Archive for the ‘France’ Category

HENRI MATISSE – The Brush Drawings Comes to the Musee Departemental, Le Cateau-Cambresis in France

16 October 2011 – 19 February 2012 This exhibition is part of a major “Euro-regional” programme run by the Nord- Pas de Calais Association of Museum Curators, entitled “Dessiner-Tracer” (Draw-Trace), which brings together 28 museums around the theme of drawing, amongst which the institutions of Picardie and Belgium.

September 28, 2011   Posted in: France

Save $75 Now on France Rail Pass Premium from Rail Europe

With the new France Rail Pass Premium you’ll enjoy first-class train travel throughout the national rail network of France plus the benefits of a private concierge service to vacation in comfort, style and elegance.

June 22, 2011   Posted in: Airlines & Railways, France

The Lalique Museum Set to Open in Alsace, France on July 2, 2011

Unique in Europe and deeply rooted in its history, this new museum, which has been endorsed as a Musée de France, will display more 650 pieces in an exhibition space covering 900m2 in a resolutely modern setting designed by Ducks Scéno and the Agence Wilmotte. The latter is also responsible for the landscaping of the [...]

June 21, 2011   Posted in: France

Europe and its Spirits or a fascination for the occult, 1750 – 1950 at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Strasbourg , France, October 8th 2011 – February 12th 2012

“Europe and its spirits, or a fascination for the occult, 1750-1950” is a multidisciplinary exhibition that explores the influence the occult had for artists, scholars and scientists across Europe, throughout the major periods of modernity. This exhibit has been organized into three chapters which respectively focus on :

June 17, 2011   Posted in: France

Former Americans Share the Experience of Retiring to France with an Insightful New Book by Anne-Marie Simons

Anne-Marie Simons worked for more than 30 years in the United States, mostly in the Washington DC area. In 1997, her husband had an opportunity to take early retirement from a career in international development banking and they decided to go in search of the ideal place to retire. They’d long enjoyed traveling in France [...]

June 1, 2011   Posted in: France

Brittany, France, Rewards Tourists With Hugely Interesting Sights

Pont Aven is a picturesque French town that attracted many painters in 19th century. Nowadays, the town is interesting for tourists who want to see the places that inspired the great artists like Gauguin. Brittany is a region in France with wonderful and colorful landscape. The history of the region is connected with several famous [...]

April 7, 2011   Posted in: France

Discover Hidden Burgundy During Its Summer Blossoming Season On A Bespoke Cooking & Wine Holiday Hosted By Frelon’s Fabulous France

New York, NY, March 2011 – Frelon’s Fabulous France invites guests to discover hidden Burgundy this summer with a bespoke cooking and wine holiday that features a fascinating itinerary of professional culinary instruction, private wine tastings and insider access to fascinating venues, all set against a backdrop of flowering vines, lush countryside and trickling streams. [...]

March 18, 2011   Posted in: France

Musee Lalique At Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace, France to be Inaugurated July 2011

A jeweller of exceptional gifts and an immense master glassmaker, René Lalique is one of the great artists of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. For 90 years, Lalique creations have been produced at Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace. It is in this region with its great glassmaking tradition that the first muséum dedicated to the work of [...]

March 1, 2011   Posted in: France

Ride or Drive from Beijing to Paris As Part of World Race 2011

SEATTLE, WA, February, 2011 — This ‘round-the-world’ adventure rally may be right up there with being a civilian on a space shuttle. MIR Corporation http://www.mircorp.com/, a US-based specialist in active and cultural travel to Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, is offering John Q Public a chance to ride or drive from Beijing to Paris [...]

February 25, 2011   Posted in: France

Le Musée du Luxembourg Reopens in Paris

The Musée du Luxembourg in Paris just reopened its doors at the beginning of February, after being closed for over a year to undergo a major renovation and new management. The French Senate, who owns the museum, has recently delegated its management to the Public Establishment of the Reunion des Musées Nationaux and Grand Palais [...]

February 23, 2011   Posted in: France