Train Stop: Paris Gare de l’Est
Whether you've got a ticket or not, the old (and renovated) train stations of Paris are worth a stop, such as here at Gare...
The Spirits of Deco Past: Searching for Life in the Museum of Decorative Arts
The more I bone up on the names of great French cabinetmakers, ponder the decorative needs of French nobility, and peruse catalogues and press kits, the more I appreciate the precious objects of the Museum of Decorative Arts. But my attention is waning, quickly.
Van Dyck Portraits at the Jacquemart-André Museum
Nov. 2008 -- Paris has pulled out all the stops to examine how Picasso looked at and dialogued with the greats that preceded him: Picasso and...
Of Artists and Collectors: Six Museums for the Return Traveler
The time is long gone when France could create a great museum by simply beheading the king, gathering his royal art collection in the old palace of the Louvre and declaring it open to the public.
Something Old, Something New: Culture in the Court of Honor
Across the street from the Louvre, the Palais Royal, its court of honor and garden, and their surroundings are a stunning microcosm of culture in Paris: its history a background for its present, its present a dialogue with its past, its future clearly in need of change... but gently, please.