THE ART CIRCLE
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PARIS TRIP | Oct 18-24
Good to know & ideas for your free time:
MUSEUMS & INSTITUTIONS (other than obvious Louvre, Petit Palais & Grand Palais)
Fondation Louis Vuitton | Gustave Fayet: Collector – Designer
Gallerie Maeght | Features modern paintings, lithographs, and art booksPrinting House Maeght
Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection | Many exhibitions including Walid Raad, Barbara Kruger, and “Remember Me” a large photography exhibition
Hôtel de la Marine | Al Thani Collection (120+ works spanning ~4,000 years on animals in art and civilisation, including Islamic/MENA and East Asian pieces (Fatimid rock-crystal elephant, Fabergé, Mughal miniatures, Pharaonic Egypt).
Palais de Tokyo | “Toi et ta bande” group show (starting Oct. 21st)
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (MAM) | Kerry James Marshall Retrospective + Simone Fattal: Des villes au fond d’un lac
Musee Rodin | Masterpieces and documents from Auguste Rodin's collections
Musée Maillol | Gianni Versace Retrospective
Musée de l'Orangerie | Monet, Painting Time exhibition & Contemporary Counterpoint Exhibition + Other permanent Collections
Musée Cernuschi | Asian-art collection
Musée d'Orsay | Mary Cassatt Retrospective + Auguste Bartholdi “Bartholdi’s Dream”+ Permanent collection
Musée Jacquemart-André | Éternel Tintoret paitings and works on paper
GALLERIES (only a few that are easily accessible and/or offer shows in relation to our region)
Galleria Continua Marais | Avant et après l’Arte Povera' by Michelangelo Pistoleto
Galleria Continua Matignon | "Afterimage" by Hank Willis Thomas
Mor Charpentier | Anas Albraeh Solo (to be confirmed)
Nadine Fattouh Galerie | “Temoins du vent” Group exhibition with artists from the middle east | Tuesday to Saturday 2 to 6:30pm
Perrotin Gallery | Alma Allen Solo Exhibition
Gagosian | Lee Krasner Solo Exhibition
SHOPPING (other than the Champs Elysées)
Av. Montaigne | Shops open between 10 and 10:30 am
Saint-Germain-des-Prés & Sèvres Babylone | galleries, antique shops, bookshops, & La Grande Épicerie
Le Bon Marché | open at 10am, Sunday at 11am
Galeries Lafayette | good for a rainy Sunday
Le Marais | for trendy independent fashion boutiques
CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS (most need reservation)
Flandrain (upscale French)
Pink Mama (funky Italian in pigalle area)
Fabula (if weather allows)
Le Speakeasy (dancing restaurant)
Thoumieux (restaurant festif)
Piaf (restaurant festif)
Siena (italian - restaurant festif)
Allard (good for dinner)
Le Café Marley (part of Louvre building block, good to be combined with a stroll at the Tuillerie)
Loulou (part of Louvre building block, good to be combined with a stroll at the Tuillerie)
Monsieur Bleu (Palais de Tokyo)
Coco (near The Opera, Grab a mille-feuilles from Café de la Paix on your way out)
Perruche (for a little bit of South of France in Paris)
La petite chaise (for some delicious Escargots & Beef Tartare)
La petite Lutetia (Elegant Brasserie in Rue de Sèvre)
Miss Ko (Asian Fusion & Cocketail Bar on Avenue Gerorges V)
Easy eating in French brasseries (most need booking):
L’avenue | Av. Montage
Costes | Hôtel Costes
Café de L’esplanade | Invalides
Chez Francis |Tour Eiffel view
Where the locals go:
Septime (Michelin)
Chez Janou (French Bistrot)
Bistrot des tournelles (traditional bristrot in Marais)
Le Duc (Sea food in Montparnasse)
Le Voltaire (The OG French restaurant)
Sant Ambroeus (Italian Dining & Coffee)
Cibus (Italian near Louvre, best known for Clams)
Waly Fay (Vibrant Cameroonian)
Takara (Artful Japanese)
Bar Omi (Sushi & Wine Bar)
Oji (Japanese fine dining)
Yen (Minimalistic Japanese in St Germain)
Peco Peco (trendy street food Japanese in Pigalle)
Oobatz (Pizzeria)
Le cherche midi (traditional Italian in Saint Germain)
Wagyu Iiniku 1129 (good for meat lovers)
3 fois plus de piment (Sichaun)
