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The first exhibition where kids are heroes
Exclusive in Paris, an “interactive painting” is available from April 3rd to December 31st 2008 for children from 4 years old.
The concept of this exposition relies on the celebrated painting “Jeux d’Enfants” from the famous XVIth-century Flemish painter Brueghel. Children will discover it from the inside through a full 3D reproduction of the painting featuring 200 characters and close to 80 interactive games.
The adventure will entertain kids who will meet the Giant of Anvers, Belgium and return home with a Diamond from the city.
A new interactive and playful approach to Art… for children!
Musée en Herbe
21, rue Herold
75001 Paris
Tél: +33 (0)1 40 67 97 66
Jean Nouvel Wins 2008 Pritzker Prize
Jean Nouvel has talked of creating buildings that he hopes will disappear into their surroundings, defy easy characterization, and that will become dated. And yet with today’s announcement by The Hyatt Foundation that this 62-year-old Frenchman is the 2008 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the profession’s highest honor, Nouvel’s oeuvre is certain to invite close study by many generations to come. In fact, contrary to the architect’s own desire, his buildings already stand out.
Amongst his famous Parisian creations:
Musée du Quai Branly
37, quai Branly - 75007 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 56 61 70 00
www.quaibranly.fr
La Fondation Cartier
261 Boulevard Raspail - 75014 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 42 18 56 50
http://fondation.cartier.com/
L’Institut du Monde Arabe
1 Rue des Fossés Saint Bernard - 75005 Paris
http://www.imarabe.org/
The most beautiful terraces in Paris
Spring has come! It is now time to relax in our selection of the most beautiful terraces of Paris, under the sun:
Le Café Marly
93, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris
+33 1 49 26 06 60
The patio under the arcades of the Louvre seats 180 and overlooks the pyramid. A must-try for all who appreciate both the masterpieces of the Louvre and good French cuisine.
Le Saut du Loup
107, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris
+33 1 42 25 49 55
Located in the Museum of Decorative Arts, this two-story restaurant has a hip interior decor and a terrace situated on the Louvre gardens. The cuisine is ambitious, the menu offering an ever-changing entree of the day. The service is decent, the dishes well made. An "a la mode" establishment boasting a chic Parisian clientele.
La Guirlande de Julie
25, place des Vosges - 75004 Paris
+33 1 48 87 94 07
This restaurant has a priveledged setting beneath the arches of the Place des Vosges.
Le restaurant du Palais Royal
110, galerie de Valois - 75001 Paris
+33 1 40 20 00 27
With its bucolic terrace set beneath the arcades of the Palais-Royal gardens, this timeless restaurant is as charming as it is low-key. Chef-owner Bruno Hees is a man of rare kindness and simplicity who serves up a cuisine with a gusto befitting his image.
Le Café de l'Homme
17, place du Trocadero - 75016 Paris
+33 1 44 05 30 15
Entirely renovated with taste, this establishment has one of the most breathtaking terraces in Paris with a clear view of the neighboring Eiffel Tower.
Tokyo Eat
13, Avenue du président-Wilson - 75016 Paris
+33 1 47 20 00 29
The terrace of this amazing restaurant has a breathtaking view on the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River.
Mini Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill - 75008 Paris
+33 1 42 56 42 42
The very elegant and chic terrace of this restaurant under the majestic colums of the Grand Palais. The view on the Seine River and thee Petit Palais as well the contemporary décor make the place unique.
And at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée:
La Cour Jardin
25 avenue Montaigne - 75008 Paris
+33 1 53 67 66 02
The summer restaurant of the Hôtel Plaza Athénée, an inviting, open-sky terrace surrounded by Virginia creeper and bright red geraniums, opens the 1st of April. La Terrasse Montaigne is a charming haven of greenery is open from May to October, catering for those who like to linger or take a break from the shopping on Avenue Montaigne.
Shopping on the Avenue Montaigne...Latest News!
Ralph Lauren will open a brand new store on the so glamorous Avenue Montaigne, Fall 2008.
Our guests will then have the pleasure of discovering the latest womens apparel, footwear and accessories.
www.ralphlauren.com
Paris: The City Where It's All Happening!
Theatre, music, major exhibitions of art, photography and sculpture, gallery previews, international concert tours, opera, ballet, cabaret shows or sporting events: Paris just never stops, hosting hundreds of major events every year. There's always something different to do at any time of the year - so just ask our Concierges; they will open any door you wish.
To discover the main attractions of Paris, please click on this link.
Grand Palais
3 avenue du Général Eisenhower - 75008 Paris
Tél: +33 (0) 1 44 13 17 17
www.grandpalais.fr
Marie-Antoinette
March 15 - June 30
Petit Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill
75008 Paris
Tel: + 33 (0) 1 53 43 40 00
Goya
March 13 - June 8
More than 280 masterpieces by Goya are shown to you.
Spanish Nights
July 3 - August 31
This exhibition makes you discover all the secrets of flamenco
Musée d'Orsay
1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur
75007 Paris
www.musee-orsay.fr
Open daily, except mondays
Alexandre Charpentier (1856-1909). Naturalism and Art Nouveau
Until April 13th, 2008.
Although less well known than Gallé, Guimard or Gaudí, Alexandre Charpentier nonetheless played an important rôle in the emergence of Art Nouveau. His career was brief; there were just over twenty years between his first success at the Salon in 1883 and his last work in 1905.
He was also an excellent portrait painter, and portrayed over five hundred prominent people of the time, mostly in medals, an art form he helped to revive.
Correspondences Musée d'Orsay / Contemporary Art
Charles Sandison / Claude Monet
February 22 - May 18
Born in Scotland in 1969, the artist Charles Sandison lives, works and teaches in Tampere in Finland. Passionate about the multiple theories in physics and biology, as well as in linguistics and medicine, Sandison is interested in the systems that these put in place, and in the power they exert. Moving away from pure concept, he uses computer programs and algorithms to create a new language, a reflection on areas of knowledge, which he projects into darkened spaces. Spectators are invited to immerse themselves in this remodelled architecture, to wander between words and signs, experiencing the sense and the sensuality of a poetic design. Sandison has chosen Claude Monet's Blue Water Lilies attracted by the aquatic immersion of the picture.
Musée du Luxembourg
19 rue de Vaugirard
75006 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 42 34 25 95
www.museeduluxembourg.fr
Vlaminck, a Fauvist Instinct
February 20 - July 20
This exhibition brings together works of the period 1900-1915, from Maurice de Vlaminck’s (1876-1958) earliest known paintings - Vlaminck’s career started when he was 17, but none of his juvenalia has been preserved - in which he already asserted his characteristic violence, down to the works produced at the beginning of the First World War, which reflect his contemporary research on the rendering of space. An overview of Vlaminck’s production at that time reveals the key part he played in the renewal of painting which started in the early 20th century, the inventiveness of the research he undertook with Derain and which made Chatou one of the most active centres of that renewal.
Musée Galliera
10, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie - 75116 Paris
Tel: + 33 (0) 1 56 52 86 00
It is at the 19th-century Palais de la duchesse de Galliera that the museum of fashion, inaugurated in 1977, brings the history of fashion and costume to life. Prestigious temporary exhibitions allow the public to discover a rotating collection of some 90,000 pieces, conjuring up three centuries of fashion. Until March 30th, you will discover fashion and costumes of the 20s.
And also...
Centre Pompidou
www.centrepompidou.fr
Jeu de Paume
1, place de la Concorde
75008 Paris
www.jeudepaume.org
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