Le Paris de la Modernité, the historical exhibition at the Petit Palais up to the Roaring Twenties

If Paris has always been a lively, cultural city, at the center of all the hustle and bustle, the period from the Belle Époque to the Roaring Twenties, between 1905 and 1925, has largely remained in people's minds. Following exhibitions on Romantic Paris and the City of Spectacle, the Petit Palais devotes the final part of its trilogy to early 20th-century modernity in the capital, at the heart of the innovation and imagination of artists from all over the world. Despite the First World War, Paris remained"the place to be", where many artistic and technological advances were made, and where women became emancipated.

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The exhibition features nearly 400 works by male and female artists of the period, including Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Marcel Duchamp, Tamara de Lempicka, Amedeo Modigliani, Chana Orloff, Pablo Picasso and Marie Vassilieff, but also reveals outfits by Paul Poiret and Jeanne Lanvin, jewelry by Cartier, an aeroplane from the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in Le Bourget, and even a Peugeot car on loan from the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse .

Through fashion, cinema, photography, painting, sculpture and drawing, as well as dance, design, architecture and industry, the exhibition showcases the incredible creativity of these exceptional twenty years. The Petit Palais is also at the heart of this hectic modernity, opposite the Grand Palais, which at the time hosted the latest trends at the Salon d'Automne et des Indépendants.

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The Petit Palais, home to the Musées des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, is a true architectural masterpiece. Designed by Charles Girault for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, this museum is a treasure trove. And since admission is free, you'd be wrong not to take advantage of it. [Read more]