Museum about the French mail – Le Musée de La Poste. This is my love letter to you hoo hoo … Far from the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, is one of Paris’s most surprisingly engaging museums: Le Musée de La Poste – a museum about the French mail. France’s postal history started in the 15th century with Louis XI (1423-1483) – “Louis the Prudent” – establishing a royal postal serviceContinue reading “Museum about the French mail – Le Musée de La Poste”
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Christofle: A Legacy of French Silverware
Christofle: A Legacy of French Silverware. Paris celebrates Christofle, one of France’s most celebrated silverware houses, in the exhibition: Christofle – A Brillliant Story. From November 2024 to April 2025, a dedicated exhibition shines a spotlight on Christofle’s artistry, tracing its impact on French design and its global legacy. Founded in 1830 by Charles Christofle, theContinue reading “Christofle: A Legacy of French Silverware”
Classic French cars at the Reims-Champagne Automobile Museum.
Classic French cars at the Reims-Champagne Automobile Museum Classic French cars at the Reims-Champagne Automobile Museum. The Reims-Champagne Automobile Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone with an appreciation for cars, motorcycles, and the evolution of transportation – mainly French cars, but also British, American, Italian, and German. The museum was established in 1985. PhilippeContinue reading “Classic French cars at the Reims-Champagne Automobile Museum.”
Working in the Grand Palais, Paris
Working in the Grand Palais for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The Paris 2024 Paralympics begins with the opening ceremony on Wednesday 28 August and, unlike the part-time, on-call, intermittent volunteer work in the Olympics, I’ll be working full-time, frontline, and the weekend for the 11 days of competition at the venue called the Grand PalaisContinue reading “Working in the Grand Palais, Paris”
Liberty Leading the People – Delacroix’s famous painting
Liberty Leading the People – Delacroix’s famous painting. “Liberty Leading the People” is certainly Eugène Delacroix’s most well-known painting, and perhaps of any French artist. It is housed in The Louvre in Paris. Painted in 1830, it depicts the French people, particularly Parisians, marching under the tricolour French flag, representing liberty, equality, and fraternity. It’sContinue reading “Liberty Leading the People – Delacroix’s famous painting”
Imaginary magazine The Parisianer captures the Chronicles of the Natural History Museum in Paris
Imaginary magazine The Parisianer captures the Chronicles of the Natural History Museum in Paris. People the world over have seen the cover of The New Yorker magazine in America, even if they have never opened a copy to read. The magazine, launched in 1925, focuses on the cultural life of New York, and each week anContinue reading “Imaginary magazine The Parisianer captures the Chronicles of the Natural History Museum in Paris”
Marie Curie Museum in Paris: a woman of science
Marie Curie Museum in Paris: a woman of science. The Curie Museum in Paris is the laboratory museum of Marie and Pierre Curie, where they conducted physics and chemistry research from 1900-1930s, particularly in the study of radium and cancer research. Before the laboratory was built, Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre (1859-1906) hadContinue reading “Marie Curie Museum in Paris: a woman of science”
The Musée d’Orsay – the Orsay Museum, Paris
The Musée d’Orsay – the Orsay Museum, Paris. On the river Seine in Paris stands the Musée d’Orsay – the Orsay Museum. When James Joyce lived in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, the building was not a museum. Instead, the building was the Gare d’Orsay – the Orsay railway station. The trains from GareContinue reading “The Musée d’Orsay – the Orsay Museum, Paris”