Connexion readers living in Normandy can enjoy the newly reopened Natural History Museum in Le Havre.
After three years of closure, the reopening marks a real transformation of the 18th-Century building – one of the few remaining examples of pre-war architecture in the town – which has been completely redesigned “to better welcome visitors, better tell its story, and better convey its message”, it says.
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Improved digital experiences span the four main areas exploring current biodiversity (observing and understanding life in order to better preserve it); biodiversity in the past (a journey to the heart of prehistoric Normandy); graphic arts (the eye and hand of a learned traveler); and the Normandy forest (a unique immersive space dedicated to young children).
“The museum’s ambition for this reopening is to offer a completely redesigned visitor experience that reflects the scientific, cultural, and societal challenges of our time,” adds the museum.
Martin Parr's Benidorm from 1997Martin Parr/Magnum Photos
The Jeu de Paume museum, located in the north corner of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris, is displaying a major collection of works by the British photographer Martin Parr, who died in December.
180 images spanning 50 years reveal Parr’s singular, satirical view of contemporary society, notably the way in which leisure alters the environment. Parr’s eye is at once humorous yet tender and cutting.
“Always from his unique, offbeat perspective, Martin Parr indirectly addresses several major recognized causes of climate change: the unchecked use of transportation, the reliance on fossil fuels, global overconsumption, and environmental damage,” says the exhibition’s curator Quentin Bajac.
Runs from January 30 to May 24.
The carriage is on display to mark 100 years since the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in ParisOrient Express
3. Visit an Orient Express carriage in Paris
As part of a major retrospective of the origins and impact of Art Deco – 100 years on from 1925’s International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris – visitors to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs have until April to see an original Étoile du Nord carriage from the iconic Orient Express, a jewel of luxury and innovation.
The stunning carriage sits alongside three full-sized models of the newly revamped Orient Express, set for relaunch in 2027.
