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August 2010 Paris Events
Les Grandes Vacances have begun and the events scene is a bit quiet in Paris. August is a lovely time to visit La Grande Dame, to be outdoors enjoying a stroll with one less car horn blaring as many Parisians leave for vacation. There is a calm that washes over Paris this time of year with a warm resolution that the City of Light simply relax and chill out a bit. The pace of Paris slows down a bit and life takes on that hazy summer glow. Although August is a relatively low-key month for events, there are still a few things on offer for your consideration!
Art Exhibitions
The Louvre – www.museedulouvre.fr
Antoine Watteau and the Art of Engraving – through October 11th
Roads of Arabia, Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - through September 27th
Joseph Kosuth, Neither Appearance Nor Illusion – through December 31st
Méroé, Un Empire sur le Nil – through September 6th
Musée d’Orsay – www.musee-orsay.fr
Photography Not Art, through September 1st
Everyone is a Collector! – through November 30th
Grand Palais – www.grandpalais.fr
What the Dinosaurs Ate – through September 1st
Maison Europeenne de la Photographie – www.mep-fr.org
Photographie de la Nouvelle Russie – through August 29th
Anna et Bernhard Blume – through August 29th
Aki Kuroda, Cosmogarden New York City – through August 29th
Un Elève de l’Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne – through August 29th
Holger Trulzsch – through August 29th
Pinacothèque de Paris – www.pinacotheque.com
Edvard Munch – The Anti-Scream – through August 8th
Musée du Quai Branly – www.quaibranly.fr
Fleuve Congo – through October 3rd
10 Years of the Pavillon des Sessions – through August 30th
Musée Marmottan – www.marmottan.com
Monet et l’Abstraction – through September 26th
Centre Georges Pompidou – www.centrepompidou.fr
Etienne-Martin, Collections of the Centre Pompidou – through September 23rd
Valérie Jouve – through September 13th
Musée des Arts et Decoratifs – www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr
History of Ideal Contemporary Fashion: Volume 70-80 – through October 10th
Animail – through November 30th
La Belle Epoque de Jules Chéret – through November 7th
La Maison Rouge – www.lamaisonrouge.org
Jean de Maximy – through September 26th
Voyage dans ma Tête – through September 26th
Peter Buggenhout – through September 26th
Petit Palais -Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Rétrospective Yves Saint Laurent – Final Days - through August 29th
Centre Nationale du Costume de Scène – www.cncs.fr
Vestiare de Divas de Maria Callas à Dalida – through December 31st
Musée d’Histoire Natural du Havre – www.mnhn.fr
Chauves-souris – through October 24th
Très Toucher & Touche Atout – through October 24th
Music Venues – Highlights of August
Casino de Paris – www.casinodeparis.fr
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Paris Events in AUGUST
Soirée Oenologique du 114 Faubourg
2 Clos Lalfert (Pays de l’Hérault) descends upon Le Hotel Bristol at the invitation of Head Sommelier, Marco Pelletier, for a special menu of wine.
Cinéma en Plein Air – Open Air Cinema
Enjoy taking in a movie in the open lawn of Parc de la Villette – through August 22nd
Paris Plage – let the sun shine in!
The banks of the Seine are transformed to the south of France – complete with sand and palm trees! - through August 20th
Rock en Seine
Let your hair down with the infamous music festival featuring everyone from Paolo Nutini to Massive Attack – August 27th – 29th
16 Andrew Kauffman reads from his novel, The Waterproof Bible – 7pm
Lisa Buros
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