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Hackers target Grand Palais Olympics venue and other Paris museums

Hackers launched a ransomware attack on several Paris museums including the Grand Palais, an Olympics venue. It is the latest cyber attack on institutions during the Games, though France's national systems security agency says it will not impact the event.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6, 2024

Electric feel: Swashbuckling fencers cross swords in Paris’s glittering Grand Palais

The atmosphere in Paris’s ornate Grand Palais was electric during the final night of fencing in the 2024 Olympics, with Japan cutting down both the Italian and French teams in men’s foil, condemning them to silver and bronze respectively.

France 24 · Aug 4, 2024

One Extraordinary Photo: Christophe Ena captures the joy of fencing gold at the Paris Games

Christophe Ena takes a closer look at his photo of fencing joy at the spectacular Grand Palais

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024

Photographer Juergen Teller on life, death and baby making

German photographer Juergen Teller gives Eve Jackson a tour of his Paris show "I need to live" at the Grand Palais' massive temporary space in Paris. In the exhibition he displays around 800 works, including photos of Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood, as well as…

France 24 · Dec 22, 2023

The prestigious venues where the Paris Paralympics will be held

Paris hosts the summer 2024 Paralympic Games two weeks after the Olympic Games. Events will be held at prestigious venues such as the Stade de France, Roland-Garros, Champ-de-Mars, Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower. Competitions will also be held in the wider Paris region and in Châteauroux.

France 24 · Aug 28, 2023

Tourists in Paris Lament Construction Works

Tourists can finally flock to Paris after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic but many are frustrated by the construction works spoiling views of famous sights such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. Monuments including the Louvre museum and Grand Palais are covered with scaffolding, wooden fencing or…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022

France's leading international FIAC art fair ousted for Art Basel

The French art world was shaken this week by news that Art Basel's owner, the Swiss firm MCH, has swooped in to replace France's own, long-running FIAC international art fair. The decision has brought into question the future of small art galleries in Paris.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 30, 2022