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le Musée Rodin - Let's "Thinker" About it!
image: www.museemusings.com Real Talk - I don't know why it took me so long to truly appreciate the Rodin Museum - I don't think I fell in love with sculpture as art until viewing some of Michelangelo's great works (le sigh!) This Parisian space showcases many of the masterpieces of Auguste Rodin, one of history's best-known sculptors. Let's take a P'Niche peek to learn more... image: https://www.lamourdeparis.com/ The Rodin Museum was founded in 1916, shortly after the dea

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Nov 12
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Au Musée de Montmartre...
We're still exploring Montmartre this week, finding ourselves turning off both Place du Tertre and la rue de l'Abreuvoir , just in front of the Musée de Montmartre. This petit museum, located in a historic building, which was once home to several renowned artists, offers visitors a unique glimpse into the bohemian lifestyle that thrived here during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Let's take a P'Niche peek to learn more... image: en.wikipedia.org Considered a new kid

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Oct 15
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Paris' Musée de l'Orangerie...
image: en.wikipedia.org While we are still in out "Monet State of Mind," after visits to Giverny and the Musée Marmottan Monet let's take...

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May 21
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Paris' Musée Marmottan Monet
image: https://www.marmottan.fr/en/ It's been a few years since I had the pleasure to walk le Musée Marmottan Monet, but since we were...

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May 14
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A Global Lens - le Musée du quai Branly
image: Cyrille Weiner On my most recent trip to Paris, I had the chance to spend a lot of time "museum-hopping" with my Parisian...

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Feb 26
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Paris' Gem of a Museum - Musée de Cluny...
image: Chrissy Consolé The Cluny Museum, officially known as le Musée National du Moyen Âge, and/or le Musée de Cluny, is a jewel hidden...

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Feb 19
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Paris' New Cheese Museum...
image: https://www.foodandwine.com/ In what might be considered one of the biggest face palms in history, France, the very capital of...

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Feb 5
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Maison Loo - an Unexpected Delight in Paris
When I was lucky enough to be living in Paris, I regularly passed by so many architectural wonders - le Tour Saint Jean-sans-Peur , the...

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Sep 18, 2024
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A Tale of Two Impressionist Paintings...
We're getting ready to have a wonderful Fête Nationale, what we in the States often incorrectly call Bastille Day. Each year, we...

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Jul 10, 2024
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Une Artiste Most Royal...
Now that the dancing has come to an end at the Annual Versailles Masked Ball, and we've strolled through time in Versailles and Louis...

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Apr 17, 2024
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A Paris Jewel... Musée Nissim de Camondo
One of P'Niche's favorite things is discovering (and sharing) little gems hiding in plain sight. Let's take a P'Niche peek at one tiny...

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Apr 9, 2024
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A Petit Parisian Gem - La Chapelle Expiatoire
You know by now that P'Niche is (moderately to overly) obsessed with all things French royalty, so am surprised it took me so long to get...

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Oct 11, 2023
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A Unique Paris Museum, Safeguarding the Statues of Notre Dame Cathedral...
The world watched, united in horror, as our beloved Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames. Through a miracle and the efforts of...

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Sep 22, 2022
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