04/10/2017 - 14/01/2018

Rubens the portraitist.

Rubens was a protean artist whose important work as a court portrait painter, an essential element of his career, is still little known. First and foremost he saw himself as a painter of grand historical subjects, and yet he excelled in the area of formal portraits, destined for the most important courts of Europe. Valued for his educated, erudite conversation, he also played an important diplomatic role and enjoyed a social status that was unrivalled among artists of his time.

This exhibition immerses the visitor in the diplomatic intrigues of the 17th century through the portraits of Marie de' Medici, Louis XIII of France and Philip IV of Spain, with portraits by Rubens and a few of his famous contemporaries (Pourbus, Champaigne, Velázquez, Van Dyck, and so on.).

Musée du Luxembourg - Luxembourg Museum

19 rue de Vaugirard

01 40 13 62 00
http://www.museeduluxembourg.fr/

Admission prices :
- Full price : 12 €
- Reduced price : 8.5 €

28/11/2017 - 25/02/2018

Amitié artistique.

2017 marque le centenaire de la disparition d'Edgar Degas. L'occasion pour le Musée d'Orsay de rendre hommage à cet artiste dans le cadre d'une exposition qui met en regard Edgar Degas et Paul Valéry. En effet, cet écrivain, poète et penseur entretint une amitié de plus de vingt ans avec Edgar Degas, amitié reflétée dans l'ouvrage Degas Danse Dessin publié en 1937.
Dessins d'Edgar Degas (mais aussi peintures et sculptures) et carnets de Paul Valéry sont mis en regard permettant une immersion d'autant plus profonde dans l'art de ces deux artistes majeurs.

Musée d'Orsay - Orsay Museum

1 rue de la Légion-d'Honneur

01 40 49 48 14
http://www.musee-orsay.fr

Du mardi 28 novembre 2017 au dimanche 25 février 2018 :
- Mardi, mercredi, vendredi, samedi et dimanche de 09:30 à 18:00
- Jeudi de 09:30 à 21:45

Tarifs d'entrée :
- Plein tarif : 12 €
- Tarif réduit : 9 €
- Jusqu'à 17 ans : Gratuit

Fermé : 25 décembre

18/10/2017 - 15/01/2018

The art of the North.

François I greatly appreciated Italian art. But it’s perhaps less widely known that the reign of the French monarch was particularly marked by the establishment in France of artists from the Netherlands.
While, among these artists, Jean Clouet and Corneille de La Haye (known as Corneille de Lyon) are among the best known, others, often forgotten, have shone just as brightly. So this exhibition shines the spotlight on Godefroy le Batave, Noël Bellemare and Grégoire Guérard, immersing us in artistic genres as diverse as illumination, painting, stained glass, tapestry and sculpture.

The Louvre Museum

99 rue de Rivoli

01 40 20 50 50
http://www.louvre.fr

From Wednesday 18 October 2017 to Monday 15 January 2018 :
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 09:00 to 18:00
- Wednesday and Friday from 09:00 to 21:45

Admission prices :
- 15 €

05/07/2017 - 07/01/2018

A major fashion figure is showcased.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Christian Dior house in 1947, the Museum of Decorative Arts is dedicating an exhibition to the person that was Christian Dior (1905-1957), to the major part he played in the history of fashion, and to the aesthetic and cultural legacy he has left since his death. Visitors will have the chance to revisit the historical work of the great couturier, while highlighting his influence on contemporary design.
More than 400 dresses that are among the most beautiful creations from the Christian Dior house from 1947 to the present day will be exhibited. Echoing these major pieces will be the pictorial, graphic and decorative works that fed the imagination of the couturier, thus evoking his world as well as that of those who have followed in his footsteps since 1957.

The Museum of Decorative Arts (Les Arts Décoratifs)

107 rue de Rivoli

01 44 55 57 50
http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/

From Wednesday 5 July 2017 to Sunday 7 January 2018 :
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00
- Thursday from 11:00 to 21:00

Admission prices :
- Full price : 11 €
- Reduced price : 8.5 €

Closed on 1 January and 25 December

19/10/2017 - 22/10/2017

Art attack.

The leaves are turning in Paris, and for art lovers and collectors that can only mean one thing: it's time for the FIAC. The International Contemporary Art Fair or FIAC, is to the French capital what the Frieze Fair is to London. In short, it is one of the major events on the international contemporary art scene.

Held under the soaring glass roof of the Grand Palais, seasoned collectors and first time visitors come from all over the world to look at and invest in the work of important modern and contemporary artists.

Top international galleries from all over the world present work by up-and-coming artists at this prestigious event.

Everyone who's anyone in the art world will be present, as this is a true tastemaker's event, a place to spot the next greatest talent and perhaps invest in some artwork.

Complementing the fair, displays, stalls and exhibitions around the city as well as a series of events are held in parallel with the FIAC. These allow the public to take a closer look at the latest offerings from the world of modern and contemporary art.

Take the opportunity to set off on a cultural adventure in Paris.

Nef du Grand Palais

avenue Winston-Churchill

01 44 13 17 17
http://www.grandpalais.fr/

From Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2017 :
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 20:00
- Friday from 12:00 to 21:00

Admission prices :
- Full price : 37 €
- Reduced price : 20 €
- Children up to 11 years : Free

11/10/2017 - 22/01/2018

Gauguin in majesty at the Grand Palais.

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was one of the major French painters of the 19th century and one of the most important precursors to modern art. The exhibition at the Grand Palais retraces his surprising career, in which he explored the most diverse art forms: painting, drawing, etching, sculpture, ceramics and so on. The masterpieces brought together in this exhibition highlight the artist's relationship with his materials as well as his creative process. It explores Gauguin's use of themes and recurrent motifs.

The National Galleries of the Grand Palais

3 avenue du Général-Eisenhower

01 44 13 17 17
http://www.grandpalais.fr/

From Wednesday 11 October 2017 to Monday 22 January 2018 :
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00
- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 22:00

Admission prices :
- Full price : 15 €