Mona Monday

  

She's ditched the bulletproof glass for headphones, tattoos and a café crème.

 

Floral flashback

Giverny, home and inspiration to Claude Monet.

 Claude Monet's Giverny

A day trip from Paris 

 

Metro Monday

 

 

Paris through two lenses: a camera's and an artist's.

 

Window Wednesday

An atelier d'artiste in a private Montmartre courtyard at the golden hour. 

 

Monumental Monday

 

Teaser view of La Caverne du Pont Neuf, a goliath temporary installation by French artist JR on Paris’s oldest bridge, from a bicycle.

 

June 6 til June 28, 2026

 

Update:

Due. to wind damage opening delayed til June 15 

Transcendent Tuesday

 

Colossal projections bring Renaissance works to life. 

Above: Michaelangelo's David w/heart-shaped pupils

 

Discover the Renaissance

Da Vinci, Raphael, Michaelangelo, more 

   

L'Atelier des Lumières

38 rue Saint-Maur 75011

 

Ends June 27, 2026

 

Window Wednesday

Watercolors on a storybook street. 

 

Mona Monday

 

 

Mona Lisa re-imagined in a favorite Left Bank corner.

 

Tuesday treat

 

One last look from the top of the Centre Georges-Pompidou (a.k.a. Beaubourg) before it closed.

 Re-opening: 2030 

 

Throwback Thursday

The Grand Palais sparkles through winter trees.

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Exhibition: 

Henri Matisse

1941 - 1954

 

Ends July 26, 2026 

 

 

Mona Monday

The eyes have it.

Exhibition:

Discover the Renaissance

 

Da Vinci, Raphael, Michaelangelo...

   

L'Atelier des Lumières

38 rue Saint-Maur 75011

 

Ends June 27, 2026

 

Sit-down Saturday

 Sketches for sale at Place du Tertre.

Mossy Monday

 

 

Eugène Carrière, symbolist and teacher to Matisse, wrapped in mist and moss.

 

Stand-up Saturday

 

 

He might have stepped off an artsy postcard at the Palais de Tokyo gift shop.

 

 

Upcoming exhibitions in March newsletter

 

Palais de Tokyo

13 avenue du Président Wilson 75116 

 

Saturday silhouette

Til death do us art.

Painter Théophile Steinlen and his beloved "Mélie" lean into each other in Montmartre's quiet embrace.

  

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Tomorrow is the last day to see the magnificent Savonnerie Carpets,

commissioned by Louis XIV for the Louvre Palace and seen for the first time in over 350 years under the expansive dome of the Grand Palais.

 

The Rediscovered Treasure of the Sun King 

 Le Trésor Retrouvé du Roi Soleil   

 Ends February 8, 2026 

Nouveautés 

 

Throwback Thursday

 

 

Twilight mingling in the Renoir Gardens.

 

From Opening

 École de Paris (Marek Roefler Collection)

 

 Musée de Montmartre

12 rue Cortot 75018

 

Reminder:

Ends February 15, 2026

 

   

Thursday threesome

 

 Candlelit secrets.

 

Below: three masterpieces by Georges de La Tour

Le Nouveau-né / The Newborn (c. 1645–1648); Les Joueurs de dés / The Dice Players (c. 1650–1651); Le Jeune Fumeur / The Young Smoker (c. 1646)  

 

 

Musée Jacquemart-André

 158 Boulevard Haussmann 75008

 

 

 Georges de La Tour

 Ends February 22, 2026

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Anyone who's ever come across the dark paintings of Georges de La Tour (1593-1652) won't soon forget his work, and today he stands as one of the most captivating and enigmatic figures of French Baroque painting.

Born in the small town of Vic-sur-Seille in Lorraine, La Tour spent much of his career in nearby Lunéville, where he achieved considerable success, and even earned the title "Painter to the King" under Louis XIII. After his death he fell into near-total obscurity - ironically the same obscurity that had become his trademark - only to be dramatically rediscovered in the 20th century when in 1915 a German art historian published a groundbreaking article identifying several unsigned or mislabeled works as La Tour's, pulling him (literally) back from the shadows.

La Tour’s name is synonymous with chiaroscuro and tenebrity. His nocturnal compositions, illuminated by the soft glow of a single candle or hidden light source, combine profound realism, an almost meditative stillness. Far from the dramatic theatricality of Caravaggio (whose influence reached him indirectly), La Tour’s somber luminosity creates an atmosphere that feels deeply intimate. - BPJ

 

Sitting pretty

 

 

Innovative interiors, cutting edge furniture, decorative arts.... Meet the designers.

 

Paris Is My Living Room Dept.

 

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Paris Design Week 2026 

Ends Monday January 19, 2026 

 

IN THE CITY / MAISON&OBJET 

Mona Monday

Paris Purrrfect: The famous smile finally explained.

 

Stand-up Saturday

 

 

Bold blocks of color feel like Mondrian... One text at a time.