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The revered underground comic book artist Robert Crumb, famous for Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural and most recently his interpretation of Genesis, is having a retrospective at the MAM (Musee d'Art Modern de la Ville Paris) dedicated to him.

The exhibition is conceived around Crumb's obsessions: love, hate and fear of women; music, and this thoughts on the modern world. It brings together works and rare documents: more than 700 drawings, sketchbooks, more than 200 journals and other media make up the exhibition.

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Here's a video tour of the Cluny 1120 exhibition at the Musée Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge (French with German subtitles).

Masterpiece of Romanesque art, the abbey church of Cluny III marked the culmination of the Cluniac order. This exhibition highlights a major architectural feature of this building: its large gate. A partial reconstruction shows the public the outsized proportions, the richness of the composition, iconography and the original colors of this set.

Where: Musée Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge
When: Until July 2, 2012
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Henri the cat has an existential crisis in broken French.

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Giovanni Battista Cima (1459-1517), born in a small town in Venetia, is one of the leading representatives of Venetian painting in the late 15th and early 16th century. In contact with the greatest artists in Venice, he developed a refined style and perfect technique which distinguish him from all others. His deftly balanced compositions glow with colour and are set in poetic landscapes inspired by his native land. Through more than thirty works, the exhibition traces the chronology of Cima da Conegliano’s career and the evolution in his art. It brings out the fundamental role he played in Venetian and European painting in the late fifteenth century. (Source: museeduluxembourg.fr)

Where: Musée du Luxembourg
When: until July 15
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Interactive site for "Métronome, l'histoire de France au rythme du métro parisien"

After the huge success of Métronome, l’histoire de France au rythme du métro parisien (Metronome, the history of France to the rhythm of the Paris metro) author Lorant Deutsch adapts his book for television with a documentary series in four episodes that will air on France 5 starting Sunday, April 8. For the occasion, the channel has created an interactive site that immerses visitors in the history of Paris. With interactive maps and videos, stroll back in time and explore the capital.

Hat tip to @centrepompidou: Did you know Maus by Art Spiegelman is the only comic book to ever receive the Pulitzer Prize? Don’t miss the free exhibition at the Centre Pompidou’s bibliotheque until May 21.

Practical info here and rest of the Pompidou’s exhibition here.