What GD and CP REALLY did in Paris...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Sorry to derail this thread--we all want to hear more about Paris!

If you insist. (crap, we haven't even started to sort through photos yet...)

So, enough about Disney for now, on to a couple Paris highlights.

I'll start at the very end, the last thing we did (except for dinner) on our last evening there. We visited the Pompidou, the modern art museum. Much like the glass pyramid at the Louvre, the Pompidou center is a constant source of controversy in this acient city. Personally, I hate the building. Not in a "newness has no place among the history in Paris" kind of way. The thing's just ugly. (see below)

However, the exhibit was awesome. We were turned away from the Dadaism exhibit on the top floor as the museum pass (a great purchase, walking past the ticket line for the D'Orsay was worth every penny alone) we had didn't include it. But not to worry, the main exhibit wonderful. They completely rotate the collection twice a year, and this time they were doing something unique. Instead of arranging things by style or artist or movement or media, they created an exhibit that deconstructed modern art. Each room was a study of different elements that define modern art and differentiate it from classic art. They'd have pieces from different artists, movements, styles, and medium but all sharing a common theme. And it was all accompanied by a very helpful pamphlet describing some of the pieces and constructing the message of the exhibit for you. Really well done.