Paris is buzzing this week, so let’s dive straight into what listeners can actually do in the city, starting today and rolling into the weekend.
If you love art and immersive experiences, head to the Grand Palais for “All About Love,” the bold and vibrant exhibition by American artist Mickalene Thomas, running through early April. According to Sortir à Paris, it’s a color-saturated journey through portraits, collages, and installations that explore identity, femininity, and, of course, love. Nearby, the Grand Palais is also hosting “Drawings Without Limits,” where the Centre Pompidou has pulled treasures from its drawing collections into one rare, winter-only show.
Fashion and design fans can spend an afternoon in high style. Sortir à Paris reports that the Dior Gallery, open through early May, is presenting more than a hundred historic Dior pieces collected by Azzedine Alaïa, while the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation, just across the Seine, stages the second half of this “dialogue” between two couture legends. It’s a perfect double stop: start at Dior, finish at Alaïa, and then wander the Marais for a coffee.
For something atmospheric after dark, book an evening at AURA Invalides, the sound-and-light show under the majestic Dôme des Invalides. Sortir à Paris describes a 360‑degree spectacle of projections, music, and architectural lighting that transforms one of Paris’s most iconic monuments into an immersive night-time journey. If you’re traveling with kids, or just young at heart, consider a detour to Thoiry Lumières Sauvages in Yvelines, where the zoo’s nighttime trail is filled with lantern creatures and Día de los Muertos–inspired “spirits” until March.
Listeners with a taste for cinema-like worlds should swing by the Gagosian Gallery near Place Vendôme, where Wes Anderson has re-created the New York studio of assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. According to Sortir à Paris, it’s a meticulously curated cabinet of curiosities: boxes, objects, and set-like displays that feel like stepping into one of Anderson’s film sets.
On the pop culture and family side, Paris Secret highlights “Jurassic World by Brickman” at Paris Montreuil Expo: over six million LEGO bricks forming 50 Jurassic-themed creations, including life-size dinosaurs, plus two million loose bricks so visitors can build their own creatures. Over in the 11th, Atelier des Lumières is running “Planète Préhistorique: Dinosaures,” a full-room digital immersion based on the Apple TV series, where dinosaurs thunder across the walls and floors around you.
Foodies should check out The Cheese Experience on the Grands Boulevards. Paris Secret describes it as a multi-sensory, interactive cheese adventure: you roll a cheese cart through various rooms, meet animated “Cheesiz” characters that tell their stories, and enjoy tastings paired with wine or juice. It’s quirky, cozy, and perfect for a winter evening.
If you’d rather stay outdoors, Paris Secret suggests a street art safari through the 13th arrondissement, Belleville, and along the Canal de l’Ourcq, where huge murals, paste-ups, and graffiti pieces turn entire blocks into open-air galleries. And with Notre-Dame now reopened to visitors after years of restoration, this week is a beautiful moment to walk through the renewed nave, admire the cleaned stone and stained glass, and then stroll the Île de la Cité.
Weekend thrifters can browse the flea markets and garage sales around Paris; Sortir à Paris notes that this weekend’s suburban brocantes are packed with vintage treasures, books, and antiques, all in a friendly village atmosphere just a short RER ride from the city. It’s ideal for those who like to come home with something unique.
Finally, for a social evening, the Internationals Events Paris group on Meetup is hosting an apéro tonight in a well-known central bar, bringing together French locals and visitors for drinks and a night out. It’s a relaxed way to meet new people if you’re in town solo.
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