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Louvre opens branch in region hit by industrial decline
04/12/2012 - FRANCE

Louvre opens branch in region hit by industrial decline

Paris’s famous Louvre museum, home of the Mona Lisa, opened its first regional offshoot on Tuesday in Lens, a former mining town in northern France, in an effort to breathe life into a region hit hard by the effects of industrial decline.
'Church outraged by Duflot's provocative statement'
04/12/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'Church outraged by Duflot's provocative statement'

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, 04/12/12: Libération has a special report from inside Aleppo and pays tribute to the Syrian people's courage. Meanwhile, Catholic paper La Croix explores how the Church is reacting to controversial comments Cécile Duflot made yesterday. Duflot, the housing minister, threatened to requisition vacant buildings that belong to the Church for emergency shelters. Finally, the Louvre opens an "art mine" in Lens.
Rock legend Lou Reed unveils new photo collection
14/11/2012 - CULTURE

Rock legend Lou Reed unveils new photo collection

Music, writing, photography: for rock legend Lou Reed it’s all the same. That's what the former Velvet Underground frontman told France 24 as he unveiled his latest photography collection at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo. We find out more from the man himself. Also on the show: the man who created the unforgettable sound of Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer, jazz drummer Manu Katché. And we poke around the underground archives of the soon-to-open regional branch of the Louvre, in Lens.
Louvre denies Turkish tiles 'stolen' from historic mosque
02/11/2012 - ART

Louvre denies Turkish tiles 'stolen' from historic mosque

Paris's world famous Louvre museum denied accusations on Friday that it was exhibiting tiles stolen from Turkey hundreds of years ago, following claims made in a Turkish daily that the tiles were pilfered from a historic mosque.
Van Gogh museum moves to Hermitage Amsterdam
30/10/2012 - CULTURE

Van Gogh museum moves to Hermitage Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is closed for restoration, but fear not, the Dutch painter’s masterpieces are being showcased at the Hermitage Amsterdam until next April. Also, after Cranach’s "Three Graces", the Louvre is appealing once more to the generosity of the public for the purchase of an ivory figurine to complete an exceptional mediaeval ensemble: 800,000 euros are needed...
Cannabis debate: 'just what is the Education Minister on?'
16/10/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Cannabis debate: 'just what is the Education Minister on?'

The French Education Minister, Vincent Peillon, has suggested France needs a debate on de-criminalising cannabis. That drew a swift rejection from Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault who said "Non, pas de débat"! Papers have put it on their front pages as the ruling Socialists lurch from one difficulty to another. One paper portrays the minister naked, with people wondering what he could be on. That's the focus for this Tuesday 16th October, 2012.
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Lady Gaga, Islamic Art and French Literature
18/09/2012 - CULTURE

Lady Gaga, Islamic Art and French Literature

Lady Gaga turns heads at London Fashion Week, the Louvre museum opens its most daring project since the pyramid 20 years ago, and French author Céline Curiol joins in the studio to discuss her new book. Plus a new exhibition by renowned photographer Imogen Cunningham: http://www.exposicionesmapfrearte.com/cunningham/
Hollande says extremism ‘destroys’ Islam’s principles
18/09/2012 - FRANCE

Hollande says extremism ‘destroys’ Islam’s principles

French President François Hollande said that extremism “destroys the principles and values of Islam” as he opened a new wing at the Louvre museum that will house a vast collection of Islamic art.
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The Louvre rolls out the red carpet for new Islamic art department
18/09/2012 - CULTURE

The Louvre rolls out the red carpet for new Islamic art department

Twenty years after Pei’s glass pyramid, the Louvre is inaugurating a new space — the department of Islamic Art. The building, a bedouin-looking tent, is situated in the Visconti courtyard and designed by Mario Bellini and Rudy Rucciotti. From the Arab conquest in the 7th century to the end of the Ottoman empire to the Spanish Al-Andalus kingdom, the new display showcases the many faces of art in the Islamic world. It opens to the public on 22nd September.
We ♥ Paris art
16/08/2012 - CULTURE

We ♥ Paris art

Monet, Manet and Piccasso… no place on earth is as synonymous with art as Paris. Join Eve Jackson as she shows us how and why the ‘City of light’ is still a true hub of creativity today.
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