The history of Neo-Impressionism.

This exhibition follows the evolution of Henri Edmond Cross' work in chronological order and compares it with that of other Neo-Impressionists. It highlights the links forged by the artist; the years in Paris during which he rubbed shoulders with Seurat, Signac and the first "neos". Then, from 1892-1910, Cross moved to St. Clair and Signac in Saint-Tropez, a rallying point for a younger generation, where Matisse and the future Fauves will become advocates of "division".

A total of one hundred paintings and watercolours are on show here, from private collections and international museums (Germany, Belgium, Japan, the United States etc.) allowing the perusal of some works never before exhibited, of utmost importance for the history of Neo-Impressionism and its influence on modern art.
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Modern art.

This autumn, the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris will be putting on a major exhibition of works by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944), pioneer artist in the expressionist movement.
This avant-garde artist's best-known works, such as The Scream, date from the 1890s.
The museum gives you a chance to discover work produced between 1900 and 1944, that has very rarely been seen in France, including 59 paintings, 49 photographs, 24 graphic works, 4 films and a sculpture by Edvard Munch.

This exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the Munch Museum in Oslo.
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The history of sport in Europe.

The whole history of twentieth-century Europe can be viewed through the tremendous development of sporting practices and cultures. Some of its darkest chapters took place between the Berlin Games hosted by the Third Reich and the revival of the Olympics outlined in London in 1948.

The exhibition at the Shoah Memorial in Paris presents the multiple facets of the history of sport in Europe between 1936 and 1948 through a number of films, photographs, objects and archival documents, as well as retracing the individual paths of some twenty athletes whose careers were disrupted and lives destroyed by the rise of Nazism.
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Patrons of modern art in Paris.

In the early twentieth century, an American family composed of Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946, avant-garde writer, poet, playwright and American feminist), her brothers Leo and Michael with his wife Sarah, moved to the Montparnasse district in Paris.

The Steins were the first to buy works by Matisse and Picasso (Gertrude Stein's portrait was painted between 1905 and 1906) and receive the artists in their homes. Over the years, the family assembled an important collection of modern art.

This exhibition presented at the Galeries Nationales in the Grand Palais traces the story of this great family of patrons. Discover 120 masterpieces from the collection particularly those by Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse, Vallotton, Gray, Masson and so on.
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A massive farming event!

If you can't come to the countryside, then the countryside will come to you... This could be the official slogan to accompany this particular show, one of the biggest events of the year in France. Every year, the Agricultural Show gives over 600 000 city-dwellers the chance to discover the countryside in the heart of Paris. For this year's edition, a range of agricultural practises will be showcased: market gardening, animal rearing, hunting and fishing, traditional farming and organic agriculture.
Visitors will be able to admire fine specimens of pure bred farm animals, all of which have been hand-picked specially for the show.

Over 1000 exhibitors will be attending, and you can expect to see over 3500 animals taking part in various competitions. There will also be an award for the best farm produce.
The Agricultural Show also hosts two renowned professional agricultural competitions. The General Agricultural Competition is an opportunity for farmers to submit their finest animals, while the General Agricultural Products Competition rewards the best French food products.
Children will enjoy the Agricultural Show too with fun and educational spaces specially dedicated to them. Embark on a family trip to the countryside... in Paris!
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Two Americans in Paris.

For the first time in France, discover a major exhibition dedicated to American artists Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch, at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.

For more than five years these two artists, using videos, installations and sculptures, have developed a world in which consumer culture and inter-generational relations are amplified to an absurd level.

This exhibition has been a two year project undertaken by the artists in conjuction with the Museum of Modern Art. It has been conceived as a protean environment. The visitor is draw into an endless copy-and-paste, anarchic and jubilant. However, none of these narratives is unambiguous, they repeat parts on loop or suddenly escape from the motivations which appeared to guide them.
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