Archive for September, 2009:

The Paris Louvre gets its Apple Store

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by WvS }
Paris gets its first Apple Store in the Carrousel du Louvre.  While work is still on-going for the Louvre Apple Store rumors already emerge that the US multinational is planning a second shop in the Paris Opéra area close to ...Read More »

Paris Announced AutoLib’ – The Electric Car Rental Program

{ Posted on Sep 25 2009 by WvS }
Paris announced AutoLib’, the electric car rental program similar to Velib’ the bike rental program. "I want to make Paris a modern city, united and bold," said Bertrand Delanoë mayor of Paris, declaring himself "a principal proponent of the electric ...Read More »

Coming Up: Open Doors at Ménilmontant Artists’ Studios

{ Posted on Sep 23 2009 by WvS }
Mark your calendars for open house days at artists' galleries in Ménilmontant: from Friday, September 25th through Monday, September 28th, over 150 painters, sculptors, photographers and artists with workshops and... Read More »

This Weekend in Paris: European Heritage Days

{ Posted on Sep 19 2009 by WvS }
Categories : Paris Life & News
This weekend, for the occasion of Europe's annual "Heritage Days" event, hundreds of historical buildings, monuments, seats of government and other noteworthy sites customarily closed or only partially open to... Read More »

Paris Louvre Museum With Titien, Tintoret, and Véronèse

{ Posted on Sep 18 2009 by WvS }
On September 17 the Paris Louvre Museum opened the colorful exhibition “Rivalités à Venise (Rivalries in Venice)” with Titien, Tintoret, and Véronèse. All 3 were talented, but Titien, the eldest, was a great source for the other two. This came from ...Read More »