The French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was behind the project of the Arab World Institute construction at the heart of Paris. Thus, he wanted to lighten the relations between France and Arab countries bringing the two cultures closer. The building was inaugurated in 1987 under the chairmanship of François Mitterrand. The Institute shelters permanent collections… Read more »
Paris ne serait pas vraiment Paris sans ses emblématiques brasseries. Loin du faste et de l’ambiance feutrée des établissements de luxe, la brasserie propose à ses hôtes des spécialités de la capitale comme la blanquette de veau, le croque-monsieur, le steak au poivre et une large variété de salades. L’atmosphère est conviviale et le service… Read more »
From the start of explorations for the “New World” or South Pacific Islands, mariners brought many “souvenirs” from their trip. Europeans are passionate for this far away civilisations and the wealthier get their own cabinet of curiosities. That was how a first temporary ethnographic Museum gathering many private collections opened its doors in Paris in… Read more »