Events
By CLÉMENCE SIMON What to do in Paris when end-of-season sales are finished and weather is not nice? Apart from eating, of course, one of the remaining options is visiting an exhibition. The Centre Pompidou aka Notre Dame des Tuyaux…
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What to do in Paris when end-of-season sales are finished and weather is not nice? Apart from eating, of course, one of the remaining options is visiting an exhibition. The Centre Pompidou aka Notre Dame des Tuyaux (“Our Lady of Pipes†as it is called…
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By JESSICA CHERRY Part II of the Arts Decoratifs’ temporary fashion exhibition showcases some of the most beautiful and fantastic creations of the recent past. Part I began with the year 1971, and the eagerly-awaited second installment begins in 1990…
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Part II of the Arts Decoratifs’ temporary fashion exhibition showcases some of the most beautiful and fantastic creations of the recent past. Part I began with the year 1971, and the eagerly-awaited second installment begins in 1990 and ends only last…
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On one of my favorite blocks in Paris — Rue Gros in the 16th Arrondissement behind Radio France — will host a brocante sale this Saturday and Sunday. Look for the usual gems — silver, Baccarat glass, antique and top-line china, and other…
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The Paris Ballet debuts its first performance of the season of Swan Lake on Monday, November 29th, at Opera Bastille. Tchaikovsky’s first ballet echoes with extraordinary gentleness and melancholy. Marius Petipa adopted the work in 1895 and created the legend…
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The Grand Palais, a majestic exhibition building near the Champs-Elysees, holds a special exhibition of Monet paintings until January 24, 2011. The exhibit demonstrates Monet as a complex painter of emotion, as well as an outdoor painter of beauty. A few of…
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Running from October 6, 2010-February 20, 2011, the Musee Marmottan-Monet exhibition will show for the first time its entire collection of 135 paintings, as well as the artist’s sketches and notebooks, on display. In the spirit of pride-and possible rivalry with the…
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It’s September again and fall will soon arrive in Paris which means the city has woken up from its August hibernation. The tourists are gone, the shops are open, the children are back in school, and galleries are redecorating their…
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Jean-Paul Lefret not only works as photographer, but he shares his knowledge and expertise as a leader of Paris “Secret†Photo Tours. The tour opens the more authentic side of Paris up to visitors and provides them with a unique souvenir…
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