Giotto e compagni The precursor to the Renaissance at the Louvre Giotto di Bondone (1266–1337), AKA Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence He is generally considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance.
Giotto left behind a large body of work which marked a new era in painting. The painter was responsible for the frescoes in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence, the Church of St. Francis in Assisi and the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. He also executed many works in Rome, including in St. Peter's Basilica.
The Louvre Museum pays a tribute to Giotto through this exhibition which combines drawings, paintings and sculptures.
Le Louvre Museum Paris
Metro : Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre station. +33 1 40 20 53 17 € 11 www.louvre.fr/
exhibition
until the 08 / 18 / 2013
Leonardo da Vinci Projects, drawings and machines Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) displaying skills in numerous diverse areas of study. Whilst most famous for his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, Leonardo is also renowned as a scientist, engineer and inventor. Spectacular this exhibition pays tribute to the genius inventor.
You will be able to see almost forty machines developed from manuscripts of the Italian artist. These exhibits, including the giant seven metre wide crossbow and the flying boat, have been loaned by the Museo della Scienza e della National tecnologia-Leonardo da Vinci of Milan.
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
30 avenue Corentin-Cariou 75019 Paris
Metro : Porte de Villette, Porte de Pantin +33 1 40 05 70 00 € 11 www.cite-sciences.fr/en/cite-des-sciences
Soon in PARIS
sport
from the 07 / 06 / 2013 to the 07 / 07 / 2013
Meeting Areva Paris Saint-Denis International athletics Diamond League Championship The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of athletics meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). At present, 12 meetings have joined the Diamond League in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.
The legendary Saint Denis track is the setting for incomparable feats and high drama each year as the best sprinters, throwers and jumpers strive to achieve the impossible.
World records have been set, world titles won and battles among top athletes undertaken at Saint Denis, which has witnessed some of the most glorious moments of modern athletics and truly spectacular performances.
With no other major athletics events scheduled this year, you can be sure that the best athletes will all converge on the Stade de France. There are no fewer than 18 disciplines on the cards, with the sprint and middle-distance races expected to be the highlights of the event.
Stade de France
93216 Paris Saint Denis
Metro: Stade de France - St Denis +33 1 49 46 28 28 From € 20 to 65 www.meetingareva.com
museum
from the 05 / 28 / 2013 to the 09 / 01 / 2013
Lorna Simpson Retrospective The Jeu de Paume presents 30 years of Lorna Simpson’s work. Lorna Simpson became known in the 1980s and 90s for her photographs and films that shook up the conventions of gender, identity, culture and memory. Throughout her work, the artist tackles the complicated representation of the black body, using different media, while her texts add a significance that always remains open to the spectator’s imagination.
In her recent work, Lorna Simpson has integrated archive images, which she reinvents by positioning herself in them as subject.
Jeu de Paume
1 place de la Concorde 75008 Paris
Metro: Concorde + 33 1 47 03 12 50 € 6 www.jeudepaume.org
