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  French artist Thi Tu Anh Mouchet’s exhibition “Portraits of Vietnam” highlights those who were forced to flee Vietnam starting in 1975. Arriving in Paris at the age of 10 with her family, she integrated into French society and became a general practitioner.    Her work as a witness to human interiority led her to portrait art while combining the landscapes and scenes of daily life in Vietnam.    The exhibition is held in the Town Hall of the 6 th  arrondissement in Paris from 3-20 September.  

After more than 120 exhibitions in France and abroad, about 100 works by artists who are members of the Lions Club of France are returning to Paris in the Town Hall of the 6 th  arrondissement.   The paintings and sculptures presented in the Lions Club Cultural Heritage exhibition from 3-20 September 2025 draw from the organisation's worldwide heritage. Serge Guarnieri Gerard Diaz Jean Fossati Yves Couedel Celestin Messaggio Raluca Vulcan Alexis Fraikin Suzanne Weil Jean-Serge Seiler Mireille Bailly-Coulange Catherine Mignot-Masi Patrick Marques Anne-Christine Wellenstein Etienne Pirot Valerie Drummond Jean Soyer

F ar from the Eiffel Tower  and  Notre-Dame,  is  one of Paris’s most surprisingly engaging museums:  Le Musée de La Poste   – a museum about the French mail .   France’s postal history  started   in the 15 th  century  with Louis XI  (1423-1483) – “Louis the Prudent” –  establishing   a royal postal service for official use. By the 19th century, the postal service became  a vital  connection across France’s countryside and colonies. What began as a state-controlled service of kings evolved into a   government service  for ordinary  people .   France’s first public postal service was founded in 1576   – 449 years ago.  The famous yellow  La Poste  mail vans and mopeds are  now  iconic symbols   of French daily life.   The  symbol for  La Poste  is the  horn , or bugle, which   is  the  historic symbol of the post r...