The Chateau de Versailles has unveiled two new installations, including a mixed-reality digital experience that immerse visitors in the historic diplomatic events that shaped the birth of the US.

In the year that marks the centennial of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, we look back at the five state visits to France, each special in their own way.

This spectacular and moving film, the first installment of a two-part opus, highlights Charles de Gaulle’s role during WWII. A must see.

Two Medici women fighting for recognition and power in a world dominated by powerful men.  Pat Hallam traces the extraordinary stories of Catherine and Marie de Medici.

On through August 16 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Calder:Rêver en équilibre charts the many eras and iterations of Alexander Calder’s genius. Maria Kern reports.

The current Matisse exhibit at the Grand Palais reveals how a youthful joie de vivre spills out of the artist’s work in his 70s. Coupled with a new book, gain new insights into Matisse.

Once an industrial area, Pantin has been transformed into the “Brooklyn of Paris,” with multiple parks, bike trails, and artist studios. It’s also home to Hermès.

In the 1930s, Raymond Queneau wrote a playfully pedantic newspaper column of urban trivia titled “Do You Know Paris?”