Yerres, France —It’s one of those hidden gems of the Greater Paris region tucked away in a greenery-filled corner south of the French capital and just a 20-minute, four stop train ride […]
The Curated and the Creative at the House of Caillebotte
A Chance to See: The Wonderful World of Worth
Paris, France — He was born in England in 1825, but Charles Frederik Worth is widely recognised as the inventor of a very French specialty, haute couture. He would cross the Channel […]
Brilliant Balloons
Paris, France — It is clearly one of the most fun exhibitions of the summer in Paris. This is inflatable and interactive art at its best, quietly reaching into the depths of […]
The Tragedy and the Legacy of Saint Dymphna
She was born a Celtic princess in Ireland in the 7th century. She would die a martyr in the town of Geel in Belgium, beheaded by her father. Canonized in 620, Dymphna, […]
From Brazil to France and Back Again
Paris, France — Hand-made crochet work, bark, earth and spices are all a part of the highly successful summer fun that is drawing to a close, albeit partially, at the newly renovated […]
Critic’s Choice: The Animal Kingdom on Emergence
Paris, France — It is one of the French capital’s most unusual museums, and one of its most beautiful as well. Le Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (The Museum […]
Draw Me a Jewel
Paris, France — There are swans and water lilies, Egyptian scarabs, butterflies and sycomores alongside fabulous fuschias, the famous chimeras of Cartier and René Lalique’s wood anemone. As the high jewellery houses […]
Going Gold
Paris, France —As Men’s Fashion Week draws to a close and with the French capital gearing up for the couture collections in one week’s time, an exhibition currently underway in Paris demonstrates […]
The Spy that Came into the Gallery
Paris, France — French Resistance fighter, personal secretary to Jean Moulin, spy, political activist, gallery owner, patron of the arts, Daniel Cordier alias Caracalla in the French Resistance who died at the […]
Fêting Our Farmers
Paris, France — Farmers feed the world and in France, a food land par excellence, an event reminds us all of the essential role farms and farmers play in our lives. For […]
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