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Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

Gutter to Glitter to Guillotine

February 1, 2023 | By Claudia Barbieri | Daytrips From Paris

Madame du Barry, the last Maîtresse en Titre, or Official Mistress, of Louis XV of France, was famous for her beauty, charm and extravagance. She was also a friend of Voltaire and a patron of the arts, a fashion icon … Read More

William Morris: Art in Everything & Roubaix Save the Queen

William Morris: Art in Everything & Roubaix Save the Queen

Threads Linking France and Britain

December 14, 2022 | By Claudia Barbieri | Daytrips From Paris, Exhibitions

For much of the 19th century, Britannia ruled not just the waves but most of the known world. Presiding over a vast colonial empire with an unrivaled productive capacity, Great Britain imposed its hegemony pretty much everywhere and on everybody. … Read More

La Fondation du Doute

La Fondation du Doute

When in Doubt, Make Art

September 28, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris, Museums

The words “ebullient” and “irrepressible” are weak when it comes to Ben, the 87-year-old Fluxus artist, who showed up last week at the Fondation de Doute (Doubt Foundation) art center in Blois to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Fluxus … Read More

Le Musée du Verre François Décorchemont

Le Musée du Verre François Décorchemont

Celebrating a Century of Glass Art

September 14, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris, Exhibitions, Museums

The creation of a new museum in France today is a rare and challenging feat, even more so when it is accomplished by a village with a population of only 5,000. The Musée du Verre François Décorchemont (François Décorchemont Glass … Read More

Maison Caillebotte

Maison Caillebotte

A Day Chez les Caillebottes

July 27, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris, Exhibitions

August approaches, and anyone who hasn’t left Paris may be looking for a way to get out of town to greener pastures, even if just for a day. While there are many options, there’s one place that has it all: … Read More

Festival International de Jardins–Hortillonnages Amiens

Festival International de Jardins–Hortillonnages Amiens

The Floating Gardens of Amiens

June 22, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris

An immense, watery green paradise called Les Hortillonages lies in the very heart of the city of Amiens, close to its famous Notre Dame Cathedral and traversed by the River Somme. Forget about motor vehicles and public transportation in this … Read More

Cité de la Gastronomie et du Vin, Dijon

Cité de la Gastronomie et du Vin, Dijon

Dijon: Moving Beyond Mustard

June 8, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris

There is much more to Dijon than mustard. That’s the point the city seems to be making with its ambitious new project, the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin (International Gastronomy and Wine Center), which opened at the … Read More

Musée Franco-Américain du Château de Blérancourt

Musée Franco-Américain du Château de Blérancourt

Helpful Heiress Aids War-Torn France

June 1, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris, Museums

When you are the daughter of a filthy rich Gilded Age banking tycoon, you would probably be expected to find a rich husband, have children and settle down to a life of luxury. Instead, Anne Tracy Morgan (1873-1952), daughter of … Read More

Folles Époques

Folles Époques

Wild Times in Meaux 

May 25, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris, Theater & Dance

Last week, I was introduced to an element of French culture that had completely escaped me until now: a summer historical pageant. This one takes place in Meaux, a small city northeast of Paris, but I have since discovered that … Read More

Regards Croisés

Regards Croisés

Landscapes of the Oise

November 17, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | Daytrips From Paris, Exhibitions

To visit the town of L’Isle Adam, set on three islands on the River Oise, is to want to live there. An hour’s train ride north of Paris, it is even blessed with the last thing you’d expect to find … Read More

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