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A spiral dive into Surrealism at the Centre Pompidou

A vast and rich exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris reveals a new history of the movement launched 100 years ago, but not without a few omissions and blunders.

Published on September 29, 2024, at 12:00 am (Paris) Philippe Dagen

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Marseille exhibition highlights dozens of naturist paradises

At the beginning of the 20th century, naturism, advocating a return to a state of nature considered ideal, developed in Europe. France soon saw the emergence of many venues devoted to the practice. At the Mucem in Marseille, an exhibition retraces in images the epic story of these communities adept at outdoor living in the simplest of garb.

Published on September 1, 2024, at 4:59 am (Paris), updated on September 1, 2024, at 2:28 pm Emmanuelle Lequeux

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This summer in France, science is all around you!

From temporary exhibitions to museums, parks and caves, don't miss these daytime events on land, underground or on the water, as well as nocturnal events to admire beautiful astronomical phenomena.

Published on July 22, 2024, at 5:30 am (Paris) Laure Belot, Francis Gouge, Nathaniel Herzberg and Hervé Morin

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Experts squabble over Géricault exhibition at the Musée de la Vie romantique

The attribution of certain unpublished works, displayed at the Paris exhibition 'Géricault's Horses,' is hotly contested.

Published on June 9, 2024, at 1:59 am (Paris), updated on June 9, 2024, at 2:30 pm Roxana Azimi

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Eight ideas for European Night of Museums

More than 3,000 museums will open their doors to the public free of charge on May 18. Here are our picks for how to make the most of the night in Paris and the surrounding region.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 5:30 am (Paris) Roxana Azimi, Claire Guillot, Emmanuelle Jardonnet, Sylvie Kerviel and Djaïd Yamak

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Ten French exhibitions to celebrate 150 years of Impressionism

Seascapes and children's faces, neon lights and airship flights above abstraction: Le Monde's critics have selected 10 must-see places to immerse yourself in the color and light of Impressionism.

Published on May 16, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris) Harry Bellet, Emmanuelle Jardonnet, Philippe Dagen and Emmanuelle Lequeux

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Paris exhibition retraces story of Rennaissance founders

Paintings, objects and, above all, precious manuscripts with sumptuous illuminations are on display at the Bibliotèque Nationale de France's Richelieu site until June 16.

Published on May 10, 2024, at 3:13 am (Paris), updated on May 10, 2024, at 9:15 am Emmanuelle Lequeux

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The Olympic Games, an ancient geopolitical forum

Since Athens in 1896, the Games have always echoed the upheavals of history. The 'Olympism: a History of the World' exhibition at the Palais de la Porte-Dorée in Paris explores this 130-year epic.

Published on April 25, 2024, at 1:00 am (Paris) Benoît Hopquin

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At the Paris Quai Branly Museum, the fascinating cosmovision of the Mexicas

A spectacular exhibition, 'Mexica. Offerings and Gods at the Templo Mayor,' revisits the mythology of this civilization long mistakenly referred to as 'Aztec.'

Published on April 5, 2024, at 4:21 am (Paris), updated on April 5, 2024, at 4:25 am Pierre Barthélémy

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Paul Andreu's aerial metaphysics exhibited at Paris' Cité de l'Architecture

The architect of Roissy airport and other major projects is the subject of a varied and splendid exhibition in Paris.

Published on March 26, 2024, at 3:00 am (Paris), updated on June 18, 2024, at 3:43 pm Isabelle Regnier

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Versailles and the 'French touch', the electronic music movement through the eyes of its graphic designers

The Espace Richaud is showcasing album covers and music videos created by the graphic design studio H5 until May 5.

Published on March 12, 2024, at 12:15 am (Paris), updated on March 12, 2024, at 8:15 am Djaïd Yamak

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Hermann Nitsch's colors take over the Musée de l'Orangerie

The splendid final paintings by the Austrian artist – who died in 2022 – stand next to Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' in a powerful tribute exhibition.

Published on December 21, 2023, at 3:30 am (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:14 pm Philippe Dagen

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A Gazan museum takes shape in the clouds at Paris's Institut de Monde Arabe

The HAWAF Collective, which is taking part in the Paris exhibition 'What Palestine Brings to the World,' is sketching the outlines of a virtual museum in Gaza.

Published on December 5, 2023, at 3:22 am (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 10:09 am Roxana Azimi

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Fashion and sport team up at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs

From iron armor to jersey shirts, from culottes to sneakers, the 'Fashion and Sport: From One Catwalk to Another' exhibition explores the links between these two worlds, between performance, comfort and emancipation.

Published on November 28, 2023, at 4:23 am (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 10:10 am Maud Gabrielson

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Modigliani, a not-so-cursed painter at the Musée de l'Orangerie

On show in Paris until January 15, 2024, an exhibition traces the Italian artist's ties with his dealer, Paul Guillaume.

Published on November 20, 2023, at 2:36 am (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 10:10 am Harry Bellet

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Mourad Merzouki sets the Musée d'Orsay dancing

As part of the Cultural Olympiad, the choreographer takes to the exhibition spaces on November 11 and 12, with extracts from shows and walkabouts.

Published on November 10, 2023, at 3:10 am (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 10:11 am Rosita Boisseau

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Asian immigration beyond stereotypes on display in Paris

The National Museum of the History of Immigration exhibition 'East and Southeast Asian Immigration since 1860,' shows 150 years of evolution in the representation of Asian populations in France.

Published on November 1, 2023, at 4:30 am (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 10:12 am Sylvie Kerviel

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Rothko at the Louis Vuitton Foundation: When color throbs

The Paris exhibition, spanning from October 18, 2023, to April 2, 2024, faithfully embodies the American painter's approach: The succession of rooms, with low-hanging paintings and excellent lighting, creates a remarkable sensory experience for visitors.

Published on October 23, 2023, at 11:43 pm (Paris), updated on December 7, 2023, at 10:13 am Philippe Dagen

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'The Invention of Language': Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso's shared revolution

An exhibition at Paris's Musée du Luxembourg traces the relationship between the American writer and the Spanish painter and their influence on 20th-century art.

Published on September 15, 2023, at 11:24 am (Paris) Philippe Dagen

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An invigorating Termites' Bite in the halls of the Palais de Tokyo

Paris's modern art mecca brings together graffiti and contemporary artists through the prism of the city's underground, all-consuming practices.

Published on August 30, 2023, at 10:40 am (Paris) Emmanuelle Jardonnet

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Culture, fashion, gastronomy: Le Monde's top end-of-summer picks

From girl rappers to seafood handbags, from Russian exile painters to olive oil centerpieces: Le Monde presents the cream of the September crop.

Published on August 30, 2023, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on August 31, 2023, at 11:09 am Stéphanie Binet, Claire Dhouailly, Laure Gasparotto, Litza Georgopoulos, Clément Ghys, Marie Godfrain, Fiona Khalifa, Julie Lasterade and Valentin Pérez

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Lyon's Musée des Confluences invites you to take a fresh look at African art

The exhibition features some 300 sculptures, masks, ritual and everyday objects from the collection of Ewa and Yves Develon.

Published on August 23, 2023, at 4:43 pm (Paris), updated on August 23, 2023, at 6:00 pm Philippe Dagen

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Paris exhibition explores the Wars of Religion, from massacres to propaganda

At the Musée de l'Armée des Invalides in Paris, the exhibition 'Hatred of the Clans' looks back on what was the longest civil war in French history, between Catholics and Protestants during the second half of the 16th century.

Published on July 19, 2023, at 8:30 pm (Paris) Cyprien Mycinski

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'Leonardo da Vinci and Anatomy': the mechanics of life at the Château du Clos-Lucé

Leonardo da Vinci's final home in Amboise reveals the experimental painter's fascination with the inner workings of the human body.

Published on July 4, 2023, at 5:45 pm (Paris) Axelle Auvray

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Diane Arbus' portraits of the peculiar question what is normal

Known for her portraits of people living in the margins in America, Diane Arbus (1923-1971) questioned the idea of normality. For the first time, an exhibition is bringing together over 450 of her photographs including hitherto unseen works, which will be on display throughout the summer at LUMA in Arles.

Published on June 20, 2023, at 3:44 pm (Paris), updated on August 2, 2023, at 10:20 am Claire Guillot

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Taysir Batniji's 'lost steps' at the Pavillon Carré de Baudouin

In his Paris exhibition, the Gaza-born Palestinian artist finds subtle ways of conjuring up the concept of uprootedness.

Published on June 14, 2023, at 11:56 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:23 pm Philippe Dagen

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Naples in Paris: The Louvre hosts Capodimonte masterpieces

The exhibition features several paintings by Titian, Caravaggio and Ribera on loan from the great Neapolitan museum while it undergoes renovation.

Published on June 12, 2023, at 3:10 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:24 pm Philippe Dagen

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In Lugano, Switzerland, the Bally Foundation emerges from the lake

'Un Lac Inconnu' ('The Unknown Lake'), the inaugural exhibition at this new space, welcomes some 20 artists to dream in symbiosis with the landscape.

Published on May 28, 2023, at 5:26 am (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:25 pm Emmanuelle Jardonnet

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Norman Foster's imposing architecture takes over the Centre Pompidou in Paris

For the first time, the artistic discipline is featured center stage in Gallery 1, the institution's most prestigious exhibition space, until August 7.

Published on May 19, 2023, at 8:11 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:25 pm Isabelle Regnier

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Fashion becomes art: Karl Lagerfeld and Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel from every angle

Karl Lagerfeld in New York this spring, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in London in September. Beyond their charismatic personalities, two exhibitions chose to focus on their creations.

Published on May 12, 2023, at 9:20 pm (Paris) Elvire von Bardeleben

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'Henri Cartier-Bresson, The Other Coronation': When the French photographer turned his back on the king

In 1937, the photographer covered the coronation of George VI, Charles' grandfather, but chose to show everything except the monarch. The resulting series of remarkable images are on display at the Henri Cartier-Bresson Fondation in Paris until September.

Published on May 5, 2023, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on August 2, 2023, at 10:19 am Claire Guillot

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Pride of place for Giovanni Bellini and a rich Venetian cocktail at Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris

Famous for his 'Madonna and Child' pictures, the Italian Renaissance painter succeeded in synthesizing various influences and pictorial techniques, which can be seen among the 50 works of art displayed in the exhibition.

Published on April 28, 2023, at 9:20 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:26 pm Harry Bellet

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'Paris Animal': New exhibit focuses on city's history as an urban jungle

The Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris is hosting until September 3 a thought-provoking exhibition on Parisians' cohabitation with wolves, pigs and horses throughout the ages.

Published on April 22, 2023, at 4:30 am (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:26 pm Isabelle Regnier

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'Basquiat Soundtracks' at the Philharmonie de Paris: Painting with the sound turned up

An exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris explores the visual artist and musician's intense connection with jazz, hip-hop and no wave.

Published on April 19, 2023, at 4:27 am (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:27 pm Bruno Lesprit

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Paris, capital of gastronomy: A journey through French cuisine at the Conciergerie Museum

From royal banquets to heads of state lunches and bouillons to brasseries, the exhibition goes back over eight centuries of French culinary art from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Published on April 14, 2023, at 5:08 am (Paris), updated on July 10, 2023, at 2:44 pm Elvire von Bardeleben

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Mummies: The champions of Egyptian soft power

Since Champollion, Cairo has been promoting its antiquities as a tool to foster friendships with Western countries. They area a useful instrument of diplomacy, as evidenced by the enormous success of each exhibition devoted to Egyptian heritage.

Published on April 11, 2023, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:28 pm Benoît Hopquin

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Ramses takes over Paris in exhibition exploring the great pharaoh's kingdom

'Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs,' which runs at the Grande Halle de la Villette until September 6, presents works never before seen in France.

Published on April 7, 2023, at 4:24 am (Paris), updated on April 7, 2023, at 6:29 pm Pierre Barthélémy

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When Basquiat electrified Paris

In the 1980s, the French capital captivated the star of the American underground. This spring, he is showcased in two exhibitions, at the Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Philharmonie de Paris.

Published on April 3, 2023, at 8:30 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:29 pm Roxana Azimi

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At Musée d'Orsay, Manet and Degas reunite in a friendly and fruitful artistic match

The Parisian museum is devoting an exhibition to the complicated but rich artistic relationship between the two major painters of the 19th century. It continues until July.

Published on April 2, 2023, at 5:48 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:29 pm Harry Bellet

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National Museum of Natural History puts felines in the spotlight

The 'Felines' exhibition at the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution immerses visitors in the amazing biology of 38 species of these fascinating predators, until January 7, 2024.

Published on March 28, 2023, at 12:18 am (Paris), updated on March 28, 2023, at 10:08 am Nathaniel Herzberg

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Musée du Luxembourg explores the colorful brotherhood of Léon and Claude Monet

In Paris, a beautiful exhibition revisits the relationship between the famous painter and his older brother, a great collector of paintings and manufacturer of synthetic pigments.

Published on March 22, 2023, at 3:10 am (Paris), updated on July 5, 2023, at 2:29 pm Philippe Dagen

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Utagawa Hiroshige's ephemeral fan art at the Musée Guimet

A hundred works on paper, created by the Japanese master of prints, are being shown at Paris's Musée Guimet until May 29.

Published on March 21, 2023, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on March 21, 2023, at 5:30 am Sylvie Kerviel

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Marseille's MuCEM revisits the history of Egyptian city Alexandria

The exhibition 'Alexandria: Past Futures' transports visitors between past and present to deconstruct the myth of the ancient Egyptian city, but without erasing it.

Published on March 9, 2023, at 8:51 pm (Paris) Pierre Barthélémy

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Basel's Fondation Beyeler explores how Wayne Thiebaud goes beyond pop art

The exhibition does justice to the palette and mastery of the American artist, who has gone largely unnoticed in Europe.

Published on February 14, 2023, at 5:06 am (Paris) Harry Bellet

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NFTs make their debut at the Centre Pompidou

Donations and acquisitions of works of crypto art, net art and generative art will lead to an exhibition in the Paris museum in April.

Published on February 12, 2023, at 7:00 am (Paris), updated on February 12, 2023, at 7:50 am Emmanuelle Jardonnet

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Dutch master Vermeer exposed in a new light in Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum is bringing together 28 of the painter's works, more than two-thirds of his oeuvre, for the first time in a major retrospective.

Published on February 11, 2023, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on February 11, 2023, at 9:18 am Philippe Dagen

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Artist Faith Ringgold's uncompromising depictions of America on display at first Paris retrospective

At 92, the African-American artist, who has always fought for the recognition of African cultures and for women's freedom of expression, finally gets her first retrospective in France, at the Picasso Museum.

Published on February 3, 2023, at 5:09 am (Paris) Philippe Dagen

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Paris exhibition of Baya's art shows vivid mark left by Algerian childhood

The Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris is devoting a retrospective to the self-taught painter and sculptor Fatma Haddad, whose work has been interpreted in a range of ways.

Published on January 27, 2023, at 7:00 am (Paris), updated on January 27, 2023, at 9:19 am Philippe Dagen

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At the Musée Soulages, an exhibition on RCR Arquitectes' stunning minimalism

The Catalan winners of the 2017 Pritzker Prize are being honored in Rodez in the museum they designed, with models showing their most emblematic historical projects, which reveal the landscape.

Published on January 24, 2023, at 1:33 am (Paris), updated on January 24, 2023, at 8:26 am Isabelle Regnier

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The incredible odyssey of photographer Erwin Blumenfeld

The Museum of the Art and History of Judaism in Paris presents the captivating story of German artist Erwin Blumenfeld, who overcame the challenges of war and exile to become a renowned fashion photographer.

Published on January 19, 2023, at 9:30 pm (Paris), updated on August 2, 2023, at 10:17 am Claire Guillot

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The phantasmagorical world of Yayoi Kusama is honored in Hong Kong

M+, Hong Kong's new museum of contemporary Asian art, celebrates its first anniversary with an exceptional retrospective of the 93-year-old Japanese artist.

Published on January 7, 2023, at 10:00 pm (Paris) Florence de Changy

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Exhibition: Giacometti and Dali, the history of an aborted project

The Giacometti Institute in Paris is taking an interest in the attempt by the sculptor and painter to collaborate on the garden at the Villa Noailles in the early 1930s.

Published on January 1, 2023, at 4:34 am (Paris), updated on January 4, 2023, at 5:17 pm Philippe Dagen

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Contemporary art: Africa benefits from a new exhibition space in Paris

The Christophe Person Gallery has just opened in the Marais district of Paris and is showing the work of two young Cameroonian artists: Manga Lulu Williams and Wilfried Mbida.

Published on December 31, 2022, at 3:24 am (Paris), updated on January 4, 2023, at 5:17 pm Olivier Herviaux

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An immersive experience into the heart of Chanel's iconic perfume

Until January 9, the famous fashion house is presenting its 'Grand Numéro' at the Grand Palais Ephémère, in Paris, an exhibition that smells as good as it looks.

Published on December 26, 2022, at 11:39 am (Paris), updated on January 3, 2023, at 3:30 pm Claire Dhouailly

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Art Deco, the intense creative Roaring Twenties courtship between France and America

An exhibition at the Cité de l'Architecture in Paris celebrates this exceptional period of artistic inspiration, which conquered France in the 1910s and soon became a craze across the Atlantic

Published on December 20, 2022, at 12:24 pm (Paris), updated on January 3, 2023, at 3:30 pm Véronique Lorelle

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A Madrid exhibition shows the iron pact between Pablo Picasso and Julio Gonzalez

An exhibition currently showing at the Mapfre Foundation in Madrid displays 170 works by the artist Picasso in collaboration with the metalsmith who introduced him to metal welding.

Published on December 13, 2022, at 5:44 am (Paris), updated on January 3, 2023, at 3:30 pm Harry Bellet

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Space Invader: French artist's famous pixels go from the street to the gallery

The famous French street artist who has installed 4,000 mosaics around the world, moves from outside to inside with the opening of his solo exhibition in Paris.

Published on December 12, 2022, at 7:20 pm (Paris), updated on January 3, 2023, at 3:30 pm Emmanuelle Jardonnet

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From Yves Saint Laurent to Frida Kahlo, the Paris fashion exhibitions not to miss this winter

From the golden finery of YSL to the secrets of kimonos, from Elsa Schiaparelli's surrealist fashion to Frida Kahlo's recovered wardrobe, the current Parisian exhibitions offer a fascinating history of clothing.

Published on December 10, 2022, at 4:53 pm (Paris) Maud Gabrielson

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Genghis Khan exhibition defies Chinese censorship at Nantes history museum

The exhibition dedicated to the founder of the Mongol Empire was canceled due to Beijing's intervention in 2020, but will return in another form in October 2023.

Published on December 8, 2022, at 3:01 pm (Paris), updated on December 8, 2022, at 4:04 pm Sylvie Kerviel

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A journey through the 'crossroads of civilizations': Uzbekistan opens the doors to its treasures in Paris

Two exhibitions at the Louvre and the Arab World Institute want people to step inside the worlds of Samarkand and Bukhara, and discover some of the treasures that have never before left the country.

Published on December 2, 2022, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on December 8, 2022, at 2:45 pm Emmanuelle Lequeux

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