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L'actualité touristique et culturelle à Paris :

• Roland Garros in Paris from 22nd May ]= 10th June 2012
  The bestest tennis tournament in the whole world is back, taking sponsorship to classy new heights...The huge event is now generating major spin-offs, with its very own online store (www.storerolandgarros.com) full of keyrings, towels and other essentials. The Paris city council is so keen to keep the event within the city limits that they are [...]
• Cannes 2012 in Paris ]= Director's fortnight at the Forum des Images from 31st May ]= 10th June
  The 2012 Cannes Film Festival starts today, but even far away, here in Paris, we can bask in its glory a little ]= part of the festival will soon be coming to us! Yep, the selection for the Quinzaine des réalisateurs (Director's Fortnight) will soon be playing in its entirety at the Forum des Images [...]
• Chris Killip exhibition at Le Bal until 19th August 2012
  One of England's most seminal photographers, famous for his work showing conditions in the north during the Thatcher years, is showing What Happened Great Britain 1970-1990, photos of a certain kind of misery, in the crisp, cool galleries of Le Bal.Born in 1946, Chris Killip started taking photos at the age of 17, documenting the situation [...]
• Wim Delvoye exhibition at the Louvre from 31st May ]= 17th September 2012
  For their second modern art exhibition, after Tony Cragg, the Louvre has chosen Belgian artist Wim Delvoye, known for his tattooed pigs and poo poo-making machine, to show his work among the prestigious museum's collections. Fifteen works will be on display until September, with one monumental 13-metre high tower under the pyramid staying put until [...]
• Nature Festival in the Jardin des Plantes 12th & 13th May 2012
  If you lack the time or energy to go to the Ecole de Breuil horticulture school open days this weekend in the Bois de Vincennes, why not try the Fête de la Nature (Nature Festival) in the Jardin des Plantes, not far at all from our hotels. They have a 'nature village', films for kids [...]
• Monumenta 2012 at the Grand Palais is open
  The first photos of Daniel Buren's giant installation are in! This is one of the biggest arts events of the year in Paris! Click on the photo to see the full gallery, and click here to read our article from last week with all the details of opening times and admission rates! photos: Didier PlowyLots [...]
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés Jazz Festival from 20th May ]= 3rd June 2012
  In the birthplace of French jazz, our neck of the woods, comes the 12th edition of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Jazz Festival, dedicated this year to all things to do with the piano. Expect loads of concerts of course, but also quirky events like the "álive jazz and chocolate tastingá" session! Here's all the info...Yep, there are [...]
• Show and tell at the Fondation Cartier from 15th May ]= 21st October 2012
  A group exhibition of 50 rarely shown exponents of naïve art from around the world...It matters not whether artists are born artists, or become artists ]= the Show and Tell exhibition at the Fondation Cartier explores rather how these self-taught artists can express themselves freely, differently, presenting over 400 works of art as proof. Despite [...]
• Open weekend at the Paris school of horticulture 12th & 13th May 2012
  Owned by the Paris city council, the Ecole du Breuil is nestled in the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern edge of the city. Not normally open to the public, their open days are a great, free event. On offer is free gardening advice, pony rides, guided visits, homemade cake to taste, a plant sale, [...]
• For the best baguette in Paris, head for the 18th arrondissement
  The official contest for the best baguette in Paris has just awarded the 2012 top prize to 37 year-old Sébastien Mauvieux, whose boulangerie can be found at 159 rue Ordener (here). Yep, that's right on the other side of the city from our hotels, unfortunately. And it's the sixth time in five years that the [...]