July Events Paris 2011

July in Paris brings back some annual favorites: Paris Plage, Bastille Day, Tour de France and of course Les Soldes! But for anyone looking for something a little different, below you’ll find some ideas to beat the heat and the summer crowds.

Romantic French Gardens Exhibition (1770-1840)
The Romantic French Gardens Exhibition in Paris's Musée de la Vie Romantique, depicts gardens in painting from 1770-1840. From the Lumière period of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to beyond the Revolution, the exhibition shows how gardens became synonymous with art-de-vivre.

Once you've studied the fabulous pieces of art inside (which includes masterworks by French artists of the Romantic Period, Antoine Duclaux and Louis-Léopole Boilly), another type of garden awaits: the Musée de la Vie Romantique's gorgeous hidden rose-garden, which doubles as a tea-room.

Musée de la Vie Romantique
Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
€7; concessions €3.50-€5
Open until July 17th

Les Arènes du Jazz

Montmartre hosts its annual modern jazz festival, Les Arènes du Jazz. The cobbled streets, made famous by the 2001 film Amelie, are a magical setting for an evening of Parisian blue notes as the sun sinks behind the Sacré Coeur.

Daily 9pm
Cost 15-20 euro
Metro Abbesses

Thank you Whatson When!


Paris-Delhi-Bombay...
Discover Indian society today through the eyes of French and Indian artists.
From 25 May To 19 September 2011
Centre Pompidou

Today’s India, a new leading economic player, the largest democracy and the second most populated country in the world, arouses interest and passion but for us is still far away.

“Paris-Delhi-Bombay...” is a new genre of exhibition, an invitation to discover contemporary Indian society as seen by Indian and French visual artists. 

Nearly fifty artists have recognised the profound changes in India today and have delivered their perception of the politics, religion, town planning, craftsmanship and even the home. Their work has been built on communications with art historians, sociologists, political pundits, philosophers and anthropologists from the two countries. Most of the French artists paid their first visit to India for this project.
The exhibition resembles a real platform of communication which, in particular brings together Pierre & Gilles, Philippe Ramette, Fabrice Hyber, Subodh Gupta, and Bharti Kher.

Don’t miss this unique Franco-Indian event. More than two-thirds of the works being shown have been produced specially for this exhibition. (Courtesty of Le Nouveau Paris)