Things to do – Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau

Category: Things to do

Ze new Bibliothèque Richelieu

The Bibliothèque Richelieu is part of the French National library (BnF). In fact, it was its main location since the 17th century, until President François Mitterrand’s decision to have a modern facility built by architect Dominique Perrault (1995). Since the inauguration of the new Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, a complete restructuration of the historic BnF location…
Street food market

As a complement to the Rue Montorgueil and rue du Nil food stores (read here, and there), every Sunday morning there is an open food market right around the corner, literally 3mn walk away. Fishmonger, cheesemonger, florist, produce … name it, if it is fresh food related, you will find it. The atmosphere is that…
L’Atelier des lumières

Not Entertainment space, nor Museum, Ze Atelier des lumières is an original Digital Art Center, which was inaugurated in 2018. It is settled in an old foundry, established in 1835 by the Plichon Brothers. Its initial “Gustav Klimt” exhibition was an immediate popular success, and by the end of 2019 it had received over a…
Ze Museum walk

This is an East-West itinerary along the Seine’s right bank seven most famous Museums. A 90mn walk crossing over 3000 years of art and painting history. As you can see, your Paris home is right in the middle, meaning you can start this hike into art history either way. Musée de l’Orangerie Of course there…
Les Halles, feeding Paris

As mentioned in earlier posts, the immediate neighborhoods still has many remains of the time when it was feeding Paris through its gargantuesque ‘Marché des Halles‘. In his unique style, Emile Zola once named this area Le ventre de Paris (the belly of Paris). As far as good food is concerned, whatever you do around…
Candlelight concerts

It all started a few years ago, and some though it would last no longer than its last Instagram post. But the fan club is growing, globally, and there are quite a few venue in Paris to enjoy this unique musical experience. In fact the concept grew-up and now proposes music for every taste, but…
Ze bal du 14 juillet

It’s been a longstanding tradition that Paris would go festive each July 14th, to celebrate the Storming of la Bastille, an event usually considered as the symbolic start of the French Revolution. Another tradition is that the firemen of Paris would host à public bal every July 13th. Do note that although it is called…
Your bespoke fragrance

Making your own personalized fragrance has been trending for a while. Imagine a fragrance no-one would be wearing but you, which would become your olfactive signature wherever you go. Well … I was explained once in St Paul de Vence that each great perfumes would react to ones skin, and make a reaction which would…
St Eustache Keith Haring triptych

This must start as a miracle story. Many years ago, visiting St Eustache, which was hosting contemporary religious art work, I discovered a beautiful triptych. Is was made shortly before Keith Haring’s death, en 1990, and donated to the city of Paris later on, in 2003. Needless to say it was stunning, and left such…
Paris Jazz

Paris and jazz have entertained a longstanding love story, since Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli pioneered in 1934 when they created the the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Didier Lockwood, and so many other legends danced the nights in St Germain des près, or on the right bank at the Club…