For the second time running in the history of the Tour de France, the mythical race raced by another French icon, the Moulin Rouge. The cabaret’s dancers, in full French Cancan costume, […]
An « Un-Cancan-y » Welcome for the Tour de France
Critic’s Choice: The Monaco Masters Show
The Opera Gallery is presenting this year’s edition of the Monaco Masters Show, a much awaited event on the principality’s summer season. The exhibition, entitled « American 80s from Warhol to Basquiat « […]
Moments in Time: Telling Time in Odyssey Times
Time was of concern to Odysseus in his long odyssey to return home after the Trojan War. His entire journey including travelling to Troy and the ensuing war took 20 years. At […]
Inside 17th Century Paris with the Marquise de Sévigné
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, better known as the Marquise de Sévigné, was born in Paris 400 years ago in the mansion of her grandparents. French aristocrat, avid letter writer she is regarded in […]
The Splendours of Silla: The Royal Treasures of Ancient Korea Revealed
Paris, France — Their lifestyle was lavish and luxurious, filled with gold and power. This was the life and times of the aristocracy of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, which thrived […]
Critic’s Choice: The Klinko Files
Paris, France — Once again our Critic’s Choice eyes are riveted towards the Galerie Gadcollection in the eclectic Marais neighborhood of Paris. Classical musician, director and award-winning photographer Markus Klinko is turning […]
Collector’s Corner: Monaco Auction Week
One of our summertime favorites is about to kick off in the Principality of Monaco. Because every summer Monaco becomes a unique destination for lovers of art, exceptional objects, dazzling jewels and […]
Lebanon’s City of Millennia: Byblos, Beautiful and Bountiful
Paris, France — Elaborate jewelry, superbly crafted rings of gold and amethyst. Fine figurines. It was one of the first great civilizations, regarded as one of, if not the oldest port in […]
A Passion for Porcelain
Paris, France -There was Sèvres, precisely The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, one of the world’s leading porcelain manufactures which has been turning out indelibly elegant prices for over three centuries. Then there is […]
A Celebration of Franco-American Friendship at Versailles
Where there was a cake, beautiful and bold and surrounded by gold. Versailles, France— When the American Friends of Versailles organized the “A Legacy of Light” gala in the magnificent castle of […]
The Gourmet Gazette 