Paris, France —- They never met, though they were contemporaries. Neither one of them particularly liked to travel. They were Alberto Giacometti best known for his sculptures and Giorgio Morandi, the Italian […]
Juxtaposing Giacometti
Days and Nights of the Living Dead: Zombie Who Are You?
Paris, France — Cowry shells, an antelope horn and anthropomorphic masks. Annual festivals of spiritual well being, ritual objects that incarnate protective spirits. The world of the zombie has come to Paris […]
Remembering the Reign of Terror, the French Terror
Paris, France — A bathtub killing, the beheading of the last queen of France, guillotining galore. It was a time of retribution with public executions decidedly on trend often accompanied by lavish […]
Made in France : Once Upon a Time in Textiles
Paris, France — It is an engrossing tale, the tale of the French textile industry. From Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s first rules and regulations for dyeing and drapery making in 1669, to industrial espionage […]
The Fantastical Funfair
Paris, France —It is a most festive and fun venue that sits on the edge of eastern Paris in the Bercy Village neighborhood surrounded by shops and gardens. The Pavillons de Bercy […]
Jewelry Fit for a Queen, A Merovingian Queen
Merovingian-style ring in brass and amazonite. Photo courtesy Rmn-Grand Palais. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette They were the house that united, essentially, France. The Merovingian dynasty were the ruling family of the […]
Imperial Splendors: Marvels of the Ming Dynasty
Paris, France —A gold phoenix hairpin, a sceptre of gemstones and jade. The court of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368 until 1644, has made its way to the French capital […]
Fantastic Flowers from Le Sibille
Rome, Italy — Wisteria, one of the world’s favorite climbing plants has been immortalized in the Roman workshops of Le Sibille, the high jewlery house specialized in the ancient technique of micro-mosaics. […]
The Bountiful Beauty from and of Benin
Paris, France — The history books recount to us the Kingdom of Dahomey or Danxome, an economically and culturally powerful entity that was located in present-day Benin. Benin might be a small […]
Luminous Lithuania
Paris, France — It was among the first countries to become independent from the ex-Soviet Union in 1991 and the last country to be Christianized in Europe in 1387. The energetic and […]
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