Atys, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2011 © BAM: the costumes are among 150 pieces exhibited at  Barockissimo

If you remember the luxurious costumes of Atys by Lully created by Sir William Christie at Opéra Comique in 1987 or at BAM in New York in 2011, you will enjoy the costume exhibition, “Barockissimo” at Centre National du Costume de Scène, in Moulins, from April 9 to September 18. For its 10 th anniversary, this very original museum in the center of France, will show baroque costumes from Les Art Florissants’ productions. The curator is Martine Kahane, founder of the museum, who is also President of William Christie’s company. What a wonderful way to celebrate the genius baroque musician and a great lady of opera.

“Carambolages”(crashes) From March 2 to July 4, 2016, a major exhibition curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, one of France’s most brilliant curators and art historian. He will give us his own and very original vision of art history at Grand Palais.

École française, Louis-Antoine de Gontaut, duc de Biron, en paon, 1700-1788 Versailles, musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Hervé Lewandowski

I was never allowed to own a Barbie doll when I was little so I look forward to visiting “Barbie”,  from March 10 to September 18, at Musée des Arts Décoratifs. The Life of Barbie since 1959, or 500 dolls are exhibited for the pleasure of adults and kids.

Also “Fashion forward”: celebrating 30 years of the Museum of Fashion,  from April 7 to August 14.

Instagram account photo of Barbie @barbiestyle, 2015 © Mattel

From May 18 to August 29, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), at Musée du Louvre Lens, 235 works from the Louvre and museums around the world will give a complete portrait of this major artist of Louis XIV th’ time. An exhibition that should have taken place in Paris and is sent to Lens, a former mining town, to promote the new museum during the summer months. Lens is only 90 minutes North of Paris.

Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), Le Chancelier Séguier, Paris, musée du Louvre
Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Hervé Lewandowski

“Dans l’atelier, l‘Artiste photographié d’Ingres à Jeff Koons” from 5 April to July 17 th  at Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris. Another lovely exhibition of artists caught by photographers  and conducted by Christophe Leribauld, director of Petit Palais.

L’artiste Paul Rebeyrolle © Gérard Rondeau / ADAGP Paris

From June 18 to July 3, Christo will walk on water on Lake Iseo in Northern Italy. The famous artist who wrapped the Berlin Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris and created an orange walk in Central Park, will surprise us once again! and it’s best to book hotels now.

The Floating Piers, a project by Christo