Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle is a Paris-based reporter covering art and culture Mikael Kraemer, the family’s fifth generation of ...

The French pieces at the National Gallery of Art show the progression of art in France during the period of the French Revolution, around the 18th and 19th centuries. It begins with lesser-known ...

PARIS Residents of a sleepy French village in Bordeaux have been left dumbfounded after discovering their local 18th-century chateau was completely bulldozed "by mistake." The mayor's office in Yvrac ...

PARIS November 5 (Reuters) - The "Desk of the King" took nine years of work for the cabinetmakers of Louis XV, its rich inlays, secret drawers and innovative design making it one of the many ...

A painting of a Dutch settlement near Surat with a detail from a sketch of “Surat and neighbourhood, from ‘A Voyage To Surat’, 1689. | In public domain, via Wikimedia Commons and Internet Archive. In ...

The envy of 18th-century royal courts, Aubusson tapestry was beloved for its lively, detailed imagery: allegorical scenes with abundant foliage, intricate architectural elements, and expertly rendered ...

A reconstruction of the 213-foot (65-meter) frigate used by France’s Marquis de Lafayette to bring reinforcements to American revolutionaries in 1780 has tested the waters for the first time. The test ...

Three hundred years ago this month, French soldiers and tradesmen landed at the mouth of the Niagara River to establish Fort Niagara. Their mission was to construct a massive stone fortification ...