Montmartre Paris Studio Lofts

Text: Aran Cravey for Vingtmagazine
Visions of the mystic splendors of the exotic East have long beguiled the imagination of Western artists. Nineteenth century painters such as Jean-Léon Gérôme and Eugène Delacroix were enchanted by the stories and decorative objects imported  from the newly colonized French territories. Fascinated by the allure and mystique of the ?Orient? [...] (Read more)

The Musée Jacquemart-André presents until August 2010 a prestigious collection of paintings by the Spanish masters offering a selection of paintings that has never been exhibited in France before. Among them are works by artists from the Spanish School such as El Greco, Ribera, Murillo, Sorolla, Picasso, Dalí and Miró. The exhibited works are selected [...] (Read more)

The writer Graham Robb, the acclaimed biographer of Balzac, Rimbaud and Victor Hugo published in 2007 “The discovery of France”.
His new book “Parisians, an adventure history of Paris” tells the story of Paris through the lives of its most colourful citizens. These include spies, scientists and businessmen as well as photograpers, philosophers and prostitutes that [...] (Read more)

Until August the Musée des Beaux Arts at the Petit Palais has its first ever exhibition dedicated to haute couture; it is fitting then, that it should be a retrospective of the work of a man who embodied the ideal of fashion designer as artist like no other, France?s beloved last great couturier: Yves Saint [...] (Read more)

Already for 7 years, Stéphanie Heuze has a videoclub where you can hire movies of the beaten track. It’s a very cosy shop where you hire Visconti, Rossellini, Lars von Trier and others.
More than 2000 titles, almost a collection. The owner is very passionate about movies and loves to discuss it. She did watch 92% [...] (Read more)

Asked why he chose Paris after having fled the persecution of Jews in Lithuania in 1930, Izis replied, ?Because it excited my imagination. It was the City of Lights. For me everything was happening in Paris. Liberty, Equality of man and Culture, that?s what made us dream.? The retrospective of his photography at Hotel de [...] (Read more)

At Musée de la vie romantique starting March 2 until July 11 2010 an important homage is presented to the famous composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1949), specialy about his parisian years -  the last ten years of his life.
The atmophere is one of all the art (literature, painting, music) that surrounded him and influenced him . [...] (Read more)

Startin 8th of April until 11th of July 2010 at Bnf Richelieu, photo gallery.
A young woman, B., looks for her twin sister Rose who is missing. That’s the start for a look into the not so known intimistic parts of Paris taken by the camera of Bettina Rheims and written by Serge Bramly.
Hunderd photos and [...] (Read more)

Until 23 of May an exceptional exposition can be seen at Bibliothèqe-Musée de l’Opéra.
This exposition shows a hundred works from its most important collection of Russian Ballet. The Russian Ballet gave 19 “seasons” of spectacle in Paris between 1909 an 1929. It was an imediate succes due to the renovation of the classical ballet by [...] (Read more)

Musée Bourdelle presents an ambitious exposition devoted to Isadora Duncan, one of the sources of inspiration for Antoine Bourdelle. The exposition recreates the intellectual and artistic context of an epoch and celebrating this pioneer dancer. It traces the tumultuous life and career of Isadora Duncan through photographs, works of art and documents.  The exhibition concludes [...] (Read more)

In the Aerolineas Argentinas Magazine of Dec 2009 :
The sense of smell can stir-up potent memories. Certain aromas allow to relive an infinite array of events, as they transport us to different places and times where memories interact with imagination and fantasy.
Paris, apart from being an elegant city par excellence, is the capital of perfume. [...] (Read more)

David Britain writing for VINGT Paris
Although its location inside Forum des Halles is not the most desirable, Forum des Images is the gem of this underground maze. Nowhere else will you find such an enormously varied film agenda including 1920s silent film, contemporary art house cinema and everything in between. There is a strong emphasis [...] (Read more)

Anna Bromwich writing for VINGT Paris
Perched on Quai D?Austerlitz on the old industrial banks of the Seine is a 21st century Emerald City. The Cité de la Mode et du Design is a converted storehouse wrapped in a vibrant green, wavy skin that was designed to echo the murky Seine running beside it.
Cité de la [...] (Read more)

At Musée Rodin running until Febr 28, this exposition does confrontate two great artists from a different generation.
Its proposes a reflexion on the works of Matisse, the big master of Fauvism. Almost  his sculpture and some drawings will be confronted with works of Rodin.
The Musée Rodin is one of my favourites, specially the garden makes [...] (Read more)

Every Sunday afternoon at 16 h a special Jazz session is held at the Sunset-Sunside , so families can share jazz music with their children.
Sunset-Sunside, ??60, Rue des Lombards, 75001  Paris, tel. 01 40 26 46 60 , M° Châtelet
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It’s not a secret that Ernest Hemingway loved Paris. He came to live in Paris in the rouring 20’s and wrote some novels there. His early work lik 3 Stories and 10 Poems – In our Time – The torrents of Spring and his famous The Sun always Rises. He met other famous artists like [...] (Read more)

The famous and beautiful scene….?????
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Federico Fellini (1920-1993) is perhaps the greatest of Italian film-makers.
For celebrating the 50th anniversary of his work, the Jeu de Paume exhibition provides an opportunity to ask oneself about the current relevance of the film-maker?s work, by exploring the sources of his imagination : music-hall and the circus, caricatures or photo-novels, woman in all her [...] (Read more)

The legendary

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This fall Cité the La musique does organise an exhibition on Miles Davis showing his life from the start till the end.
What is really interesting, are the concerts going on at the same time or in the Cité or at Salle Pleyel.
If you’re a jazz fan, go to their site and check it out while [...] (Read more)

Their tribute to a rollercoaster sounds dazzling to me, I think my son would love to see them and they have a concert at Casino de Paris on the 12th of November.
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Since 1928, Studio 28 has been dedicated to avant-garde independent cinema. Jean Cocteau designed the chandeliers for this movie house in 1950, which was also used for a scene in Amélie.
There is a lovely covered terrace for drinks before. The studio is on walking distance from the Montmartre studio loft.
Studio 28, 10, Rue Tholozé, 75018 [...] (Read more)

While browsing on the net, I found a book that might be interesting for people who like literature and Paris and who want to visit places out of the touristic feeling.
Literaly Paris is written by Jessica Powell and gives places to make a literary pilgrimage through Paris by following in the footsteps of thirty writers [...] (Read more)

This summer I was reading Great Love stories from Chekhov to Munro , My mistress’s sparrow is dead edited by Jeffrey Eugenides in which one of the stories is of Guy de Maupassant : Mouche – a boating man’s reminiscence.
In this scene the Seine is described as I’v never read it before , listen to [...] (Read more)

You can find L’Espace Dali at Montmartre, on walking distance of the Montmartre Studio Loft. This year they have an exhibition wich is a tribute to the 2oth anniversary of his disapearance.
In the heart of Montmartre, two art galleries invite you to discover his surrealistic creations.
ESPACE DALI GALLERY , 11, Rue Poulbot, 75018 Paris, located [...] (Read more)

Seeing a flick projected on the side of a building is about as urban cool as it gets, and for a few weeks in August there’s a different Parisian-themed film shown in a different arrondissement Thursday through Sunday nights at 9:30 (although the premier film is on Wednesday, Aug. 5 , close by the Montmartre [...] (Read more)

Through September 15, art of Suzanne Valadon and Maurice Utrillo is shown at La Pinacotheque. Almost 50 works of each artist are shown.
The story of Suzanne Valadon and Maurice Utrillo is the story of Montmartre and Paris in the beginning of the 20th century.
This Duo Mother and Son, eccentric and a bit bohemian, is the [...] (Read more)

Mostlyt the exhibitions at the Hôtel de Ville are of very good quality and its for free. This summer Gustave Eiffel and his creations are in the picture.
Hôtel de Ville ,5, rue de Lobau, 75001 Paris, M° Hôtel de Ville
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Leave it to Paris’s largest music store to put on one of the best free outdoor music festivals of the summer, as part of the ever-popular Paris Plage.
From July 25 to August 15, concerts will be held every Friday and Saturday, 5-10 p.m.
Festival Fnac Indétendances
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At Fondation Cartier they have an exhibibition starting July until November about Graffiti.
Occupying the entire gallery space of the Fondation Cartier, as well as the building?s façade and surrounding garden, the exhibition brings to light the extraordinary development of an artistic movement that was born in the streets of New York in the early 1970s [...] (Read more)

This festival offers a mix of dance, music, and theater performances held at some of Paris’s top sites, including the Jardin du Luxembourg and the Palais Royal. This year program has a lot top artists.
Many events are free, although note that some performances require advance registration.
Festival Paris Quartier d’été, for more details and tickets.
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Every evening of the week except Mondays, you can catch open-air screenings of English and French films at this 130-acre ultramodern park.
Some of the films on this year’s calendar include Broken Flowers, Brokeback Mountain, Mulholland Drive, and Little Miss Sunshine.
Most people spread a blanket out on the grass, but if you’d rather sit in a [...] (Read more)

On Saturdays and Sundays in June and July, this annual jazz festival comes to the lovely Parc Floral de Paris, the Bois de Vicennes’s 70-acre park and flower garden.
Entry to the Parc Floral is ?5, but the concerts are all free.
Just have a look at the program at Paris Jazz Festival
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If you are interested in Photo art than Le maison européenne de la Photographie is the place to be. They have notable shows and great retrospectives.
Until Aug. 2009 there is a interesting exhibition of Henri Cartier-Bresson.  They do expose 320 works of the own collection. It has been a long work with a nice result.
Maison [...] (Read more)

Just discovered this little guided tour by Robert Hawkins, a Paris based painter and truly in love with Montmartre. In the less than 3 minutes video he shows you around and gives you a taste the atmosphere and everyday things of the neighborhood.

You get to know some artists, the backery around the corner, little unique galery's, delicious oisters in the cafe, the metro as the connection to the center of the city in just a few minutes.

As the waiter in the video says, Montmartre is the best part of Paris, a little village where everybody knows each other.

See the Paris: Tour of Lamarck-Caulaincourt in Montmartre video.

The title of this exhibition is surprising, but also the object .
The Musée d’Orsay does show the artistic influence of Rodin on Paris sculpture between 1905 - 1914.
They also have an interesting museumcafé and shop on the site.
Musée d’Orsay,1 rue de la Légion d’Honneur, 75007 Paris, M° Solférino - Assemblée Nationale
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Until July 13th ,Le Grand Palais shows big portrets of celebrities, jetset people, actors and musicians made by Warhol or his Factory between 1962 and 1987.
It’s a rather repetitive exhibition, but it’s meant to be because the principle of repetition was a central preoccupation of Warhol’s work.
Le Grand Palais, 3,Av Gen. Eisenhower, 75008 Paris , [...] (Read more)

Centre Pompidou shows us with 100 works de artistic evolution of one of the most important modern artists of the 20 th century.
This exhibition is a coproductions with the Guggenheim in New York an the Städtische Galerie in Lenbachhaus of Munich. 
After your visit, you can go upstairs and have a drink or snack at the “George”, [...] (Read more)

The expression “the Gates of Heaven” referred both to the passageway into the afterlife, and to certain everyday objects. The exhibition entitled “The Gates of Heaven. Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt” features some 350 artifacts dating from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period which it endeavors to place in their social, religious, [...] (Read more)

This exhibition gives us a chronological idea how jazz and art did influence each other in the 20th century. 
All kinds of art are shown : paintings, graphics, photografy, graphic design and movies.
Musée du Quai Branly, 37, Quai Branly, 75007 Paris, M° Alma-Marceau
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Back in 1928 the jewelry collection of Jean Deprés was considered too modern for “Le salon d’Automne”. Deprés was one of the pioneers in art-deco jewelry and was a close friend of Picasso.They were often visiting the Bateau-Lavoir at Montmartre.
Typical for his work are the strict lines and geometrical patterns. He is working with silver [...] (Read more)

Audrey Tautou stars as Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, before she became famous. The film will feature dresses from the Chanel collection. Karl Lagerfeld, art director of the House of Chanel, will supervise the re-creation of costumes and accessories.
The film is directed and written by Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine. Also stars Alessandro Nivola, Marie [...] (Read more)

In 1830 saintly Catherine Labouré was said to have been visited by the Virgin, who gave her a medal that performed miracles.
This kitch chapel - murals, mosaics, statues and the embalmed bodies of Catherine and her mother Superior - is one of France’s most visited sites, attracting two million pilgrims every year.
Reliefs in the courtyard [...] (Read more)

It is always hartwarming to read the comments of our visitors in the guestbook. This is a testimonial of a 7 year old with her parents who stayed in the Romantic.

This is what she wrote:

Dear Peter,

Thank you for the lovely time in your apartment in Paris.

I liked it because its big and nice.

I had a nice time because I could play and do cardwheel. I saw the Eifel tower and went up the top.

I liked the baguette.

Best whishes from Leonie S. (7 years old)

So if you are looking for a visit to Paris with your children. Have a look at the fascilities of the Romantic apartment and don't hesitate to contact us.

How has design adjusted to the changing society in Paris? How do French designers use digital gadgets and ecological materials? You get the answer in the exhibition "Paris, Design en Mutation."

From the 17th of April till the 30th august, Expace Fondation EDF, rue Récamier 1 in Paris. Enterance is free.

More info: http://www.via.fr

Melodramma in four acts (1847)
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
After the tragedy by William Shakespeare
Performed in Italian
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Lyric drama in four acts and five scenes (1892)
Poem by Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann
after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Performed in French
PRODUCTION OF THE BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER, MUNICH
First performance 28 Feb 2009 19:30
Last performance 26 Mar 2009 19:30
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A nice walk in the neighbourghood (Read more)

A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.

After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. (Read more)

Science and art combine at Le Laboratoire (Read more)

Classics :

- Alien Resurrection

- American Psycho

- Any way the wind blows

- A fish calles Wanda

- Bowling for Columbine

- Caché : Michael Haneke

- Casablanca

- Cheecky : Tinto Brass

- C'est arrivé près de chez vous ( Man Bites Dog) : Rémy Belvaux

- Cinema Paradiso

- Das Boot 

- Deliverance

- Delicatessen

- Devil's Advocate

- Dogville

- Escape from Alcatraz

- Fight Club

- Gladiator

- Hôtel du Nord

- La cage aux Folles

- Les amants du Pont Neuf

- Les Choristes

- Lucia y el sexo

- Mulan 2

- Mulholland Drive--

- Notre-Dame de Paris : Jean Delannoy

- Paris vu par ....

- Pelle the conqueror

- The Piano

- Rabbit proof fence

- Scandale à Paris

- Seven

- Some like it hot

- The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover

- The motorcycle diaries

- The 60''s 

- Ripper

- The sixth sense

- Trainspotting

- True romance

- Vertigo

- 2001 : A space odyssey

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A place dedicated to contemporary creativity (Read more)

- Rahib Abou-Khalil : Al-Jadida / Yara

- Al di Meola : The grande passion

- Aphex Twin : drukqs/ warpCD34

- Archguitar renaissance : Peter Blanchette with the virtual Consortium

- F. Battiato : Come un  cammello in una grandata

- Art Blakey : A night at Birdland

- The Bloomdaddies : Seamus Blake

- Blue Note 1595

- Boards of Canada : Twoism

- Bowie : Heathen

- Carla Bruni : Naïve

- Buddha-Bar II

- Billy Cobham : Spectrum

- Caravan : In the Land of Grey and Pink

- Cool  2-3

- Harry Coninck Jr : We are in love

- Greatest Conductors of the century

- Costes

-Lucio Dalla : The best of

- Miles Davis : Vol 2

- Philippus de Monte en de Habsburgers : Polyfonie

- Duran Duran : Rio

- Hans Dulfer :Scissors

- Emozione D'Autore : Indementicabili

- Fripp & Eno : Evening Star / No Pussyfooting

- Fauré : Chamber music

- Gentle Giant: Three Friends

- Stan Getz : The best of two worls

- Herbie Hancock : Canaloupe Island

- Steve Heizeg : Death of the dream

- Hooverphonic : The magnificent Three

- Impala Lounge

- Steve Jansen : Stone to Flesh

- Jazz in Paris : Gitanes series

- The essence of New Orleans Jazz

- Jazzadelic

 - Jazz Lounge  : 1 - 2- Jazz Moods : CD 1 - 2

  - Kidd Carol : The best of

- King Crimson : Larks' tongues in aspic / Discipline 

- Didier Malherbe  : Windprints

- La Mezzanine de l'Alcazar

- The best of George Michael

- Mompou : Piano Music

- The Monkies : More of the Monkies

- Music is Life

- Sinnead O'Connor

- Michel Petrucciani : Estate

- Pink Floyd : Animals / Harvest 

- Le poème Harmonique  Vincent Dumestre : Emilio de' Cavalieri  Lamentations

- Premium Forreria Marcori : L'Isola di niente

- Prince : Emancipation

- Psychonavigation

- Eros Ramazzotti : Tutte Storie

- Saint-Saëns : Cello Concertos

- Erik Satie: Oeuvres pour piano 

- Songs and dances of Smyrna

- Jimmy Spacek : Sweet Texas Soul

-Alan Stivell : Chemins de terre

- New British Stars : a celebration of young classical talent

- Music for Chaise Loungues

- Paris Lounge : Music Rough Guides

- Play me the Blues... CD 1 - 2 - 3

- Ravel Maurice : CD 2

- Tangerine Dream : Stratosfear

-  Underworld : AHunderdDaysOff

- David Van Tieghm ; hes things happen

- Steve Ray Vaughan : The sky is crying

-- Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras

- Vision : The music of Hildegard Von Bingen

- Vivaldi :concertos pour viloncelle

- Winter Chill 3

- Robert Wyatt : Rock Bottom / Ruth is stranger than Richard

- Yes : Highlights

- Zucchero : The Best of

Music DVD's

- Jon Anderson : Tour of the Universe

- THe Beach Boys / Live at Knebworth 1980

- Bee Gees : his is where I came in

- Best of Bowie

- British Rock : The first Wave

- James Brown Live

- Buena Vista Social Club

- Phil Collins : Live and Loose in Paris

- The Cotton Club

- Deep Purple : Come hell or high water / Machine Head

- Deep Purple : Concerto for group and orchestra

- Depeche Mode

- Dire Straits  

- The Doors

- Eagles : Hell freezes over

- Fleetwood Mac : Rumours

- Fleetwood Mac : The Dance

- Peter Gabriel : Growing p

- Genesis : Songbook/ Inside Genesis

- Hatfield and the North

- Hip Hop Story : Tha Movie

- John Lee Hooker :That's my story

- King Crimson : Eyes wide open

- Lou reed 

- Bob Marley : Reggae Roots

- The Moody Blues

- Pink floyd Live at Pompeï

- Elvis Presley

- R.E.M : Road Movie

- Rolling Stones : Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98

- Rolling Stones : Sympathy for the Devil

- Rolling Stones : Four Licks

- Roxy music

- Steely Dan : Aja

- The Cure : Greatest Hits

- The Doors : 30 years commemorative edition

- The Doors : Live in Europe 1968

- The Smiths : The complete picture

- The Stranglers : Live ' 78, SF

- Stevie Ray Vaughan : Live at the El Mocambo

-  Steve Winwood : Sound Stage

- Neil Young : In the year of the horse

- U2 : Rattle and Hum

- Johnny Guitar Watson 

- The Who 

- Woodstock

- Yes : Yesyears

- Led Zepelin : The song remains the same / The making of a supergroup

A temple of sexual freedom (Read more)

Animal, the latest exhibition is prolonged until 20/07 (Read more)

The first sunday (Read more)

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui created a new intimistic dance " Origine", when I saw it I was thrilled, just have a look (Read more)

When renting the Montmartre Studio-Loft on a hot summer day, visit the Mosque of Paris, to get a feeling of vacation (Read more)

Not only bridges, also gardens and even a museum can be filmlocations (Read more)

The architecture of Paris such as bridges, monuments are great filmlocations (Read more)

Discover Paris as the city of 101 filmlocations (Read more)

"I showed her where she would find gold, but the gold she finds is her
very own." Auguste Rodin
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Behind the Art Déco façade... (Read more)

The movie made by Olivier Dahan with Marion Cottilard and Gérard Depardieu, among other well know artists, gives back the true story of a voice of a nation. (Read more)

The famous Père Lachaise cemetery first openend in 1804, Parisians thought it was too far out of town. (Read more)

Christian Deydier, specialist of ancient China, has a new gallery, showing seven pieces. (Read more)

Mireille Guiliano, one of the few women who have reached the top echelon of the wine and spirits as well as luxury goods industry (Read more)

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Renouveau et décadence, mets exquis et semelle de botte, révolution, incendie, attentat... Le plus vieux restaurant de Paris a tout vécu et triomphé des pires épreuves.... (Read more)

Being the world's most romantic city, Paris has also a museum dedicated to the "romantic" movement in art. (Read more)

Eros in the Library, prolonged till March, 22 (Read more)

Situé en plein coeur du vieux village de Montmartre, ce musée très spécifique revêt un charme .. (Read more)

Maybe the best newsletter about Paris is the one by Linda Thalman - but did you also know she is a talented artist? (Read more)

Versailles (Read more)

"The ninth arrondissement is a real mixed bag: from the elegance of the Garnier Opera House to the seediness of Pigalle lingerie/sex shops (Read more)

The mount, until then called the "Mount of Mars" or the "Mount of Mercury", eventually took the name "Mount of Martyrs", and the name Montmartre was derived from it. (Read more)

Musée de La Vie Romantique will be in a TV show soon. (Read more)