French writer Agnès Poirier guides you to Paris's lesser-known cultural highlights, from a puppet theatre to la Cinémathèque
• As featured in our Paris city guide
There are good reasons why the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower are respectively the most visited museum and monument in the world. However, we thought we'd go slightly off the beaten tracks and reveal some of Parisians' favourite cultural hotspots. From louche Pigalle to up-and-becoming-groovy rue de Bagnolet, from gritty rue d'Aubervilliers to the leafy Jardin du Luxembourg, we have selected theatres, cinemas, galleries, museums and a médiathèque worth le détour.
Galerie Gagosian
It was only a question of time before 65-year-old American art dealer Larry Gagosian added a Paris branch – his ninth – to what has become the world's biggest commercial gallery network. When la galerie opened last October with paintings and sculptures by Cy Twombly, everything was sold in a few hours, netting the gallery more than $20 million.
• As featured in our Paris city guide
There are good reasons why the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower are respectively the most visited museum and monument in the world. However, we thought we'd go slightly off the beaten tracks and reveal some of Parisians' favourite cultural hotspots. From louche Pigalle to up-and-becoming-groovy rue de Bagnolet, from gritty rue d'Aubervilliers to the leafy Jardin du Luxembourg, we have selected theatres, cinemas, galleries, museums and a médiathèque worth le détour.
Galerie Gagosian
It was only a question of time before 65-year-old American art dealer Larry Gagosian added a Paris branch – his ninth – to what has become the world's biggest commercial gallery network. When la galerie opened last October with paintings and sculptures by Cy Twombly, everything was sold in a few hours, netting the gallery more than $20 million.
- 5/6/2011
- by Agnès Poirier
- The Guardian - Film News
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