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 …
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.
Different views of the Eiffel Tower, a tranquil setting on the west side of Palais de Chaillot, the area is also a starting point for art, history and architecture ….
You have a second chance to view the Olympics 2024 icons. The Paralympics torch relay begins its journey August 25 under the English Channel on its way to Paris. On August 28, the iconic torch and the flying cauldron for the Olympic flame will be back in action. This marks the opening …
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 …
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. …