MUSEUM

Yves Saint Laurent

Musée du Petit Palais

Opening : From the 2010-03-11 to the 2010-08-29
Timing : Open every day except Mondays and public holidays - from 10h to 18h (closed rooms from 17:45)
Nocture Thursday until 20h for temporary exhibitions (closed rooms from 19:45)

Yves Saint Laurent is the major figure in the fashion of the second half of the twentieth century. Le Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts of the City of Paris and the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent have joined forces to present the first comprehensive retrospective of his work.
The exhibition covers 40 years from creation, from 1962 to 2002 and discover the foundations and grand gestures of aesthetic revolution whose name symbolizes the revolution of style.
Breaking with the dictates of traditional haute couture it renews, Yves Saint Laurent is the designer of this and dressed in male - female women fully of their time. "Down the Ritz, lively street! "Said he one day. Chanel gave women freedom. Yves Saint Laurent gave them power.

Drawn from the exceptional collection of over 5000 pieces retained by the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, some 250 garments will be exhibited. A selection of objects, drawings, photographs and films will explore the richness of this work and the power of inspiration fed a constant exchange with painting, sculpture, theater, opera, literature and cinema.

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Spanish Night

Musée du Petit Palais

Opening : From the 2008-07-05 to the 2008-08-31
Timing :
Open daily from 10 AM to 6 PM, except Mondays and holidays. Nocturne Thursday to 8 PM for temporary exhibitions

Parisians and visitors, there’s no need to travel out of the capital this summer to get a dose of Hispanic culture. Throughout the whole of July and August, the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris will be revealing the world of flamenco, the emblem of Andalusian culture. Flamenco, a legendary popular art, fascinated famous artists such as Picasso, Courbet, Miro, Degas and Man Ray and is the focus of this exhibition, entitled "Nuit Espagnole".

“Nuit Espagnole” brings together over 150 works (paintings, sculptures, costumes, photographs, etc.) which focus on the mutual influences and associations between flamenco and avant-garde paintings by artists during the period 1865 to 1936.

Let yourself be tempted by this charming journey to Andalusia.

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Goya’s engravings - Gravures de Goya

Musée du Petit Palais

Opening : From the 2008-03-12 to the 2008-06-08

Appointed court painter because of his talent and versatility, Francisco Goya
y Lucientes, better known as Goya, was a major 18th century Spanish painter generally
known by the average art enthusiast as the creator of the dramatic “Dos
de Mayo”...

This fabulous painting pays tribute to Spanish rebels during the Franco-Spanish
War. However, it is only one of a number of magnificent works. Goya dazzled
the cultural world with the fluent and naturalistic style of his paintings,
which also had a keen satirical edge.

A successful and popular painter (works such as “Tres de Mayo” and
the “black paintings” series were widely acclaimed), Goya began
to experiment with the trickier technique of engraving, an art form that would
gave him plenty of scope for caricature. With masterpieces such as “Los
Caprichos” and “Los Prorerbios”, Goya led Spanish art into
hitherto unexplored territory.

Through a rich and astonishing exhibition, the Petit Palais offers an insight
into the work of Goya the engraver, a realistic and politically committed artist.
A must-see.

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