Cool Paris

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 Européenne de la Photographie, 5-7, Rue de Fourcy, 75004 Paris, M°Saint-Paul

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If you want to feel like a left-bank local, head to this neighborhood fair that lasts six weeks each summer.

There’s a interesting and somewhat eclectic mix of markets, music, and lectures, and most events are held in the lovely Place St-Sulpice.

La Foire Saint-Germain,

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Every year the tropical carnaval chooses more then 2000 people who will make the carnaval a big succes : dancers, musiciens, charriots … from all over the world.

This year it will be a real trip around the world when the Carnaval walks from Nation to Porte de Pantin. People from Indonesia, Colombia, Brasil, Notting-Hill but also from Paris itself, will animate the Parisian avenues.

It’s a big feast wih lots of color,music and performances for old and young. This year there will be the first election of the Queen of Carnaval.

Tropical Carnaval, 4th of July, starting 14h at Nation, M° Nation

Ce grand évènement familial est avant tout une grande fête conviviale et porteuse des valeurs de solidarité, de mixité culturelle et d’échange. De nombreuses animations, des dégustations de produits tropicaux viendront égayer le défilé et mettre en avant la richesse culturelle des îles.

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Gaëtane Raguet transposes vintage photos of Paris and America onto canvas wall hangings and lampshades.

OneNineSixOne, 135, Rue Vieille-du-temple, 75003 Paris, M° Saint-Sébastien Froissart or  Filles du Calvaire

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