This picture is from a children's exhibit of art by Matisse, at the Musee des Herbes. I thought there might be herbs at the museum of herbs but it turns out an Herbe is a french expression for someone, of any age, developing their talent, according to the man working there. I was again impressed in my own very limited ability to read French that allowed us to understand the exhibits and perform the activities designated for each. The guy who sold us the tickets and explained the word herbe thought it would be more of a problem, probably due to the fact that we didn't even try our limited French with him. Sometimes it gets exhausting attempting to speak French and then having people reply in perfect English, only in Paris, so you start in English on these occasions, and often they speak only French, but in this instance, we got lucky, bon chance! The musee was lovely. Art is more highly respected here, and consequently many people are very creative. It is great how they teach art history and style to children.
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