Special for children from 6 to 12 years old
Located in the heart of Paris (First Arrondissement) this museum is very popular with young people. They become familiar with the plastic arts by lectures and workshop activities specifically adapted to their level.
The workshops blend humor and games to help discover an artist or an artistic theme, to stimulate the child's curiosity and creativity.
Napoleon, a great strategic military leader and clever politician has marked the history of France... A tour from the Military Museum in the Invalides to the Vendôme Column will reveal part of his brilliant but controversial career.
Visit 1: the Tower of the knight "JOHN-THE-FEARLESS" followed by the "CONCIERGERIE" : Knights and Kings the prominent figures of the Middle - Ages...
Visit 2: the Tower of the knight "JOHN-THE-FEARLESS" and "NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL" : war and religion, the fundamental attitudes in the Middle - Ages...
Follow in the steps of Marie de Médicis (1575 - 1642), who commisssioned a palace in the style of the Rennaissance Palaces of Italy. Your art history guide will reveal to the young visitors the treasures of the Luxembourg Gardens : the sculptures, the fountains, the playgrounds and what were the leisures of people in the past and today.
Special for teenagers from 10 to 16 years oldModern art creations can be found in other places than art galeries. Tags, "collages", and mosaics can be admired on the walls of Paris especially along the St Martin Canal in the 10th "arrondisement" (borough). The youngsters, given a street map, are led by a guide specialised in the history of art. She teaches them, in a humorous style, how to distinguish the different types of taggings, to discover the techniques used and to appreciate the masterpieces of known and anonymous artists.
4 children maximum per tour.