Cultural News
We can suggest several ideas to go out in the capital: temporary exhibitions, concerts, cultural events, religious or sports. Discover the must-see events, as well as practical information (access information, address, rates, discounts, opening hours) to go there during your stay in Paris.
From October 14th 2009 to March 8th 2010
Considered as the biggest contemporary French painter, Pierre Soulages is one of the main figure of the contemporary abstraction. The National Center of Modern Art Georges Pompidou traces the work of the artist, that just celebrated his 90 years old on Christmas Eve, insisting on his newest work, based on light reflectance on black surfaces.
The exhibition includes more that one hundred pieces of his work, from 1964 to now, that illustrate the artist' s evolution of style. From his first paintings - on paper - to his paintings after 1979, date that Pierre Soulages started to focus on his creations on the "color" black, that he qualifies as "outre-noir". With his one color paintings, Soulages focuses on the relation between black and light and creates amazing games of light with the reflexion of light on surfaces covered with black pigments.
Practical Information :
Pompidou Center - National Museum of Modern Art
Square Goerges Pompidou
75004 Paris
T : 0033 1 44 78 12 33
Opening Hours :
Every day form 11am to 9pm (tickets sale closes at 9pm)
Tickets
- Full price : 12€
- Reduced price : 9€
Paris flooded in 1910 | Galerie des bibliothèques
From January 8th to March 28th 2010
Few Parisians remember it. Yet, in January 1910, streets of Paris looked like the ones in Venice during about a week. After a few days of really bad weather, Paris will know indeed the biggest flood in its history. Thanks to the new communication devices and the growing of photography, this disaster will be the first one from which we could keep some visual testimonies (photography, drawings, etc).
To face the rise in the water level, Parisians will organize themselves as they could. Building footbridges, circulating by boat and getting back home with a ladder. The city will be paralyzed for one week before the water level started to drop and let the access for weeks of rebuilding. A funny and amazing return in images on what we once called "Paris-Venice".
IMPORTANT : If you cannot visit it, log on its website. You will discover for free hundreds of pictures of Paris under the water.
http://inondation1910.paris.fr/
Galerie des Bibliothèques - Ville de Paris
22, rue Malher
Paris 4ème arrondissement
Métro Saint-Paul
Schedule
Open from Tuesday to Sunday form 1pm to 7pm. Evening on Thursday until 9pm.
Price List
- Full price : 4 €
- Reduced price : 2 €
Departure on April 11, 2010
Each spring, the streets of the capital welcome runners of the much-anticipated Paris Marathon. Sunday 11 April 2010, there will be around 40 000 people to pursue the same goal: crossing the finish line after an incredible effort. Come and share the festive atmosphere of this superb race in the heart of the City of Light, as athlete, supporter or simply bear witness.
If the New-York marathon remains the most mythical, the Paris Marathon is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful race in the world. The departure on the Champs-Elysees followed by an exceptional crossing of the Place de la Concorde set the tone for the race. You will run on the streets of Paris along the main tourist sites : the Louvre Museum, the Tuileries Gardens, Bastille Square, Orsay Museum and the Eiffel Tower, supported by a very large number of people standing on the pavement. The 200 000 spectators and 70 animations will be a huge support in the toughest moments. The most courageous people will take the challenge and go up the huge Avenue Foch untill the Arc de Triomphe, after 42,195 kms of emotion and suffering.
Each year, Residences-Paris welcomes athletes participating to this contest. Renting one of our furnished apartments will allow you to visit Paris during the days preceding the marathon start and calmly prepare your race. For this our kitchens will be of great help to prepare your pre-race meals. Ideally located, you will live less than 30 minutes away from the starting line, the start this year will be at 8:45 AM.
Do not wait any longer to register (online registration starting from 90 € on the official website of the Paris Marathon) and participate in this incredible running celebration.
From December 10th 2009 to May 9th 2010
Here is an exhibition that will reconcile children with museums. The Playmobils, those little plastic figurines with the timeless haircut, are the center of a entire exhibition at the Art Decoratifs Museum. The occasion for young and less younger to discover the incredible saga, for the first time in France, of those figurines that remind us so well our youth.
Once upon the time the Playmobils is without doubt one of the first exhibition where all the family will have a good time. To celebrate Playmobil® 35th year, the Arts Decoratifs Museum traces the history of those little heroes of so many stories and adventures born in kids mind. Thanks to the sponsor of the brand and a private collector, all the universes Playmobil® are presented, including the circus,the knights, animals, pirates, cow-boys and Indians that will remind us all those endless battle!
Some numbers on Playmobil®
1974 : Playmobil®'s birth in Germany
7.5 cm High
3000 character created
2.2 billion figurines created
Practical info :
Arts Decoratifs Museum - Toys Gallery
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
T : 0033 1 44 55 57 50
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am, week end 11am until 6pm (evening on Thursday until 9pm)
Price
- Full Price : 9 €
- Reduced price : 7.50 €
From February 24th to May 24th 2010
Called the "painter of light" William Turner is considered today as one of the biggest artist of the 19th century. Inspired by many painters he met along his trips to the continent, he is one of the precursors of the impressionist movement that will emerge in the second part of the 19th century. The exhibition highlights his different influences through paintings of Rembrandt, Titien, Le Lorrain which confrontation lead to a new reading of his work.
Organized in collaboration with the Tate Britain of London, The Louvre Museum and The Prado Museum in Madrid, this exhibition illustrates this huge artistic wealth, emerged from Turners's multiple meetings which he will liberated himself from to become one of the more influential artist of the 19th century.
Galeries nationales du grand Palais
3, avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris
T : 0033 1 44 13 17 17
Métro Champs-Elysées Clémenceau or Franklin-D. Roosevelt
Tickets
- Full price : 11€
- Reduced price : 8€
Monday 21 June 2010
Each year on 21 of June the Music Festival takes place in the whole country. Amateur Bands, professionals and famous artists will share their passion for music and give numerous public and free concerts around Paris. You will be able to enjoy every single musical style in a very nice and sunny atmosphere. Certainly not to be missed!
The arrival of summer is celebrated with music. This year there will be thousands of people on the streets of Paris, going from one concert to another and often with a glass in the hand - that day most bars/restaurants are offering a take-away service! Enjoy the many free concerts given outdoors in a great atmosphere. No need for a program, you will very quickly be taken away by the generous melodies of amateur and professional bands!
From March 15th to June 27th 2010
Extreme and fascinating, the Crime and Punishment exhibition is about two century of crime history in literature, painting or music and about the punishment to their authors. Through masterpieces from Goya, Picasso, Cezanne or Magritte, you will discover the artistic representation of crime scene and execution, in a spectacular aesthetic of violence.
ATTENTION : Some ot the presented art works could offend the sensibility of the young public.
Orsay Museum
1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur, Paris 7th district
RER C Musée d’Orsay or Métro Solferino (line 12)
Practical information :
Open from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM from Tuesday to Sunday (tickets selling up to 5PM) and open until 9:45 PM on Thursday (ticket selling until 9PM).
Closed on Mondays as well as January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.
Ticket Price*
Full price : 9,50 €
Reduced price** : 7 €
Free on each month first Sunday, and every day for under 18 years old, 18 to 25 years old (from the E.U.) as well as unemployed person.
* Starting October 20th, 2009 to February 4th, 2010
**This price will apply to all non E.U. 18-25 years old, 26-30 years old after 4:15 PM (6PM for the late evening on Thursday)
From March 12th to August 1st 2010
In 2010, The Jacquemart-Andre Museum honors Spanish artists. You will be able to discover 50 master pieces of the incredible collection of Perez Simon. At this occasion, several centuries of Spanish Art will be shown including some painting of El greco, Francisco de Goya, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Salvadore Dali.
Among the temporary exhibitions not to miss in 2010 in Paris, the one at the Jacquemart-Andre Museum is with no doubt our favorite recommendation. The private collection of the collector Perez Simon is indeed one of the richest and complete in Spanish art form Greco to Dali, through Murillo, Sorola or Juan Gris. You will have the opporunity to compare the artwork of those great masters from the Spanish school. Spanish school that they stamped with their work. An unpublished perspective of the traditions, codes and ruptures of the Iberian art from the Renaissance to our days. Do not forget to schedule a visit while in Paris !
Practical Information :
Musée Jacquemart-André
158, boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris
T : 0033 1 45 62 11 59
Access :
RER Charles de Gaulle - Etoile
Métro Miromesnil (line 9 and 13) or Saint Philippe du Roule (line 9)
Ticket price*
- Full price : 10 €
- Reduced price : 7,50 €
* And audio guide as well as access to the permanent collection are included in the price
From October 14th 2009 to March 8th 2010
From January 8th to March 28th 2010
Departure on April 11, 2010
From December 10th 2009 to May 9th 2010
From February 24th to May 24th 2010
Monday 21 June 2010
From March 15th to June 27th 2010
From March 12th to August 1st 2010
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