
A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings
The signature broad, black bicorne hat is one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe

The signature broad, black bicorne hat is one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe

Joel Guerriau, a 66-year-old representing the Loire-Atlantique region in western France, was detained for 48 hours and given preliminary charges Friday, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement

The beverage of the moment in France is no mere cocktail, but rather a concoction achieved through fermenting a blend of beer wort and wine must. It seems to be just the beginning of a new world of gastronomic crossbreeding

An exhibition and a photobook explore the American artist’s use of portraiture and the male nude to question traditional forms of representing women
Allies of Israel are pressuring for an easing of attacks on Palestinians, while affirming that it has the right to defend itself against Hamas. Macron has called on the country to stop killing women and children

The Community – a Parisian art collective – analyzes all the layers of this Finnish artist through an exhibition, going beyond her best-selling comic books. Jansson was a novelist, illustrator, queer pioneer and collector. Next year, actress Glenn Close will release a movie based on one of her books

The only luxury jeweler that still has a workshop in Paris’ Place Vendôme caters to both old money and tech fortunes

Several non-governmental organizations have criticized the overall legislation as threatening migrants’ rights and considering them ‘as nothing more than potential labor’

More than 70 nongovernmental organizations issued a letter Monday to Paris regional authorities warning of a risk of ‘social cleansing’

The two cities aspire to become the capital of the sector in Europe. London remains dominant despite the burden of Brexit, but Paris is favored by its new private museums and by the arrival of Art Basel, which has created a new fair in the city

The finale of cycling’s marquee race will leave Paris for the first time since 1905, with the last stage taking place on the French Riviera because of a clash with next year’s Olympics

The Louis Vuitton Foundation has opened a major retrospective that pays attention to aspects that have been little explored in the painter’s work

A rash of false alarms forced the evacuation of 15 airports and cancellation of 130 flights, as well as shutting the doors to the Palace of Versailles repeatedly since last Saturday

The network made this decision ‘out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners’

Officials from across the 27-nation group have expressed concerns about a rise in antisemitic attacks, and the need to speed up the deportation of people who might pose a public danger

The evacuations were the latest in a series around France that included another popular tourist attraction, the Louvre Museum in Paris. The threats have so far proved false.

While the world remembers Laika’s historic journey in 1957, it is less well known that a few years later, the first feline ventured into space as part of the French space program

Police found an audio recording in the suspect’s phone where he declared allegiance to the Islamic State and expressed ‘his hatred for France, for the French, for democracy and the education he benefitted from in our country’

The suspected attacker, a former student at the school and a Russian national of Chechen origin, was arrested. President Emmanuel Macron said France had been ‘hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism’

The lightness of Louis Vuitton’s show, Chanel’s summery styles and Miu Miu’s climate reflections bring fashion week to an end
The presence of the bloodsucking insect in subways, movie theaters, and trains in the French capital has led to soaring complaints on social and traditional media in recent weeks

Local grassroots organizations and international rights groups allege that French police target Black people and people of Arab descent in choosing who to stop and check

Late in life and suffering from cataracts, the French painter took his painting to gestural, non-figurative extremes

Charles’ trip was postponed in March amid widespread demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension changes

The Paris residence of the musician Serge Gainsbourg – along with a museum dedicated to the French pop artist – can now be visited by the public

French police searched the Paris Olympic organizing committee headquarters in June as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the event

A champion of craftsmanship and sustainability, the fashion creator made her brand a global success without having to compromise her values