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Paris History & Architecture

women in Parisian and French history; exhibitions; special events; Paris architects;

Poster for the Exhibition Madame de Sévigné Lettres parisiennes Parisian Letters Musée Histoire de Paris Carnavalet www.colleensparis.com

Life in the Marais and Paris in the 1600s

Madame de Sévigné’s Historical Letters exhibition at Musée Carnavalet
by Colleen's Paris June 13, 2026
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

If you know France, then you surely know something about Louis XIV and Versailles. But what was afoot with the nobles in the Marais? Rebellions? Scandals? Rubbish pickup? Street lighting? One woman’s presence in both of these worlds—and the vivid letters she wrote describing them—forms the heart of a new …

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JR and Thomas Bangalter at the life-size test for La Caverne du Pont Neuf Orly, January 2026 Photo: Eléa Jeanne Schmitter © 2026 Atelier JR

A Cavern on the Seine: A Guide to Paris’s Largest June Art Event on Pont Neuf

From invisible art to an accoustical soundscape, here is how to experience JR’s installation on the city’s oldest bridge
by Colleen's Paris April 12, 2026
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

The Pont Neuf will have a three-week make-over in June 2026. From June 6 and 28, Paris will host a monumental art installation in hommage to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1985 “Pont Neuf Wrapped” event. Prepare to take a Parisian stroll, weaving your way through a cavern that will envelope the …

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Facade Musée Carnavalet with poster for Les gens de paris 1926-1936 Dans le miroir des recensements de population - census

Through a Looking Glass of Parisians between 1926-1936

The fascinating Paris censuses in detail
by Colleen's Paris November 19, 2025
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

In the 1920s and 1930s, who were the people living and working in Paris? Who were the designers and workers? Where did they live? The census results at Musée Carnavalet Les Gens de Paris 1926-1936 will tell you.

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November 19, 2025 0 comments
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Poster of La Saga des Grands Magasins Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine Department Store

The Saga of Department Stores Part 2

The structure of the buildings; the structure of the companies
by Colleen's Paris March 2, 2025
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

When you think of a department store, is architecture the first thing that comes to mind? La Saga des Grands Magasins (the History of Department Stores) is part two of a two-part exhibition. See the exhibit through my eyes

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March 2, 2025 0 comments
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Visitor reaching up to Viollet-le-Duc's spire statue at the Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine colleensparis.com

The Spire’s Sculptures Are In a Museum

by Colleen's Paris January 29, 2025
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

Where are the spire’s statues. Shouldn’t they be gracing the four corners of Notre-Dame de Paris’ spire? The location of the statutes for Notre Dame de Paris’ spire has been the best guarded secret and remnant of the pandemic.

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January 29, 2025 0 comments
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Video image of women and children models in 1912 Birth of the Department Store Naissance des Grands Magasins Department Store Story

The Birth of the Department Store in Paris-Part 1

by Colleen's Paris September 9, 2024
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

For the first time ever, there is an exhibition devoted to department store origins in Paris. Department stores were made for dreaming. The items on display will transport you back to the years between 1852 to 1925. Department Stores Part Two opens October 16 at the Cité des Architectures & …

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September 9, 2024 0 comments
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Renovated Fontaine des Innocents June 2024

Jean Goujon and La Fontaine des Innocents: Their Stories

by Colleen's Paris June 30, 2024
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

An exhibition opened new doors to learning of a little known sculptor of a Parisian masterpiece. The exhibition poster of a woman holding a jug on her shoulder with water streaming out in droplets caught my attention. The Musée Carnavalet’s poster for La Fontaine des Innocents drew me in with …

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June 30, 2024 0 comments
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Exterior of photo agency Roger-Viollet Galerie 6 rue de Seine Paris

Paris Churches and Art Galleries–New Museums?

by Colleen's Paris March 5, 2021
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

Starving for art and culture in Paris? Churches and art galleries are filling the culture gap left by temporary museum closings in Paris….Eglise Saint-Merry as a Gallery…Walking near the Centre Georges Pompidou, I felt an urge to walk into the Eglise (church) Saint-Merry. As I entered, the interior of Saint-Merry …

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Temporary Grand Palais with Eiffel Tower view

The Temporary Grand Palais

by Colleen's Paris September 27, 2020
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

On the radio one day I heard that the Grand Palais was moving to a new location. I went to Place Joffre across from the Ecole Militaire and the Champ-de-Mars–Nothing. Shortly after, I heard on the radio work had begun. I jumped on bus 86 and headed for the Eiffel …

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