Photographic exhibition - Colette and Jean Cocteau at the Palais-Royal

Name: Exposition photographique - Colette et Jean Cocteau au Palais-Royal
Start: 2023-09-15T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Domaine national du Palais-Royal

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Colette and the 60th anniversary of the death of Jean Cocteau, the Domaine national du Palais-Royal pays tribute to them by presenting an ex...

15 - 17 septembre 2023Passat

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©Séeberger Frères/Centre des monuments nationaux

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Colette’s birth and the 60th anniversary of Jean Cocteau’s death, the Domaine national du Palais-Royal pays tribute to them by presenting a photographic exhibition co-produced with the Ministry of Culture evoking the lives of the two authors at the Palais-Royal

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Domaine national du Palais-Royal

8 rue de Montpensier, 75001 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

Built for the Cardinal de Richelieu by the architect Lemercier, builder of the Sorbonne, the main body (1634), facing the Louvre, becomes royal residence (Regency of Anne of Austria) then of the family of Orléans from 1661\. The work was completed and reworked in the 18th and 19th centuries. The three wings that close the sides of the garden date from the late 18th century. The superb and monumental setting of today leaves nothing to be guessed of the revolutionary agitation that reigns there in the eighteenth century, nor of the gambling houses and girls of «bad life», immortalized by Balzac, which bloom there in the following century. It is one of the favorite walking places of Parisians and tourists. The Comédie-Française, the Palais-Royal theatre and the restaurant Le Grand Véfour, which is listed as a historic monument, contribute to its reputation. Contemporary art is also strongly present in his main courtyard with the "Deux plateaux", known as "Colonnes de Buren", and the mobil

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Monument historique, Espace naturel, parc, jardin, Lieu de pouvoir, édifice judiciaire, Lieu de spectacles, sports et loisirs, Maison, appartement, atelier de personnes célèbres, Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir

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