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A foundation dedicated to the contemporary art

In 1984 the collector and business men named Alain-Dominique Perrin created the Cartier Foundation devoted to the contemporary art. After a decade the foundation was moved to Jouy-en-Josas in Yvelines, Raspail boulevard, in the centre of Paris.

The foundation aim was supporting the contemporary artistic creation editing books and organising exhibitions with various activities. So far to be only for French artists the foundation opens its doors to works and artists coming from all around the world, who are interested as well painting and carving as photography, videos or design.

Being interested by the process honouring the artistic world don’t hesitate to rest your suitcases in a Helzear hotel room near to the Cartier Foundation.

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Under the Arc de Triomphe’s vault

At the heart of Paris and exactly in the centre of the Charles-de-Gaulle’s place, the Arc de Triomphe of the Étoile ordered by Napoleon the 1st is taking the Tomb of the Unknown soldier and the torch burning permanently since 1923 in, to remember the soldiers dead for the nation. Each evening at 6.30 p.m.,… Read more »

Que faire en couple dans le quartier de Montparnasse

Sur la rive gauche, Montparnasse garde le parfum des années folles, quand peintres, poètes et amoureux se retrouvaient à la terrasse des grands cafés. Un siècle plus tard, le quartier reste l’un des plus attachants de Paris pour une escapade à deux : des cafés mythiques, des ateliers d’artistes devenus musées, et de grands jardins… Read more »

In the thick of Catherine de Medicis’ gardens

During the second part of the 16th century, the Regent of France named Catherine de Medicis at the time, had the Tuileries Palace built on wilderness lands neighbouring the Louvre. Today, from that royal and imperial mansion only gardens remain. In fact, the monument was burnt during the Paris Commune of 1871, a social conflict… Read more »