Book Review: My Louvre, 21 Prints for a Picture-Perfect Home
This selection of iconic paintings from the Louvre allows you to curate your own private fine art gallery in your home. From the beguiling beauty of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to the intimacy of...
Art in Paris: Paul Signac at the Musée Jacquemart-André
An innovative artist, when Paul Signac lifted his brush he opened the way for his contemporaries and a new generation of artists such as the Fauves, the Futurists and the abstract painters.
In a rare...
Read the Signs: Rue des Lions in Paris
Once the king of the jungle roamed the Marais
JUNGLE FEVER
The rue des Lions is a short street in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, at the southern tip of the popular Marais district, edging towards...
Les Franciscaines: The New Cultural Centre in Deauville
Deauville, Normandy, considered by many Paris’s 21st district, is famous for its beaches, horse races, and cinema festival, but now, thanks to newcomer Les Franciscaines, the seaside resort can also offer some art to...
All the Fun of the Fair at the Musée des Arts Forains in Paris
Travel back to the fairgrounds of the Belle Époque in this Paris museum
Amidst the ivy-covered warehouses of Bercy, in Paris’s 12th arrondissement, you will find the most charming of the world’s funfair museums, the...
Modern Technology and the Art of Conserving Paintings
This is the second in a series of articles about the art of conserving paintings. Read the first here.
He’s a ragpicker, a man who made his living rummaging through trash in the streets of...
Leonardo da Vinci Sparks a Saudi-French Tug-of-War
How did a painting that was recently worth next to nothing find itself at the center of a diplomatic tug-of-war between Saudi Arabia and France? It’s a fascinating tale.
At the center of the struggle...
Planning for Paris: What’s New in the French Capital
Despite the events of the past year, the City of Light has not stood still during this time. In fact, conversely, there have been some fairly major changes – and we think you’re going...
The Art of Conserving Paintings
Experts from the Norton Simon and J. Paul Getty museums in California share fascinating details about the conservation of three Édouard Manet paintings
We look at a piece of art and notice the painter’s brush...
French Art Flourishes at this Florida Museum
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach celebrates its 80th anniversary, and welcomes a new French director & CEO
The Norton Museum of Art, the cultural heart of Palm Beach County, Florida, has...
