Main Sources: Paris Convention and Visitors Office, Paris Mayor's Office
April 2012
Seasonal Events
- Banlieue Bleues Paris Jazz Festival: Through April 13th, the northern suburbs of Paris are enlivened with exciting jazz and blues performances.
- Easter in Paris: Chocolate chickens and bells and other springtime delights will fill the city on April 8th (Easter Sunday) and Monday the 9th, which is a public holiday in France.
- Passover in Paris: Passover is celebrated this year from April 6th through April 14th, so find ideas on celebrating Passover in Paris here.
- Foire du Trone (Annual Fair)
Parents and kids can look forward to the annual Paris fair (Foire du Trône, which runs through the beginning of June and delivers all the traditional fun of a county fair, with Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and cotton candy all in abundance.
Arts and Exhibits Highlights
The Cinémathèque Française is hosting a major retrospective on iconoclastic filmmaker Tim Burton, who rose to mainstream prominence with cult classics including Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and The Nightmare Before Christmas. This is the same retrospective conceived by the MOMA in New York. The exhibit, featuring some 700 works by Burton, includes the director's early drawings, sculptures (including several which were created exclusively for the exposition), costumes and accessories, models and film excerpts.
When: March 7th through August 5th, 2012.
Where: Cinematheque Francaise
Read the full exhibit preview on our blog here
The Centre Georges Pompidou is currently hosting a major exhibition exploring the profound influences shares between dance and the visual arts. From the official website: "Danser sa via" ["Dancing through life"] shows how these sparked off modernity and fed the major movements and the figures who constitute the history of modern and contemporary art. The exhibition illustrates its point through works by artistic figures of the 20th Century, through movements that founded modernity, and through the research of contemporary artists and dancers. It presents the common interest of art and dance for the body in movement.
When: Through April 2nd, 2012.
Where: Centre Georges Pompidou
Read our full review here
A show which opened last month at Paris's Arts Décoratifs museum celebrates the "trompe l'oeil" technique and the complex art of deception. The exhibit features over 400 works, from paintings and sculpture to textiles, highlighting techniques of trickery originating in ancient Greece.
Location: Musee des arts decoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli,1st arrondissement
Metro: Louvre-Rivoli or Palais Royal
Tel: +33 (0)144 55 57 50
When: Through November 2013
Visit the official website
Read our full review here
An important exhibit consecrated to French impressionist painter Edgar Degas and the art of the nude is a must-see this month at the Musee d'Orsay.
When: Through July 1st, 2012.
Where: Musee d'Orsay
A retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris dedicated to metaphysical painter and adopted Parisian de Chirico examines the artist's vast influence on subsequent schools of modern art.
Location: Musee d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
When: Through July 12th, 2012
Fans of Robert Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan, and his enormous repertoire of folk hits and lesser-known, poetically infused ballads should make sure to see this retrospective at the Cite de la Musique. The exhibit focuses on Dylan's emergence onto the New York folk music scene in the 1960's, as artists, musicians and poets became more engaged with political and social struggles, notably the civil rights movement.
Location: Cite de la Musique
221, avenue Jean-Jaurès
Metro: Porte de Pantin
When: Through July 15th, 2012
This exhibit at the Pinacotheque gallery near Madeleine is highlighting how highly influential Alsatian art collector Jonas Netter essentially brought the works of artists such as Modigliani, Soutine and Utrillo to the attention of the greater public. Several never-before exhibited works by Modigliani await at this show, which also provides a glimpse into the explosion of artistic production in Montparnasse in the early 20th century.
Location: Pinacotheque de Paris
28 place de la Madeleine
Metro: Madeleine or Opera
When: Through September 9th, 2012
