If you are planning to visit Paris this year (I Hope so!), please be aware that for museums lovers, there may be some disappointments ahead for 2010.The Palais Galliera (The fashion museum) and the Picasso Museum have closed their doors for a massive renovation that will continue until 2011 and 2012.
As already noted, the Musee d’Orsay is undergoing a year long makeover and its roughly 220 Impressionist and Post Impressionist masterpieces will vacation overseas at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. The Dejeuner sur l’Herbe ( see painting above) is staying put! Hurrah!
But on the better art news front: Giverny is hosting a big Impressionist show with some of the D’Orsay loans in April and there will be a major Monet exhibit at the Grand Palais in September.
The long awaited Cite de la Mode et du Design will open in May in the re-vamped dock house on the Quai d’Austerlitz.
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