Babylone - The Lovure
March 14, 2008 to June 2, 2008
With treasures borrowed from collections around the world, the ancient city of Babylon, situated in modern-day Iraq, gets a thorough reconnaissance in a new exhibit at the Louvre.
The exhibit chronicles the legends of Babylon - a Mesopotamian city of staggering advancement and extravagant excess - the […]
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Marie Antoinette - March 15, 2008 to June 30, 2008
The figure of Marie Antoinette has always set tongues wagging : the ‘Austrian’ who loved lavish pleasures was also the ‘victim’ of the ceremonial of Versailles or again a ‘scatterbrained’ girl gorging macaroons. But what do we know about the historical character? This is the […]
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In the summer months, when flocks of tourists plant their feet on the Parisian soil, lines at Paris’ largest museums begin to grow longer. You will find that the Louvre’s Denon wing is bursting at the seams as visitors crowd around Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The line […]
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Following a 35 year renovation, the Galerie des Gobelins reopened its doors to the public on May 12. Over 1000 m2 is dedicated to the display of Royal Antique tapestries, furniture from the Mobilier National and jewels of the French decorative artisans. The gallery will also host temporary cultural exhibitions.
The Gallery is located […]
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AIRS DE PARIS
25 APRIL - 15 AUGUST 2007
GALLERY 1A, LEVEL 6, 2000 m2
The Centre Pompidou is celebrating its 30th anniversary with “Airs de” seventy-three contemporary artists, architects and designers. The title echoes that of a piece by Marcel Duchamp, with a retrospective of whose work the Centre Pompidou opened in 1977.
Consisting of two parts, the […]
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Until July 29th - Lalique
Musée du Luxembourg. 19, rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris
Until June 4th - Pascin
Musée Maillol. 61, rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
Until June 25th - Picasso-Carmen
Musée Picasso. Hôtel Salé, 5, rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris
Until June 3rd - Richard Kalvar. Terriens.
This exhibition looks back at the 40-year career of […]
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