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 Summer in Lille
Lille Beach
From July 3rd to August 22th 2010
During the summer, the Boulevard de Strasbourg is converted into a beach.
2010 Theme: South Africa and the Football World Cup.
Open Tuesday to Friday from 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm, weekend and bankholidays from 12.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Entrance free
www.mairie-lille.fr
Lille Ranch
From July 17th to August 15th 2010
Mexican atmosphere for this new edition of Lille Ranch. To discover: ponies, climbing, inflatable attraction...
Plaine des Vachers - Metro station Bois Blancs
Open Tuesday to Friday from 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm, weekend and bankholidays from 12.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Entrance free
www.mairie-lille.fr
Lille Funfair
From August 28th to September 26th 2010
With more than 180 attractions, the Lille Funfair is one of the biggest in France. Highly recommended to those who love thrills, crowds, candy floss and toffee apples!
Open Monday to Thursday from 2.00 pm to noon, Friday and Saturday from 2.00 pm to 2.00 am, the weekend during the Lille Flea Market (september 4th and 5th) non-stop until 5.00 am.
During school period, open from 4.00 pm (Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 2.00 pm).
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 Paolo Domenico Finoglio
From April 23th to August 29th 2010
For the first time in France, the ten monumental paintings by Italian artist Paolo Domenico Finoglio (1590-1645) inspired by Torquato Tasso's poem about the First Crusade, Jerusalem Delivered, will be shown at the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille.
Finoglio was one of the great Neapolitan baroque painters influenced by Caravaggio's dramatic use of light. In this highly mature work, Paolo Finoglio represents ten episodes of chivalry and romance from the poem to celebrate the power and virtues of his patron, the count of Cover-sano. Commissioned for the family castle in 1634, Jerusalem Delivered, is an exceptional example of a work preserved with its original 17th-century presentation.
The entire cycle will be shown, exceptionally, in the very centre of the museum within a contemporary installation by artist, filmmaker and writer Alain Fleischer. The presentation of these monumental paintings, which have hitherto never been shown outside their place of origin, will contribute to considering the history of uprooted, displaced works of art, an important issue for art history and museums in general.
Practical info:
Palais des Beaux-Arts
Place de la République - Lille
Tel. : +33 (0)3 20 06 78 00
www.pba-lille.fr
Open on Monday from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm, from Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. Closed on Tuesday.
Free with City Pass. |
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 Saatchi Gallery: The Silk Road
From October 18th 2010 to Januay 16th 2011
A selection of works from the Saatchi Gallery's contemporary art collection will be shown in France for the first time, as part of lille3000 in the exhibition "The Silk Road".
The exhibition at Tri Postal will present a survey of the work of over 30 contemporary Afghan, Chinese, Egyptian, Indian, Iranian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Pakistani and Palestinian artists. The exhibition will lead the public on an artistic journey from Asia to the Middle-East.
Works featured in "The Silk Road" will include Kader Attia's intallation Ghost, paintings by Atul Dodiya, sculptures by Diana Al-Hadid, photographs by Shadi Ghadirian and Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's Old Persons' Home.
Practical info:
Tri Postal
Avenue Willy Brandt - Lille
Tel. : +33 (0)3 28 52 3000
www.lille3000.com
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