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Posts Tagged ‘museums’
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Museum Night (Saturday, May 18) is a thing everyone must do in Paris. This wonderful event is pan-European, but no other capital has so much to show. From seven until midnight, almost every museum in Paris opens for free (this includes the exhibitions). All sorts of ingenious special events are thrown in, plus many buildings...
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Every spring, the Paris art calendar explodes and it’s always filled with rarities. This year, the Musée du Luxembourg features a survey of Chagall, the Musée Maillol salutes Venetian glass and the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme reveals lost works by a woman war photography pioneer. After a decade of restoration, twenties picture palace le Louxor is also back. If none of these grab you, Paris also pays homage to the late Keith Haring. Details are below but be absolutely sure to book in advance!...
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Do you love old Hollywood horror, film noir and Frankenstein? Are you a fan of gothic fashion? Or do you just relish devils, vampires and ghosts? Say yes to any of these and your must-see Paris stop has to be the Musée d’Orsay‘s exposition “The Angel of the Odd.” Despite a rather clumsy name, this...
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“Paris Haute Couture,” from the Musée Galliera, offers a handpicked bouquet of history's most stunning fashion. Not only can it be yours—it's absolutely free. That's because, like every exhibition at the Hôtel de Ville, the landmark tribute to Paris fashion is open to anyone. Its 100 dresses were chosen from more than 20,000, and the whole show is being sponsored by Swarovski. The Austrian crystals have lent their luster to haute couture since...
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The French term mannequin (model) dates back to the 19th century. At that time, a mannequin was a wickerwork dummy, used to showcase ready-to-wear for female shoppers. Within two decades, that task was given to real women. Before long, these “models" were synonymous with Paris fashion. “Without the model,” says Sylvie Lécallier of the Musée Galliera, “there would never be fashion as we know it today.” That universe of style is the subject of her museum's new show, “Model: The Body of Fashion,” which runs at les Docks until May...
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Happy Birthday, Notre Dame!
This year, on Palm Sunday (March 24), Parisians will greet a sound unheard since before the French Revolution. That date is the debut of “Marie,” the new six-ton bell in Notre Dame's South Tower. Named for the Virgin...
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I recently had a friend visit me in Paris for her first trip to the City of Light. Oh, where to begin? Of course there are the big Paris museums, like the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay, and then there’s the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, and the list goes on and on. With only a few days to experience the breadth and depth of the city, I was feeling overwhelmed about how to arrange her visit so she could truly understand the city, its history and its culture. Then I found out about Paris Story, a multimedia museum that combines all the above in an easy-to-understand format to educate any visitor about the city’s origins, architecture and evolving...
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By 1900, Europe's female celebrities were les cocottes, Paris-based courtesans whose taste dictated fashion. Figures such as Mata Hari, la Belle Otéro and Cléo de Mérode were seen as ultimate Parisian women. But the work of these grandes horizontales was hardly all horizontal. They served as the trophy companions of powerful men, but also as hostesses and artistic muses. No place were these great beauties seen more frequently than at Maxim's. The historic restaurant, once their showplace, celebrates the women's rich lifestyle in its...
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In terms of a palette, Impressionism is . . . impressive. As the Musée d'Orsay's “Impressionism and Fashion” shows, the art movement enjoyed serious links to la mode. Painting the women around them, the Impressionists turned into Paris style bloggers. After all, they lived during a fashion boom, a time when the newly rich spent and spent—and spent. This highly original exposition is one you shouldn't...
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These days, many people are hesitant to travel to Paris because they fear a high price tag on every activity they want to do. But like any metropolitan city, Paris boasts tons of things to do, see, eat and drink that are cheap or even free. From music and movie festivals in the summer to cheap cultural goodies when the weather doesn’t behave, you can rest assured that traveling to Paris does not have to break the bank. Here are some of my favorite low-price things to enjoy around...
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