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11 12, 2013

A luxury walking tour of Paris – Part Two

By |2013-12-11T15:00:29+11:00Dec 11, 2013|0 Comments

Paris can feel like a thousand cities in one; like it is turning faster than the cars that zoom around and around the roundabout at Arc de Triomphe. Slow it down a little, and take Paris step by stunning step along its famed avenues and boulevards with part deux of the decadent stroll through Paris.

8 07, 2013

The Dreamtime comes to France: an Australian view from the Eiffel Tower

By |2013-07-08T15:55:35+10:00Jul 8, 2013|0 Comments

Eight million people scale the Eiffel Tower each year for the view over Paris, and now, amongst the Notre Dame, the Louvre and Sacré Coeur, visitors will be treated to the sight of a great barramundi, floundering on the banks of the Seine, upon the roof of Musée de quai Branly.

8 05, 2013

The best of French in Chicago: Picasso and Chicago exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago

By |2013-05-08T15:09:08+10:00May 8, 2013|0 Comments

The Art Institute of Chicago was the first art museum in the U.S. to present Pablo Picasso's works back in 1913. A century later, Chicago residents and visitors alike can enjoy a special exhibition of the artist's masterpieces on display at the museum until May 12, 2013.

5 04, 2013

Your pocket-sized guide to… French art: Nicolas Poussin

By |2013-05-21T16:33:08+10:00Apr 5, 2013|0 Comments

French master-painter Nicolas Poussin created scores of chef d'oeuvres in both Classic and Baroque styles. His 'Self Portrait', a work of a genre not typically associated with Poussin, reveals itself as a work of artistic genius. So what is it that makes Poussin's 'Self Portrait' so intriguing?

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