The Louvre, outside peak hours
An art historian to yourself, a route built around a few works: we ask for an out-of-hours visit when the museum allows it, and tell you when it isn't possible.
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Heritage in Paris: the city-museum, at your pace
The Louvre, Versailles, the studios — away from the crowd when possible.
The experience
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Versailles beyond the crowds
The Grand Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, the King's private apartments when guided tours include them: we aim for the early-morning slots, subject to the château's rules.
Studios and behind the scenes
A living artist's studio, a museum's reserves, the backstage of an institution: we compose the route through introductions, on request and as far as each host agrees to open.
The dossier
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The great museums, away from the crowd
The Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay and its Impressionists, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in the Bois de Boulogne: we arrange the visit with a curator or an art historian, at your pace, in quiet slots. An out-of-hours visit can be requested when the institution allows it.
Reserves, hangings explained by those who conceived them, rooms chosen to your interests — a painter, a period, a school: each request is prepared institution by institution, and we tell you plainly what is possible.
Versailles and the royal monuments
The Château de Versailles at opening time, the Grand Apartments, the King's private apartments on the guided tours that include them, Sainte-Chapelle and its stained glass in the morning light: we choose the quiet hours, with a guide specialised in the history of the court, subject to each monument's rules.
The Trianon estate, the Queen's Hamlet, Le Nôtre's gardens at daybreak: the route is composed like a walk through the Grand Siècle, transfers and lunch coordinated.
Marais galleries and artist studios
The Marais holds sharp galleries, from contemporary to tribal art. We visit them with the dealers, ask for a meeting with an artist in the studio, and take you to private foundations the public knows little of.
A confidential preview, a visit to a private collection, advice on an acquisition from an independent expert: we guide the eye as much as the purchase, in discretion.
The cultural day, end to end
Chauffeured car, curator, lunch in the salon of a private mansion, then an evening at the Opéra Garnier, in a box subject to availability: we compose the whole day, monument after monument, so all you do is look.
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The address book
A few of the names we open — the book itself never closes.
Musée du Louvre
The Denon wing and Grande Galerie in the quiet hours with an art historian; out-of-hours visit on request, when the museum allows it.
Château de Versailles
The Grand Apartments and Hall of Mirrors at opening, the King's private apartments on the guided tours that include them.
Musée d'Orsay
Impressionism in the former railway station, guided by an art historian in the quiet slots.
Sainte-Chapelle
The vessel of stained glass on the Île de la Cité, in the morning light, before the groups.
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Frank Gehry's glass ship in the Bois de Boulogne, contemporary art and major exhibitions.
Marais galleries
The trading heart of Parisian art, from contemporary to tribal, visited with the dealers.
And every other: from the confidential neighbourhood table to the fully-booked three-star. Name yours — we know the house.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
We arrange visits with a curator or art historian, and ask for an out-of-hours slot when the museum allows it. Allow several weeks; we tell you when it isn't possible.
Often, by choosing opening time or the guided tours of the King's private apartments and the Trianon estate, with a guide specialised in the court. Out-of-hours access is requested, subject to the château's rules.
Yes: a visit to a living artist's studio, a tour of the Marais galleries with the dealers, foundations and private collections when their owners agree. We compose the route to your interests.
Yes: a box or chosen seats subject to availability, a backstage tour when the Opera offers one, with dinner and transfers coordinated. Book according to the Opera's calendar.
For an out-of-hours request at the Louvre or Versailles, several weeks are needed, with no certainty of a yes. Studios and galleries can be composed more quickly, subject to availability.
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Name a masterpiece. We ask for the room.