ART & MUSEUMS ❘ LA CULTURE


RUE CLOVIS


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A royal resting place DON’T MISS PICASSO ON THE MIND


On the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso in Mougins at the age of 91, the artist is being celebrated with dozens of exhibitions all around the world, promising to explore all his many facets. The Musée d’Art Contemporain de Mougins pays its tribute to Picasso in a unique way with the special exhibition, Picasso Through The Eyes of Others, looking at the artist through those ‘others’ who were linked to his artistic production, from famous photographers to muses and romantic partners.  Until September 30


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Rue Clovis, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, owes its name to King Clovis, the Merovingian monarch who adopted the Catholic religion and who is considered to be the fi rst king of France, reigning from 481 AD to 511 AD. This street in the Latin Quarter is short in length but long in history, at ground zero of Lutetia, as Paris was known in Gallo-Roman times. At one end you’ll fi nd the


Panthéon, a mausoleum honouring the greats who have left their mark on French history, where you can pay your respects to Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Émile


Did you know...? THE TAMING OF THE SCREW


The development of a humble stopper had wide repercussions in art history. After several attempts at preserving oil paints in lead tubes, in 1865 Maison Lefranc developed the screw cap – still in use today – which made the precious paints last longer by avoiding contact with the air. It made artists more autonomous when working outdoors and helped pave the path for the Impressionists.


Zola, Jean Moulin and Marie Curie, among others. At no. 23 you’ll fi nd the highly respected Lycée Henri-IV, which houses Clovis Tower, the remnants of the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève. It is thought that Clovis is buried somewhere beneath the street that bears his name. It is known that he was interred under the abbey, next to his wife Clotilde, and Sainte-Geneviève herself, patron saint of Paris. The site was ransacked


during the Norman invasion, rebuilt, abandoned during the Revolution and fi nally demolished in 1807 to clear the way for the street. If his tomb has indeed survived, protected beneath the massive fl agstones, it has never been found.


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