Destinations
France: Paris
In a nutshell...
Paris can be discovered in many different ways. Sightseers can visit the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Cœur, the Montparnasse Tower and the Arc de Triomphe Cultural visits of Paris include the Louvre, the Pompidou Centre, the Grand Palace and the Orsay Museum. Whichever sights you choose, the capital abounds with visual delights.
Fashion capital of the world, Paris also presents style and luxury from the Champs-Elysées to the Rue de Rivoli, where you can visit the Baccarat Museum or the Museum of Fashion and Fabric.
Paris is also every man’s town and quarters such as the old Montmartre or unusual Belleville with their bistros and traditional festivals are symbolic of the village spirit that can be found within this metropolis.
Finally, Paris is a city of fine food where well-known chefs such as Fauchon and Lenôtre are well-established on the Place de la Madeline.
A city to visit, explore and relish!
Paris : Events
Exhibitions and Tours - Fine Arts
"Futuristic Antitradition"
From Wednesday, October 15 2008 to Monday, January 26 2009
Back to the future.
After its latest exhibition on surrealism, the Pompidou centre presents its new expo, "Futuristic Antitradition", as a part of an overarching project to contribute to 20th century art history.
A century after the famed Manifeste du Futurisme ("Futurism Manifesto"), this display of 140 pieces represents an attempt to reveal the close historical ties between Futurism and France, and between Futurism and Cubism.
Tommaso Marinetti, the movement founder, wrote the Manifesto in French while living in Paris in 1893. His companions Ardengo Soffici and Gino Severini later joined him in 1903 and 1906 respectively.
From Wednesday 15 October 2008 to Monday 26 January 2009 :
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 21:00
- Thursday from 11:00 to 23:00
After its latest exhibition on surrealism, the Pompidou centre presents its new expo, "Futuristic Antitradition", as a part of an overarching project to contribute to 20th century art history.
A century after the famed Manifeste du Futurisme ("Futurism Manifesto"), this display of 140 pieces represents an attempt to reveal the close historical ties between Futurism and France, and between Futurism and Cubism.
Tommaso Marinetti, the movement founder, wrote the Manifesto in French while living in Paris in 1893. His companions Ardengo Soffici and Gino Severini later joined him in 1903 and 1906 respectively.
From Wednesday 15 October 2008 to Monday 26 January 2009 :
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 21:00
- Thursday from 11:00 to 23:00
Additional information on 01 44 78 46 60
CENTRE POMPIDOU
19 rue Beaubourg
PARIS 75004
01 44 78 12 33
01 44 78 12 44
