Paris Events Calendar April 2012
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ASSORTED PARIS EVENTS
Drawing Now Paris
Through 1 April Held in the Carrousel du Louvre, this is the first contemporary art fair exclusively dedicated to drawings
Art Paris
Through April 1st The best in modern and contemporary art come together at the Grand Palais
8 Older than the Tour de France, this ride is known as the l’Enfer du Nord
8 – 15 Held in the Parc Floral, more than 400 artist converge to display their striking creations
Cité International des Arts Paris
10 April – May 9th Ana Tzarev on exhibition: Exposed: The Secret Garden
11 Get on out there and cheer on the 40,000 + runners who will be taking to the streets for the 34th annual Paris Marathon!
22 An evening concert “freely inspired by the link between Berthe Morisot and the artists of her time.”
Grand Marché d’Art Contemporain
26 – 1 May Artist 500+ artists will have their work on display ranging from painting, sculpting, ceramics and more.
27-29 Head to the Nef du Grand Palais for the best of rare and old print – come to buy or peruse!
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS (ART, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY & MORE)
Archaeological Crypt of Notre Dame – Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre Dame
- Permanent collection on view
- Rembrandt et son Entourage, through April 20th
- L’Arbre et le Photographe, through April 22nd
Branly Museum on Quai Branly—Musée du Quai Branly
- The Invention of the Savage, through June 30th
- Patagonia, through May 13th
- La Pluie, through May 13th
Bourdelle Museum—Musée Bourdelle
- Permanent collection on view
Carnavalet Museum—Musée Carnavalet
- Eugène Atget, Paris, through July 29th
Cartier Foundation Gallery—Fondation Cartier
- Show and Tell, opens May 15th through September 30th
Children’s Interactive Art Museum—Musée en Herbe
- Victor Vasarely, through December 31st
- Tim Burton, The Exposition, through August 5th
City of Science & Industry Museum & Children’s Museum—Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
- Océan, Climat et Nous, through June 30th
Costume & Theater Set Design Museum—Centre National du Costume de Scène
- L’Envers du Décor, through May 20th
Decorative Arts Museum—Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Les Histoires de Babar, through September 2nd
- Trompe-l’oeil. Imitations, through November 15th
- Hussein Chalayan, Récits du Mode, through December 11th
European House of Photography—La Maison Européenne de la Photographie (AKA “MEP”)
- Dominique Auerbacher, Scratches, opens April 4th through June 17th
- Guido Albi Marini, opens April 4th through June 17th
- Là-bas, Vidéos de Neuf Artistes Israéliens, open April 4th through June 17th
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mexique 1932-1934, through April 22nd
- Yutaka Takanashi, opens May 10th through July 29th
Giverny Impressionism Museum (by Monet’s gardens) — Giverny Impressionists Museum
- From Delacroix to Signac: Drawings from the Dyke Collection, opens July 27th through October 31st
Grand Palace Museum, Palace of Discovery—Grand Palais/Palais de la Découverte
- Préhistoires, through June 17th
- Le Cheveux, through August 26th
Grand Palace National Gallery—Galerie Nationales du Grand Palais
- Helmut Newton, through June 17th
- Beauté Animale, through July 16th
Holocaust Memorial Museum—Mémorial de la Shoah
- The Eichmann Trial, opens April 8th through September 28th
- Doisneau, Paris les Halles, through April 28th
Jacquemart-André Museum–Musée Jacquemart André
- Le Crépuscule des Pharoans, through July 23rd
- Jimmy Robert: Langue Matérielle, through April 29th
- Ai Weiwei: Entrelacs, through April 29th
- Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), through April 29th
Jewish Art & History Museum—Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
- Les Juifs dans l’Orientalisme, July 8th
Legion of Honor Museum—Musée National de la Légion d’Honneur
- La Berline de Napoléon, through July 8th
Louvre Museum — Musée du Louvre
- New Frontier: American Art Enters the Louvre, through April 16th
Luxembourg Garden Museum—Musée du Luxembourg
- Cima Maître de la Renaissance Vénitienne, opens April 5th through July 15th
Maillol Museum; Dina Vierny Foundation—Musée Maillol
- Artemisia, through July 15th
- Closed for renovations through April
Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris
- Humour, parodie et videos, through June 23rd
Modern Art Museum of Paris—Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Resisting the Present, Mexico 2000/2012, through July 8th
- Eko Nugroho, Témoin Hybride, through June 10th
- Présentation du Legs Isabella Pakszwer-de-Chirico, through July 1st
Mona Bismarck Foundation & American Cultural Center/Gallery
- Permanent collection on view
Montparnasse Museum—Le Musée du Montparnasse
- Maxim Kantor, Vulcanus, opens April 6th through May 6th
- Jean-Gabrile Domergue, opens June 6th through September 2012
Museum of Armor —Musée de l’Armée
- 1689-2011: Les Irlandais et la France, through April 29th
- Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun, through April 15th
- Debussy, Music and the Arts, through June 11th
- Baby Boom: La Suite 1960-1979, through September 22nd
Natural History Museum — Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
- Au Fil des Araigneées, through July 2nd
- Permanent collection on display
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela, through May 6th
- Degas and the Nude, through July 1st
- No current exhibition
- Closed for renovations through April 11th
Paris City Hall Gallery—Hôtel de Ville
- Doisneau Paris Les Halles, through April 28th
Petit Palais Fine Arts Museum of Paris—Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
- José María Sert, le Titan à l’Oeuvre, through August 5th
- Portraits Flamands et Hollandais, through July 15th
Pinacothèque Art Museum of Paris — Pinacothèque
- Les Masques de Jade Mayas, through June 10th
Pompidou Modern Art Museum—Centre Georges Pompidou
- Danser sa Vie, through April 2nd
- Matisse Paires et Séries, through June 18th
Red House Foundation (Albert de Galbert Foundation)— La Maison Rouge
- Néon, Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue, through May 20th
- Capturing the Model, 300 Rodin drawings 1890-1917, through April 1st
Romantic-Writers Museum—Musée de la Vie Romantique
- La Nouvelle Athènes, permanent exhibition
- Theâtres Romantiques à Paris, through July 15th
- Jardins Romantiques Français (1170-1840), through July 17th
Skilled Arts & Crafts Museum — Musée des Arts et Métiers
- Radio: Ouvrez Grands vos Oreilles, through September 2nd
Versailles Palace— Château de Versailles
- Le Guerre de Napoléon, through May 13th
Zadkine (sculpture) Museum & Garden—Musée Zadkine
- Closed through May 2012 for maintenance
POPULAR MUSIC VENUES (POP, ROCK, R&B, JAZZ)
5 Drake
7 & 8 David Guetta
11 Harlem Globetrotters
13 Laura Pausini
17 Nightwish
20 WWE Raw Wrestlemania
2 Naheah
3 Tinariwen
5 Amadou et Mariam
6 Blankass
7 The Inspector Cluzo
10, 11 Chinese Man
13 Killing Joke
14 Viviane Émigré
24 Roots Manuva
26 Charles Bradley and his Exraordinaires
30 Miles Kane
Olympia Concert Hall— L’Olympia
1 Jean-Pax Mefret
2 Shaka Ponk
3 Zebda
5 Imany
6 Stacey Kent
7 Fanny J
8 Tanya St Val
12 Sefyu
13 The Stranglers
14 Daniel Guichard
16 Lauryn Hill
23 Vincent Moscato
26 The Rapture
27 Akiyo
29 The Dandy Warhols
Le Palais des Congrès de Paris
3-7 Bejart Ballet Lausanne
8, 9 Les Choeurs de l’Armée Rouge
10 Shen Yun
No concerts scheduled in April
1, 2 Si Carmen m’Etait Contee
6 Super Junior World Tour
11 Sean Paul
14 l’Arc en Ciel
21 Allaoua
22 Tunisie en Fête
23 Methodman
27 Skrillex Cell Show
JAZZ CLUBS & CONCERT VENUES
AUTHORS, BOOK-SIGNINGS & LITERARY EVENTS
4 Evenings with an Author: Stéphane Hessel
11 Evenings with an Author: Marilyn Waite
12 Evenings with an Author: Lily Tuck
2 An evening with Tom Hodgkinson, The Idler
5 Lisa Hannigan (music)
12 Philosophers in the Library: Darren Frey
16 Kate Tempest, performance poetry
19 Jeanette Winsterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
20 Chris Pavone, The Expats
23 Alan S. Cowell, The Paris Correspondent
25 Music Hour for children (3:00pm)
3 Mark Strand reads from, Almost Invisible
12 Edward Girardet reads from, Killing the Cranes
19 Chris Pavone reading and signing, The Expats
OPERA, BALLET & THEATRE PERFORMANCES
Opéra Garnier [Palais Garnier]
- La Veuve Joyeuse, through April 2nd
- L’Histoire de Manon, opens April 21st through May 13th
- Troisième Symphonie de Gustav Mahler, opens April 9th through May 12th
- La Bayadère, through April 15th
- Don Giovani, through April 21st
- Cavalleria Rustaicana/Pagliacci, opens April 13th through May 11th
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