For this 17th Fan Art Friday, our fans have made gifts for their loved ones on the theme of The Little Prince. This is the time they spent to make these objects that makes them unique …
CC Smith
Colin Patrick Walle (see his project here )
Camila Morena
Cynthia Ázara
D-Jey
Hizuru fujimoto
Inma Lorente
J Gerald Legaspi
Li-Chan Wu
Mercedesz
Mj da luz
홍빛나
Find unpublished watercolors by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in this major exhibition!
The exhibition takes place from 24 January to 27 April 2014.
225 Madison Avenue, at 36th Street, New York
Tuesday to Thursday: 10h30à 17h. Wednesday: 10:30 to 21h. Saturday: 10am to 18pm. Sunday: 11am to 18pm.
Marie Cadkova is a Czech collector.
There is now 557 Little Prince books on her shelves !
Her collection knows no boundary of language! She receives items in all languages and dialects.
But today, she wants to focus on these three very rare languages:
Romansh Surmiran – Igl Pitschen Prenci
Romansh Sursilvana – It Prenci Pignet
Romansh Vallader – It Pitschen Prinz
You can help her :
Find his website here
If you are in Brazil, do not miss the great exhibition at the Petit Prince JK Iguatemi center!
From 11 January to 23 February
Sunday 12am to 20pm
Saturday from 10am to 22pm
Free entrance
And to make you want to come, here’s some preview photos!
Many thanks to Sheila Dryzun for the pictures.
You are invited to the Little Prince exhibition, which takes place at the center JK Iguatemi, Brazil.
From 11 January to 23 February
Sunday 12am to 20pm
Saturday from 10am to 22pm,
Free entrance!
Joy Hammoud
Juan Manuel Orozco
Astronauta Kj
Damla Benek Çığlın
Gonzalo Estevez
Anabel
Friday, February 7, 2014, 7 p.m.
Film
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939, 121 minutes)
Director: Howard Hawkes
This classic film about mail carriers and their dangerous flights over the Andes strongly resembles Saint-Exupéry’s book Flight to Arras. Features Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Rita Hayworth.This film is being screened in conjunction with the exhibition, The Little Prince: A New York Story.
Exhibition-related films are free with museum admission. Advance reservations for Morgan Members only: 212.685.0008, ext. 560, or tickets@themorgan.org. Tickets are available at the Admission Desk on the day of the screening.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Saturday, February 8, 2014, 2–4 p.m.
Family Program
Imagine Your Planet: What Planet Do You Come From?
Imagine that like the little prince, you came from another planet. How would it look? In this workshop families will be invited to travel from planet to planet with the little prince, through Saint-Exupéry’s water colors and sketches. Children will then imagine their very own planet and build it with an array of materials such as clay, wire, beads, fabric, yarn, tissue, and more.
Tickets: $8, $6 for Members, $2 for Children
All Family Programs are appropriate for ages 6-12. Workshops are for families with children, with a limit of two adult tickets per family.
Order tickets Family programs are generously underwritten by Great Circle Foundation Inc. The Morgan’s education programs are generously supported in part by The Alice Tully Fund for Art and Music, the William Randolph Hearst Fund for Educational Programs, and by the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation Fund for Education and Technology, with further generous assistance from Great Circle Foundation, Inc., the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., MetLife Foundation, and The Armand G. Erpf Fund.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Friday, February 21, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk
The Little Prince: A New York Story
Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator, Literary and Historical Manuscripts
All gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations are necessary. They usually last one hour and meet at the Benefactors Wall across from the coat check area.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Lecture
The Little Prince and the Big War
Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker essayist and author of The Steps Across The Water, The King In The Window, and Paris to the Moon—and who is currently adapting The Little Prince for the National Ballet of Canada—will talk about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the Second World War, and how his haunting children’s masterpiece can be seen as an idiosyncratic piece of war literature.
Tickets: $15; $10 for Members; Free for students with valid ID, subject to availability.
* The exhibition The Little Prince: A New York Story will be open at 5:30 p.m. for program attendees.
Order tickets Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Saturday, March 1, 2014, 3 p.m.
Gallery Talk
The Little Prince: A New York Story — in French
Marie Trope-Podell, Manager of Gallery Programs
All gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations are necessary. They usually last one hour and meet at the Benefactors Wall across from the coat check area.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 6:30 p.m.*
Gallery Talk
Saint-Exupéry in New York: A Conversation with Stacy Schiff
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff, author of Saint-Exupéry, Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, and Cleopatra: A Life, talks with Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts, about Saint-Exupéry’s miserable, insomniacal, brilliantly productive New York years.
Tickets: $15; $10 for Members; Free for students with valid ID, subject to availability.
* The exhibition The Little Prince: A New York Story will be open at 5:30 p.m. for program attendees.
Friday, March 14, 2014, 7 p.m.
Film
The Little Prince
(1974, 88 minutes)
Director: Stanley Donen
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved tale of a stranded pilot who befriends a « little » prince is set to music by Frederick Loewe, with screenplay and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Starring Gene Wilder as the Fox and Bob Fosse as the Snake.This film is being screened in conjunction with the exhibition, The Little Prince: A New York Story.
Exhibition-related films are free with museum admission. Advance reservations for Morgan Members only: 212.685.0008, ext. 560, or tickets@themorgan.org. Tickets are available at the Admission Desk on the day of the screening. Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Friday, April 11, 2014, 7:30 p.m.*
Concert
Michaël Lévinas, piano
Catherine Trottman, mezzo-soprano
Composer and pianist Michaël Lévinas with mezzo-soprano Catherine Trottman present a program of French music, including an excerpt from a newly-commissioned opera, The Little Prince, based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book, premiering at Opera de Lausanne in fall 2014.
Debussy, First book of Preludes
Ravel, Sheherazade
Poulenc, Banalités
Messiaen, « Pourquoi, » « Le sourire »
Levinas, « La rose chante » (extract from the opera Le Petit Prince, « The Rose »)
Tickets: $35; $25 for Members
*The exhibition The Little Prince: A New York Story will be open at 6:30 for program attendees.
Order tickets
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 6:30 p.m.*
Discussion
The Pilot and the Little Prince: A Conversation with Peter Sís
Internationally acclaimed illustrator, filmmaker, and author of over twenty books, Peter Sís talks about his forthcoming book The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupérywith Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
Tickets: $15; $10 for Members; Free for students with valid ID, subject to availability.
* The exhibition The Little Prince: A New York Story will be open at 5:30 p.m. for program attendees.
Sunday, April 27, 2014, 2–5 p.m.
Family Program
Spring Family Fair
The exhibition The Little Prince: A New York Story is an opportunity to dedicate our Spring Family Fair to the beloved character, whose tale was written and illustrated in New York City by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Activities include watching an animated short film (The Little Prince/Will Vinton), composing a large mural made of planets, and trying on fun costumes. The Ben Jam troupe will bring to life the little prince, the fox, and the rose and invite families to follow the mysterious little boy in his magical journey through outer space and planet Earth. Appropriate for ages 6-12.
Tickets: $8, $6 for Members, $2 for Children
Order tickets
Family programs are generously underwritten by Great Circle Foundation Inc.
The Morgan’s education programs are generously supported in part by The Alice Tully Fund for Art and Music, the William Randolph Hearst Fund for Educational Programs, and by the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation Fund for Education and Technology, with further generous assistance from Great Circle Foundation, Inc., the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., MetLife Foundation, and The Armand G. Erpf Fund.
Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail tickets for information.
Lead funding for this exhibition is provided by Barbara and James Runde, and by The Florence Gould Foundation. Generous support is also provided by Air France, Liz and Rod Berens, and the Caroline Macomber Fund, with additional assistance from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The Little Prince shops celebrates the opening of the sales season !
Come to see us to shop reduced-priced items.
La Boutique du Petit Prince à Paris (The Little Prince Shop in Paris) :
Our team welcomes you in this unique place where you will find over 250 quality Little Prince Products !
Spoken Languages : French – English – Spanish – Portuguese
Street Address : 57 Boulevard ARAGO – 75013 PARIS
Opening hours : From Mondays to Fridays, from 10am to 9pm.
Subway : Glacière (Line 6) – Gobelins (Line 7)
Our online store also offers dozens of special offers on our products!
Visit the website to enjoy!
Lego Cuusoo is a website owned by The Lego Corporation where Lego enthusiasts can submit proposals to be considered for real Lego sets. Recently approved sets include Minecraft and Back to the Future ! So, a Little Prince’s fan, Colin Patrick Walle, decided to create his own set.
If 10,000 fans register their support, then The Lego Corporation will consider making a Lego version of The Little Prince.
Here is how to vote for The Little Prince on Lego Cuusoo:
1. Start by going to http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/50323
2. Click sign up at the top.
3. On the Sign Up page click the button in the right-hand column to connect with Facebook.
4. Follow the prompts and you will be ready to go (if it takes you to the main page instead of straight to The Little Prince, just search for the project « The Little Prince » or « Colin23 »).
5. You can share the project with your friends on FB, Twitter, email, etc. You can also make a comment on the project if you like (Colin Walle, who submitted the proposal, responds to all comments).
More information:
* If the project is adopted by Lego, their professional designers will make their own version of the set
* You will not get spammed or receive unwanted emails by registering for Lego Cuusoo
* You have to be at least 13 years old to vote for a project and at least 18 years old to submit your own project
