Culture - activities

Plan contre la pauvreté : Jean Castex annonce de nouvelles aides à la mobilité et au logement

Covid: “Time has come to consider measures for the Île-de-France region”, Castex admits

As the health situation is deteriorating in some departments in France, Jean Castex has given an interview to Apolline de Malherbe and Maxime Switek during a special broadcast on Tuesday March 16, 2021 on BFMTV in the evening. During the show, the French Prime Minister admitted the Île-de-France region might be placed in lockdown.

Covid: Roselyne Bachelot announces an extra 20-million-euro help to support culture

She promised new “substantial announcements for the cultural sector” this Thursday March 11, 2021: Roselyne Bachelot has just stated that an extra 20-million-euro help will be granted to cultural sectors.

2021 Summer Festivals: festivals to be limited to 5,000 seated festivalgoers and in the open air

As better days are coming, many people are wondering if this summer’s major festivals will take place as scheduled or not. Following a new meeting with festival promotors, minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot said open air festivals will only be allowed with maximum 5,000 festivalgoers. Furthermore, festivalgoers will have to be seated. Here is more on the matter.

Paris is thinking about a festive summer by hosting open-air events

If the situation allows it, several places in Paris are likely to host festive and cultural open-air events this summer. Paris city hall has even released a map and list of these places scattered across the French capital.

Coronavirus : le masque désormais systématique dans les cinémas et salles de spectacle

Museums, movie theaters, theaters: reopening to spread over time, extended aids

Movie theaters, theaters, museums have not been given a reopening date but extended aids. This is what has been announced this Thursday January 14, 2020 by Roselyne Bachelot during the government's press brief.

Covid: Jean Castex does not wish to get ahead of himself and plans the reopening of cultural places

This December 17, 2020 invited on France Inter Minister of Culture has warned cultural places to reopen on January 7, 2021 was not certain. Jean Castex has gone one further and explained it was not possible to plan when these places will be allowed to reopen safely.

Exposition Betty Catroux au Musée Yves-Saint-Laurent

Betty Catroux retrospective at the Musée Yves-Saint-Laurent - closed

The Musée Yves-Saint-Laurent puts the spotlight on former Yves Saint-Laurent model and muse Betty Catroux. The exhibition Féminin Singulier reveals Betty Catroux's most exceptional outfits, on view from October 8, 2020. The exhibition is currently closed by government order.

Lockdown exit: what changes since December 15, 2020

The second nationwide lockdown in France ended on December 15. Even though the lockdown exit has been confirmed this Thursday December 10, 2020 by Jean Castex, it has been toughened up. In concrete words, what changes?

Exposition Christian Louboutin au Palais de la Porte Dorée à Paris : L'Exhibition[niste] - Photo et Vidéo

Palais de la Porte Dorée's Christian Louboutin online exhibition

If you still have not had the chance to discover the Louboutin exhibition at Paris Palais de la Porte Dorée, we have some good news for you. This Paris cultural agenda favorite is available online. A good thing to wait until the exhibition reopens in 2021.

Lockdown exit: movie theaters, museums and theaters to remain shut, the government to keep on helping them

Movie theaters, theaters, museums: they were all preparing to reopen on December 15 feverishly. A useless preparation as this December 10, the government announced cultural places are to remain shut until January 7, 2021.

Giorgio De Chirico, l'exposition au Musée de l'Orangerie : nos photos

Giorgio De Chirico, the exhibition at the Musée de l'Orangerie: our photos

The Musée de l'Orangerie's exhibition Giorgio de Chirico, la peinture métaphysique (Giorgio de Chirico, metaphysical painting) revisits the atypical career of the Italian painter, who "wrote dreams" and fascinated Apollinaire and Paul Guillaume, among others. A taste of the metaphysical painting that so fascinated Paris in the Roaring Twenties. The exhibition will close on October 29.

Cézanne et les maîtres, Rêve d’Italie, l'exposition au Musée Marmottan-Monet : nos photos

Cézanne et les maîtres, Rêve d'Italie at the Musée Marmottan-Monet - reopening and extension

The exhibition 'Cézanne et les maîtres. Rêve d'Italie', installed at the Musée Marmottan Monet since February 27, 2020, reopens to the public on June 2 and has been extended until January 3, 2021, due to coronavirus. For the first time, the exhibition focuses on Cézanne's close ties with the masterpieces of the greatest Italian painters. An opportunity to discover Cézanne and his painting in a whole new light!

Coronavirus: lockdown not to be lifted before the Holidays

The government and especially France's Prime Minister announced on Thursday November 12 the lockdown will go on as it is for at least two more weeks. Easing is planned for stores starting December 1 if the situation allows it and easing lockdown could occur for the Holidays.