Discover the Saint Julien Le Pauvre church in the Latin Quarter 19 février 2009
Posted by webmaster in : Culture,News,Parcours,Zoom , add a commentPassionate about ancient art and unrecognised treasures, one of Paris’s most beautiful churches near the charming Viviani public garden in the 5th arrondissement sits enthroned in the shade of the oldest tree in Paris; it is the Eglise Saint Julien le Pauvre. Built in the 12th century by Cluniac monks on the foundations of a 6th century church, the Eglise Saint Julien le Pauvre is considered one of the most ancient religious monuments in the capital.
Full of unrivalled gothic charm and a past rich in events, the old Parisian dame attracts numerous visitors each year looking for history and authenticity. Above all, don’t forget to look inside this listed historical monument, where visitors contemplate its magnificent iconostasis with its icons and paintings.
A must-see building during your visit of typical or romantic Paris!
In front of the Square Viviani (in which you can see the oldest tree in Paris: it was planted in 1620) stand Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (where people say Dante may have pray). It was built in the XIIth century and significantly modified in the XVIIth century (present façade). It used to be a salt loft during the Revolution and eventually given to the Melchite Church (Catholic Greek Church) in 1889.
Outside: butresses (XIIth century).
Inside: Pillars (adorned with harpies)
The church is fiited out according to the Byzantine rite.
Address: 1, rue Saint-Julien le Pauvre 23, quai de Montebello – 75005 PARIS
Au tournant du siècle à Montmartre 16 février 2009
Posted by webmaster in : Culture,News,Parcours,Zoom , add a commentDe l’impressionnisme à l’École de Paris
La Pinacothèque de Paris programme une importante exposition des œuvres de Suzanne Valadon et de Maurice Utrillo. Cette exposition se tiendra du 6 mars au 15 septembre 2009 et présentera une cinquantaine d’œuvres de chacun des deux artistes.
L’histoire de Suzanne Valadon et de Maurice Utrillo est celle du tournant du siècle à Montmartre.
Ce «couple» mère-fils, atypique et bohême, est au centre de tout un univers artistique qui est à cheval entre deux périodes, entre deux mondes. Il illustre comment l’impressionnisme, mouvement bourgeois et installé dans le confort va mettre au monde, par le biais de l’une de ses plus belles égéries –Suzanne Valadon–, l’École de Paris avec le plus symbolique de ses artistes, Maurice Utrillo.
C’est également l’histoire du passage difficile d’une époque d’artistes issus de classe bourgeoise à un nouveau groupe d’artistes qui sont issus de catégories sociales beaucoup plus populaires. Ces «nouveaux» artistes sont parfois aussi des cas psychologiques lourds vivant douloureusement leur condition d’artiste, ce que l’on n’avait plus vu depuis Van Gogh.
Du 06 mars 2009 au 15 septembre 2009
Pinacothèque de Paris : 28 Place de la Madeleine – 75008 Paris
Métro : Madeleine
Born with a sense of smell – Palais de la Découverte 14 février 2009
Posted by webmaster in : News , add a commentUntil May 3rd 2009 at Palais de la Découverte
Odours surround us. They have the power to conjure up childhood memories with astonishing precision and intensity. Smells and our sense of smell are central to our awareness of our surroundings but are often relegated to a secondary role. The exhibition « Né pour sentir » (Born with a sense of smell) offers visitors an opportunity to rediscover their sense of smell by following their noses along an enjoyable route through no fewer than 90 different fragrances. A special young children’s corner « Nouveaux nez » (New noses) has been designed for the 3 to 6 age group.
Filippo et Filippino Lippi – la Renaissance à Prato 12 février 2009
Posted by webmaster in : Culture,News,Parcours,Zoom , add a commentMarch 25 – August 2, 2009
The exhibition brings together some sixty paintings and sculptures created between the 14th and the 16th century, which have never been shown in France (some of them never went out of Italy). Those works come from the Prato City Museum, housed in the Pretorio Palace, now closed for refurbishment, as well as from other institutions of the same region. It will provide a unique opportunity to discover the rich artistic heritage of a city which incontestably was an important artistic centre during that period, thanks notably to the stylistic innovations brought about by Filippo, and later by Filippino, Lippi when they stayed in Prato.
Exhibition production and organization: sVo-Musée du Luxembourg in collaboration with Contemporanea Progetti, Florence, and with the support of the Soprintendenza of historical and artistic heritage of the Florence, Prato and Pistoia regions and the city of Prato.
Musée du Luxembourg : 19 rue de Vaugirard – 75006 Paris
Hotels near the museum :
Madison Hotel***, Artus Hotel***, Buci Hotel**** in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés