At the moment Mars 17, 2012 November 10, 2013 Beautiful horse-drawn coaches ARRAS. “Roulez carrosses !” is the first exhibition in France devoted to horse-drawn coaches. Combining reconstructions, animated demonstrations, multimedia installations as well as a selection of paintings, sculptures, sleighs, sedan chairs and horse harnesses, it shows the functioning and development of these vehicles from Louis XIV to the 3rd Republic. It also presents several exceptional coaches such as those used for the wedding procession of Napoleon I, the coach of the coronation of Charles X and the impressive hearse of Louis XVIII. Musée des Beaux Arts. 22, rue Paul Doumer, 62 000 Arras . Open very day except Tuesday from 11am to 6pm. Admission : €7 / €4. Information : 0321713643 www.arras.fr/culture/musee-des-beaux-arts.html September 18, 2012 July 14, 2013 The art of hair PARIS. Through two hundred fifty ethnographic objects, paintings, photographs, sculptures and multimedia documents, this exhibition “Cheveux chéris” examines futile aspects as well as more serious and profound symbols related to hair. Comparing the coquetries of Papua New Guinea, those of the beautiful urban African or haute coiffure artists, the exhibition moves towards the idea of a human material to be shaped and sculpted, a medium both for knowledge and the relativity of beauty but also ( a talisman) an object of loss, a symbol of time passing, illness and death. Musée du Quai Branly. 37 quai Branly , 75007 Paris . Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm, till 9pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission : €8.50 / €6. Information : 0156617000 www.quaibranly.fr October 23, 2012 August 25, 2013 Sex beasts PARIS. Find out more about the sex life of animals with the exhibition “Bêtes de Sexe” that deciphers the relationship between sex, evolution, the unexpected adaptations animals have found to achieve their aims and doesn’t shy away from tackling forced sex and homosexuality. It features videos, pictures, drawings, stuffed animals as well as several short films directed, written by and starring Isabella Rossellini that offer an entertaining yet informative look into the bizarre seduction rituals that often precede the mating process. This exhibition is not meant for children less than ten, owing to some explicit contents. Palais de la Decouverte. Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 75008 Paris. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30am to 6pm, Sunday from 10am to 7pm. Admission : €8 / €6, giving access to the permanent collections. Information : 0156432020 www.palais-decouverte.fr February 21, 2013 July 21, 2013 Chagall between war and peace PARIS. Presenting nearly eighty paintings, drawings and engravings by Chagall, including several never shown in public before, this exhibition covers four key stages of the artist’s life and work : Russia during WW1, between two wars in France, exile in United States and postwar return to France. It reveals the complexity of his work that takes in the events, situations and emotions he experienced. Musée du Luxembourg. 19 rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris. Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7.30pm, till 10pm on Mondays and Fridays, Sunday from 9am to 8pm. Admission : €11 / €7.5. Information : 0140136200 www.museeduluxembourg.fr February 21, 2013 June 30, 2013 Marie Laurencin PARIS. One of the most famous 20th century female painters, Marie Laurencin is also the only woman artist attributed a role in Cubist art history. Comprising nearly hundred works, most lent by the Laurencin Museum in Tokyo, this exhibition gives visitors the chance to discover her particular style as well as her other talents such as stage and costume designer for ballets. Musée Marmottan. 2rue Louis Boilly, 75116 Paris. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm, till 8pm on Thursday. Admission : €10 / €5. Information : www.marmottan.com Mars 02, 2013 June 07, 2013 Haute couture retrospective PARIS. Featuring around a hundred haute couture dresses and accessories coming from the Galliera museum collections as well as photos and drawings, the exhibition “Paris Haute Couture” spans 150 years of haute couture in Paris from late 19th century to the present time. Pieces on display includes works by all the great fashion designers of the 20th century : Lanvin, Chanel, Nina Ricci, Balenciaga, Grès, Balmain, Carven, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent, Courrèges, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lacroix, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and so on. Hôtel de Ville. Salle Saint-Jean. 5 rue de Lobau, 75006 Paris. Open every day except Sundays and bank holidays from 10am to 7pm. Admission free. Information : www.paris.fr/haute-couture Mars 07, 2013 May 26, 2013 Peter Vos drawings PARIS. The Dutch Institute present a selection of works by Peter Vos, one of the most prolific and most important 20th century draughtsmen in the Netherlands. Captivated by animals, his body of work comprises of an impressive amount of images of birds and the Metamorphoses exhibition focuses on metamorphoses after Ovid, particularly those in which a bird embodies the final stage, on individual figures from classical mythology who undergo a change of form. Institut Néerlandais. 121 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris. Open every day except Monday from 1pm to 7pm. Admission : €4 / €2. Information : 0153591240 www.institutneerlandais.com Mars 09, 2013 June 09, 2013 Giacometti exhibition GRENOBLE. Featuring more than 70 sculptures, paintings and graphic works coming from the Giacometti Foundation as well as public and private collections, the exhibition “Giacometti. Space, Head, Figure” explores one aspect of this great 20th century sculptor’s work. The issues of spatial representation, the role of the pedestal, the figure’s relationship to space, and the relation of the figures to each other. Musée de Grenoble . 5, place Lavalette, 38000 Grenoble. Open every day except Tuesday from 10am to 6.30pm. Admission : €8, free for under 26s. Information : 0476634444 www.museedegrenoble.fr Mars 13, 2013 June 10, 2013 Bronzes from Ancient China PARIS. More than a hundred Chinese bronzes from the 1st millenium BC are shown to the public for the first time. Ritual objects in a variety of shapes and patterns, they belong to the famed Meyintang Collection and give an idea of the religious practices in Ancient China. Musée Guimet. 6 place Iéna, 75116 Paris. Open every day except Tuesday from 10am to 6pm. Admission : €8 / €6. Information : 0156525300 www.guimet.fr Mars 14, 2013 July 21, 2013 Sacred Tibetan art PARIS. A selection of 127 Buddhist religious objects coming from Himalayas specialist Alain Bordier’s collection allows to discover the sacred art of Tibet, its Indian and Nepalese origins as well as its evolution. This exhibition comprises sculptures, drawings and paintings dating from the 6th century up to the 19th century including rare works that are not often displayed in national museums. Pierre Bergé –Yves Saint-Laurent Foundation. 3 rue Léonce Reynaud, 75116 Paris. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 6pm. Admission : €7 / €5. Information : 0144316431 www.fondation-pb-ysl.net Mars 22, 2013 July 22, 2013 Eugéne Boudin retrospective PARIS. The first Parisian retrospective since the end of the 19th century devoted to the painter Eugène Boudin presents nearly sixty paintings, watercolors, and drawings on loan from major international museums. It spans his entire career with works from his early years in Honfleur, daily life and beach scenes made in Trouville and Deauville, seascape paintings on which he focused on the rendering of the sky and atmospheric effects as well as some of his last works produced in Venice and on the French Riviera. Eugène Boudin was one of the first French artists to take his easel outside the studio to paint landscapes. Musée Jacquemart André. 158, boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris. Open every day from 10am to 6pm, till 8.30pm on Monday and Saturday. Admission : €11 / €9.50. Information : 0145621159 www.expo-eugeneboudin.com Mars 27, 2013 July 28, 2013 Murano glass masterpieces PARIS. For the first time in France an exhibition recalls the history of Murano glass-work, in the course of seven centuries, from the Renaissance to nowadays. Titled “Fragile - Murano”, it features over two hundreds objects initially intended for royal families and European courts that are among the finest of the Renaissance, Baroque and 18th century creations. There are also some contemporary pieces, emblematic of the 1920s Art Deco era as well as of the 1950s Modernism and a section focuses on the international artists who have come to Murano since the 1950s to work with the master glassmakers. Musée Maillol. 61 rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris. Open every day from 10.30am to 7pm, till 9.30pm on Friday. Admission : €11 / €9. Information : 0142225958 www.museemaillol.com Mars 29, 2013 July 02, 2013 Signac, the colors of water GIVERNY, NEAR PARIS. One of the leading events of the Normandy Impressionist Festival, this exhibition presents over a hundred paintings, drawings and watercolors focusing on the depiction of water and the sky in Paul Signac’s work. Enamored of the outdoors, the painter produced seascapes of the Normandy and Mediterranean coastlines, images of Venice as well as views of port buildings and structures. Musée des Impressionnismes. 99 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny. Open every day from 10am to 6pm. Admission : €7 / €4.50. Information : 0232519465 www.museedesimpressionnismesgiverny.com April 09, 2013 July 14, 2013 Ancient Philippine Treasures PARIS. Featuring more than 300 works, “The Philippines, Archipelago of Exchange” is the first major exhibition in France in the last twenty years devoted to the archipelago of the Philippines. It presents its little known pre-colonial arts and cultures and highlights their diversity by displaying objects from different regions and civilizations. Statues of rice divinities, every day objects, clothes, basketry and weaponry, items used by priests for divination, healing, and other rituals as well as textiles, ornaments, gongs, special jars from the ruling class from tribes who lived in the highlands of the islands of Luzon and Mindanao. Imported ceramics and gold jewels showing the wealth of the Philippine society from the 9th to the 13th century and the trade links with other Asian countries. Textiles, weapons, jewels and textiles produced in the Muslim sultanates of the Southern islands where Islam was introduced in the 14th century. Terracotta burial jars and urns used for secondary burial. Musée du quai Branly. 37 quai Branly, 75007 Paris. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11am to 9pm. Admission : €7 / €5. Information : 0156617000 www.quaibranly.fr April 18, 2013 July 15, 2013 Giotto and his disciples PARIS. Through thirty paintings, drawings, illuminations, and sculptures by Giotto and his disciples, the exhibition “Giotto e compani” highlights Giotto’s innovations. It also addresses questions such as the networks that made his works known, the organization of his workshops, and the typology of his painted panels. Musée du Louvre. 75008 Paris. Open every day except Tuesday from 9am to 6pm, till 9.45pm on Wednesday and Friday. Admission : €11, included in the museum ticket. Information : www.louvre.fr April 26, 2013 June 15, 2013 Brasilia PARIS. Comprising a few documents, preparatory drawings and building models as well as dozens of photographs, this exhibition retraces the history of the Brazilian capital from its origin to the present days. It also pays homage to its founder and creator, Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek and architect Oscar Niemeyer. Its highlight is a superb collection of black and white pictures depicting the construction of the city and the workers, especially those taken by Marcel Gautherot. Headquarters of the Parti Communiste. 2 place du Colonel Fabien, 75019 Paris. Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 6pm as well as Sundays April 28th and June 2nd. Admission free. Information : 0140401212 www.brasilia50.info April 27, 2013 September 29, 2013 Leisure and Impressionism CAEN. The exhibition “A Summer at the Water’s Edge – Leisure and Impressionism” focuses on an aspect of Impressionism: the introduction of the human figure into the landscape. About eighty paintings show individuals enjoying leisure activities connected with water and primarily the sea such as beach scenes, crinoline beach robes, bathing costumes and sporting activities like sailing and swimming. Works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Cézanne, Seurat, Cross, Bazille and Maurice Denis as well as by foreign contemporaries, such as Mary Cassatt, Joaquin Sorolla, Max Liebermann and Peder Kroyer are arranged in six main themes : The pioneers of the genre (Boudin, Prinet...) – The Beach – The Promenade – Boats – Sailing – Bathers. Musée des Beaux-arts de Caen. Château de Caen. Allée du Chat Qui Veille, 14000 Caen. Open every day except Tuesday from 9.30am to 6pm. Admission : €9 / €6. Information : 0231304770 www.mba.caen.fr April 27, 2013 September 29, 2013 Pissaro and the Ports LE HAVRE. This exhibition brings together about thirty works by Pissaro who executed a series of paintings of the ports of Rouen, Dieppe and Le Havre between 1883 and 1903. Pissarro depicted large sailing boats packed with good, docks, quays milled with stevedores, walkers, passengers and all kinds of goods and painted a string of scenes from the same viewpoint, illustrating the ports in a variety of different conditions, some light-filled, others rainy or misty. Works by Eugène Boudin and Maxime Maufra complement the set. Musée d’Art moderne André Malraux. 2 boulevard Clémenceau, 76600 Le Havre Open every day except Tuesday from 11am to 6pm, till 7pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission : €9 / €6, free for under 26s Information : 0235196262 www.muma-lehavre.fr April 29, 2013 September 30, 2013 Hundred Impressionist masterpieces ROUEN. Presenting a hundred paintings as well as drawings by Impressionist artists, the exhibition “Reflected colour. Impressionism and the water’s surface” is built around the theme of reflection on water. Works on display comprise masterpieces by Pissarro, Van Gogh, Manet, Caillebotte, Renoir, Cézanne Sisley and Monet, including his famous Water Lilies series. There is also a splendid collection of photographs by Gustave Le Gray, Charles Marville and Peter Henry Emerson, among others. Musée des Beaux-Arts . Esplanade Marcel-Duchamp, 76000 Rouen. Open Wednesday from 11am to 10pm, Thursday to Monday from 9am to 7pm. Admission : €10 / €7, free for under 26s. Information : 0235712840 eblouissantsreflets.fr May 16, 2013 June 03, 2013 Saint-Germain Jazz Festival PARIS. The love affair between jazz and Saint-Germain-des-Près goes back to the post-War years when Boris Vian, Miles Davis, Sidney Bechet and Duke Ellington introduced France to New Orleans music. Each spring, this district of Paris revives its mythical musical past with a festival featuring concerts, exhibitions and encounters. This thirteenth edition also includes a day dedicated to new female talents with concerts by Abyale, Lisa Cat-Berro and Amalya. Evening concerts feature international stars such as Manu Dibango, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Monty Alexander, Didier Lockwood, Matteo Pastorino, Quatuor Ebene, mina Agossi and Stéphane Huchard. Concerts are held in different venues throughout the Saint-Germain des Prés district. Admission : from €22 to €42 according to the concerts. Information and bookings : 0975867413 www.festivaljazzsaintgermainparis.com May 18, 2013 September 29, 2013 Gardens on stage PICARDY. “Jardins en Scène” is a festival where art slips into gardens. Perched in a tree or floating on water, artists are not where we expect to find them. They give unusual performances offering visitors snatches of poetry, humor and enjoyment in the midst of natural settings sculpted by other artists excelling in a discipline of their own. For this fifth edition, fifteen artistic companies will be in the limelight in fifteen gardens scattered around the Picardy region. Admission : free or from €2 to €8 depending on the garden and the show. Free for children under 12 years old. Information and bookings : 0800026080 www.jardinsenscene-picardie.com May 18, 2013 June 02, 2013 Hikes, bike and horse rides YVELINES DEPARTMENT. During three weekends, tourist offices, associations and tour operators offer more than seventy themed hikes, bike and horse rides throughout the Yvelines department. Tasting of local food products, flora and fauna observation, visits of gardens, architectural heritage and monuments are on the program of the hikes and rides that vary in length, some of them being only suited for well trained people while others are designed for families and even include playful activities for children. Information : www.vert-les-yvelines.com May 24, 2013 May 25, 2013 Langres celebrates Diderot LANGRES. HAUTE-MARNE. This year marking the 300th anniversary of philosopher Diderot birth, his hometown organizes a festive weekend in his honor. It features a public ball whose participants will be led to create choreographies, street performances, ancient games demonstrations, exhibitions, a parade of wicker sculptures and a firework. Information : www.tourisme-langres.com

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