Paris Update

AMERICAN ART IN PARIS

February 7, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

AMERICAN ART IN PARIS An exhibition of American art, “American Artists: New Perspectives, Linking Cultures and Crossing Boundaries,” curated by the U.S. State Department’s Arts in Embassies program, will open at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Unesco, David … Read More

Maison de l’Histoire de France

February 7, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

NEW PARIS MUSEUM French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Monday that a new museum, the Maison de l’Histoire de France, would open in Paris’s Marais in the handsome 18th-century mansion, the Hôtel de Rohan-Soubise, currently home to the Archives Nationales. The … Read More

Colette

February 7, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

SAVE COLETTE’S HOME A number of French celebrities, including actors Mathieu Amalric and Carole Bouquet, and singer Juliette, will participate in a benefit performance of readings, film excerpts and music at the Théâtre du Châtelet (tel.: 01 40 28 28 … Read More

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February 7, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

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The Improfessionals

February 7, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

Suburban Jazz Hot Marc Ribot, one of the featured artists at the 2005 Banlieues Bleues festival. The French have a longstanding love affair with jazz, and Paris still has a number of fine jazz clubs featuring big international names and … Read More

Paris Couture Spring Summer 2010

February 2, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

PARIS COUTURE WEEK Designer Jean Paul Gaultier withArielle Dombasle after presenting his haute couture collection in Paris. Click here for more couture photos. Photo: Elizabeth Pantaleo Favorite

Le Concert de Cuisine

February 2, 2010 | By Paris Update | Archive

Foie gras terrine and eel teriyaki with sansho spices, done up to look like an exquisite cake. Photo © Darren Palmer When you enter this small restaurant, the first indication that it’s Japanese comes from the unmistakable accent of the … Read More

Next Days

February 2, 2010 | By Paris Update | What's New Art & Culture

NEXT DAYS The Centre Chorégraphique National du Havre will perform a new piece, “Next Days,” by choreographer Hervé Robbe on Feb. 16 as part of the Hors Saison dance festival at the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale (17, boulevard Jourdan, … Read More

Scene monumenta boltanski

January 19, 2010 | By Paris Update | Photo of the week

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