Post by irishRover on Nov 25, 2007 17:25:52 GMT -5
OK, so even the most ardent partisan of La Ville Lumière has to admit that the weather in Paris at least from November to March is often less than delightful. One of the pleasures of visiting Paris in winter is that there are so many wonderful special exhibitions and other events going on so there is plenty to do and see even if the weather is cold and dreary! Here are a few I would like to see this winter but I'm not at all sure that I will be able to get to Paris in the next two or three months however much I might like to. 
Apologies if I am passing on information that has previously been posted...
Besides the Gustave Courbet exhibition mentioned elsewhere, there is another intriguing-looking exhibition at the Grand Palais, "Design contre design: deux siècles de créations." Through 7 January. Métro Champs-Élysées Clemenceau.
www.rmn.fr/design/
At the Musée Marmottan there is a special exhibition "A l'apogée de l'impressionnisme: la collection Georges de Bellio" through 3 February. I'm not quite sure what the exhibition adds to the Marmottan's permanent collection, but any excuse for a repeat visit to this delightful place is good enough for me. Métro La Muette.
www.marmottan.com/
This winter there are a couple of exhibitions that should attract anyone who can't get enough of the grandiosity and monumental self-indulgence of Le Grand Louis. The exhibition "Vauban, bâtisseur du Roi Soleil" has just opened at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, itself opened only a couple of months ago. Vauban was a multi-talented genius and was Louis' foremost military architect and town planner. Through 5 February. In the same location the exhibition "La Maison de Mademoiselle B." is an examination of ideas about trends in home design as seen through the eyes of nine women architects who collaborated to create a 1/6th scale model of a contemporary house. Through 27 January. Métro Trocadéro.
www.citechaillot.fr/index.php
At Versailles an attempt has been made to give visitors an impression of the incredible furnishings of the palace at its apogee. Louis XIV had the finest silversmiths in Europe create massive pieces of solid silver and silver-gilt, some weighing hundreds of pounds. There were mirrors, balustrades, tables, chairs, candelabras and so on throughout the palace. All this vast display of opulence was melted down in 1689 to finance the War of the Grand Alliance. Some 150 pieces of silver furniture of the period from other European palaces similar to those that were ordered and then destroyed by Louis have been brought to Versailles to furnish the Grands Appartements. The exhibition opened last week and will close on 9 March.
www.chateauversailles.fr/fr/
Lovers of fashion might visit the Musée de la Mode et du Textile where Christian Lacroix has organized an intriguing exhibition on the History of Fashion from the 18th century to the present. By all accounts the exhibition is an interesting and — who would be surprised? — idiosyncratic look at fashion history and a retrospective of the work of CL himself. Besides it is an excellent excuse for taking a look at the under-visited (IMO) Musee des Arts Décoratifs. Métro Palais Royal. Through 20 April.
www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/
You will find the Arcimboldo exhibition mentioned in another thread at the Musée du Luxembourg until 13 January. Métro Rennes.
www.museeduluxembourg.fr/
The Gustave Courbet retrospective also mentioned elsewhere is at the Grand Palais through 28 January
www.rmn.fr/gustavecourbet/
Last but perhaps not least, there is a Fragonard exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André through 13 January. I love the J-A and I am more than happy to admit that Fragonard is a superb painter of his genre but I don't think I could stomach over a hundred Fragonard canvases in one show. YMMV. FWIW any kid who takes a new toy to leave at the Christmas tree at the J-A (or any of the other CultureSpace properties, none of which is in Paris IIRC) is admitted free to the museum.
www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/fr/jacquemart/
This is just a small sampling of the delights that await those who might be in Paris in the next ferw months. If anybody wants to add to the list I'd love to hear about all the things I have not come across in my wanderings....
Apologies if I am passing on information that has previously been posted...Besides the Gustave Courbet exhibition mentioned elsewhere, there is another intriguing-looking exhibition at the Grand Palais, "Design contre design: deux siècles de créations." Through 7 January. Métro Champs-Élysées Clemenceau.
www.rmn.fr/design/
At the Musée Marmottan there is a special exhibition "A l'apogée de l'impressionnisme: la collection Georges de Bellio" through 3 February. I'm not quite sure what the exhibition adds to the Marmottan's permanent collection, but any excuse for a repeat visit to this delightful place is good enough for me. Métro La Muette.
www.marmottan.com/
This winter there are a couple of exhibitions that should attract anyone who can't get enough of the grandiosity and monumental self-indulgence of Le Grand Louis. The exhibition "Vauban, bâtisseur du Roi Soleil" has just opened at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, itself opened only a couple of months ago. Vauban was a multi-talented genius and was Louis' foremost military architect and town planner. Through 5 February. In the same location the exhibition "La Maison de Mademoiselle B." is an examination of ideas about trends in home design as seen through the eyes of nine women architects who collaborated to create a 1/6th scale model of a contemporary house. Through 27 January. Métro Trocadéro.
www.citechaillot.fr/index.php
At Versailles an attempt has been made to give visitors an impression of the incredible furnishings of the palace at its apogee. Louis XIV had the finest silversmiths in Europe create massive pieces of solid silver and silver-gilt, some weighing hundreds of pounds. There were mirrors, balustrades, tables, chairs, candelabras and so on throughout the palace. All this vast display of opulence was melted down in 1689 to finance the War of the Grand Alliance. Some 150 pieces of silver furniture of the period from other European palaces similar to those that were ordered and then destroyed by Louis have been brought to Versailles to furnish the Grands Appartements. The exhibition opened last week and will close on 9 March.
www.chateauversailles.fr/fr/
Lovers of fashion might visit the Musée de la Mode et du Textile where Christian Lacroix has organized an intriguing exhibition on the History of Fashion from the 18th century to the present. By all accounts the exhibition is an interesting and — who would be surprised? — idiosyncratic look at fashion history and a retrospective of the work of CL himself. Besides it is an excellent excuse for taking a look at the under-visited (IMO) Musee des Arts Décoratifs. Métro Palais Royal. Through 20 April.
www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/
You will find the Arcimboldo exhibition mentioned in another thread at the Musée du Luxembourg until 13 January. Métro Rennes.
www.museeduluxembourg.fr/
The Gustave Courbet retrospective also mentioned elsewhere is at the Grand Palais through 28 January
www.rmn.fr/gustavecourbet/
Last but perhaps not least, there is a Fragonard exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André through 13 January. I love the J-A and I am more than happy to admit that Fragonard is a superb painter of his genre but I don't think I could stomach over a hundred Fragonard canvases in one show. YMMV. FWIW any kid who takes a new toy to leave at the Christmas tree at the J-A (or any of the other CultureSpace properties, none of which is in Paris IIRC) is admitted free to the museum.
www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/fr/jacquemart/
This is just a small sampling of the delights that await those who might be in Paris in the next ferw months. If anybody wants to add to the list I'd love to hear about all the things I have not come across in my wanderings....
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