France
Destinations in France
Top museums in France
Orsay Museum
The Musee d'Orsay in Paris, is housed in the former Orsay Railway station. The museum displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.
Musee du Quai Branly
An unpartitioned geographical itinerary comprising 5,450 artefacts from all four corners of the world.
Jacquemart Andre Museum
The Jacquemart Andre mansion and collections was created by avid art collectors and bequeathed to the institut de France as a museum.
Musee Rodin
The Rodin Museum possesses about six thousand and six hundred sculptures including the two most famous works of the Museum, The Kiss and The Thinker.
The Louvre
The Louvre Museum, with its spectacular glass pyramid, is an icon of Paris and one of the world's most-visited cultural sites.
Top exhibitions in France
From baroque to classicism. Rubens, Poussin and 17th century artists
This exhibition will reflect the reversal of influence seen in the 17th century between Flemish baroque art and the French classical school.
24th September 2010 - 24th January 2011
Roads to Arabia - Archaeological Treasures from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Over 300 works are on display, dating from Antiquity to the beginning of the modern period (sculptures, ceramics, jewellery, frescoes).
16th July 2010 - 27th September 2010
Heinrich Kuhn
The great ambition of Heinrich Kühn (1866-1944) was to create photographs whose artistic merit could rival that of painting.
19th October 2010 - 23rd January 2011
Making of Images
With 160 works and objects, the exhibition deciphers large artistic and material productions of humanity to reveal what is not seen directly in an ima
16th February 2010 - 17th July 2011
Antiquity Rediscovered - European Art between the Antique and Reinvention, 1720-1790
The “neoclassical” trend emerged in the 18th century.
3rd December 2010 - 14th February 2011
Top permanent collections in France
Egyptian Antiquities
The permanent collection of Egyptian Antiquities presents works from c. 4000 BC to 4th century AD.
Top exhibits in France
La Grande Odalisque
La Grande Odalisque, 1814, was painted by Jean - Auguste Ingres and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
Madam Recamier
Madam Recamier, 1800 was painted by Jacques - Louis David and is held in the Louvre, Paris, France.
Virgin of the Rocks
Virgin of the Rocks c 1483 was painted by Leonardo da Vinci and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus and Eurydice, c. 1650 was painted by Nicolas Poussin and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
The Oath of the Haratii
The Oath of the Horatii, 1784, was painted by Jacques-Louis David and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
