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Events on Paris: Expositions et visites |
 Visa pour l'Image: 20 Years (Jusqu'au 15/10/2008)
The crème of the pixellated crème. A selection of photo-work from the international Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival will be on display on the gates around the Luxembourg park from July 14th to mid-October. The five panels will change o...
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 (A partir du 23/10/2008)
A temple to contemporary art. The FIAC is an unmissable event in the world of contemporary and modern art, bringing a selection of international artists to the galleries every year. Collectors, curators and professionals in the business, or simpl...
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 Gérard Deschamps: Water Games (Jusqu'au 16/11/2008)
Reality stretched to breaking point... The Arts Décoratifs gallery in Paris will welcome a leading figure of the New Realism movement, Gérard Déchamps. This exceptional artist will be setting up installations in the museum's toy gallery. Twenty o...
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 - France's view of Japan. Japonism and French tablewear - (A partir du 21/10/2008)
Table wear fit for a Shogun. The Orsay museum is organising this exhibition in celebration of 150 years of diplomatic relations between France and Japan. For the occasion, the museum is displaying a collection of decorative pieces that highlights t...
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 La Chapelle Expiatoire (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A small architectural wonder Just around the corner from the bustling district of Printemps, Galeries Lafayette and the Saint-Lazare station, the Square Louis XVI boasts a small architectural wonder set in the midst of trees and flowerbeds: La Chap...
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 The Panthéon (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
One of the most striking monuments in Paris. Located at the top of the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the heart of the Latin Quarter, the Pantheon is one of the most striking monuments in Paris. Indeed, for most of the 19th century, before the Eiffel...
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 Notre-Dame Cathedral (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Come and visit one of the most famous cathedrals in France. In the 12th century, bishop Maurice de Sully came up with the idea of replacing the former 6th-century Romanesque church of St Etienne with a Gothic cathedral: construction began in 1163 a...
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 Gardens of the Palais-Royal (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A great place to stroll and soak up history, or just people-watch In 1634, after Charles V knocked down the wall around Paris, Cardinal Richelieu asked his architect, Jacques Lemercier, to build a palace and garden near the Louvre. The palace was f...
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 The Sainte-Chapelle (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
One of Paris' most beautiful religious monuments. The Sainte-Chapelle was built in the second half of the 13th century by King Louis IX, the future Saint Louis, to house the relics of the Passion of Christ. With its fifteen stained glass windows t...
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 Tour of the Catacombs (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Guaranteed to send shivers down your spine! The Paris catacombs are actually vast (11,000m²) former quarries where the bones of departed Parisians were buried to relieve the overcrowded cemeteries. They make for a fascinating visit - come and wande...
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 The Paris Sewers (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
An underground history of the city. Trawling through the sewers may not sound very glamorous but the Paris sewers are actually of considerable historical interest. They've undergone a few changes since the city was first founded by the Romans, unde...
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 Arcturus Gallery (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Modern and contemporary art! The Arcturus Gallery is located in the heart of the historic Saint Germain des Prés, between Odéon and the Institute. Directed by Anne de la Roussière, it exhibits a large selection of contemporary artists as well as so...
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 Musée Jacquemart André (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
An exceptional collection of 150 artworks. Founded by art collectors Nélie and Edouard Jacquemart-André in the lavish setting of a Second Empire townhouse near the Champs Elysées, the Musée Jacquemart André boasts some exceptional and extremely var...
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 Museum of the Middle Ages (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Get to grips with the Middle Ages. The National Museum of the Middle Ages is putting several collections on show which will be presenting gothic sculptures, paintings, illuminations and stained-glass windows; tapestries and fabrics from the Middle ...
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 Rodin Museum (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
The master of sculpture! The uncontested master of sculpture created many works, most of which are now housed at the Rodin Museum in Paris. This museum is, after the Louvre, Versailles and the Musée d'Orsay, the most visited in France. The museum i...
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 Musée du Louvre (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
One of the most prestigious museums in Europe. Originally a medieval castle and the residence of the kings of France before they relocated to Versailles, the Louvre was converted into a museum by the Republic in 1793. The museum's permanent collect...
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 Visit the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Contemporary art in a striking contemporary space. The Cartier Foundation was created in 1984 by Alain Dominique Perrin. Far more than just a patronage, the centre has rapidly become one of the most important centres of contemporary creation in Fr...
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 Visit the Petit Palais (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A splendid building. A five-year long restoration project has restored the Petit Palais to its former glory. The building was originally designed to be the major fine arts museum in Paris and the carefully crafted lighting is one of its most striki...
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 Visit the Doll Museum (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
The world of dolls. The Doll Museum opened in June 1994, right in the centre of Paris at the end of a charming lane lined with flowers. Its permanent collection consists of the dolls once owned by father and son Guido and Samy Odin, as well as a nu...
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 'Trace of the Eagle' (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Historical legend. From March 4th 2006 until the end of 2007, the Musée de l'Armée is displaying a selection of over twenty objects that belonged to the French Emperor. In the Chapelle de la Vierge, the objects are laid out by theme, from glory, to...
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 Musée d'Orsay (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
The Western world. The Musée d'Orsay is a national museum which conserves the artistic creation of the Western world from 1848 - 1914. Its collections come mainly from three establishments: the Louvre, the Musée de Jeu de Paume and the national Mus...
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 Visit the Conciergerie museum (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A place packed with history The Conciergerie and the Sainte-Chapelle constitute the remains of the oldest royal palace in Paris, the Palais de la Cité, which was made into a prison in the 15th century. On the site that was the residence of Roman ru...
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 Visit the Tokyo Palace (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
The Palais de Tokyo: home to contemporary creation. Conceived as a source for promoting new contemporary artists and movements, the Palais de Tokyo is open to the many diverse forms of contemporary creation. These different forms are often unexpec...
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 Visit the Institut du Monde Arabe (the Institute of the Arab World) (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A partnership between France and 22 Arab countries. The IMA opened in December 1987 and aims to introduce the public to the history of Arab-Islamic civilisations from their origins right up to the present day. Syria and Tunisia were the first coun...
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 Musée Grévin: Waxwork Museum (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Your favorite stars! In the 1870's, a journalist named Arthur Meyer came up with the idea of creating three-dimensional models of the characters who featured in his newspaper, Le Gaulois. He enlisted the help of Alfred Grévin, a cartoonist, sculpto...
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 Musée Guimet (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
Asian art. The collections at the Musée Guimet encompass art from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Himalayas, south-east Asia, central Asia, China, Korea, India, Japan, etc. If you enjoy Asian culture, you'll find this museum a wealth of knowledge! It es...
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 Musée des Arts et Métiers (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
The history of industrial arts! Visiting the Musée des Arts et Métiers gives you the chance to travel through the history of industrial arts, as well as seeing the latest progress and advances. You'll get to see a whole range of industrial arts, an...
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 Cognacq-Jay Museum (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A very interesting heritage. The collection of the Cognacq-Jay Museum was left by Ernest Cognacq in Paris in 1928. This museum, situated in a hotel in the historical Marais area, keeps collections from the 18th century. The couple became well-known...
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 Visit the Nelson Gallery (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
The Nelson Gallery was founded in 1982 in Villeurbanne. Since 1993, the Paris gallery has been holding exhibitions of the work of contemporary artists. Many of these exhibitions have featured the work of young or undiscovered artists, and the galle...
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 Visitation of the European House of Photography (Jusqu'au 31/12/2008)
A home for the photo Located in the heart of the historical quarter of Paris, the European House of Photography is dedicated to contemporary creation. The cultural center is home to an exhibit center, a large library, a video collection grouping th...
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Events on Paris: Spectacles musicaux |
 (Le 10/10/2008)
A great composer Born in Bonn in 1770, the young Ludwig developed a precocious interest in music, encouraged by his father who taught him the piano day and night. At age 8, the artist began giving public concerts in Cologne, after which he studied ...
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 (Le 11/10/2008)
A great composer Born in Bonn in 1770, the young Ludwig developed a precocious interest in music, encouraged by his father who taught him the piano day and night. At age 8, the artist began giving public concerts in Cologne, after which he studied ...
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 (Le 12/10/2008)
Jazz chanteuse Her music is like a shot of energy, swing, smiles, and pure joy, a rarety among contemporary jazz singers. Having already performed with greats like Herbie Handcock and wayne Shorter, this jazz diva with soul flavor is full of surpr...
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 (A partir du 13/10/2008)
Gypsy Jazz... Biréli Lagrène is a virtuoso guitarist and one of the big names on the modern jazz scene. He is one of the rare French musicians to have reached a global notoriety. At age 36, Biréli Lagrène has become a landmark jazz guitarist with...
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 (Le 18/10/2008)
Beethoven's successor Johannes Brahms is considered to be one of the greatest German composers of the 19th century. Born in 1833 in Hamburg, he began studying music from a young age, taking up the piano at the age of seven. Rather quickly he show...
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 (Le 18/10/2008)
Pure lyricism. She may not be the daughter of Ravi Shankar, but her father is the saxophonist Floyd 'Shim' Barber, former player in the swing orchestra directed by Glen Miller. Barber writes her own lyrics and music and is a remarkable pianist. Cho...
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 (Le 19/10/2008)
Beethoven's successor Johannes Brahms is considered to be one of the greatest German composers of the 19th century. Born in 1833 in Hamburg, he began studying music from a young age, taking up the piano at the age of seven. Rather quickly he show...
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 (Le 19/10/2008)
Beethoven's successor Johannes Brahms is considered to be one of the greatest German composers of the 19th century. Born in 1833 in Hamburg, he began studying music from a young age, taking up the piano at the age of seven. Rather quickly he show...
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 (Le 20/10/2008)
A talented girl from Georgia Katie Melua, a native of Georgia (the country), found her way into the world of music by winning a television talent competition for youth with her presentation of Without you by Mariah Carey when she was 15 years old. ...
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 (Le 20/10/2008)
Goldfrapp are back. Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp make up the band. The latter made her name providing vocals for albums by Tricky and Orbital. They cite a whole range of influences - from Gustave Malher to Nina Rota, from Francoise Hardy to En...
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 (Le 21/10/2008)
Nostalgic..no, respectful of the past! Marc Perron repairs memories as others might repair porcelain... He revives our memories without passivity and his tenderess, his musical invention errs on this side of nostalgia. If anything, it is respect th...
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 (Le 22/10/2008)
Kyo + Watcha + Pleymo = Empyr This new band was started by the lead singer of recent superstar French rock band Kyo, Benoît Poehr. The other musicians are also ex-players of popular French bands, namely Pleymo and Watcha. Empyr's first album, The...
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 (Le 23/10/2008)
The struggle to the top Asian Dub Foundation, the Anglo-Pakistani group have had to fight for recognition in England, and after five albums and concerts all over the world, they have managed to make their name as a major Asian beat group. Their dis...
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 (Le 24/10/2008)
His life was his work Wolfgang Amadeus, the prodigious child, was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was the son of Léopold Mozart and Anna Maria Perl. His father introduced him to the world of music very early in life, after which they toured Europe ac...
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 (Le 26/10/2008)
A vast repertoire The orchestra innovates. During the past 15 years, the Orchestra has created 84 contemporary pieces, attempting to create one of the most diverse repertoires: in three years, 118 composers of 19 different nationalities have been ...
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 (Le 04/11/2008)
The French Jack Johnson An idea he kept in mind since his childhood in Carpentras where he played the violin and guitar, Christophe Maé's dream of a brilliant career as a musician is finally taking off. Thanks to the success of The Sun King a music...
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 (Le 05/11/2008)
Step, Step, Step and Glide... This ensemble of Irish performers has over the years conquered the world. At every show the audience is transported to the rolling hills and cosy cobbled streets of Ireland... Experience Irish culture during this fea...
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 (A partir du 06/11/2008)
The French Jack Johnson An idea he kept in mind since his childhood in Carpentras where he played the violin and guitar, Christophe Maé's dream of a brilliant career as a musician is finally taking off. Thanks to the success of The Sun King a music...
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 (A partir du 07/11/2008)
An explosive old/new-school rock mix! The Hush Puppies, five young musicians from Perpignan, are like a breath of fresh air on the French rock scene. They write in English and French with a style that blends 60s and 70s-inspired old-school vibes wi...
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 (A partir du 13/10/2008)
An avant garde actor of modern Czech music. Born in 1954, son and grandson of school instructors, Leos Janacek lost his father at the age of 11 and was place as a chorus boy in the Augustine convent of Brno where he discovered choral music. In 18...
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 (Le 13/11/2008)
Take me out. Originally from Scotland, the five musicians who make up Franz Ferdinand hit the big time in 2001. They are THE British pop phenomenon of the moment. After a first series of sell-out concerts immediately after the release of their fir...
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 (Le 14/11/2008)
The piano is on fire under his fingers Jerry Lee Lewis is a living legend of rock and roll! Early on influenced by country, blues, and rock and roll, he is a well known artist for all fans of pure rock! Now 70 years old, he has sold more than 25 ...
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 (A partir du 13/11/2008)
You won't stop smiling Every year, the well-known festival proves itself with a curious and intelligent selection of names. You can go safe in the knowledge that you will have the kind of magical moments you will still be talking about in 20 years'...
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 (Le 17/11/2008)
A vast repertoire The orchestra innovates. During the past 15 years, the Orchestra has created 84 contemporary pieces, attempting to create one of the most diverse repertoires: in three years, 118 composers of 19 different nationalities have been ...
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 (Le 19/11/2008)
A truly exciting orchestral experience. The Ensemble Orchestral de Paris was created in 1978. The Mannheim formation of 43 musicians makes it one of a kind in Europe. Since 1998, John Nelson has been director of the Ensemble. Since then, it has bec...
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 (Le 19/11/2008)
A moment of pure joy worth making the effort for! Honored by the public at the Classical Music Awards in 2001, Emmanuelle Bertrand is one of the top cellists from the French school. Taught by Jean Deplace and Philippe Muller in National Superior Mu...
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 (A partir du 21/11/2008)
A tribute to Jimi Hendrix Originally from New York, Poppa Chubby is the uncontested leader of New York City Blues, the genre he created by mixing strong but carefully dosed elements of jazz, funk, rock and rap. A Jewish-Italian who grew up in the B...
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 (Le 22/11/2008)
The folk revival. During the 80s, artists like Suzanne Vega and Tracy Chapman were responsible for a folk revival. Born in Cleveland, the young musician started singing in Boston clubs. Producers from SBK soon noticed this exceptionally talented si...
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 (Le 22/11/2008)
An enduring collective... Pasdeloup Orchestra: This orchestra, named after its founder Jules Pasdeloup, was formed in 1861, earning instant success, especially thanks to public concerts at the Winter Circus. Jules died in 1887, but his legacy endur...
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 (A partir du 12/11/2008)
A dangerous game Ferrando and Guglielmo are placing a wager with Don Alfonso that their fiancées Fiordiligi et Dorabella are faithful. The two friends pretend to leave for war and then, fully disguised, each attempts to seduce the other's lover. T...
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