A new "Vie Parisienne", directed by Christian Lacroix who also designed the costumes and sets, is to be discovered at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, from 21 December 2021 to 9 January 2022. This dazzling show, where song, dance and laughter mingle, will bring to life a lively and cosmopolitan Paris.

Offenbach was at the height of his fame when he wrote this succulent and entertaining mirror of Parisian good society. With a dizzying libretto by the duo Meilhac and Halévy, he composed a delightful ode to the festive pleasures of his time. The Palazzetto Bru-Zane, in association with the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, invites you to discover the original version, as imagined by its author in 1866.

Recently unearthed, the complete orchestral material of the Palais-Royal orchestra contains the music created on the evening of the premiere, as well as precious performance indications added while the composer was at work. Two new acts will thus bring to light some totally unknown pieces, while the pre-censorship libretto and forgotten variants will offer a different view of some of the most famous arias. It is thus a "Vie Parisienne" that has never been performed before, but which retains the charm that has made its reputation, which will be presented in sixteen exceptional performances. In alternation, a fine team of French singers should set Offenbach's masterpiece alight, enlivened here by the colours and elegance of Christian Lacroix.

As a partner of the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, the Palais Galliera offers you a special rate for this show (on presentation of a full-price ticket to the Palais Galliera and according to the conditions detailed below).

From 22 to 30 December and from 2 to 4 January, booking with CODE 'BRUZANE' allows you to benefit from a 20% discount for a limited number of seats :

. Coeur Orchestre : 88 euros instead of 110
. 1st Category: 76 euros instead of 95
. 2nd Category : 62 euros instead of 78
. 3rd Category : 48 euros instead of 60
. 4th Category: 32 euros instead of 40

Cultural life is a great source of inspiration for the designers at Macon & Lesquoy who wanted to pay tribute to the Palais Galliera and its collections with original limited edition creations. 

In this exceptional collaboration, a deco frame reproduces the motif of an interior dress created by the House of Worth for Countess Greffulhe (around 1890). Two brooches are also inspired by emblematic pieces from our collections: a feathered fan (early 20th century) and a pair of pumps that belonged to Empress Eugénie (circa 1860).

Finally, the trades that make up the life of our museum are also highlighted through two other models: a "scissors" brooch and another in the shape of a spool evoke sewing, but our restoration and preventive conservation workshops.

These unique creations are currently on sale at the Palais Galliera bookshop-boutique, or on the Macon & Lesquoy website (link below). As for the works from which they were inspired, they can be found in our collection tour, "A History of Fashion at the Palais Galliera", presented until 26 June 2022. 

> About Macon & Lesquoy

Founded in 2009 by Marie Macon and Anne-Laure Lesquoy, the eponymous French brand offers embroidered accessories. Lovers of elegance and detail, the two designers are fond of exceptional know-how and know how to find the best craftsmen from here and elsewhere.

Over the years, the collections have been influenced by the journeys they have made together, which have inspired them as much as they have transported them. From Russia to Japan, via Rwanda, Detroit and Pondicherry, the colours and encounters give birth to beautiful ideas.

Committed, funny, sometimes offbeat and always poetic, Marie and Anne-Laure's view of today's world subtly combines gentleness and boldness. All their pieces have a story behind them. It's up to each of them to carry their message, with style!

www.maconetlesquoy.com

On the weekend of 20 and 21 November, the "Family Weekends" programme will focus on the Palais Galliera. The programme includes visits to exhibitions and a sewing workshop.

> Visit of the exhibitions

► Discover the exhibition "Vogue Paris 1920-2020" which celebrates the 100 years of the magazine Vogue Paris around 400 works - photographs, illustrations, magazines, documents, films - as well as about fifteen haute couture and ready-to-wear models.

► In a scenography inspired by the world of the museum's reserves, let yourself be carried away by "A history of fashion. Collecting and exhibiting at the Palais Galliera", the first tour of the collections that traces the history of fashion from the 18th century to the present day and the history of the museum's collections. 

> Around the collections trail 

► Discover the "Children-Families" display which has been specially created to help young visitors (from 7 years old) to familiarise themselves in a playful way with some of the key concepts of fashion. Integrated into the scenography of the collections tour "A history of fashion. Collecting, exhibiting at the Palais Galliera", this device is identified by "Children-Families" labels that accompany 15 emblematic pieces from the museum's collections.

► For adults, the Palais Galliera app offers four different tours: "Collections", "Architecture", "History of the museum" and "History of the exhibitions". It can be downloaded for free on Android and iOS, in French and English.

►Learn about fashion as a family with the workshop "Tote bag Woven as a Family" (from 6 years old). The tote bag, the famous two-handled canvas bag worn on the shoulder, has become an essential part of our daily lives. With the help of a visual artist, children and adults discover the history of fashion from the 18th century to the present day, and then, in a workshop, learn how to weave and customise a cotton bag. For shopping, for work or even as a gift, participants leave with their own personalised tote bag. Programme on Saturday 20 November at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm, this workshop lasts 3 hours (visit + workshop) and is limited to 8 participants.

►To extend your visit, take advantage of the square of the Palais Galliera (accessible by the avenue du Président Wilson) to have a picnic or a snack. There you will discover open-air sculptures that adorn the garden - such as Faun playing with a panther or Childhood of Bacchus - and the façade of the Palace. In case of bad weather, you can take shelter under the porticoes on either side of the museum, which overlook the garden.

For the first time, the confrontation of pictorial works with 18th century costumes will allow us to explore a new staging of the body and individuals, between social demands and the whims of taste.

The history of costume and its representation in the Age of Enlightenment is as much the real illustration of a material culture as a creation of the imagination. In the 18th century, the birth of fashion was first and foremost that of new trades and a specialised press, and was a sign of the accelerated transformation of society. The French style, supported by both the aristocracy and the urban upper middle class, became established in all the courts and cities of Europe.

The exhibition À la mode. The art of appearing in the 18th century will bring together nearly 200 18th century objects from the major textile museums (Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, Musée des tissus de Lyon, Musée de la toile de Jouy, Musée de la Chemiserie et de l'Élégance Masculine) and fine arts museums (Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Versailles, Louvre, Ecouen, Nantes, Dijon, Tours, Orléans, etc.)

Emblematic paintings (The Duchess of Polignac by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and The Fashion Merchant by François Boucher, Nationalmuseum Stockholm) will be displayed alongside precious unpublished textiles, clothing and accessories, some of which have been specially restored for the exhibition.

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General Curator :
Sophie Lévy, curatorial director of the Nantes Museum of Art.

Scientific curator :
Adeline Collange-Perugi, curator responsible for the collections of ancient art at the Musée d'arts de Nantes.
Pascale Gorguet-Ballesteros, chief curator, head of the 18th century fashion and dolls department at the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
Sandrine Champion-Balan, chief curator, in charge of the Collections Development Department, in charge of the modern collections for the curatorship of the exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon.

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In collaboration with the Palais Galliera and Paris Musées, this exhibition is co-produced with the Musée des Beaux-arts de Dijon, where it will be presented from 13 May 2022 to 22 August 2022.

        

With the exceptional contribution of the Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.

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Learn more : www.museedartsdenantes.nantesmetropole.fr