Current programme in full
Upcoming
Art en Capital
November 23 - 28 2010
Salon
The Nave
Art en Capital continues the prestigious tradition of Art Salons while offering an outlet for new creative sensibilities and the emerging talents of the 21st century, with works by over 2,000 artists on show.
Five historic salons all under the same roof provide five good reasons to visit Art en Capital: the Salon des artistes français, the Salon des artistes indépendants, Comparaisons, the Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l'eau (drawings and watercolours), and the Société nationale des beaux-arts.
Heir to the long tradition of painting Salons, Art en Capital is an invitation to take a journey through a world of living art in which all today's trends and identities come face to face as fraternal neighbours.
Each year, the event draws over 40,000 visitors, and artists who have been working in solitude suddenly find themselves all together under the changing skies and majestic cupola of the Grand Palais.
Opening: on November 23 from 2 pm to 10.30 pm, on November 24 and 26 from 11 am to 7.30 pm, on November 25 and 27 from 11 am to 10.30 pm and on November 28 from 11 am to 7.30 pm.
Admission: € 10 - concession € 8
Information: Société des Artistes Français - Tel. : +33 (0)1 43 59 52 49 - lesalon.artistesfrancais@wanadoo.fr
Five historic salons all under the same roof provide five good reasons to visit Art en Capital: the Salon des artistes français, the Salon des artistes indépendants, Comparaisons, the Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l'eau (drawings and watercolours), and the Société nationale des beaux-arts.
Heir to the long tradition of painting Salons, Art en Capital is an invitation to take a journey through a world of living art in which all today's trends and identities come face to face as fraternal neighbours.
Each year, the event draws over 40,000 visitors, and artists who have been working in solitude suddenly find themselves all together under the changing skies and majestic cupola of the Grand Palais.
Opening: on November 23 from 2 pm to 10.30 pm, on November 24 and 26 from 11 am to 7.30 pm, on November 25 and 27 from 11 am to 10.30 pm and on November 28 from 11 am to 7.30 pm.
Admission: € 10 - concession € 8
Information: Société des Artistes Français - Tel. : +33 (0)1 43 59 52 49 - lesalon.artistesfrancais@wanadoo.fr
Upcoming
France 1500. Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
October 6 2010 - January 10 2011
Exhibition
Les Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
The first large-scale event to be dedicated to this key, transitional period, Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, is an opportunity to dive deep into the history of France.
In France, during the years 1483-1515, there were several artistic hotbeds: the Loire Valley, home to royalty; further south, the powerful Dukes of Bourbon, patrons of the celebrated painter Jean Hey, "the Master of Moulins"; and also Languedoc, Normandy, and Champagne. The period was marked by vigorous creativity, catalysed by increasingly intensive contact with the rest of Europe. Artists travelled, new works and new approaches could be discovered, and new themes, shapes and motifs adopted.
Showing over 200 works, with outstanding loans from French museums and public collections, as well as many prestigious foreign institutions in the USA, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK, the exhibition is co-produced by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Louvre Museum and organised jointly with the Art Institute of Chicago. It draws on the very latest research work and discoveries.
The exhibition is organised jointly by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Art Institute of Chicago, staged in collaboration with the Louvre Museum, the Cluny Museum (the National museum of the Middle Ages) and the National Renaissance Museum in the Château d'Ecouen, with the support of the French National Library.
Commissioners: Elisabeth Taburet-Delahaye, director of the National Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris, Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, Director of the Department of Sculpture in the Louvre Museum, Thierry Crépin-Leblond, Director of the National Renaisssance Museum, Château d'Ecouen, Martha Wolff, curator in charge of pre-1750 European painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Opening: everyday from 10 am to 8 pm, late-night opening on Wednesday until 10 pm. Closed on every Tuesday and on December 25. Closing at 6 pm on December 24 and 31.
Admission: 11 € - Concession: 8 €
See the event website and buy your tickets online
In France, during the years 1483-1515, there were several artistic hotbeds: the Loire Valley, home to royalty; further south, the powerful Dukes of Bourbon, patrons of the celebrated painter Jean Hey, "the Master of Moulins"; and also Languedoc, Normandy, and Champagne. The period was marked by vigorous creativity, catalysed by increasingly intensive contact with the rest of Europe. Artists travelled, new works and new approaches could be discovered, and new themes, shapes and motifs adopted.
Showing over 200 works, with outstanding loans from French museums and public collections, as well as many prestigious foreign institutions in the USA, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK, the exhibition is co-produced by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Louvre Museum and organised jointly with the Art Institute of Chicago. It draws on the very latest research work and discoveries.
The exhibition is organised jointly by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Art Institute of Chicago, staged in collaboration with the Louvre Museum, the Cluny Museum (the National museum of the Middle Ages) and the National Renaissance Museum in the Château d'Ecouen, with the support of the French National Library.
Commissioners: Elisabeth Taburet-Delahaye, director of the National Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris, Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, Director of the Department of Sculpture in the Louvre Museum, Thierry Crépin-Leblond, Director of the National Renaisssance Museum, Château d'Ecouen, Martha Wolff, curator in charge of pre-1750 European painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Opening: everyday from 10 am to 8 pm, late-night opening on Wednesday until 10 pm. Closed on every Tuesday and on December 25. Closing at 6 pm on December 24 and 31.
Admission: 11 € - Concession: 8 €
See the event website and buy your tickets online
Upcoming
Bulgari. 125 years of Italian magnificence
December 10 2010 - January 12 2011
Exceptional exhibition
The Nave
A unique journey into the heart of art, colour, precious stones, luxury and the world of cinema and history.
After the enormous success of its 125th anniversary celebration in Rome last year, the luxury jeweller's will be bringing its exhibition to Paris for the first time, choosing the legendary surroundings of the Grand Palais to showcase its history, creativity and prestige.
"125 years of Italian Magnificence" looks back over the key moments in the history of the celebrated jewellery maker and the development of Bulgari design, from the opening of the first boutique on Rome's Via Sistina in 1884 to the present day. More than 500 precious items illustrate the path followed by Bulgari on the way to becoming the world's leading exponent of precious, highly colourful jewellery.
Divided chronologically into periods, the retrospective begins with designs using silver and diamonds from the first half of the 20th century, then shows the creative turn taken in the 1960s with the emergence of a new style combining precious stones with rarely used original materials. The exhibition continues with the eclectic style inspired by 1970s pop art, the bold designs of the 1980s and 90s, right through to the spectacular designs of the 21st century.
Jewellery, drawings, cinema stills and original items from private collections never yet publicly exhibited in France, including Bulgari's own vintage collection and pieces owned by Elisabeth Taylor, immerse visitors in the luxurious world of Bulgari, in a spectacularly designed setting.
After the enormous success of its 125th anniversary celebration in Rome last year, the luxury jeweller's will be bringing its exhibition to Paris for the first time, choosing the legendary surroundings of the Grand Palais to showcase its history, creativity and prestige.
"125 years of Italian Magnificence" looks back over the key moments in the history of the celebrated jewellery maker and the development of Bulgari design, from the opening of the first boutique on Rome's Via Sistina in 1884 to the present day. More than 500 precious items illustrate the path followed by Bulgari on the way to becoming the world's leading exponent of precious, highly colourful jewellery.
Divided chronologically into periods, the retrospective begins with designs using silver and diamonds from the first half of the 20th century, then shows the creative turn taken in the 1960s with the emergence of a new style combining precious stones with rarely used original materials. The exhibition continues with the eclectic style inspired by 1970s pop art, the bold designs of the 1980s and 90s, right through to the spectacular designs of the 21st century.
Jewellery, drawings, cinema stills and original items from private collections never yet publicly exhibited in France, including Bulgari's own vintage collection and pieces owned by Elisabeth Taylor, immerse visitors in the luxurious world of Bulgari, in a spectacularly designed setting.
Upcoming
Claude Monet.1840 -1926
September 22 2010 - January 24 2011
Exhibition
Les Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
An exhibition of great wealth tracing back the artistic development of one of the most illustrious fathers of impressionism: Claude Monet.
Monet, the most celebrated representative of the Impressionist movement, painted for more than sixty years: landscapes (On the Bank of the Seine, Étretat, Belle-Île…), figures, still lifes (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe). These masterpieces, rarely loaned by the Orsay Museum, form a unique ensemble within the exhibition, alongside other paintings from major foreign collections. In 1890, Monet acquired his now famous property at Giverny. His art moved on, especially with the large format Water Lilies series. He invented his own personal path, reconciling a deep attachment to nature with evocations of his own poetic universe.
Organised by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Orsay Museum, the "Claude Monet 1840-1926" exhibition is the first monograph devoted to the artist since the major retrospective in 1980. Its international commissioners have set out to present the whole of his career, in the light of the most recent research. Bringing together 200 paintings, it will feature exclusive loans from countries all over the world including Australia, Brazil, USA, the Netherlands, and Russia.
An exhibition co-produced by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Orsay Museum.
General commissioner: Guy Cogeval, President of Orsay Museum,
Commissioners: Sylvie Patin, General Curator at Orsay Museum, Sylvie Patry, curator, Anne Roquebert, Chief Curator at the Orsay Museum and Richard Thomson, Professor at Edinburgh University.
Opening from Friday to Monday from 9 am to 10 pm, on Wednesday from 10 am to 10 pm, on Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, closed on every Tuesday and on December 25. Closing at 6 pm on December 24 and 31.
Admission: 12 € - Concession: 8 €
See the event website and buy your tickets online
Monet, the most celebrated representative of the Impressionist movement, painted for more than sixty years: landscapes (On the Bank of the Seine, Étretat, Belle-Île…), figures, still lifes (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe). These masterpieces, rarely loaned by the Orsay Museum, form a unique ensemble within the exhibition, alongside other paintings from major foreign collections. In 1890, Monet acquired his now famous property at Giverny. His art moved on, especially with the large format Water Lilies series. He invented his own personal path, reconciling a deep attachment to nature with evocations of his own poetic universe.
Organised by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Orsay Museum, the "Claude Monet 1840-1926" exhibition is the first monograph devoted to the artist since the major retrospective in 1980. Its international commissioners have set out to present the whole of his career, in the light of the most recent research. Bringing together 200 paintings, it will feature exclusive loans from countries all over the world including Australia, Brazil, USA, the Netherlands, and Russia.
An exhibition co-produced by the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Orsay Museum.
General commissioner: Guy Cogeval, President of Orsay Museum,
Commissioners: Sylvie Patin, General Curator at Orsay Museum, Sylvie Patry, curator, Anne Roquebert, Chief Curator at the Orsay Museum and Richard Thomson, Professor at Edinburgh University.
Opening from Friday to Monday from 9 am to 10 pm, on Wednesday from 10 am to 10 pm, on Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, closed on every Tuesday and on December 25. Closing at 6 pm on December 24 and 31.
Admission: 12 € - Concession: 8 €
See the event website and buy your tickets online
Archives
The way of the Tao
March 31 2010 - July 5 2010
Exhibition
Les Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
For the first time in Europe a major event is to be devoted to Taoism.
The exhibition "The way of the Tao, another path to being" introduces westerners to a mode of thought and a conception of man's place in the universe that are fundamentally different from their own. Though, to many, Taoism, like the yin and the yang — with their elegant graphic symbol — and perhaps qigong, a form of open-air gymnastics that uses controlled breathing techniques, will be familiar, and indeed enticing concepts … an average westerner's knowledge is unlikely to be more than superficial. The different themes approached and illustrated in this exhibition will offer visitors a deeper insight into the philosophical, poetic, religious and scientific aspects of Taoism, "another way of living", the ultimate concern of which is the quest for a harmonious, enduring relationship between man and the universe.
With nearly 250 very wide-ranging works, from painting to sculpture, and ceramics to bronze and textiles, the exhibition shows how Taoism has been expressed over the centuries. Arranged thematically, it forms an original presentation of the finest items from the Musée Guimet in Paris, and from collections in Europe, the USA, and Taiwan. Little known or too often taken out of context, the works here regain their full significance.
Open: Every day (except Tuesdays) from 10 am to 8 pm, late night on Wednesdays until 10 pm. Closed on 1 May.
Admission: € 11 - concession €8 (visitors aged 13-25, large families)
See the exhibition website
The exhibition "The way of the Tao, another path to being" introduces westerners to a mode of thought and a conception of man's place in the universe that are fundamentally different from their own. Though, to many, Taoism, like the yin and the yang — with their elegant graphic symbol — and perhaps qigong, a form of open-air gymnastics that uses controlled breathing techniques, will be familiar, and indeed enticing concepts … an average westerner's knowledge is unlikely to be more than superficial. The different themes approached and illustrated in this exhibition will offer visitors a deeper insight into the philosophical, poetic, religious and scientific aspects of Taoism, "another way of living", the ultimate concern of which is the quest for a harmonious, enduring relationship between man and the universe.
With nearly 250 very wide-ranging works, from painting to sculpture, and ceramics to bronze and textiles, the exhibition shows how Taoism has been expressed over the centuries. Arranged thematically, it forms an original presentation of the finest items from the Musée Guimet in Paris, and from collections in Europe, the USA, and Taiwan. Little known or too often taken out of context, the works here regain their full significance.
Open: Every day (except Tuesdays) from 10 am to 8 pm, late night on Wednesdays until 10 pm. Closed on 1 May.
Admission: € 11 - concession €8 (visitors aged 13-25, large families)
See the exhibition website
