Mandela exhibition travels to Paris

Nelson Mandela is travelling to Europe this year - multiple images of the icon will appear in Paris from 29 May to 6 July as part of the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 and 2013.

"Produced by the highly regarded Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the exhibition will celebrate Mandela's relationship with the people of France, while offering a comprehensive historical overview of his epic life and times," reads a statement from the museum.

Just a couple of months off his 95th birthday in July, Mandela will be revealed in all his guises, in a multimedia exhibition titled Nelson Mandela – from Prisoner to President.

"The exhibition attempts to breathe fresh life into a story that has been well told in many books, documentaries and other tributes around the world," says Christopher Till, director of the Apartheid Museum, which put together the original exhibition titled Mandela - Leader, Comrade, Negotiator, Prisoner, Statesman in 2009.

"We are delighted to present the exhibition Nelson Mandela: from Prisoner to President as one of the highlights of the opening week of the South African Season in France," says Bongani Tembe, South African commissioner-general for the Seasons.

The exhibition will be held at the Hôtel De Ville in Paris.