Photos: Paris exhibition explores what people do alone at home Behind the curtain: L鈥橧ntime Expo takes a fascinating look at people's private lives
American and British tourists will pay more to visit the Louvre - what about visa and residency card holders? Renovations and a separate room for the Mona Lisa are also planned
Explore French museums for free this Saturday evening Giant game of Cluedo, escape games and many other unique events on offer as over 1,000 museums stay open late for La Nuit Europ茅ennes des Mus茅es
magazine French photographer who captured US history gets retrospective in Nice The exhibition details how Henri Dauman made a name for himself without expensive equipment or even press accreditation
Camembert, brie: Museum dedicated to French cheese to open in Paris Wine at the ready! The 鈥榗heese heritage鈥� will be the first of its kind
Key cultural and sporting events in France in 2024 The Olympics and a Tour de France first are among the highlights of a jam-packed cultural calendar
Serge Gainsbourg鈥檚 untouched Paris home open to public - two at a time Staggered tours show the house as it was the day he died with a recorded commentary from his daughter Charlotte
Artist on walk finds 168 million year-old fossil on French beach The crocodile vertebra 鈥� confirmed to be from the Jurassic era 鈥� is thought to have been ripped from a cliff in Normandy by recent storms
Meet Fr茅d茅ric Sommier, director of Normandy's D-Day museum The Connexion spoke to the former military man about the museum鈥檚 newest improvement, but also about his role in maintaining the memory of WW2
From Renaissance to Hockney - 12 Spring exhibitions to see in France A snapshot of this year鈥檚 cultural scene also takes in exhibitions of the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians as well as putting the Normans in their place
Absinthe, corkscrews, santons: 8 unusual museums to visit in France Have you visited any of these or know others to add?
French cycling: France's historical passion for the bicycle We explore the French obsession for two-wheeled transport, a love story that goes back to the nineteenth century and continues today, spanning tourism, sport and leisure
Free exhibition explores period before and after the French Revolution From a largely unseen portrait of Marie-Antoinette to Louis XVI鈥檚 diary entries, the showcase has plenty of treats
鈥楶aris proves people will happily pay for great art鈥� Columnist Nabila Ramdani believes other countries could learn a thing or two from the success of the French capital鈥檚 museums
Metal detectorists in France reject 鈥榣ooter鈥� label in French crackdown It is illegal to use a metal detector without permission from the prefecture or risk seven years in prison for pillaging heritage
Exhibit celebrates French illustrator Albert Dubout鈥檚 eye for satire Dubout was famous for his drawings of cats, but also loved to depict the 麻豆传媒映画, as a new exhibition at the artist鈥檚 museum near Montpellier shows
Pop-up museum of everyday objects traces history of French town Residents of Pluvigner, Brittany donated old farm or household items for the 鈥榚motional鈥� display of how life used to be
Skeleton of orca that died in the Seine to enter Paris museum The animal鈥檚 bones will be cleaned and inventoried and become part of Le Mus茅um national d'Histoire naturelle, which has one of the world鈥檚 largest collections
Back to the classroom: visiting France鈥檚 school museums Take a nostalgic trip around the country and pay a visit to the country鈥檚 finest museums dedicated to the history of education
European Night of Museums: Chance to visit 3,000 French sites for free Tomorrow night, the public will be able to enjoy special exhibitions and performances
From Dior to berets: Seven places in France for fashion-lovers The country has plenty to offer fashionistas: from Dior鈥檚 childhood home in Normandy to a museum dedicated to the emblematic beret in the south of France
Magical tour: Discover France鈥檚 most spectacular illusion museums The French have a long history of loving magic and even sent one of their most iconic performers to Algeria in the 19th century as a propaganda weapon
Legacy of La Poste: Tracing France鈥檚 postal service through the ages There are several museums dedicated to keeping the history of one of the country鈥檚 favourite institutions alive
France votes for art stolen by Nazis to be returned to rightful owners The collection includes pieces by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt and French artist Marc Chagall
Serge Gainsbourg鈥檚 Paris home to open to the public in spring Over 30 years after the singer鈥檚 death, Maison Gainsbourg will host a museum, bookstore and piano-bar
Monet museum is named best in France based on visitor reviews The Parisian museum beat world-famous attractions such as the Louvre and Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay to the number one spot
Rare gems found near Mont-Blanc shared with French town of Chamonix The cache of emeralds and sapphires, valued at 鈧�300,000, has been split equally between the French mountain town and the anonymous climber who found them
Mus茅e des Maisons Comtoises: See how people used to live in France An open-air museum of traditional houses dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries shows how locals adapted their architecture to the conditions they were living in
France returns 26 looted treasures to Benin in historic handover President Emmanuel Macron met his Beninese counterpart in Paris to give back the artefacts, 130 years after they were first stolen from the former French colony
Explore the museum in France that celebrates bell arts and making Mus茅e Europ茅en d鈥橝rt Campanaire in Gers is one of its kind; a museum about the sound, purpose and communication of bells on top of just how and why they are made
鈥業 was very excited about the idea of creating a museum from scratch鈥� In September 2017, Martine and L茅on Cligman announced that they were donating 600 works from their private art collection to the State
New statue in place for underwater sculpture gallery in Marseille The museum is in an area where power boats are banned, and the sculptures are being examined by scientists for the underwater plants and animals they attract
Picasso painting on display near fruit and veg in French supermarket The store in Ile-de-France is showing the artwork near food items as a precursor to a new Pompidou Centre gallery opening nearby in 2025
France reopens: Ideas for what to see and do in summer 2021 Culture is back on the table after a long pause due to Covid-19 restrictions
First museum reopens in France with music and breakfast - at 6:00 A museum in the southwest welcomed visitors with early morning coffee and croissants, as the next stage of deconfinement began
Paris museum removes Roman numerals in the names of kings Louis XIV has been turned into Louis 14, for example, on some information panels at Mus茅e Carnavalet
Macron: Terraces and museums to reopen from mid-May across France No firm date was given and the President also suggested that openings could be staggered across the country dependent on the local health situation
Mayor of French city to fight court's museum closure order Court rules mayor of Perpignan does not have the authority to overturn a national decree
French culture minister against Covid passports for museums No date has yet been set for when museums or other culture spaces can open
Mayor to reopen museums in French city despite Covid rules Museums in Perpignan may reopen next week, even as a government minister says cultural spaces must stay closed until Covid transmissions go down
France uses 鈥榯est concerts鈥� to study public venue Covid risk Two concerts are set to be held in Marseille under strict Covid-safe, scientific conditions as calls grow for other public spaces such as museums to reopen 鈥榝or mental health鈥�
French museums offering art, culture and history from home Museums in France have upped their digital offerings this year, with many creating special content for the European Night of Museums last weekend
A bonbon-themed tour of France: the sweetest places to visit From Aix-en-Provence to Mont茅limar and Alsace to Seine-et-Marne, Connexion tours France鈥檚 delicious bonbon hotspots in search of the sweetest places to visit...
Paris Louvre reopens: Why now is a good time to visit The Louvre art gallery in Paris is reopening its doors to the public today (Monday July 6) - with a series of new health measures in place - and is expected to be up to 80% less busy than normal.
French arts & culture news: July 2020 A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France.
Monthly money saver: how to visit museums for free For this month's money saver tip, we explain how to visit museums across France for free.
French church bells to mark D-Day With museums and other D-Day commemorative sites likely to be closed on June 6, one museum director is arranging for bells in churches across France to ring out instead.
Movies, operas and museums for all 鈥� at home How you can still enjoy trips to the cinema, nights at the opera and museum visits during the Covid-19 crisis in France - and still observe strict lockdown rules
Inventors remembered in the museums of France The Connexion dons its thinking cap and tours the country in search of a Eureka! moment in museums and houses dedicated to the memory of great inventions and the minds that made them
Large and small scale marvels on show at French museum A rare V茅nus statue is to be showcased at the Mus茅e de Picardie, just reopened after a 鈧�26million refit
Paris museum welcomes 鈥業nstagram artist in residence鈥� The Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay in Paris is to welcome a French 鈥渁rtist in residence鈥� on its Instagram social media account, who will each week highlight one of the museum鈥檚 great artists as if they were still alive today.
New Paris show tells history of France...in Playmobil More than 3,000 figures from children鈥檚 toy brand Playmobil are now on public display at the army museum at Les Invalides in Paris, arranged in scenes from French history.
British couple sets up fashion museum in France A museum dedicated to women鈥檚 fashion in the 20th century has been set up by an English couple who moved from the UK to the Dordogne two years ago.
Napol茅on鈥檚 family keep his life on show Napol茅on's great-great- nephew is determined to give a human dimension to the notorious emperor. Jane Hanks speaks to him at his unique museum
Italian court blocks Louvre loan of Leonardo sketch The Vitruvian Man drawing was due to be lent to the Paris museum for a major exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death in France
Petit Prince writer鈥檚 ch芒teau bought by French region The childhood ch芒teau of Antoine de Saint-Exup茅ry, author of much-loved French book Le Petit Prince , has been bought by the Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes region, for a 鈧�30 million project.
Paris Orsay museum opens new impressionist wing The Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay in Paris has opened a new 鈧�900,000 wing dedicated to the works of impressionist and post-impressionist painters, including Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Paul S茅rusier.
Paris shelter where liberation was planned opens 75 years after events it commemorates, disused shelter under streets of the capital where Resistance fighters organised uprising opens to the public
Drawing鈥檚 Mona Lisa style puts da Vinci in frame A drawing of a naked character, which bears striking similarities to Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚 Mona Lisa , could be by the artist himself and not one of his students new research shows.
New Aix museum will house 2,000 works by Picasso The world鈥檚 largest Picasso exhibition is to open in a new museum in Aix-en-Provence.
Paris Louvre tickets for da Vinci show now on sale Tickets are now on sale for the much-anticipated Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Paris Louvre Museum, four months before the show opens.
Waxing lyrical about a very particular modelling job Mus茅e Gr茅vin鈥檚 V茅ronique Berecz tells The Connexion about working with the great and the good in wax...
Louvre pyramid architect Ieoh Ming Pei dies aged 102 The architect Ieoh Ming Pei, creator of the famous glass pyramid at the entrance of the Louvre Museum in Paris, has died at the age of 102.
鈥楳ost costly鈥� artwork due at Paris Louvre is missing The 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most expensive painting鈥�, which is due to be on show at the Paris Louvre museum this October, has mysteriously 鈥渄isappeared鈥� since its sale at auction in 2017.
Airbnb offers 鈥榥ight with Mona Lisa鈥� at Paris Louvre Property sharing company Airbnb has worked with the Louvre museum in Paris to offer 鈥渁 night with the Mona Lisa鈥� competition, as part of the 30 year celebrations of the museum鈥檚 famous pyramid.
Van Gogh artwork fraudsters investigated in France Four fraudsters that attempted to sell a false Vincent Van Gogh artwork in France are now being investigated, and could face up to 10 years in jail.
B&B with WW1 garden trench Some people joke about living on the front line. When Avril Williams says that, she means it literally.
French cultural life - March 2019 A round-up of news, and those creating 鈥榣e buzz鈥� in French cultural life
French culture is everywhere Louvre-Lens director Marie Lavandier tells Jane Hanks why the innovative museum is quite unlike any other in France... or beyond
10.2m visitors set record for Le Louvre The Louvre museum in Paris broke its visitor numbers record in 2018, with 10.2 million over the year - a rise of 25% compared to 2017.
A 鈥榣ittle bit of artwork鈥� on every envelope La Poste has a tradition of inviting artists to create stamps and one of the most popular ever produced commemorated the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 2014.
Public invited to dine half price at French museums High-end restaurants in museums and galleries across France are to offer half-price dining this October, in the biggest 鈥淭ous au Restaurant鈥� event ever, including several Michelin-starred menus.
France鈥檚 2018 heritage days attract over 12m people Over 12 million people visited almost 16,000 monuments across France this weekend as part of this year鈥檚 Journ茅es Europ茅ennes du Patrimoine (European Heritage Days).
French cultural life - September 2018 A round-up of news, and those creating 鈥榣e buzz鈥� in French cultural life
