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Mar 22nd, 2018 |
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Whatever the future of Catalonia, three places – Cadaquès, Figueras and Putbol – will forever stay as Salvador Dali country.
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Tags: Cadaquès, Catalonia, Figueras, Púbol Castle, Portlligat, Salvador Dali, spain, Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dali
Feb 16th, 2018 |
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Frederic updates us on exhibitions currently on show in France
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Tags: Centre Pompidou, Fondation Louis Vuitton, La Maison Rouge, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Musée de Montmartre, Musée de Pont-Aven, Musée des Beaux Arts, Musée des Confluences, Musée Marmottan, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. MUCEM, NMNM, Petit Palais, Quai Branly Museum, Roubaix
Dec 17th, 2017 |
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Frederic reminds us that fourteen exhibitions currently open in France end next month as museums and galleries prepare for their 2018 delights.
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Tags: Abu Dhabi-Louvre Museum, Centre Pompidou, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Grand Palais, Institut du Monde Arabe, Musée de Cluny, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Musée des Beaux-Arts - Arras, Musée du Louvre, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Guimet, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Louvre-Lens, Musée Maillol, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle
Nov 19th, 2017 |
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Frederic updates us with some of the exhibitions that are running in France
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Tags: Centre Pompidou, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Grand Palais, Institut du Monde Arabe, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Guimet, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Louvre-Lens, Musée Maillol
Oct 17th, 2017 |
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Frederic brings us up-to-date with what exhibitions are on in France during the next few months
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Comments Off on Letter from France: October 2017
Tags: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, Centre Pompidou-Metz., Château de Chambord, Fondation Hélène et Edouard Leclerc, Grand Palais, Musée Cernuschi, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Guimet, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Lalique, Musée Louvre-Lens
Sep 15th, 2017 |
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Casting his eye of what’s on in France, Frederic presents his summary of what we should see.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: September 2017
Tags: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, Centre Pompidou, Centre Pompidou-Metz., Ceret Museum of Modern Art, Château de Chambord, Fondation Hélène et Edouard Leclerc, Galerie Lympia, Hotel de Caumont, Les Beaux de Provence, MUCEM, Musée Cernuschi, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud, National Museum of Prehistory
Sep 2nd, 2017 |
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Ras Al Khaimah and Jamaica are all happy with tourist numbers and so is Florida whilst Thomas Cook has made Tunisia happy.
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Comments Off on Saturday snippets: September 2nd 2017
Tags: Beijing Capital Airlines, Capetown, Czech Republic, easyjet, Italy, Jamaica, Karlovy Vary, Paris, Qatar Airlines, Ras Al Khaimah. Florida, South Africa, Tourfilm Festival, Tunisia, Whisky Live, Zeitz MOCAA, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Aug 15th, 2017 |
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Frederic presents his monthly summary of what we should see in France.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: August 2017
Tags: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, Carrières de Lumières, Centre Pompidou, Centre Pompidou-Metz., Ceret Museum of Modern Art, Château de Chambord, Fondation Hélène et Edouard Leclerc, Galerie Lympia, Hotel de Caumont, MUCEM, Musée Cernuschi, Musée d'Archeologie Nationale, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Daubigny, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud, National Museum of Prehistory, Villa Noailles
Jul 19th, 2017 |
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For this holiday period, the exhibitions listed here concern all French regions except Paris and its local area. For those visiting Paris, have a look at the June letter
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Tags: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, Centre Pompidou-Metz., Ceret Museum of Modern Art, Château de Chambord, Espace Ravel- Grimaldi Forum, Fondation Hélène et Edouard Leclerc, Galerie Lympia, Hotel de Caumont- Centre d'Art, Les Carrières de Lumières, MUCEM, Musée Chagall, Musée de la Préhistoire des Eyzies, Musée des Arts Asiatiques- Nice, Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud, Musée-Chapelle du Carmel, Roquebrune-Cap Martin Railway station, Villa Noailles
Jun 19th, 2017 |
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Frederic highlights some of the major exhibitions that can been seen in France this summer.
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Tags: Centre Pompidou, Château de Chantilly, Château de Pau, Grand Palais, Hotel de Caumont- Centre d'Art, Les Carrières de Lumières, MUCEM, MUDO, Musée Bourdelle, Musée Cernuschi, Musée Chagall, Musée d'Archeologie Nationale, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Daubigny, Musée de l'Armée - Les Invalides, Musée de Picardie, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Palais de Compiègne
Apr 19th, 2017 |
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Frederic updates readers with exhibitions running, at present, in France.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: April 2017
Tags: Bibliothèque Forney, Centre Pompidou, Château de Chantilly, Château de Pau, Cognacq-Jay Museum, Grand Palais, Guimet Museum, Hélène et Eduard Leclerc’s Foundation, Le Touquet Musee, Louvre-Lens Museum, MUDO, Musée Bourdelle, Musée Camille Claudel, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Daubigny, Musée de Picardie, Musée du Louvre, Musée du Luxembourg, Palais de Compiègne, Quai Branly Museum
Apr 6th, 2017 |
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Whether you have been to Venice or not you will have seen reports or documentaries on TV or in magazines about it so many times that many feel like there is not much appealing to it anymore. Rubbish. The magic still works as Annick and Frederic found out during carnival time.
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Tags: Ballo del Doge, Festa del Redentore, Feste sull’acqua, Il Carnevale di Venezia, Palazzo Pisani Moretta, Venezia Unica City Pass, Venice, Vogalonga
Mar 18th, 2017 |
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Frederic updates us on what is on in the museums and galleries of France
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Comments Off on Letter from France: March 2017
Tags: Bibliothèque Forney, Centre Pompidou, Cognacq-Jay Museum, Grand Palais, Guimet Museum, Hélène et Eduard Leclerc’s Foundation, Le Touquet Musee, Louvre-Lens Museum, Musée Bourdelle, Musée Camille Claudel, Musée d'Orsay, Musée du Louvre, Quai Branly Museum
Feb 19th, 2017 |
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Camille Claudel is often overlooked as one of the great sculptors. Now for the first time, Federic records this lady has been given her own museum.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: February 2017
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Grand Palais, Guimet Museum, Hélène et Eduard Leclerc’s Foundation, Le Grand Musée du Parfum, Louvre, MUCEM, Musée Cantini, Musée d'Archeologie Nationale, Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de Cluny, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Marmottan-Monet, Musee du Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Quai Branly Museum
Jan 19th, 2017 |
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As many exhibitions come to a close, Frederic reminds of us of what is still showing in France and what is opening in the next month.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: January 2017
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Grand Palais, Le Grand Musée du Parfum, Louvre, MUCEM, Musée Cantini, Musée d'Archeologie Nationale, Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de Cluny, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Marmottan-Monet, Musee du Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Quai Branly Museum
Dec 19th, 2016 |
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All vehicles travelling into Paris will need a sticker as from January 16th 2017. Frederic explains the rules
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Tags: Crit'Air, France, Grenoble, Paris, peripherique, vehicle pollution, ZCR
Dec 17th, 2016 |
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Lascaux IV opened two days ago. Frederic adds this to his list of “must-sees” in France at the moment.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: December 2016
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Domaine de Chantilly, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Grand Palais, Lascaux IV, MUCEM, Musée Cantini, Musée d'Archeologie Nationale, Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Musée du Louvre, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Guimet, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Maillol, Musée Marmottan-Monet, Palais de Compiègne, Petit Palais
Nov 20th, 2016 |
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Frederic covers a wide range of exhibitions that are on in France at the moment from cave drawings to a collection built in just the last ten years.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: November 2016
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Domaine de Chantilly, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Grand Palais, MUCEM, Musée Cantini, Musée d'Archeologie Nationale, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de l'Armée, Musée des Confluences, Musée du Louvre, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Maillol, Musée Marmottan-Monet, Palais de Compiègne, Petit Palais
Nov 16th, 2016 |
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Frederic took this spectacular image of the Supermoon last Monday
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Tags: Supermoon
Oct 18th, 2016 |
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Prehistoric bears, Oscar Wilde and Tintin are some of the exhibitions that Frederic highlights in France this month.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: October 2016
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Fondation Hélène et Edouard Leclerc. Villa Datris, Grand Palais, Musée Cantini, Musée Champollion, Musée d'Orsay, Musée des Confluences, Musée des Impressionnismes, Musée du Louvre, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Maillol, Musée Marmottan-Monet
Oct 3rd, 2016 |
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Frederic completes his cruise around the Aegean with stops on both Greek and Turkish islands where the small village of Oia proved to be the highlight of the whole cruise.
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Tags: Asclepeion, Celestyal Cristal, Cesme, Ios, Izmir, Kizlearagisi Han, Kos, Oia, Piraeus, Santorini, Smyrna, Syros
Sep 18th, 2016 |
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Magritte, Hergé and Afro-American art are some of the exhibitions coming to France soon says Frederic
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Comments Off on Letter from France: September 2016
Tags: Centre Pompidou, Giverney, Grand Palais, Musée Cantini, Musée Champollion, Musée d'Orsay, Musée du Louvre, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Jacquemart-André, Musée Maillol
Aug 23rd, 2016 |
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Annick and Frédéric visit the Etang de Thau to sample the famed pink oysters as the area develops food tourism to rival the Atlantic oyster offerings.
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Tags: Bouzigues, Etang de Thau, Florent Tarbouriech, Marseillan, Tarbouriech Special
Aug 22nd, 2016 |
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Frederic begins his cruise and tour of some of the Aegean islands.
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Tags: Aegean, Celestyal Crystal, Ephesus, Greece, Kusadasi, Lavrio, Milos, Mykonos, Pollonia, Pythagorion, Samos, Samos Wine Museum, Sarakiniko
Aug 16th, 2016 |
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Despite extra security most French museums and galleries are open. Frederic updates us on what’s on.
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Comments Off on Letter from France – August 2016
Tags: Art Ludique Museum, Fondation Hélène et Edouard Leclerc, Grand Palais, MUMA - Le Havre, Musée Champollion, Musée des Beaux Arts de Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Musée des Confluences, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Eugène Boudin, Musée Soulages
Jul 20th, 2016 |
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The big Impressionist extravaganza still continue in Normandy but Frederic widens his net to include other exhibitions on in France.
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Tags: (Musée Eugène Boudin - Honfleur, Art Ludique Museum, Historial of Joan of Arc, Musée d'Art Moderne - Le Havre, Musée de Royan, Musée des Beaux Arts de Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Lô, Musée des Impressionnismes- Giverny, Musée du Quai Branly, Museum of Modern Art André Malraux, Palais de la Découverte, Picasso museum
Jun 16th, 2016 |
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Frederic summarises the main exhibitions on during the vast Normandy Impressionist Festival as well as bringing us up-to-date with what is on show in the rest of France.
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Comments Off on Letter from France: June 2016
Tags: Art Ludique Museum, Musée d'Art Moderne - Le Havre, Musée de Royan, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Musée des Confluences, Musée des Impressionnismes- Giverny, Musée du Grand Palais, Musée du Luxembourg, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Eugène Boudin, Musée Jacquemart-André, Normandy Impressionist Festival, Picasso museum