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3
September
"Joan Miró: the color of my dreams" exhibition in Paris
Until 4 February
2
March
Exhibition: ‘Picasso and the Spanish Masters’ at the Carrières de Lumières, Les Baux-de-Provence
Carrières de Lumières, Les Baux-de-Provence
Until 6 January
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The Distinction Palace
In France, hotel rankings highlight the exceptional 5-star hotels by elevating them to ‘palace’…
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13
May
Commemoration of the Centennial of WWI's Armistice
Until December 31
Take the train of History
3 reasons to visit the Armistice Memorial
The museum located in Compiègne, in Northern France, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the…
The Centenary of the 1918 Armistice
Celebrate Peace in these Hauts-de-France Gardens
On the former front lines of WWI in the Hauts-de-France region, resilience is best recognized…
A moving memorial
Discover the International Memorial’14-18…
With its cemetery, interpretation centre and Ring of Remembrance, inaugurated Nov 11, 2014, the…
Explore these major Great War Sites that should never be forgotten
48 hours in Verdun: in the footsteps of World War…
February 1916, in Verdun: French and German troops get involved in the longest battle during World…
A video to take your breath away
The Louvre revisited by Beyoncé and Jay-Z
The Louvre welcomed two exceptional visitors last May—the American singer Beyoncé and her husband,…
Exceptional museography
6 nostalgic symbols at the Caen Memorial
The opening of the Caen Memorial Museum on 6 June 1988 was no coincidence. On the same day in 1944,…