallworks, specialized in street art, features around twenty works made by the artist over his two-month residence in Paris. This free exhibition focuses on what the […]
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An efficient distribution network... Founded by American actress and lifestyle guru Jessica Alba and a cool-dad, Christopher Gavigan, in order to increase the supply of eco-friendly products for babies and home as a whole, The Honest Company meets with a large-scale success. Counting actress and model Blake Lively as a notable customer, the shop's considerable distribution network is one […]
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On the occasion of the Gaumont Film Company's 120th birthday, the Cent Quatre –a public cultural center in Paris– organizes a vast retrospective revisiting over a century of cinema. Through film extracts, the screening of remastered classics, costumes, posters and film memorabilia, visitors will be able to understand the origins of this art. Put together by Dominique Païni, this free […]
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