After more than a year of work the Gustave Moreau Museum reopens (January 22) with two new features : the rooms on the ground floor restored (80 m2) and a cabinet of graphic arts (restricted to researchers, on demand). www.musee-moreau.fr

Located in the heart of the romantic area of la Nouvelle Athènes (between Trinité and Place Blanche), the house-museum Gustave Moreau is both a place of charm and collections. This was indeed the house and studio of Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) during a large part of his life. The museum (opened in 1903) houses the major part of the artwork the artist legate to The French State. More than 15,000 master’s creations, drawings, watercolors (art considered minor, in which he excelled), paintings, sculptures, are preserved in this timeless place, held in the state since the death of the artist in 1898. In addition to this collection nearly 10,000 works and objets d’art.
Gustave Moreau has for master Chasseriau and taught at the School of Fine Arts to students that become famous : Matisse, Manguin, Marquet … He was a friend of Degas to whom he taught the use of pastel … He drew his inspiration from mythology, the Renaissance, the Middle Ages. Precursor of Fauvism, Abstraction, this genious of drawing, watercolor, painting, pastel, unfortunately does not have the reputation it should have.
It’s time to discover or rediscover the museum, its formidable collection and charming neighborhood where still roam the memories of George Sand and Chopin.

To extend the tour, you can stroll in the footsteps of artists who lived in the neighborhood in the 1850s and discover its architectural treasures by downloading our Art Walk. (only inFrench for the moment)

parisforart had the privilege to participate to the course Enter in the universe of Van Cleef & Arpels proposed by the jewellery house school.
Half a day to discover creations of this famous jeweller established Place Vendôme since 1906. At the origines, a great love story between Mister Van Cleef and Miss Arpels. For more than 100 years, this great house creates exceptional jewels inspired by nature (animals, flowers), fairy tales, cosmos, foreign countries, danse and love. VC&A also invented 2 innovative concepts : la minaudière and the Mystery Setting. La minaudière is a small box within which elegant women could put their personal effects. Mystery setting allows to assemble precious stones in a totally invisible manner. VC&A also elaborates 5 extraordinary creations, as for example a zip collar, that could be transformed into bracelet.
We had the opportunity to wear this amazing piece valued one million euros ! Unforgettable experience !
If you want to discover the secret of Mystery setting and manipulate exceptional pieces of jewellery, come to Van Cleef & Arpels School. You will also have the opportunity to visit the boutique and museum Place Vendôme.

We also propose these lifestyle experiences with perfume workshop and macarons testing in our Paris Lifesyle Ladies Program.
Contact us for more information . 

A VIP program only for women !

An all day for women who want to discover french lifestyle, during a touristic stay in Paris or a company event, while men are, for example, in the Road Trip in Champagne, organized by our luxury vehicule partner :

• Morning Place Vendôme, with a jewelery workshop and a private visit of one of the most famous french jeweler, tour of Place Vendôme
• Lunch in a dreaming restaurant and discovering of a crystal museum …
• Afternoon on Champs-Elysées, dedicated to art of fragrances and macarons tasting !

Please contact us for more information. Thank you.

Copyright : Photo Place Vendôme, Guy Patry

A Royale experience mixing art and lifestyle in Paris 

Follow the steps of Louis XIV, the “Sun King”, his marvelous places and palaces, in the luxury car of your choice.

To discover : Place de La Concorde – Place Vendôme – Place des Victoires – Place et jardin du Palais Royal – le Louvre – … and of course Château de Versailles and Château de Vaux le Vicomte ( that inspired Château de Versailles).
According to your wish, leave for 2 hours of “royal” tour in the luxury car of your choice, or for half a day (3 hours) or more (one day, two days, …) to discover together these exceptional creations.

In this context, we propose also to discover french high-jewelery in a private workshop, the art of perfume in a special workshop, to have lunch in the restaurant of a great french crystal house and to discover and taste wine in a unique cellar, and even more surprises … Royal, isn’t it ?

For more details and conditions, please contact us ! 

Enjoy Paris in a luxury way

Discover Paris in a luxury car and french Lifestyle through private workshops and visits

We pick you up at your hotel, or in an other place, with the luxury car of your choice, to make you discover the most famous places in Paris, accompanied by our guide.

Tour Eiffel – Trocadéro – Place de la Concorde – Louvre – Champs Elysées – Grand palais – Invalides – Notre Dame – Montmartre … and even more places, up to you, depending on your time available and your wishes

According to your choice, let’s go for a 2 hours tour just for a glance and to pîck up photos, or let’s spend half a day (3 hours) or more (one day, two days, …) together to take time to visit the places you want . It’s up to you !
According to your choices, some visits would have to be booked in advance.
If we spend half a day or more together, will be included coffee/tea break (s) and in a typical parisian café / salon de thé.
For lunch, or dinner, we will propose you a choice of typical or exceptional restaurants, according to your wishes. Let be surprised !

Paris Classique By Night

Paris is a charming town at nightfall. Let’s go for a 2 hours private night tour to enjoy lights and monuments, in the luxury car of your choice.

Tour Eiffel – Trocadéro – Place de la Concorde – Louvre – Champs Elysées – Grand palais – Invalides – Notre Dame – Panthéon – … and even more

Paris Classique Lifestyle

Want  to discover Lifestyle in Paris thanks to unforgettable experiences ?
We propose to make you discover french jewelry, perfume, haute-couture and accessories, tableware, wine and chocolate tasting throuh private workshops and visits.
Ask us !

Contact us for more information and conditions

An Unusual Art walk from Montparnasse metro station to Rue du Bac metro station (15th to 7th arrondissements) to download for 5 euros (secured payment by Paypal or credit card), for half a day or one day if you visit the museums 

An exiting walk to do with your family, friends or alone just for the pleasure ! 

Easy to read on mobile phone or tablets, store it in your ibooks library !

Discover some surprising “little” museums (Musée du Montparnasse, Musée Bourdelle and Musée Maillol), Rue du Cherche Midi and its architectural gems, Juliette Récamier and her salon, the Lutetia Hotel, the Bon Marché department store, a kitchen garden and an English garden, a curiosity shop, our top arty addresses for a drink, lunch or stay, and many more surprises!

Look at the slideshow – Read the extracts – Download the digital guide, price : 5 euros by Paypal or credit card Secured payment – Follow the Itinerary on Google Map and … share with us your discoveries !

The digital guide is a PDF document with the detailed itinerary, complete information about the places to visit, and our good adresses 

Extracts :

• Upon exiting the Montparnasse metro station at Place Bienvenue, cross the bridge to discover a lush, green cul-de-sac located at 21 Avenue du Maine and visit Musée du Montparnasse, one of the smallest museums in Paris (see Practical Info). Be careful not to miss the entrance hidden among the foliage! Montparnasse owes its reputation to a period at the start of the twentieth century, around 1910-1920, during which French and European “Ecole de Paris” artists (a name given to the movement by critics) producing figurative art, such as Picasso, Foujita, Pascin, …
• Rue du Cherche-Midi has a charm that is almost without equal in Paris. Settled from the 17th century onwards, the 18th century saw it lined with mansions …
• …to relax in Square Roger Stephane (previously Square Récamier), a charming scented English garden (with lavender, sage, etc.). This is where the Abbaye-aux-Bois was located: a convent which offered apartments to high-born but penniless women and which was home to Juliette Récamier for 30 years from 1819-1849. Here, she created her famous salon …

Our top arty addresses to stop for a coffee, lunch or a stay along the walk :  Le Petit Olivier, Mamie Gateaux, Hotel Saint Grégoire, La Belle Juliette, Hôtel Lindbergh, Hôtel Lutetia Paris Rive-Gauche …

Enlarge  Parisforart – Parcours Montparnasse Rue du Bac 

Do not hesitate to share your discoveries on this Itinerary !

]]> http://www.parisforart.com/en/2014/09/download-the-paris-montparnasse-rue-du-bac-artistic-itinerary/feed/ 0 http://www.parisforart.com/en/2013/08/summer-exhibitions-in-paris/ http://www.parisforart.com/en/2013/08/summer-exhibitions-in-paris/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:20:04 +0000 http://www.parisforart.com/?p=1288 Enjoy nice exhibitions during your visit of Paris in small but nice museums :

– Museum of Romantic Life, www.vie-romantique.paris.fr, Paris 8e
A romantic house from the XIXe th century in a charming garden where you can have a tea break after the visit

– Museum Jacquemart-André, www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en/home, Paris 17e
A beautiful mansion from XIXe th century with a collection of paintings and objets d’art from the XVIIIe th and XIX th century, with a beautiful tea room

– Musée Cernuschi, www.cernuschi.paris.fr/en/home, Paris 8e
Bronze of Imperial China, from Xth to XIXth century, in a charming museum of asian art, near Parc Monceau

– Musée Guimet, www.guimet.fr , Paris 16e
Rosanjin art, genius of japanese cooking, in the biggest museum of asian art of Paris

and discover Paris while walking using our “Artistic Itineraries ” to download and follow on your smartphone

The Pinacoteca of Paris offers us until March 17, two exhibitions coupled: Hiroshige, The Art of Travel and Van Gogh, Dreams of Japan, highlighting how this Japanese art of printmaking and in particular that of the master Utagawa Hiroshige influenced Van Gogh in his creation.
It is difficult to imagine in 2012, in the era of Internet and unlimited access to the information available in the world, how could be upsetting for the French Impressionists, and Van Gogh in particular, the discovery of a radically new representation proposed by these Japanese prints. A photographic framing with off-center subjects or zoom on the foreground figures, bold colors with blue, red, yellow, importance given to landscape and nature, series representations depending on the season or time of the day, moving figures in postures of daily living (running under the rain, for example), many innovations that inspired Van Gogh when he discovered them during the late nineteenth century in Antwerp and at the Parisian art dealer Bing, a great admirer and promoter of “Japonism” which influenced the Impressionists (Monet, Manet, …) and Art Nouveau in the early twentieth century.
Both exhibitions, see successively Hiroshige first and second Van Gogh, were designed quite remarkable to show us the specifics of prints of a great master on the one hand and the influence they had on a Van Gogh in search of exoticism. Colors, compositions, topics, framing, were transformed by Van Gogh in the south of France, in Saint Rémy de Provence, inspired by this dreamed Japan (see our picture above the Olive groves fromVan Gogh and the image at the bottom of the article Pines in Sea Side by Hiroshige).

A beautiful time of discoveries and colorful journey to live absolutely                         www.pinacotheque.com

The Dome of Galeries Lafayette celebrates its 100 th anniversary and offers the opportunity of a highly original exhibition at La Galerie des Galeries (the art galery at the 1st floor of the store). Following the creative path, we discover how this amazing dome made of glass and steel, in a perfect Art Nouveau style, created in 1912 by the architect Ferdinand Chanut and the master glassmaker Jacques Gruber, following a neobyzantine inspiration, helped the popularity of the building.
At the same time, was created by Louis Majorelle, another great master of l’Ecole de Nancy, the majestic staircase decorated with floral subjects (which no longer exists) and the ironwork balconies that give the building its so famous theatrical setting.

Galeries Lafayette each year attract 30 million visitors. In 2011, it has been recorded 38 million visitors in Paris … this is by far one of the most visited places in Paris !

Beyond shopping, this is a must see for any discoverer of the capital and the French elegance.

Galeries Lafayette wish to cultivate this image avant garde initiated by  the Dome and its revolutionary architecture of glass and steel at the beginning of the twentieth century. La Galerie des Galeries contributes largely presenting creations in the field of visual arts, fashion and design, focusing on highly original scenographies.

An exhibition to discover until 26 january.
www.galeriedesgaleries.com

– Maillol Museum : Canaletto in Venezia (see our article)  www.museemaillol.com A pleasant exhibition about this famous vedute maker and a step on our “Montparnasse – Rue du Bac Artistic Itinerary” to download 

– Jacquemart-André Museum : Canaletto and Guardi www.canaletto-guardi.com/en
An exhibition about Canaletto and his follower Guardi, famous for his caprici (whims), sort of imaginated landscapes. Also an opportunity to discover Jacquemart-André Museum and its exiting area downloading our “Monceau-Ternes Artistic Itinerary “

– Orsay Museum : Impressionism and Fashion www.musee-orsay.fr
An elegant testimony of Impressionism period

– Luxembourg Museum : The modern art club, avant-garde collectors in Le Havre www.museeduluxembourg.fr
An interesting collection of french  modern art and an opportunity to stroll in the beautiful Luxembourg garden enjoying its autumn colors 

– Grand Palais : Bohemias www.rmn.fr 
How Bohemia and Bohemians were treated in painting

– Musée de Montmartre : Autour du Chat Noir www.museedemontmartre.fr
An exhibition on the famous Cabaret “Le Chat Noir” (the black cat) and the artistic life in Montmartre at the end of the XIX th century. Also a charming place in the eart of Montmartre vineyards. A step on our next Itinerary to be published in October !

– Romantic Life Museum : Romantic Interiors (see our article)
A collection of XIXth century watercolors on european interiors. Also an opportunity to stroll in the nice area of “La nouvelle Athènes” nearby. Our next Artistic Itinerary to be published in October !

Enjoy your visits and extend it downloading The Unsuasual Artistic Itineraries from Parisforart !