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| What's on in Paris in Spring 2008 |
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| ORSAY Museum Program of Temporary Exhibitions |
ORSAY Museum 22nd January - 13th April 2008 Alexandre Charpentier (1856-1909). Naturalism and Art Nouveau 12th February - 27th April 2008 Exhibition Léon Gimpel 1st April to 22nd June 2008 Exhibition Lovis Corinth: 150th anniversary of the Berlin Sezession Expressionist artist who also lived and studied in Paris. 27th May to 7th September 2008 Exhibition The French Daguerreotype: The Birth of Photography 27th May to 7th September 2008 Exhibition Watercolors (Jonkind, Boudin, Cézanne's watercolors). 27th May to 7th September 2008 Exhibition The art of the English calotype: First British photographs on paper invented by the Englishman William Fox Talbot. |
Musée d'Orsay 62, rue de Lille/1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur, Paris 7th Metro: Musée d'Orsay or Solférino Open: 10:00 to 18:00 Thursdays until 21:45 and Sundays from 9:00 to 18:00 Closed: Mondays Price: 8.50 Euros (Museum + temporary exhibitions). Photography gallery, ground floor. Information at 33 (0)1 40 49 47 50 |
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The European Home of Photography 16th January to 30th March 2008 Exhibition of photos by Peter Knapp, Elle magazine's photographer and art director. 16th January to 30th March 2008 Shoji Ueda (1913-2000) : photos of strange and poetic beauty by one of Japan's most brilliant photographers. |
Maison Européenne de la Photographie |
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Temporary Exhibitions
Until June 2008 |
The Louvre Museum The Louvre museum is well known for its impressive permanent collections, yet it also holds some interesting temporary exhibitions. 5th October 2007 to 7th January 2008 Iran— Art of the Safavids (1501-1736) 14th March to 2nd June 2008 Babylon Louvre multimedia presentations |
Musée du Louvre Entrance through the 'Pyramide du Louvre' Paris 1st Metro: Palais-Royal/Louvre Open: every day 9:00 to 17:30 Closed: Tuesdays Price: 7.50 Euros before 15:00; 5.00 Euros after 15:00 and all day Sundays. Combined ticket (permanent and temporary exhibitions): 11.50 Euros before 15:00, 9.50 Euros after 15:00 and all day Sundays. Special ticket for the temporary exhibitions in the Napoleon Hall: 7 Euros. Free entrance the first Sunday of each month. Phone: 33 (0)1 40 20 51 51  |
| Program of temporary exhibitions | Pompidou Center The Museum’s collection includes a new presentation of artworks from the 1960’s to the present: - The Museum's contemporary collection (1960 to present day) on Level 4; - The Museum's Historical Collection (1905-1960) Level 5. - Brancusi's Workshop : a recunstitution of Brancusi's atelier. 5th March to 2nd June 2008 Louise Bourgeois 200 sculptures, paintings, drawings and engravings organized with London's Tate Modern. 20th February to 30th June 2008 Edouard Sautal: L'Oeuil sur l'échelle Drawings, sculptures, installations, photos and videos of a young artist. 13th February to 19th May 2008 Five artists under the pressure of war. A translation into art of shared sentiments of opression resulting from war and conflict. |
Centre Pompidou
19 rue Beaubourg, Place Georges Pompidou, Paris 4th Metro: Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville RER: Châtelet/Les Halles Open: every day 11:00 to 21:00 (tickets until 20:00) Closed Tuesdays & 1st May Price: 5.50 - 10 Euros The Atelier Brancusi : from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (except Tuesdays) Phone: 01 44 78 12 33 Books, Posters and Art Market Database on Matisse & Picasso
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| Until 11th May 2008 | Museum of Modern Art 14th February to 11th May 2008 A.R. Penck: Painting as a world system Exhibition co-organized with Schim Kunsthalle in Frankfurt and the Kiel Kunsthalle. A monograph that follows that of other modern German artists: Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz. |
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris 11, avenue du Président Wilson, Paris 16th Metro: Iéna or Alma-Marceau Open: 10:00 to 18:00 (until 22:00 Wednesdays) Closed: Mondays Price: 9 Euros. Phone: 01 53 67 40 00 |
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Rodin Museum
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Musée Rodin Hôtel Biron, 77 rue de Varenne, Paris 7th Metro:Varenne Open: every day from 9:30 to 16:45 Closed on Mondays Free entrance the first Sunday of each month. Price: 5 Euros (1 Euro for the garden only). Phone: 01 44 18 61 24 |
| Until August 2008 | "The Italian Primitives" One of the most important private collections in the world, including paintings by Canaletto, Rembrandt, Ruysdael, Chardin, Boucher, Uccello, Tiepolo and Fragonard, as well as a unique collection of 'Madonna with child' by Italian masters — all in a superb 19th century mansion. |
Jacquemart-André Museum 158, boulevard Haussmann, Paris 8th From Etoile take Avenue de Friedland and continue until boulevard Haussmann. You can walk this distance from the Etoile (approx. 10 minutes). Metro: Miromesnil or Saint-Philippe du Roule Open: Every day from 10:00 to 18:00 Price: 8 Euros The Jacquemart-André Museum also has a very charming café/restaurant and a library. |
| Until July 2008 | Luxembourg Museum 15th September 2007 to 13th January 2008 Arcimboldo 20th February to 20th July 2008 Vlaminck A Fauvist Instinct |
Musée du Luxembourg 19, rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6th Metro: Odéon, RER: Luxembourg Open: Mondays & Fridays from 10:00 to 23:30 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 19:00 Saturdays & Sundays from 10:00 to 20:00 Price: 9 Euros (free for children under 8). Information at 33 (0)1 42 34 25 95 |
| Permanent & Temporary Exhibitions Until December 2008 |
Guimet Museum
The renovated Guimet museum has an impressive collection of Asian Art. It also holds some interesting temporary exhibitions. 15th October to 8th December 2008 |
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet 6, Place d'Iéna, Paris 16th Phone 33(0)1 56 52 53 00 Metro: Iena Open: every day 10:00 to 18:00 Closed Tuesdays Price: 5.50 Euros; Museum + temporary exhibition: 7 Euros. |
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Arab World Museum 6th November 2007 to 20th April 2008 The Mediterranean of the Phoenicians, from Tyr to Carthage |
Institut du Monde Arabe 1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, Paris 5th Phone: 01 40 51 38 38 Metro: Cardinal Lemoine/Jussieu |
| February - July 2007 | Grand Palais
15th March to 2nd June 2008 |
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais 3 Ave du Général Eisenhower, Paris 8th Phone: 01 44 13 17 17 Metro: Champs-Elysées Clémenceau Open: 10:00 to 17:35 Closed: Mondays Price: 10/11 Euros |
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Picasso Museum 19th September 2007 to 7th January 2008 Central Laboratory: New presentation of Picasso's essential work in the different areas that he called his laboratories |
Musée Picasso Hôtel Salé, 5 Rue de Thorigny, Paris 3rd Phone 33(0)1 42 71 25 21 Metro: Filles du Calvaire, Saint-Paul Open: 9:30 to 17:30 Closed: Tuesdays Price: 9.50 Euros |
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Marmottan Museum
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Musée Marmottan 2 rue Louis-Boilly, Paris 16th Phone: 01 42 24 07 02 Metro: Muette Open: 10:00 to 17:35 Closed: Mondays Price: 6 Euros |
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Jeu de Paume - Concorde Museum and Sully Museum Dedicated to Photography At the Concorde Site 15th April to 15th June 2008 Alec Soth: The space between us 15th April to 15th June 2008 Valérie Mréjen: La place de la Concorde Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain: 25/24 1st July to 28th September 2008 Richard Avendon: Photos of 1945 to 2005 Virginie Yassef 22nd January to 30th March 2008 Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Film installations and video 15th April to 15 June 2008 Alec Soth: Photos At the Sully Site |
Le Jeu de Paume - Concorde 1 Place de la Concorde, Paris 8th. Phone: 01 47 03 12 50 Metro: Concorde Open: 10:00/12:00 to 19:00/21:00 Open: Tuesday 12am-9pm, |
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