Museums

The Museum of Immigration in the 12th arrondissement is re-opening the summery pop-up café on its esplanade. From May 17 to October 7 visitors can relax at the “Palazzo”, which is equipped with beach...

Who says it only rains in Paris? From picnics to terrasse sun-bathing, Parisians love to have fun in the sun. The city's parks beckon, as do bike lanes for soaring down the boulevards on...

In the world of fashion brands, Louis Vuitton handbags and accessories are the pinnacle of luxury. Few know that the man who created this billion-dollar empire was descended from a large, humble, working-class family...

As a world culture capital, Paris is packed with renowned art institutions. But even beyond the Louvre, the Orsay, and the Pompidou Center, the City of Light is home to smaller, less visited museums...

The charm of Paris is a flirtatious mixture of history and modernity, the old and the new paired to perfection. The Louvre, which formed an axis for the city’s renovation during the Haussmann years,...

Most people, when they think of Champagne, think of the area around Reims and Epernay, where the famous labels—Taittinger, Veuve Cliquot, Moet Chandon, and so on—are bottled, and from whence champagne is shipped all...

The talk of the town in Paris? A thrilling new digital arts center called the Atelier des Lumières will be opening tomorrow in the former Plichon iron foundry. The establishment is a vestige of...

I first went to France when I was twelve. My freewheeling, adventurous mom took me and my siblings out of school for a month and we traveled around Europe. It was then that my interest...

You don’t have to be Jewish to take a big bite out of Purim (Pourim) festivities in Paris.   When fresh, fragrant hamantaschen (triangular cookies stuffed with jams, poppy-seed paste, or similar sweet creamy...

Of the hundreds of museums in Paris, the Musée de Cluny is one of our favorites: a gem in the Latin Quarter devoted to the Middle Ages. The building itself is remarkable. Dating from...

Calling all Harry Potter fans. THATMuse-- the company behind the popular treasure hunts at the Louvre and Orsay-- is launching a new Harry Potter-themed hunt on the streets of Paris. Find out more from...

What better time to think of spring than right now—during the rainy gray days of Paris winter, and the added drama of a swirling, swashbuckling Seine. As the gray lingers on, fragrant blossoms and gardens...