Laurence des Cars, saving the Louvre whatever the cost
In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: ...
Olivier Todd, Anglophile author, friend of Sartre, biographer of Albert Camus and 1960s BBC presenter
Olivier Todd, who has died aged 95, achieved celebrity in France as a war correspondent, intimate of Sartre and biographer of ...
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Olivier Todd, Anglophile author, friend of Sartre, biographer of Albert Camus and 1960s BBC presenter
Olivier Todd, who has died aged 95, achieved celebrity in France as a war correspondent, intimate of Sartre and biographer of Camus; he was also a familiar face on the BBC in the 1960s, analysing ...
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Mitterrand: A Study in Ambiguity
Few who witnessed it will forget the euphoria that swept France on 10 May 1981 when François Mitterrand was elected president of the republic – it was over a quarter of a century since a left-wing ...
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Where to eat - François-Mitterrand site
The Café des Globes (in the west hall) is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10AM to 6:30PM and on Sunday form 1PM to 6:30PM. This space offers a variety of hot and cold products on a surface of 135m2 ...
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The Public Library (François-Mitterrand site)
The Public Library is open to anyone over 14. At the François-Mitterrand site, discover our reading rooms and consult collections on all fields of knowledge, study, relax, use our dedicated rooms for ...