Tag Archives: Museums

Le Marais

By David Dadoun | Published: May 2, 2012

A man with a flowing beard, wearing a black fedora, with strings (tziztit) running down the side of his pants carries a black siddur (prayer book) in his hand as he leaves shul (synagogue). A bar with a rainbow flag and male patrons is starting happy hour. Young women wearing the newest fashion and six-inch [...]

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Musée Gustave Moreau

By Jessica Cherry | Published: May 25, 2011

The Musée Gustave Moreau is exceptionally well-hidden down a small side-street in the 9th arrondissement, yet it is well worth the detour to discover what lies within this seemingly small building. Stepping inside the small door you are greeted by a welcome sight, and one that is difficult to come across in Paris – a [...]

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Cranach et Son Temps – Musée du Luxembourg

By Jessica Cherry | Published: March 26, 2011

I must admit that even after having spent several months now learning about History of Art, Cranach was an artist of whom I had never heard. So when a friend suggested we go to see the exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg, I jumped at the chance. The museum has chosen this German Renaissance painter [...]

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Mondrian Exhibition – Centre Pompidou

By Clémence Simon | Published: February 23, 2011

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 by Parisians, due to its uniquely monumental architecture) constantly offers [...]

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La Nuit des Musées (May 15th)

By Nicole Davis | Published: May 12, 2010

This Saturday – Pay a Nocturnal Visit to Paris’s Museums…For Free! Entering the Louvre at night without paying would normally result in a visit to the Commissariat de Police, but this Saturday the inhabitants of Paris will be encouraged to do just that. The 6th annual European Night of Museums (La nuit européenne des musées) [...]

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Musée du Quai Branly — Special Exhibition Celebrating 10 Years Pavillon des Sessions

By Natasha Barr | Published: April 14, 2010

Paris definitely has its fair share of amazing museums. Most people make it to the Louvre or the Musée D’Orsay, which are great, but if you want to visit a museum that is truly unlike the rest then I suggest Musée du Quai Branly. Currently the museum is celebrating 10 years of Pavillon des Sessions [...]