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Zeus in the courtyard of Musée des Arts et Métiers waiting to gallop every 20 minutes between 10:15 and 17:30

Zeus Is Galloping at Musée des Arts et Métiers

Every twenty minutes until January 10, 2027

by Colleen's Paris August 25, 2026

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

The courtyard of the Musée des Arts & Métiers (MUAM) is the “stable” for the artwork, named Zeus. In the courtyard, it gallops as a ballet dancer in a mesmerizing motion every 20 minutes. To find out how Zeus runs, the choir of the former Saint-Martin-des-Champs is a journey through …

August 25, 2026 0 comments

Model at the gas pump, 1999, Martin Parr - Martin Parr Global Warning Jeu de Paume Exhibition

Martin Parr, Jeu de Paume and the Paris Metro

Some Paris Metro stations are underground art galleries

by Colleen's Paris May 12, 2026

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

How often have you stepped off the Paris metro, onto the platform and found yourself smiling? Or the doors open and a photo on the platform wall resembles someone’s key chain? These have actually happened to me. The answers all revolve around an extremely popular photo exhibit that will shortly …

May 12, 2026 2 comments

Marie-Laure de Decker showing a polo raid to Yemeni children

Marie-Laure De Decker Behind the Lens

Capturing Courage Through a Woman’s Eyes

by Colleen's Paris September 12, 2025

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

Photographs have an incredible ability to tell stories without words. French photographer and photojournalist Marie-Laure De Decker devoted her career to capturing the human side of war and conflict. See her stories at the Maison Européenne de la photographie

September 12, 2025 0 comments

Zeus the horse that galloped across the Seine for the Paris 2024 Olympics Hotel de Ville courtyard

You can see Zeus, a Unique Work of Art

by Colleen's Paris September 23, 2024

Exhibitions & Art Paris Olympics 2024 Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

Icons of the Olympics like Zeus the galloping horse on the Seine are still visible to the public. This story is about where to see Zeus at Versailles October 1-November 24 before a tour in Nantes and beyond. The story also speaks about the designers

September 23, 2024 0 comments

Entrance to Sarah Bernhardt Exhibition Woman Created the Star Et la femme crea la star

Sarah Bernhardt – Woman Created the Star (Et la femme créa la star )

by Colleen's Paris July 20, 2023

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

The artist, Sarah Bernhardt’s life knew no limits. There was no frontier she could not conquer during her 79 springtimes on earth. She was an emblematic figure, the “divine Sarah”, the “holy monster”, the “golden voice”. Miss Bernhardt (1844-1923) created the star that she was. She was the influencer of the epoque. This icon’s face …

July 20, 2023 0 comments

Edouard Dubufe et Rosa Bonheur (1857) Portrait of Rosa Bonheur Colleen's Paris

Rosa Bonheur Looking Into The Souls of Animals

by Colleen's Paris December 12, 2022

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

Rosa Bonheur married art—”It is my husband, my world, the air that I breathe. I do not feel anything else. I cannot think of anything else.” For Rosa Bonheur, animals were that art and the eyes of animals were the windows to their souls. The Musée d’Orsay presents this retrospective …

December 12, 2022 0 comments

Marcel Proust on His Mother’s Side

by Colleen's Paris June 14, 2022

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

The “Marcel Proust-Du côté de la mère” exhibition has it all: Fake news, social, art and theatrical history, fashion and moral transformations and politics. A more in-depth look at Marcel Proust’s writings is illustrated by the use of the period’s contemporary painters and photographers throughout the exhibition. Their scenes illustrate …

June 14, 2022 0 comments

Image Musée Carnavalet with words Ville de Paris and poster of Marcel Proust Colleen's Paris

Marcel Proust “A Parisien Novel” is a Novel Journey

by Colleen's Paris March 8, 2022

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

An unexpected pleasure came with choosing the wrong ticket. The ticket was not a Carnavalet Museum general admission ticket. My ticket was actually a timed ticket for Marcel Proust. Marcel Proust, is a well-known, popular Parisian author (1871–1922) who set his novels in the Belle Epoque of 1890s until 1922. …

March 8, 2022 0 comments

Vivian Maier Self-Portrait New York 5 mai 1955 Musée du Luxembourg

Vivian Maier: A Photographer Found

by Colleen's Paris November 4, 2021

Exhibitions & Art Photographers, Writers & Artists written by Colleen's Paris

The negatives and undeveloped rolls of film from Vivian Maier’s Rolleiflex, Leica and Super 8 and 16 mm cameras ended up in cardboard boxes. To the world of renowned photographers, she did not exist. To the children of three different families, she was the Nanny. Vivian Maier is the photographer …

November 4, 2021 0 comments

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