July 10, 2009
As Paris brings its Couture shows to a close, the summer season really gets going. The Tour de France kick starts the proceedings. Bastille Day fireworks and parade will bring the city to a standstill on July 13th-14th and if that all sounds like hard work, you could always head for the beach…
QUICK LINKS: Paris Plage • Musee D’Orsay • Louvre • Musee du Luxembourg • Jazz Festival • Henri Cartier-Bresson • Spring restaurant • Film Festival•
OUTDOORS
Paris Plage @ various locations
For one month every summer, Parisians take beach chic to the shores of the Seine and the Paris Plage, a man made beach replete with white sand, palm trees and sun loungers. Instituted by the city fathers in 2002, the Paris Plage has been embraced by Parisians and visitors alike. Starts July 20.more
ART
Max Ernst, ‘Une semaine de bonté’ — the Original Collages @ Musee D’Orsay
62, rue de Lille 75343; +33 1 40 49 48 14
A prolific artist, Ernst is considered to be one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism. Here, the Musee D’Orsay focuses on 184 collages, ‘Une semaine de bonte’ or ‘A week of kindness’. Inspired by wood engravings from popular illustrated novels, the collages were produced during the summer of 1933 whilst the artist was staying at Vigoleno, in northern Italy. more
Filippo and Filippino Lippi: The renaissance in Prato @ Musee du Luxembourg
9 rue de Vaugirard 75006; + 33 1 42 34 25 95
This exhibition brings together some fifty paintings and sculptures created between the 14th and the 16th century in Prato, a city which incontestably was an important artistic centre during that period, thanks to the stylistic innovations bought about by respected artists of the era, Filippol and Filippino Lippi. more
MUSIC
Paris Jazz Festival @Parc Floral
Esplanade du Château, bois de Vincennes, 75012
Running every year for the past 16 years in Parc Floral, the jazz festival undergoes somewhat of a revamp this year. The new team in charge has decided to run each weekend’s concert according to a new theme. This weekend it’s ‘Gypsy Land’, which aims to explore the empathy between gypsy music and the music of black America, in relation to ideas of independence. As well as intimate recitals, there will be performances from talents such as Costel Nitescu and Bireli Lagrene. more
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Louvre during the War: Photographs 1938-1947 @ The Louvre
Rue de Rivoli, 75001
Through a remarkable grouping of 56 photographs, this exhibition invites visitors to discover the life of the Louvre during the Second World War. Bringing together French and German images taken between 1938 and 1947, many of which have never before been on public display, it offers a new perspective on the evacuation and the later re-installation of works amid the upheavals of war. more
Henri Cartier-Bresson à vue d’œil @ Maison Européenne de la Photographie
82 rue François Miron 75004; +33 1 44 78 75 00
Timed to coincide with the centenary of the Bresson’s birth, the MEP presents an exhibition of 340 photographs from their collection, based around the topics of ‘Paris’ and ‘Europeans’ and echoing earlier exhibitions he put together in the 70s and 80s. Mixing well-known and more obscure photographs, the exhibition gives insight into the dual approach of one of the world’s most influential photojournalists. more
FOOD
Lobster Sandwich Saturday@ Spring
8, rue de la Tour d’Auvergne, 75009; +33 1 45 96 05 72
The original restaurant closed earlier this year but the move to a bigger and better premises has been slow, so chef Daniel Rose has decided to reopen for the summer. In addition to weeknight dining, there’s a new concept, in the form of Lobster Sandwich Saturdays. From 12 til 7 (or until the lobsters run out) Rose only serves the sandwiches, accompanied by freshly cooked goose fat fries and good wine. Reserve your lobster early. more
FILM
The Paris International Film Festival @ various locations
2 – 14 July
Chaired by Charlotte Rampling, the ever popular Paris Film Festival takes place between the 4th and 14th July and features over a 100 different films at five different cinemas across the capital. This years festival pays tribute to Italian actress Claudia Cardinale as well as celebrating the work of director Tsai Ming-liang. more
MORE ON PARIS?
The Paris destination page @ Globalista
The comprehensive resource for the discerning visitor to Paris… more
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