Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint-Laurent 1, rue Léonce Reynaud, 16th M° Alma-Marceau Tel 01 44 31 64 00 www.ysl-hautecouture.com By exhibiting the artistic creation of Yves Saint-Laurent while encouraging the fashion-arts, the foundation presents...
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Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 2, impasse Lebouis, 14th M° Gaité or Edgard Quinet Tel 01 56 80 27 00 www.henricartierbresson.org In an elegant renovated atelier in Montparnasse , the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibits the famed photographer’s work...
The calendar is updated throughout the month, check back weekly for new events! Official May Holidays May 1st: Fête du TravailMay 8th: V-Day (WWII)May 14th: AscensionMay 24-25: Pentecost Sunday (and Monday) Through May 10The annual Foire de...
In this Issue: * Where to Get Parisian Garden Chairs* Best Baguettes in Paris * New Discount Paris Airport Bus * Three Reasons to get to BnF * Museum Expos for History Addicts * Visit a Stained Glass Artisan * Where to Get a Quick Parisian Updo * Free Student...
April 1-June 13Check out a free exposition on 50 years of Parisian Street Art, Sur les Murs, featuring the work of 50 different French street artists (including Space Invader, Miss Tic and Speedy Graphito). At the Crédit Municipal de Paris...
Musée de l’Homme – Palais de Chaillot 17, place du Trocadéro, 16th M° Trocadéro Tel 01 44 05 72 72 www.mnhn.fr This museum in the Palais de Chaillot presents a rich prehistorical, anthropological and ethnographic collection of man as a natural...
Bibliothèque Forney Hôtel de Sens 1, rue du Figuier, 4th M° Pont Marie or Saint-Paul Tel 01 42 78 14 60 (French) Library Guide (English) History of the Hôtel de Sens (English) Library Facebook (French) A library specializing in arts and craftsmanship housed...
Hôtel de Ville 29 rue de Rivoli, 4th M° Hôtel de Ville Tel 01 42 76 43 43 www.paris.fr The Hôtel de Ville is the City Hall of Paris, aka Mairie de Paris, home of the mayor. The current neo-Renaissance building was built in the late 1800s to replace the...
Musée de l’Institut du Monde Arabe 1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 5th M° Jussieu Tel 01 40 51 38 38 www.imarabe.org Within its nine floors of glass and steel designed by Jean Nouvel, the Institut du Monde Arabe is a multidisciplinary cultural center and...
Institut Océanographique – Fondation Albert Ier Prince de Monaco 195, rue Saint-Jacques, 5th RER Luxembourg Tel 01 44 32 10 70 www.oceano.org/io This center dedicated to the marine world offers various exhibitions on sea life. Opening Hours: For the...
Musée Jacquemart-André 158, bd Haussmann , 8th M° Miromesnil or Saint Philippe du Roule Tel 01 45 62 11 59 www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com An opulent XIXth century home exhibits a fine collection of French, Dutch and Renaissance paintings. Opening Hours: Daily...
Jeu de Paume 1, place de la Concorde, 8th M° Concorde Tel 01 47 03 12 50 www.jeudepaume.org Built under Napoléon III in the Tuileries Garden, from 1909-2004 the Jeu de Paume was used as an exhibition venue for contemporary art. Since 2004 it combined the...
