Walk Montmartre in La Belle Époque
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel back in time?
to Montmartre during La Belle Époque, from the late 19th to the early 20th century
What if you could walk the streets of Montmartre when Renoir, Van Gogh and Picasso were roaming them, during one of the most fascinating and vibrant artistic periods in history?
You’ll uncover the real Montmartre of artists: its muses and cabarets, its passionate love stories, its wild nights, and the darker stories of artists who struggled.
Who they really were
Their friends and enemies, their mistresses and neighbours, their successes and failures. Were they poor? Desperately in love? What were their strange habits and obsessions?
Inside their paintings
How they sold their work, who bought it, what inspired and what traumatized them, and how artists gathering over cafés changed the course of art history.
Iconic places you’ll recognize from countless paintings
But this tour is about much more than famous names and beautiful paintings.
Together, we’ll step into their world: tasting their food, smelling their paint, listening to their music, discovering their poetry.
You’ll also take part in a few surprises along the way…
Jury of the Academy
Sit as a jury member at the Academy of Arts and judge the paintings of the day.
Spot the impostor
Among beautiful paintings, one doesn’t belong. Will your eye find it?
Workshop games
Ridiculous little challenges inspired by the games artists played during long nights in their workshops, trying to forget their hardships.
Finally, you’ll discover an unexpected project connected to art, and what happened to the artists who remained in Montmartre after the names we know today had moved on.
Your own little piece of art, unforgettable stories, and a secret mission to keep the spirit of Montmartre alive. You won’t just have seen Montmartre: you’ll be a part of it, forever, a guardian of its history.
Meet Miss Time Traveler
A mysterious lady in an outfit from another time. She claims to have travelled through time and met the artists herself, and after two and a half hours in her company, you may start to believe her.
You’ll leave with a profound love for the artists you’ve heard of a thousand times, and for those you never knew existed.
They travelled back in time
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