Paris Events November 2011: What to See and Do in Paris

25 October 2011 by Lisa Buros-Hutchins    1273  
Paris Events November 2011: What to See and Do in Paris
November 2011 Events in Paris ASSORTED PARIS EVENTS Cirque du Soleil 4 November– 18 December “Corteo” in an extended performance by Cirque du Soleil Bastille Antiques Fair and Contemporary Art Fair 4-13 Dealers from all over France set up shop on Place de la Bastille High Fashion and Tea at the Hotel Bristol Thés à la Mode 5 Enjoy a luxurious cuppa while taking in the latest fashion BNP Paribas Tennis Masters 5-13 The best of tennis holds court to fight to win the cup at Bercy Le Palais du Chocolat Salon – Vaux le Vicomte 6, 7 An exceptional two days amidst the grandeur of the Vaux le Vicomte…all for chocolate! Paris Photo 10-13 Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the best in international photography. Armistice Day Memorials and Parade 11 Champs-Elysées parade and memorial programs to honor lives lost in World War I and subsequent wars. Vintage Hermès Auction, a benefit for the Foundation Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by Tajan 15 Hermès vintage items go on the auction block at Hôtel Marcel Dassault, Paris 8th.  Viewing from the 10-13th Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! 17 Annual celebration and parties in Paris bars on the third Thursday of November with the release of 2011 vintage Beaujolais Nouveau.  Artists Studios Open House: Open Days: From Anvers to Abbesses 18-20 Village of Montmartre artists and artisans open their studios to the public.  The orientation office is located at: 8, rue de Milton, Paris 9th. Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants 24-28 The best French independent wine producers assemble at Porte de Versailles. Galeries Lafayette, 1st floor of Galeries Lafayette Coupoule through January 7 Antidote 7, a graphic art exhibit by artist Jean-Marc Ballée MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS (ART, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY & MORE) Archaeological Crypt of Notre Dame – Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre Dame Et Lutèce devint Paris, through February 26 Beaux-Arts de Paris Soudain, Déjà, through January 8th Massimo Berruti, opens November 3rd through December 3rd Vernissage de l’Exposition des Lauréats des Prix des Amis 2011, opens November 30th through January 10th Branly Museum on Quai Branly—Musée du Quai Branly PhotoQuai 2011 through December 4th as satellite exhibit locations continue Samouria, Armure du Guerrier, opens November 8th through January 29th Bourdelle Museum—Musée Bourdelle Antoine Bourdelle / Que du Dessin, opens November 9th through January 29th Carnavalet Museum—Musée Carnavalet People of Paris in the 19th Century, through February 26th Cartier Foundation Gallery—Fondation Cartier Mathematics – A Beautiful Elsewhere, through March 18th Children’s Interactive Art Museum—Musée en Herbe Keith Haring Hieroglyphs, through Dec. 31st Cinema Museum—Cinémathèque Metropolis, through January 29th City of Science & Industry Museum & Children’s Museum—Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie Gaulois: Une Expo Renversante, opened October 19 through September Tous Connectés, through December 31st Costume & Theater Set Design Museum—Centre National du Costume de Scène L’Art du Costume à la Comédie-Française, through December 31st Decorative Arts Museum—Musée des Arts Décoratifs Hussein Chalayan, Récits en Mode, through November 13th Plastique Ludique: Libuse Niklová, through November 6th Animal, through November 30th Maarten Baas, Curiosities, through February 12th Stefan Sagmeister (advertising art), through February 19th several exhibits on at museum—click link above for entire list European House of Photography—La Maison Européenne de la Photographie (AKA “MEP”) L’Age d’Or de la Photographie Albanaise, through January 8th Fernanda Magalhaes, Rogério Reis, Edu Simoes, through January 8th Rome + Klein Photographies 1956-1960, through January 8th Martine Franck, Venus d’Ailleurs, through January 8th José Medeiros, through November 13th Vincent Castella, Une Ville, Une Collection, through November 13th Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson Lewis Hine, through December 18th Giverny Impressionism Museum  (by Monet’s gardens) — Giverny Impressionists Museum Grand Palace Museum, Palace of Discovery—Grand Palais/Palais de la Découverte Paris Photo, November 10-13 Des Jouets et des Hommes (Toys and Men), through January 23rd Game Story: A History of the Video Game, opens November 10th through January 10th Le Cheveux, through August Grand Palace National Gallery—Galerie Nationales du Grand Palais Matisse, Cézanne, Picasso…l’Aventure des Stein, through January 16th Holocaust Memorial Museum—Mémorial de la Shoah Des JO de Berlin aux JO de Londres (1936-1948) opens November 9th Cinema and the Shoah, through February 20th Jacquemart-André Museum–Musée Jacquemart André Fra Angelico et les Maîtres de la Lumière, through January 16th Jeu de Paume Jahnu Adoor, Barua Gopalakrishnan, North East by South West, through January 22nd Diane Arbus, through February 5th Audrey Cottin: Charlie & Sabrina, through February 5th Blow Up / Cycle “Side Effects,” through March 15th Jewish Art & History Museum—Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme Walter Benjamin Archives, through February 5th Carole Benzaken, through February 5th Legion of Honor Museum—Musée National de la Légion d’Honneur Permanent collection on view
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