Christmas Star
Monday, December 21, the day of the winter solstice, in the sky visible from our Earth, the two planets Saturn and Jupiter approached, until they reached a minimum distance. A perspective effect, since Saturn is in fact about 700 million kilometers further from the Sun than Jupiter. The conjunction was very close, and the planets were separated for only 6 minutes of arc, or one fifth of the lunar diameter. In fact, this reconciliation takes place about every 20 years, but it had not been so close since ...
What virtual tours do propose museums?
The closure of cultural places is starting to weigh on us all and then there are some rumors ...
End of a lockdown without entertainment!
Although it was very different from the first, this second lockdown was synonymous with a life without entertainment. We will have to wait until end of January to go to a restaurant but every stores including department stores will reopen tomorrow, and museums and cinemas will reopen their doors on December 15th! Which exhibitions should not be missed before the Christmas break? Museum of Decorative Arts of Paris Harper’s Bazaar Until January 3, 2021 A superb exhibition dedicated to Harper's Bazar, the leading fashion magazine in the United States, is an opportunity...
For Ice skating lovers
Come and enjoy the largest ephemeral rink in the world in the great nave of the grand palace. For its 4th edition, a bear sculpture of 7 meters adorns the center of this 3000 m2 ice rink. During the day, enjoy the daylight that is diffused through the glass roof of the building and in the evening get ready to dance wearing ice skates to the rhythm of ligot shows, to the sound of a DJ! To discover until 9th January 2019. http://www.legrandpalaisdesglaces.com ...
Gustave Klimt honored until January 6, 2019
Idéal tour for families! For its inaugural exhibition, the Atelier des Lumières puts Gustave Klimt in the spotlight. this immersive musical journey presented in an old foundry of the 11th district will delight young and old persons. www.atelier-lumieres.com...
Alphonse Mucha and the « art nouveau » style
Main actor of the « art nouveau » mouvement in Paris in the 1900’s, Alphonse Mucha was born in Moravia in 1860, the Musée du Luxembourg pays a tribute to the artist during an exhibition held from September 12th to January 27th. Having become famous thanks to the poster of Sarah Bernhardt for the promotion of the play Gismonda, he then became a reference in Paris for advertising, posters and even Jewelery decor for Georges Fouquet. www.museeduluxembourg.fr...
Picasso blue and pink
From September 18th 2018 to January 6th 2019, come discover the exhibition Picasso in musée d’Orsay. As a result of a collaboration between the Picasso Museum and the Musée d’Orsay, this exhibition that brings together the masterpieces made by the artists between 1901 and 1906 is a big first in Paris. www.musee-orsay.fr...