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Art in Paris
Info Paris has so many top-notch museums that visitors usually have to be selective, but the Musée d’Orsay appears on most itineraries. Located on the left bank of the Seine, the museum has a unique home in a Beaux-Arts rail station built around 1900. The museum itself was established in 1986 and is now home to the largest impressionist ... more
62 Rue de Lille
75007 Paris
Arts Festival / Art Exhibit
May 24-27, 2013 For whatever reason, we all want what we can’t have. Every May in Paris, locals get what they normally ... more
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Info Founded in 1793 smack in the center of Paris, Musée du Louvre is a must-see for all tourists, whether or not they happen to care for art (or happen to be familiar with Dan Brown). One of the oldest European museums as well as the world's number one most visited art museum, the Louvre boasts art collections that date back ... more
Musée du Louvre
75058 Paris
Art Exhibit / Fashion Event
Feb 2-Nov 30, 2013 Les Arts Décoratifs In the Musée des Arts Décoratifs’ Study Gallery the public can discover the wealth of its ... more
107 rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris, France
Bar / Museum / Shopping Area
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"My take: Le Comptoir Général is a hidden gem across the road from the Canal Saint Martin. The only thing that gives its existence away is the long que ..." more
80 Quai de Jemmapes
75010 Paris
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Art Exhibit
Mar 22-Jul 22, 2013 Musée Jacquemart-André
158 Boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris
Art Gallery / Bar / Café / Club
Party Earth Review The word “ephemeral” refers to things or events that only last for a short period, and that notion is clearly in play at Point Ephémère, the ever-changing hub for local, national, and international artists. Managed by non-profit group Usines Éphémère – whose sole purpose is to convert unused buildings into thriving cultural ... more
200 Quai de Valmy
75010 Paris, France
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Art Exhibit
Mar 28-Jun 24, 2013 Musée du Louvre This exhibition, comprising over two hundred works, offers a reflection on the main themes that structured German ... more
Musée du Louvre
75058 Paris
Art Exhibit
Dec 11, 2012-Jun 9, 2013 Musée d'Orsay
62 Rue de Lille
75007 Paris
Art Exhibit
Mar 7-Jun 3, 2013 Musée du Louvre
Musée du Louvre
75058 Paris
Art Exhibit
Mar 5-Jun 9, 2013 Musée d'Orsay
62 Rue de Lille
75007 Paris
Art Exhibit
Apr 10-Jul 22, 2013 Grand Palais
3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris
Paris Art Overview
One could argue that Paris itself is a piece of art. A wondrous city full of magnificent buildings, cobblestone walkways, and bucolic parks, The City of Light is also home to preeminent museums that hold centuries of human creativity.
The most famous, of course, is The Louvre, home to one of the single largest collections of art in the entire world, including the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, hundreds of works by Vermeer, Caravaggio, and Rembrandt, and so much art that the building covers approximately eleven football fields.
Near The Louvre, just across the Seine, awaits the Musée d'Orsay, which most art historians will proclaim features the most important collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings on the planet. Sculpture buffs, meanwhile, can geek out at the Rodin Museum, where everybody pretty much has to get a picture imitating the famed thinker pose next to the actual Thinker.
And there is so much more art to see in Paris, like the cool contemporary art at the Musee d'Art Moderne – which also affords a gorgeous view of the Eiffel Tower – as well as a host of local spots like Point Ephémère, a chaotic hybrid of bar/café, exhibition space, concert hall, and resident studios all crammed into a series of adjoining industrial buildings and tents.
You may have come to Paris for the party, but stay for the art!
More Things to Do in Paris
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May 23–24, 2013
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May 24–27, 2013
24th Les Portes Ouvertes: Echoes
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Mar 20–Jun 29, 2013
The 17th Annual Festival de L'Imaginaire
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