French Arts

Museums and Exhibitions

• Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources - France
• Le Ministère de la Culture offers several exhibitions including images of the recently discovered paleolithic cave paintings at La Grotte Chauvet -Pont-d'Arc and at La Grotte Cosquer, and at Angles-sur-l'Anglin
• The Louvre
• Centre Georges Pompidou
• Le Musée d"Orsay, French Impressionists and more
• Web Museum: Paris
• The Biliothèque Nationale de France offers access to its catalogue and excellent exhibitions
• Pierre André Benoit Museum
• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

History

• Primary Documents: France
• Creating French Culture,an exhibit at the Library of Congress with a series of articles (in English) about the path from monarchy to empire to democracy in France.
• The History Net

Literature, Dance, Music, Theater, Opera, Festivals

• French texts in the public domain
• The French Collection at the University of Virginia
• Dance in Paris
• Folksongs and Melodies from around the World
• Net Music
• Le Jazz en France
• Musique Plus
• Theatre Plays online in English, French, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish
• Sortir au Théâtre
• Québec Sur Scène
• Théatre du Rire et des Larmes in Québec
• InterCine, a listing of film and theatre festivals
• Festival d'Avignon
• Africa Net
• ARTFL Project of the University of Chicago
• International Cultural News

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