November 12, 2012
The Philadelphia Orchestra is taking audience members on a journey through time and space with a special performance called An American In Paris, on stage November 23-25. French guest conductor Stephane Deneve will lead the orchestra through a program of music by Gershwin, Debussy and Poulenc that evokes the taxi horns and smoky cafés of [...]
Read more»April 4, 2011
With the smash-hit Philadelphia International Flower Show, a marquee Marc Chagall exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the first-ever Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (which kicks off this Thursday, April 7!) both themed around Paris this year, Philadelphia continues its longstanding love affair with all things French. Inspire your inner Francophile by [...]
Read more»March 8, 2011
The Rosenbach Museum & Library explores the artistic energy and brashly innovative spirit of Paris in the early 20th century through a new exhibition now on display, Exile Among Expats: James Joyce in Paris. The multimedia exhibit offers a rare look at the prolific Irish author during his years in Paris. Highlights include pages from [...]
Read more»June 19, 2009
“Common creatures, in other cities, dress to live; but in Paris people live to dress.” – Charles Dickens (1867). We all know how Paris has been inspiring fashion addicts for centuries, but it is fascinating to discover the evolution of the shopping process. The Shopping in Paris exhibition, showing at the Spain Gallery of the [...]
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