The Arts décoratifs museum presents an unprecedented exhibition about a French technique that epitomizes luxury and refinement: lacquer, also called Vernis Martin. Since the 18th century, this art has adorned carriages and carts, as well as precious wood panels, boxes and cases. Almost 300 objects are exhibited, under the direction of Philippe Pumain, in collaboration […]
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- February 07, 2014
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The American movie director David Lynch had free rein for his Parisian exhibition at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (European House of Photography). The forty black and white photographs that are exhibited cover the recurrent themes of his work, and almost seem to be alive. The Small Stories were created especially for this event. […]
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- February 06, 2014
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You may have already fallen for the chocolates of the British brand Green and Black’s Organic. Founded in 1991 by Craig Sams and his wife, the company uses organic and ethical cocoa beans, cultivated by fair trade producers, to make organic fine chocolates. The “Maya Gold” bar, made of black chocolate with flavors of orange, […]
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- February 06, 2014
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The Cognacq-Jay Museum presents an exhibition about a fashion and art object: the fan. More than 70 exceptional models, made by the most talented Parisian fan-makers of the 18th century, are shown. Imported from Asia during the Renaissance and adopted by the French under the reign of Louis XIV, this object was also thought to […]
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- February 05, 2014
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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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What is “raw food”? It consists in cooking food for a short time at a very low temperature, in order to re-discover the original savors of the ingredients that you eat almost raw. In Paris, the restaurant “42 Degrés”, located rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, is the first 100% raw and vegan food bistro. The menu […]
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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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This new brand proposes 100% natural fruit juices made in France, more precisely in the Alsace region (north-east). The brand's recipe for success? Joyful and colorful packagings, with funny and catchy names, and above all, the use of French quality products. These natural fruit juices are free of conservative and colorants. Borderline do not add […]
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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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