Art in Paris / Les Paris de l’art: The Paris Musées art history lectures

Learn about the key concepts and periods of art history! These classes, taught (in French) by art professionals, are a great opportunity to explore the artistic history of Paris.
Art lovers and aficionados, if you understand French, these classes are for you!

With titles such as “Paris de la Préhistoire à l’Antiquité / Paris from Prehistory to Antiquity”, Paris du Moyen-Âge à la Renaissance / Paris from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance", " Paris au XVIIIe siècle / Paris in the 18th century”, “Paris et ‘la Belle Époque’ ou ‘le Fauvisme’" / Paris and the ‘Belle Époque’ or ‘Le Fauvisme’, the Paris de l’art lectures (in French) are an opportunity to rediscover the key periods and concepts of art history by reviewing the cultural and artistic history of Paris through its museums.

A regular rendez-vous

From December 2018 to June 2019, Paris Musées presents a series of 17 thematic sessions (in French) on the history of art in Paris, from prehistory to the present day.

The lectures will take place in the auditorium of the Petit Palais, 2 sessions a week, on Thursdays from 3pm to 4.30pm and on Fridays from 6.30pm to 8pm.

Lectures by art professionals

The Paris de l'art lectures will be given (in French) by curators and art historians. They will be based on the collections of the 14 museums of the City of Paris.

Each session will review (in French) a specific period of Paris's artistic history (17th, 18th & 19th century, the Belle Époque, the Decorative Arts, Fauvism, contemporary art, etc.) and will also focus on more general concepts such as "La notion de chef d'oeuvre / What is meant by a masterpiece?"; "Comment décrypter une œuvre / How to decode a work of art"; and "Les maisons d' écrivains / Writers' houses"

Practical Information

    Where? – Auditorium of the Petit Palais
    When? – Thursdays from 3pm to 4.30pm or Fridays from 6.30pm to 8pm
   Dates : from Thursday 13/12/2018 to Friday 28/06/2019, with no lectures in the period 21/12/2018 to 10/01/2019, or on 29/03/2019, or on 06/06/2019, nor on 20 and 21/06/2019

Admission and reservation

Price per lecture:15€ or 12€ (reduced rate*)

Price of the whole course (17 sessions): 220€ or 180€ (reduced rate*)

*Reduced rates are applicable to: holders of the Carte Paris Musées, young people under 26 years & art school students, working teachers & museum guide-lecturers, jobseekers & people eligible for minimum social benefits, people with disabilities & Navigo-Améthyste-Emeraude card holders, journalists and members of ICOM and ICOMOS

Online reservation

Normal admission rates: on the Paris Musées online ticket service

Buy your tickets online: www.billetterie-parismusees.paris.fr

Reduced rate: after 26 October 2018 at the Petit Palais ticket office, on presentation of a valid justification of reduced rate entitlement