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Studio Harcourt L'Art de la Lumière : a photo exhibition in Nice

ourt L'Art de la Lumière presented at the Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre in Nice from February 4 to May 22, 2022. Glamour inspired by the golden age of cinema Nearly 100 years after its inception, everyone knows the black and white portraits from Studio Harcourt. But did you know t ...

28
Jan
2022

The Carnival of Venice: history and traditions

n the festival have always occupied an important place in the carnival but have evolved greatly over the centuries. The eighteenth century was the golden age of Carnival: its parties, shows and masks attracted thousands of visitors from all over Europe. However, all these festivities were suppre ...

14
Jan
2008

The Samaritaine: a temple of luxury in Paris

ver the following decades, the "Samar" as Parisians call it, became the go-to place to follow the latest fashion trends. However, after experiencing its golden age in the 1960s, this department store began its decline. The retail space gradually reduced from 100,000 square meters to 30,000 square m ...

23
June
2021

5 things to know about Christmas automatons

ns have made a comeback in shop windows during the Christmas period to decorate stores and catch the attention of passers-by? After having known a golden age between 1850 and 1914, these advertising objects had fallen into disuse. But, for a few years now, they have been making a comeback in s ...

03
Dec
2021

Love Songs: enter the intimacy of photographers at the MEP

Photographie has chosen a very different approach. The tour opens with the series L'Œil de l'amour by René Groebli, one of the last representatives of the golden age of Swiss photography. In this series, the photographer immortalizes his young wife on their honeymoon in Paris in the early 1950 ...

07
June
2022

Acapulco armchair: 5 good reasons to follow this decorating trend

se exact origin is unknown, is named after the city where it originated in the 1950s. In this seaside resort popular with the stars of Hollywood's golden age, this cult chair is said to have been designed by an unnamed local craftsman, at the request of a French tourist. Fallen into oblivion a ...

22
July
2022

Tourism in Provence: 5 ideas for free outings.

ined a picturesque and rustic aspect, you can admire the last windmill in the Bouches-du-Rhône. The Bonnet mill in Boulbon was built in 1776 during the golden age of windmills. Thanks to a restoration in 2002, it has regained its roof, its wings, and its mechanism. Even its grindstone is working ag ...

05
Apr
2023

Alphonse Mucha: 5 things to know about his life and work

ertising. Through his work as a poster artist, Alphonse Mucha is considered one of the precursors of advertising. The end of the 19th century was the golden age of posters as an advertising medium, but painters such as Toulouse-Lautrec also used them as a means of expression. The posters that Mucha ...

17
May
2023

The Gilded Age: 5 Good Reasons to Watch Julian Fellowes' Series

her father. She seeks refuge in New York with her aunts. These two spinsters are the cash-strapped heiresses of a squandered fortune and embody the golden age of this ever-bustling city. These two representatives of an already bygone era are the opposite of their new neighbors, the Russells. The ...

08
Dec
2023