CARTIER FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Do not be fooled by the name as this is not a jewelry shop, but a full-fledged modern art gallery. A French trail blazer for corporate sponsorships in the arts, the Cartier foundation was inaugurated in 1984 with a mission to support young artists worldwide. The foundation prides itself on the freedom... read more
PROMENADE PLANTEE
What used to be a 19th century railway, taking trains from St Maur to present day Bastille Opera, became the only elevated park in the world, designed by architechts Jacques Vergely and Philippe Mathieux in 1993. 4,5 kms long, this two-level promenade snakes through the urban jungle of the 12th arrondissement... read more
PARC DE LA VILLETTE
photo by (…) With 55 acres of culture, lesure and architecture, Parc de la Villette is the city’s largest and most modern. Built on Napoleon III’s slaughterhouse grounds in 1982 as part of urban redevelopment project, this abstract space contains 35 acres of green, the concert halls ... read more
GALERIE NATIONALE DU JEU DE PAUME
Exhibition space dedicated to photography and contemporary art. Located inside the Tuileries Gardens, the 19th century building previously housed a practice hall for a french game called jeu de paume, a percursor to modern tennis, but in 2004 has been reopened as a museum. Traveling exhibitions like... read more
HOTEL SULLY
One of many ‘hotels particuliers’ of Marais, Hotel Sully is now home to one of the sites of Jeu de Paume galleries, dedicated to photography. When spending the day in the bustle of Place des Vosges and Bastille, this place offers one cool and quiet inside its courtyard which is accessible... read more