One of the most compelling art exhibitions I have ever seen is now showing in Paris at the Orsay Museum, until July 6th, “Van Gogh/Artaud, The Man Suicided by Society.” The title translates awkwardly into English, especially if you do not subscribe to the ideas that Vincent killed himself, or that he was insane, which […]
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Admirers of Impressionism will love the exposition now showing at the Marmottan Monet Museum in Paris until 18 January 2015, “Monet’s Impression, Sunrise. The biography of a painting.” It not only reveals many fascinating aspects of that iconic painting’s trajectory as one of the most recognized paintings in history, which also gave birth to the […]
It is not every day that we are invited to share in the excitement of the discovery of a major artistic movement such as Impressionism, but that is precisely what the current exhibition at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris, which focuses on the role of gallery owner Paul Durand Ruel in that movement, evokes. It […]
Villa Flora, Enchanted Times, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Bonnard, Vuillard, Valloton, Matisse… Masterworks from the Arthur and Hedy Hahnloser collection, from September 10th 2015 to February 7th 2016, Marmottan Museum, 2, rue Louis- Boilly, 75016 Paris, Metro La Muette. RER Boulainvilliers – Line C. Bus 32,63, 22, 52, PC. Phone 01 44 96 50 33. Open […]
When it comes to contemporary art, the name Picasso is most eloquent, and comes in as a reference. For another few weeks, the Grand Palais museum in Paris hosts an original collection of 100 works of the master, exposed in a comparative perspective with another 200 great works from other masters, mostly disciples. The show […]
“De la caricature à l’affiche” – “From cartoon to Posterˮ Exposition running from February 18th to September 4th, 2016 Museum of Decorative Arts 107 rue de Rivoli, 75007 Paris Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am-6pm Illustration: Henri-Gustave Jossot, Album, Mince de trognes, 1896, P. Ollendorff library. Most will agree our world is […]
Recently, the public car transport industry in France has evolved, particularly with the appearance of a new means of transportation, named VTC (literally “tourism vehicle with driver”), where we find the controversial name, Uber. This new service has changed the rules of the system regulating public transport by car, which traditionally was the exclusive domain […]
Is It Safe to Travel in France? Since the awful Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan events in France in 2015, and, more recently, the horrific carnage in Brussels in March, some of our clients postponed their plans to proceed with tours in Paris and France. After the French massacres, inquiries for scheduling tours declined sharply, and […]
Behind the scenes of Impressionism, temporary exhibition April 16th-September 26th 2016 Fine Arts Museum of Rouen, Esplanade Marcel Duchamp, 76000 Rouen Phone: 0(0 33) 2 35 71 28 40 Open every day from 10am to 6pm, except national holidays In the context of the 3rd edition of the Impressionist Normandy […]
Paris, like most major cities of the world, was originally chosen for it’s geographical location and the presence of water. Every century or so, the river Seine reminds itself to Parisians by coming out of its river bed, creating some of the more unusual sceneries that can be seen in the city. In 2015, those […]