| Let the numbers speak for themselves. In 1996 | | | | world every year. A wide range of works is displayed |
| about 90,000 people visited Parisian galleries and | | | | here: from Alechinsky to Picasso. A honourable |
| antique trades. More than 13 million were recorded in | | | | country-guest is elected every year. The best way |
| museums. | | | | to keep up with the modern world of art is to visit |
| Paris is the capital of France and art as well. Who | | | | this exhibition. |
| dares to doubt it? There's a great number of | | | | For antique-lovers there's nothing like antique shops, |
| galleries: from the most traditional up to the modern | | | | which are in abundance represented in Paris. Antique |
| ones which are in a constant search of new forms of | | | | furniture, jewelry, crockery, |
| work. For instance, La Galerie Pascal Vanhoeke which | | | | canvases…anything you like. Antiquarians are |
| introduced a curious system: you can borrow any | | | | real treasure hunters. In search of a rare thing they |
| exhibit paying just 3,8 % of its worth. And so for | | | | don't spare time and effort, exploring collection after |
| each item you take. In 28 months you can buy any | | | | collection, address after address. A long period of |
| picture or a sculpture of the modern author for the | | | | study, affiliation and restoration follows. Only after |
| price you have paid during this time. Until you make | | | | that can the antiquarian item appear in the shop. So |
| up your mind you can keep it as long as you wish. | | | | buying the picture in such a shop one can be sure he |
| During the opening days, which take place every | | | | purchases the original. |
| month, you can meet with the artists and | | | | Besides don't miss a chance to visit the auctions |
| professionals of the art world. A nice talk to the | | | | where one can buy rare things. The majority of them |
| accompaniment of champagne or wine is a good way | | | | are situated in Le Louvre des Antiquaires (the |
| of spending your evening. | | | | antiquarian louver). |
| The International Exhibition Of Modern Painting is | | | | Paris is a real treat for the true connoisseurs of art. |
| another must for a person who is interested in | | | | There's only one problem: the choice is so great that |
| modern art. This is one of the key world exhibitions, | | | | one can't help buying more and more! |
| hosting more than 150 galleries from all over the | | | | |