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TTD74 – Librairie-café Violette and Co
Librairie-café Violette and Co52 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris, France Violette and Co. is a feminist, lesbian, and LGBTQIA+ bookshop and café with a thriving programme of literary events and salons. The bookshop is named after the French lesbian writer Violette Leduc. Violette Leduc was born in Arras in 1907, the illegitimate child of a…
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Object 98 – Médaille Maïse Ploquin-Caunan
This bronze medal was presented to the poet Maïse Ploquin-Caunan by the Académie Française on 27th October 1986. Ploquin-Caunan was the winner of the Prix Broquette-Gonin in 1982, the annual prize rewards a philosophical, political or literary work, deemed likely to inspire a love of truth, beauty and goodness. In 1985 a prize was established…
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TTD 97 – Visit the Musée Bourdelle
Five minutes walk away from the busy Gare Montparnasse is the tranquil Musée Bourdelle. The musuem is located in the old studio of French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861–1929). It is an example of Parisian ateliers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was Bourdelle’s active studio from 1885–1929. The museum is open daily,…
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Things to do 93 – Cinémathèque Française
The Cinémathèque française was co-founded in1936 by Henri Langlois, and is located at 51, rue de Bercy, in a building designed by Frank Gehry. The missions of the Cinémathèque française are the preservation, restoration and dissemination of cinematographic heritage. With more than 40,000 films and thousands of documents and objects related to cinema, it constitutes…
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Walk 97 – Musée Bourdelle
Musée Bourdelle18 Rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015 Paris, France The Musée Bourdelle is located in the old studio of French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861–1929). It is an example of Parisian ateliers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was Bourdelle’s active studio from 1885–1929. The museum is open daily, except Mondays. Admission to the…
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Object 93 – Julien Giovannetti
Julien Giovannetti (ARTISTES LYRIQUES)2 Rue Lamblardie, 75012 Paris, France A specialist in Mozart and performer of numerous operas throughout the world, Julien Giovannetti was a bass-baritone at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. Originally from Bône in Algeria, Giovannetti played for the local football team AS Bône in his youth (they competed in the French amateur championship in…
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Object 95 – Maurice Larcange
Maurice Larcange (Accordeon)51 Av. du Général Michel Bizot, 75012 Paris, France In the post war years, accordionist Maurice Larcange found fame in Germany with a string of popular musette style releases on the Polydor label. Cashing-in on the quintessential Parisian musette style that was so beloved around the world, he released over 100 records, and…
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Object 94 – Les pépées font la loi
Caroline Cler (COMÉDIENNES)55 Bd Soult, 75012 Paris, France Singer and actress Caroline Cler was an active recording artist in the 1960s, often performing songs and poems from past centuries and genres. She was a regular voice on children’s records of the era, such as Don Quixote (Antonia), the Tintin series (Bianca Castafiore), Babar records (Celeste)…
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Walk 93 – Place Félix Éboué
Marcel Cariven (CHEFS D’ORCHESTRES)245 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France Light music specialist Marcel Cariven was a long time conductor of the Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion-télévision française (ORTF). In the 1930s he was appointed conductor of the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and conducted classical concerts with the Radio-Paris Orchestra. After WW2 he made his debut at…
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