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
- Counterfeiting: The Real Expo about Fakes - exhibition
From Tuesday, April 20 2010 to Sunday, February 13 2011
The truth about fakes.Whether you are talking about luxury handbags or home appliances, toys or pharmaceuticals, piracy is an issue that touches all sectors and all consumers. Telling the real from(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Monet (1840-1926) - exhibition
From Wednesday, September 22 2010 to Monday, January 24 2011
An impressive collection.For the first time since the great 1980 retrospective, Claude Monet is the subject of a significant monographic exhibition. This exhibition offers visitors the chance to(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Paris-Berlin-Hollywood - exhibition
From Wednesday, March 10 2010 to Sunday, August 1 2010
From silent to technicolour...Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind exhibition, a window into the origins of cinema. This revealing selection of photographs, taken on set, give the visitor a(...)
Festivals
Paris Autumn Festival
From Thursday, September 9 2010 to Friday, December 31 2010
A rich and eclectic multidisciplinary festivalSince its creation in 1972 by Michel Guy, the Paris Autumn Festival has dedicated itself to the world of contemporary arts. Here is an opportunity to(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Dynasty - exhibition at the Paris Museum of Modern Art
From Friday, June 11 2010 to Sunday, September 5 2010
Spotlight on the artists of the tomorrow.This exhibition is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the hub of cutting edge contemporary art in Paris, the Palais de Tokyo and the Museum(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- City drawings: Architecture and Comic Books - exhibition
From Wednesday, June 9 2010 to Sunday, November 28 2010
Comics and the city.Within the world of comic books, the city often plays a major role, whether just as a decorative backdrop or almost as a character in itself. Paris, Tokyo and New York are all(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
"The Great Tale of the Universe"
All year long
Universally recognizedThis new permanent exhibit, spread over 2 000 m², invites visitors to explore the origins of the world as we know it and the relationship between matter, light and energy.A(...)
Festivals
Festival Paris Summer Quarter - Sortez ! -
From Wednesday, July 14 2010 to Sunday, August 15 2010
Paris: cultural playground.This multi-disciplinary festival will see various areas of Paris invaded by art forms of all kinds, and for all audiences. Dance, theatre and music: the artists involved in(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- The Making of images - exhibition
From Tuesday, February 16 2010 to Sunday, July 17 2011
Anthropological artThis anthropological exhibition presents over 150 works of art from five continents, in order to highlight the decline of four types of image-making connected with four kinds of(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Off Court. Tennis Stars by the Harcourt Studio - exhibition
From Thursday, November 5 2009
Lights, camera... Ball please!The world's top tennis players, from the 90s to the present day, will be the guests of honour at this fascinating expo at the Tenniseum. This photo-expo will be a(...)
Festivals
La Villette Open-Air Cinema Festival: '20 years old'
From Saturday, July 17 2010 to Sunday, August 22 2010
Forever young.For the last two decades, every summer, as night falls, the Prairie du Triangle metamorphoses into an open air cinema. To celebrate this anniversary, the programme concentrates on(...)
Festivals
Ile-de-France Festival - Exquisite intoxication -
From Sunday, September 5 2010 to Sunday, October 10 2010
The exquisite pleasures of music.Discover the annual Ile-de-France Festival: a celebration of music, from classical to contemporary and from traditional genres to current, up-and-coming bands. The(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
Beat Takeshi Kitano, exhibition - A Painter's Kid -
From Thursday, March 11 2010 to Sunday, September 12 2010
Its time to play!At once fun and touching, an unpredictable genius who knows exactly what the public wants and needs, Beat Takeshi Kitano fascinates all Japanese people. He was the mastermind behind(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- An Ideal History of Contemporary Fashion - exhibition
From Thursday, April 1 2010 to Sunday, October 10 2010
History on the cutting room floor.This two-part exhibition was put together as a showcase of fashion designs, the first part comprising designs from the 70s and 80s, and the second part displaying(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Aragon and modern art - exhibition
From Wednesday, April 14 2010 to Sunday, September 12 2010
Art and literature.In this exhibition dedicated to Louis Aragon and Modern Art, discover works of art (paintings, drawings, collages and sculptures) by numerous artists who were written about by this(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Corps et décors, Rodin and the decorative arts - exhibition
From Friday, April 16 2010 to Sunday, August 22 2010
A fresh look at a lesser known side of the famous sculptor.The Parisian version of the exhibition which was put on in Evian last summer, Corps et décors reveals a little known dimension of Rodin's(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Dinosaurs at the Dinner Table - exhibition
From Thursday, December 10 2009 to Wednesday, September 1 2010
Prehistoric carnivors and vegetarians...Dinosaurs, the largest creatures ever to have walked the earth, remain a scientific enigma... After becoming extinct millions of years ago, scientists continue(...)
