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The French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was behind the project of the Arab World Institute construction at the heart of Paris. Thus, he wanted to lighten the relations between France and Arab countries bringing the two cultures closer. The building was inaugurated in 1987 under the chairmanship of François Mitterrand. The Institute shelters permanent collections… Read more »

Having made famous thanks to the eponym movie launched in 1978 the musical show staging Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta called Grease became a symbol of the American youth of the fifties. It was in 1971 that the play was created in Chicago then was played more than 3300 times in Broadway as soon as… Read more »

C’est vers le milieu du 19ème siècle que le jeune Louis Vuitton décide de devenir malletier et de fabriquer des coffres de voyage pour l’élégante clientèle parisienne. Très vite, ses créations remportent un vif succès, notamment auprès de l’impératrice Eugénie et de la noblesse française, ce qui lui permet d’ouvrir une première boutique dans la… Read more »