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News brief: Five masterpieces stolen from a Paris museum
Credit: AP / Jacques Brinon It’s the kind of story you’d think only belongs in mystery books – the kind of plot reminiscent of that retro hero of French novels, Arsene Lupin, “gentleman burglar”, thief in white gloves. To me, art thefts have always had this curious blend of crime and romance. It’s silly and … Continue reading
Edvard Munch: Everything but the Scream
It was a glorious day off in the middle of the week – sunny, not warm exactly but with a definite springtime feel. April in Paris, it’s treacherous: go ahead, soak up those rays, but keep your coat and scarf close by. With my friends all busy at their regular Monday-to-Friday jobs (and I say … Continue reading
The Museum of Hunting and Nature
In the refurbished Hotel de Guenegaud, an elegant stone building with a cobbled courtyard and sweeping staircases that is tucked quietly into the Rue des Archives, lies the charming (-ly bizarre) Musee de la Chasse et la Nature—an ambling assemblage of paintings, taxidermy, sculpture, and text amassed as an homage to sport hunting. Weaving from … Continue reading
The Natural History Museum
Though possibly a bit less pursued than its glamorous and gleaming counterparts in the repertoire of Parisian museums, the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle—and particularly the Galerie d’Anatomie Comparée et de Paléontologie—is a gem among them perhaps precisely because it lacks the sheen typical of tourist hotspots. Nestled in the well-groomed grounds of the Jardin des … Continue reading
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