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Musée du Louvre: Byzantium and Eastern Christianity department to open in 2024-2025

On February 1, Laurence Des Cars, current President of the Musée du Louvre, spoke to the Élysée Palace about the forthcoming opening of the Department of Byzantine and Oriental Christian Art, and in particular about the timetable for its completion. See you in 2024 or 2025 to discover the 1,200 pieces on display at the museum!

The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Musée du Quai Branly…: 5 Paris museums listed as the best in France

Which place will be named best museum, best landmark or most remarkable venue in France this year? While waiting to discover the winners this November 10, the Tiqets website – behind this contest – shares the nominees of the 2021 edition. And at least 5 museums in Paris are listed. Here they are.

From Afar, travelling Materials and Objects: the compelling Louvre exhibition

From September 22, 2021 to July 4, 2022, the Louvre Petite Galerie houses the “From Afar, travelling Materials and Objects” exhibition following the traces of masterpiece trade between faraway worlds.

The Cinémathèque Française, a movie temple in the heart of Bercy

Screening sessions, library, museum, festivals… The Cinémathèque Française is the perfect place if you want to learn more about the history of cinema.

7 museums in Paris to rediscover on sunny days

As summer goes into extra time, keep on enjoying the last sunbeams. Come along and discover museums to visit on sunny days!

Covid: health pass required for all events over 50 people

During his televised address as part of the fight against Covid, French President Emmanuel Macron is to announce – according to parliamentarians – the health pass is to be extended to and compulsory in many places starting from July 21, 2021. What are the venues it applies to? Keep reading to find out more!

Lockdown exit: Emmanuel Macron to speak this Friday, Castex announces

While the government confirmed daytime trip restrictions will be lifted from May 3, many French people are now wishing to know when will cultural places and terraces reopen. At the end of the Ministerial Council this April 28, Jean Castex announced Emmanuel Macron will speak this Friday April 30 to present the "prospects" of the new lockdown exit.

Covid: terraces and museums, the first to reopen from mid-May, Macron and Attal state

According to several elected representatives who attended the Covid crisis meeting this Thursday April 15 with Emmanuel Macron, terraces and museums are the first places to reopen when lockdown is lifted. A reopening starting from mid-May confirmed by Gabriel Attal this Thursday as well, along with the reopening of stores if the health conditions enable to do so.

Terraces and cultural places to reopen in France: different scenarios on the table

This is a new step the French people are highly anticipating: the reopening of the terraces of bars, cafés, and restaurants, as well as of museums and monuments, movie theaters, and show venues. For now, all these places are closed to the public because of the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic in the country. But the government has started considering several possible scenarios to reopen these places progressively. What are leads on the table? Keep reading to find out more.

Covid: Emmanuel Macron to host a meeting to talk about reopening protocols this Thursday

This is good news ahead of the exiting lockdown, despite Covid! This Tuesday April 13, the Elysée Palace announced French President Emmanuel Macron is to host – on Thursday April 15 – a meeting to address the progressive protocols to reopen places open to the public.

Contemporary public artworks to discover in the streets of Paris

Paris is an open-air museum! If you are into contemporary art, we suggest you to discover the mythical works that are waiting for you in the capital.

Georges Cain Square, a little-known garden in Paris that looks like an open-air museum

In Paris, the square Georges Cain is a spot like no other. Nestled a stone's throw from the Carnavalet museum, this little-known garden of the capital offers us a beautiful green setting in which we discover the remains of monuments. We tell you more about this square which looks like an open-air museum.

Coronavirus: museums to reopen as soon as lockdown is lifted?

As mainland France is going through the third hybrid lockdown, the Senate has been claiming for museum and all cultural places to reopen as soon as lockdown is lifted.

Reopening from mid-May: Alain Fischer remains cautious and does not know if this goal could be met

Are come of places closed be able to reopen on May 15, as told this March 31 by Emmanuel Macron during his address? Entrusted with the French vaccinal strategy, Alain Fischer remains cautious because of the very active spread of the virus in the country. Invited on LCI this April 8, he said he does “not know if this goal could be met on May 15”.

Covid-19: The highest risk places of infections? Schools and places of worship brought into question

Where are people the most infected with Covid-19? A question Institut Pasteur's latest ComCor study tried to answer to, so has a German study bringing more details about places of worship and schools.

In Paris, Etienne Daho's stage outfits join the Palais Galliera collections

The Palais Galliera is known to Parisians as the museum of fashion. And now a monument to French chanson has been added to its 200,000-strong collection: some of Etienne Daho's stage and street outfits have been entrusted to this Parisian cultural institution.

Covid: museums, theaters, and operas are the safest places, a study reads

According to a German scientific study, operas, museums, and theaters are the public places with the lowest Covid-19 spread risk, on the condition health guidelines are complied with properly.

Covid: museums to provide charged digital tours to revive their activities

Months of closure and almost empty cash registers: the health and economic crisis has left museums at sea. To find new sources of income, some of them are trying to launch charged digital tours.

Covid: Roselyne Bachelot wants no vaccine passport to enjoy cultural places

As the government is trying to reopen museums soon, Roselyne Bachelot has stood out against instating a vaccine passport for people to enjoy cultural places.

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.