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Joséphine Baker, singer and dancer, will be the sixth woman, and first black woman, to enter the Pantheon.

This icon of the Roaring Twenties and music hall star will make its debut on November 30th.

Freda Joséphine McDonald, of her birth name, embarked with her troupe from New York to Paris in 1925. She played in prestigious venues such as the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and the Folies Bergère.

At the start of World War II, Joséphine Baker became an agent of the French counter-espionage, all thanks to her associates with Parisian high society. In 1940, she enlisted in the secret services of Free France in France, then in North Africa and the Middle East.

Josephine Baker was a figure of anti-racism alongside Martin Luther King. She participated in the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom organized by Matin Luther King. She will deliver a speech dressed in her Air Force uniform.

Joséphine Baker was also an icon of French haute couture. She was indeed very close to Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain. The lack of means at the end of the Second World War did not prevent him from wearing their dresses on stage upon his return from the United States in 1949-1950.

Paris Fashion Week is traditionally the last to be presented during Fashion Month, which sees a succession of parades in New York, London and Milan.

This fall, the Spring - Summer 2022 ready-to-wear collections will be presented from Monday September 27 to Tuesday October 05, 2021.

During the various parades, legendary houses follow one another, such as Balenciaga, Balmain, Chanel, Dior or Louis Vuitton.

Jacquemus and Marine Serre, fashionable designers, will also present their collection.

Some houses, in particular Saint Laurent, have decided to dispense with these dates and present their collections outside of calendars, due to the events of recent months.

As an invitation to dive into the teeming universe of Christian Louboutin, this exhibition explores all the facets of an inspiration with multiple references, in a place dear to the creator where his vocation was born.

Born in Paris in the 12th arrondissement, Christian Louboutin was fascinated as a teenager by the architectural beauty and the ornamental richness of the Palais de la Porte Dorée, which developed his love for the applied arts very early on. It is there, in this masterpiece of Art Deco, that the young Christian Louboutin is seized by a sign prohibiting the wearing of stilettos. He later inspired the iconic "Pigalle" shoe, which will be reinvented over the seasons.

The exhibition reveals the inspirations and the creative process of Christian Louboutin, and showcases the creator's vision through some of the most precious works from his personal collection as well as loans from public collections.

The American Grand Prix is a horse race taking place every year on the last Sunday in January at the Vincennes racecourse.

It is one of the three biggest international events with the Eliteloppet in Sweden and the Hambletonian Stakes in the United States.

This is an international group race reserved for horses from 4 to 6 years old.

The first edition took place in 1920 and ran over 2500m.

During the Second World War, the price of America had to be temporarily interrupted, but was resumed in 1945 following the liberation.

Today, the race is run over 2700m.

This year, the Grand Prix of America will take place on Sunday, January 26th, 2020, at the Vincennes racecourse.

Until January 27, 2020, Toulouse-Lautrec is the star of the Grand Palais thanks to the Albigeois museum and its chief curator.

The last major Toulouse-Lautrec retrospective in France took place twenty-seven years ago.

The new digital exhibition of the Atelier des Lumières, offers an immersion in the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh (1852-1890), genius ignored in his lifetime, which has upset the painting.

Marrying the entire space of the Atelier, this new visual and sound creation, traces the tormented life of the artist, who painted during the last 10 years of his life over 2000 paintings, now scattered throughout the world.

Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, the Netherlands. His work full of naturalism, inspired by Impressionism and Pointillism, announces Fauvism and Expressionism.

He grew up in a family of the old bourgeoisie, and first tries to make a career as an art dealer. Refusing to see art as a commodity, he is fired. He then aspires to become a pastor, but he fails the theology exams. At the approach of 1880, he turned to painting. During these years, he left the Netherlands for Belgium, then France to settle there. He then explores painting and drawing both as an autodidact and as a student.

However, his life is peppered with crises that reveal his mental instability. One of them causes suicide, at the age of 37.

In the United States, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. It traditionally marks the start of the end-of-year shopping period. Several traders take advantage of this moment to offer significant balances.

In France, Black Friday, mainly takes off on the internet. These important balances, are valid only 24h (traditional duration of Black Friday) or during all the following weekend. This commercial approach is becoming stronger in the French territory.

This is a French characteristic, because in the United States, during Black Friday, the big promotions take place directly in the stores. It's only the following Monday, called Cyber Monday, that merchants offer discounts on their website.

This exhibition invites you to rediscover the work of the master of silent cinema in its musical dimension and, more broadly, in its close relationship to dance, rhythm, the illusion of speech and sound, all rigorously "orchestrated" in each of his works.

Charles Spencer Chaplin, born April 16, 1889 and died December 25, 1977 in Corsier-sur-Vevey (Switzerland), is a British actor, director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became an idol of silent cinema thanks to his character Charlot.

Chaplin grew up in misery between an absent father and a mother in great financial difficulties, both artists of music hall. At the age of five, he made his first appearance on stage. At 19, he is noticed by the impresario Fred Karno and carries out a tour in the United States. He first appeared at the movies in 1914 in the film "To make a living".

In 1918, he became one of the most famous personalities in the world.

He later co-founded the United Artist company and thus gained complete control over his works

In 1972, the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences presented him with an Oscar of Honor for his invaluable contribution to the film industry, and many of his works are now considered as one of the greatest films of all time.

Beaujolais Nouveau is a first-class wine produced in the Beaujolais vineyards, within the Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages appellations of origin. Its main grape variety is Gamay.

The Conciergerie iorganizes an exhibition dedicated to Marie Antoinette. Through nearly 200 works, objects of art, archives, film extracts, fashion accessories ... you will discover the multiple representations of the last queen of France and Navarre.

The exhibition will be organized around five themes:

- Marie-Antoinette at the conciergerie

- The stories

- The images of the queen

- Fetish of Queen

- The returns of the queen

Article published on September 24th, 2019.

For one night, contemporary creation is in the spotlight in the city. It will take place in cultural establishments, prestigious monuments, unknown or usually inaccessible.

The capital becomes, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the day after, the place of all possibilities, where everyone can live an extraordinary artistic experience. As always, the event is free and open to everyone.

At nightfall on October 5, 2019, Paris will propose a parade in fanfare composed of contemporary artists and dancers, the transformation into luminous velodrome of a portion of the peripheral or the crossing of major cultural institutions Paris.

Article published on September 24th, 2019.

Quai Branly Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Since its creation in 1998, the museum maintains an acquisition policy aimed at keeping its collections alive and diverse. Visual stories of travel, photos, textiles, adornments or sculptures … Today, there are more than 77,000 pieces that have joined its storefronts and reserves over the last 20 years.

Date: from September 24, 2019 to January 26, 2020.

Address: 37 Quai Branly 75007 Paris – Direct access with the RER C at « Musée d’Orsay » station.