O Museu do Louvre abriga uma das maiores coleções de obras de arte e antiguidades do mundo. O museu está localizado dentro do Palácio do Louvre, que foi construído no século XII como uma fortaleza por Filipe II. Depois de Luís XIV, ele decidiu mudar sua corte para Versalhes, o palácio foi ocupado por uma variedade de instituições relacionadas às artes. O museu foi inaugurado pela Assembleia Nacional em 1793. O estabelecimento é dividido em seções, incluindo desenho, pintura e escultura, e abriga antiguidades do Egito, Roma, Grécia e várias outras culturas. Os visitantes do museu podem explorar suas muitas alas e ver algumas das obras mais famosas, como a Mona Lisa, Vênus de Milo e Liberdade guiando o povo >.
Milhões de visitantes vêm para ver a gigantesca coleção de arte francesa do Museu de Orsay todos os anos. O próprio edifício, chamado Estação do Museu de Orsay, foi construído como uma estação ferroviária em 1900, é um impressionante edifício Beaux-Arts. Com 138 metros de comprimento (453 pés) e 32 metros de altura (105 pés), a opulenta galeria principal do térreo nos lembra a história do edifício. Entre as obras-primas desta galeria estão o Enterro em Ornans de Gustave Courbet e os Gleaners de Jean-François Millet. Os fãs do impressionismo devem dirigir-se diretamente ao quinto andar, onde podem ser encontradas obras dos maiores mestres do gênero.
Indiscutivelmente um dos edifícios mais opulentos, o Palácio de Versalhes é o epítome da realeza francesa. Luís XIV contratou os arquitetos Louis Le Vau e Jules Hardouin para construir o Château de Versailles em 1664, no local do pequeno abrigo de caça de seu pai. Tornou-se um dos maiores palácios da Europa, acomodando até 20.000 cortesãos de cada vez. Os interiores são extravagantes e os destaques incluem os Apartamentos Reais e a mundialmente famosa Sala dos Espelhos. O Grand Trianon (1687) e o Petit Trianon (1762) também estão localizados no parque. No ano de 1919, a Sala dos Espelhos teve um papel importante na política mundial por ser o local onde foi assinado o Tratado de Versalhes. Um exemplar notável da arquitetura barroca francesa até hoje, este palácio, Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO, encanta os visitantes com sua opulência e lendas.
La Gaîté Lyrique is situated where the former Théâtre de la Gaîté was and has combined the original theater's facade into its new existence. This contemporary music and digital arts center opened in 2010. La Gaîté Lyrique is a seven-storeyed building with the first five available to the public while the last two are private, including artisan shops. This huge space has three performance venues, various exhibition spaces, a resource center, video gaming area and artist rooms. Majority of these areas are adaptable and movable such as the dressing rooms and offices. You'll find concerts, lectures, films, and workshops at La Gaîté Lyrique.
Take a trip to the beautiful gardens of Tuileries, where the Orangerie Museum is located. The museum stocks a host of famous and fabulous artists such as Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso and Henri Rousseau. All the artwork in the museum was handed over by Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume, two art fanatics who have ensured that all these works are exhibited together. There is a surprise in the basement: the Oval Room, which houses some of Monet's Water-Lily paintings on permanent display. Another surprise awaiting you is the La Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, which is a twin tower of the Orangerie.
Still extremely well preserved thanks to numerous renovations, the Grand Rex (1936) is the last of the grand old movie houses in Paris. Étoiles du Rex (Stars of the Rex) guided tours are a must for all cinephiles. A definite must-visit theater. The theater is designed with art deco style of architecture with intricate detailing, leaving every visitor in awe. It is well-equipped with light and acoustic facilities making sure each show hosted here is a phenomenal one.
If Renaissance art is your cup of tea, then this gallery is the place to be in. An excellent selection of medieval and Renaissance antiques, which includes paintings and sculptures is on display here. There is also an exclusive collection of objects d'art from a beautiful era gone by. Art and antique lovers will cherish every moment they spend here.
The Conservatoire is a center of musical education which offers classes in instruments and voice grouped by age, in classical dance, and in theater. It grew from humble beginnings in the end of the 19th Century, when military musicians of Asnières offered weekly classes in music to the youth of the town. Student and professional performances are frequently hosted in the auditorium.
The seasonal program of the Théâtre de Cachan is crafted to respond to a public with diverse tastes with a genre of artistic expression that is rapidly growing and complicating, and the theater attempts to represent the virtues of sincerity, talent, truth, and beauty. The works performed here are often classic pieces of theater by great playwrights from around the world.
The Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique is a specialized dramatic arts school located in Paris' 9th arrondissement. It provides two halls primarily used for student productions, although it loans the space from time to time. The théâtre is a grand multi-tiered structure decorated with pillars and a subtle Mediterranean color palate, while the salle Louis Jouvet is outfitted in warm wood tones and has seating for 120 people.
Devoted to the education of the community in music, dance, singing, studying an instrument individually or in an ensemble, the Conservatoire National de Région of La Courneuve offers classes to children and adults of five years and older. Throughout the season, concerts and shows of all the subjects offered in classes are held at the Conservatoire. Fees are on a sliding scale, and determined case-by-case through a family quotient system.
This old piping workshop at the end of an alley has been transformed into the premier dramatic center of Paris' 19th arrondissement. Atelier du Plateau acts as a mutable space, where circus mixes with contemporary music, theater, jazz, and dance. The decor is constantly changing, but the walls have stood for many years and the building is crowned by large glass windows.