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At the Petit Palais (Paris 8e)
Courtesy Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm / Photo Tord Lund
- WE LOVED IT This exhibition by a little-known animal painter is very accessible to children, even the very young.
- AGE : from 5 years
- DATES: until February 16, 2025 - Closed on November 11, December 25 and January 1
- HOURS: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm - Nocturnes until 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays
- LOCATION: at the Petit Palais (75008)
- GAME BOOK A free game booklet for 5- to 7-year-olds is available at the exhibition entrance.
- FREE the permanent collections of the Musée du Petit Palais are free for all
At a time when safeguarding biodiversity has become a major issue, painter Bruno Liljefors invites us to become more aware of the entire living world of which we are a part.
Bruno Liljefors, a Swedish wildlife artist
The scenography transforms the Petit Palais into an immersive nature walk with a chromatic harmony that reflects the hues of nature and the animals depicted. A sound installation The last 2 rooms take us deeper into Swedish nature, closer to the wild animals.
- Le Petit Palais presents the 1st retrospective in France of Swedish wildlife artist Bruno Liljefors (1860 - 1939)
- On display are some one hundred works (paintings, drawings and photographs) whose subjects are dedicated exclusively to Swedish nature and the animals that inhabit it.
- A keen observer of the animal world, Liljefors captures families of foxes lurking in the woods, ospreys fishing from the tops of maritime pines, eider ducks on cold waters, grouse parading in the forests...
- Bruno Liljefors works immersed in nature. He uses his acrobatic and gymnastic skills to climb trees and also uses hunting techniques such as camouflage and the construction of blinds to observe animals without being seen.
Guided family tours
The Petit Palais offers tours for children accompanied by an adult (from age 7).
With the help of an animator, parents and children discover the paintings of the "prince of animal artists". Caught in their natural environment, cats, foxes, hares, ducks and birds of all kinds appear larger than life. Punctuated by real birds (naturalized specimens from the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle) and observation games, the visit unfolds like a stroll through the Swedish wilderness.
