France
Voltaire: Enlightenment Philosopher and Lottery Scammer
The French government was trying to raise money by running a bond lottery, but a group of intellectuals had other ideas
Five Things To Know About the New Louvre Abu Dhabi
It boasts an impressive rooftop, 55 buildings and a collection of more than 600 artworks—but it has been mired in controversy from the start
Was Vichy France a Puppet Government or a Willing Nazi Collaborator?
The authoritarian government led by Marshal Pétain participated in Jewish expulsions and turned France into a quasi-police state
Exhibit Sheds New Light on Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party"
More than 130 years after it was completed, "Renoir and Friends" returns to the famed painting
The Art Monet Owned
A new exhibit looks inside the mind of this influential Impressionist through the lens of the works he collected
Why Everyone Went on a Wild Goose Chase Looking for the Planet Vulcan
The idea of a ninth planet in the Solar System would resolve a mathematical conundrum about Mercury–only problem is, it wasn't there
Notre-Dame Is in Desperate Need of Repairs
The archbishop of Paris has launched a fundraising campaign in the hopes of saving the historic structure
Parisian Nudists Get Designated Area to Frolic "au Naturel"
An increasing number of people in France espouse a clothing-free lifestyle
The Father of Modern Chemistry Proved Respiration Occurred by Freezing a Guinea Pig
Where he got the guinea pig from remains a mystery
The Romance of Fermat's Last Theorem
Fermat left a lot of theorems lying around. Mathematicians proved them all–except one
Napoleon's Lifelong Interest in Science
Napoleon was a Frenchman of his time, which means he was interested in how science could do good–he just took it farther than most
Tate Modern’s Modigliani Exhibition Ventures Into Virtual Reality
The upcoming retrospective couples works by the famed modernist with the museum's first VR experience
Three Things to Know About the Louvre's History
The home of the Mona Lisa has a history that's almost 1000 years long
Archaeologists Discover a "Little Pompeii" in Eastern France
Fires in a Roman neighborhood in Sainte-Colombe helped preserve ancient homes, shops and artifacts
America Has Been Struggling With the Metric System For More Than 200 Years
The United States is the one of the world's only holdouts at this point, but it could have been the first country outside of France to adopt the system
200 Objects Damaged After Lightning Sets Fire to French Museum
Three paintings on loan from the Louvre are among the destroyed works
Thousands of Mysterious Yellow "Sponges" Wash Up On French Beaches
Though experts were initially stumped, the substance has now been identified
Found: 200-Year-Old Cannonball From French and Indian War
Potentially still live, the incendiary device has been moved to a safe location to be neutralized
Museum Devoted to Camille Claudel, Long Overshadowed by Rodin, Opens in France
Her work has long been obscured by her dramatic personal life
12 Mesmerizing Places to Watch Flowers Bloom
Because there's no better way exalt the end of winter than with millions of tulips, poppies and roses
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