La Collection Brukenthal - Musée Jaquemart André

I went today to the Collection Brukenthal (Brugel, Memlin, Van Eyck) exhibit in its last days, as the Musée Jaquemart André which I had never visited before.  The museum itself had a few architectural things which were interesting, but I'd have been disappointed if I'd made the regular museum the center of the outing.  The Brukenthal collection was great, and the free iPhone audioguide was fabulous!  I learned a lot about Flemish painting & there were some really impressive paintings on exhibit.

Fauves et Expressionistes Allemands - Musee Marmottan

We went to see German Fauves & Expressionists at the Musée Marmottan which was an interesting exhibit & a fun return to the location where E & I had our first date!  The exhibit was great, some really interesting paintings & a nice intimate location.

Teotihuacan at Quai Branly

Today I went to see Teotihuacan at the Musée du Quai Branly (here's a link in English).  It was my first time visiting this art museum (focused on the far flung regions of the world) so I also went through part of the main collections (sticking with Americas since I'd already spent 2 hours on that). 

It was enjoyable - a part of history I don't know at all, so I learned a good deal.  I'm always astonished though, when I look at the development of the populations in the Americas at how far behind on most technology they were for so long (writing, sciences, etc).  The art too seems so primitive, even if some of it is lovely.

Renoir au XXe siecle - Grand Palais

Today I went to see Renoir au XXe siècle, at the Grand Palais.

I enjoyed it, but wasn't knocked out, which was pretty much what I suspected because he's never been one of my favorites. 

I did enjoy the focus on a specific part of his career (the end) and some of the artists he influenced being hung alongside him (Picasso, Matisse, Bonnard). 

The audioguide was well done for once, but I need to remember that leaving at 16h30 to go to an expo is not such a good time, as it was quite crowded with the last wave of guided tours... earlier must be better. 

Les Bouddas de Shandong, Musée Cernuchi

My sister & I went to the Cernuchi museum, a small Asian arts museum which is near my office.  There was a special exhibit on these buddhas, which were a fun cultural stop in the day.

Heros

We wanted to see the Eros collection from the BNF (National Library of France) but the line was over an hour long so we tucked in to Heros where there was almost nobody instead.

It was a quick but fun expo, walking through heroic figures in history, culture, legend etc from ancient times today.