Tag: Museum
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Ze new Bibliothèque Richelieu
The Bibliothèque Richelieu is part of the French National library (BnF). In fact, it was its main location since the 17th century, until President François Mitterrand’s decision to have a modern facility built by architect Dominique Perrault (1995). Since the inauguration of the new Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, a complete restructuration of the historic BnF location…
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L’Atelier des lumières
Not Entertainment space, nor Museum, Ze Atelier des lumières is an original Digital Art Center, which was inaugurated in 2018. It is settled in an old foundry, established in 1835 by the Plichon Brothers. Its initial “Gustav Klimt” exhibition was an immediate popular success, and by the end of 2019 it had received over a…
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Ze Museum walk
This is an East-West itinerary along the Seine’s right bank seven most famous Museums. A 90mn walk crossing over 3000 years of art and painting history. As you can see, your Paris home is right in the middle, meaning you can start this hike into art history either way. Musée de l’Orangerie Of course there…
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Picasso Museum via Ze Seine
In the 70’s, French President Pompidou, in love with the “Bagnoles” (cars) created a highway crossing Paris West to East, right along the Seine banks. It started in the right bank and was such a success that a left bank highway was added a few years later. It did in fact bring lots of traffic…
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Pinault Collection Musem
The French tycoon is the founder of a Luxury empire under the Kering Holding company (Gucci, Yves St Laurent, Balenciaga, Boucheron are some of the best knows brands under Kering’s umbrella). He has been competing with Bernard Arnauld (LVMH CEO) for decades over the luxury goods leading position, and also as an art patron. As…
Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau 