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Exhibition Chopin in Paris, the composer?s workshop at the Cité de la Musique from 9th March- 6th June 2010

Organised together with the French National Library, this exhibition celebrated the bicentenary of the pianist and composer’s birth, giving a new perspective on his work. Born on  1st March 1810, Chopin arrived in France in 1831 and remained there until his death on 17th October 1849. During these years of furious activity in the musical world, [...]

Holy Russia exhibition at the Louvre from 5th March ? 24th May 2010

As part of France’s « Year of Russia » celebrations, the Louvre is hosting a major exhibition devoted to the history of Christian Russia, from the 9th to the 18th century, the Beginnings to Peter the Great. The exhibition begins with the appearance of « Russians » in the historical record and the rivalries and power [...]

Thursday is the new Saturday at Daniel Rose?s Spring Boutique

We instantly like the Spring Boutique during our visit mid-December 2009, and the place is starting to take off. Now they’re starting a low cost, weekly wine-tasting session that may turn out to be essential. Daniel Rose and his wine director Joshua B. Adler certainly keep busy. Although the new restaurant still isn’t ready [...]

4th edition of our photo project ? famous photographer Patrick Tourneboeuf and our 2010 exhibitionat the Théâtre de l?Odéon from 1st September 2010

Yep, we’re already thinking about September, the end of summer and all that. But for the moment, concentrate on the essentials: on the 1st September our annual exhibition of our photo project opens, with a specially-commissioned project from Patrick Tourneboeuf of extraordinary size. This year will be absolutely Monumental… By now you might now that our monthly [...]

Chopin ? the Blue Note exhibition at the Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris from 2nd March ? 11th July 2010

Just before the major Chopin exhibition at the Cité de la Musique, it’s the Musée de la Vie Romantique – one of our favourite places in Paris – that honours the man for the bicentenary of his birth. Before it became a museum the Musée de la Vie romantique was a Parisian townhouse that received distinguished [...]

Claude Parent: the constructed work, the graphic work at the Cité de l?architecture et du patrimoine from 20th January ? 2nd May 2010

You may not have heard of Claude Parent (I certainly hadn’t) but his architecture from the 60s – often asymmetric and in concrete – has often been vilified as an ugly remnant of the 60s. However, a reappraisal is never far away, especially if the Paris architectural museum calls you « a hero of modernity »… Pity poor [...]

Drawings by André, an exhibition at Colette from 1st ? 27th February 2010

Graffiti artists, then ‘proper’ artists, then clubber and nightclub entrepreneur, André has been spreading his talent around Paris for a while now, whether we wanted it or not, and his new exhibition of black and white scribbles drawings is at the most hyped shop in the galaxy, Colette… He came from the streets, grappled his way [...]

Restaurant Les Papilles ? something yummy for your tastebuds

Papilles means tastebuds in English, and if you like you meals meaty and copious, you won’t be disappointed here… Les Papilles isn’t a new restaurant, but we only discovered it recently. Not far from our hotels and the Jardin du Luxembourg, it’s a sort of hybrid place, open for lunch and dinner, but also selling terrines [...]

The Nissim de Camondo museum ? astounding

This museum, attached to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, tells not only the story of a family that has since died out, but also shows part of the art collection that they cultivated, all in the large townhouse that they had built on the border of the smart parc Monceau. You feel like your in [...]

Paris, radiant city exhibition at the Cluny Museum from 10th February ? 24th May 2010

What on earth is ‘radiant’ then? Well, it’s a style used in architecture, an extension of the Gothic style that characterises such Parisian masterpieces as Notre Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle. But what exactly is it, how did it come to be, and why? This exhibition will give you the low down on some of our [...]