This in-app audio tour offers an overview of painters and sculptors who lived in Montparnasse. You will follow the footsteps of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Pier Pander, Paul Gauguin, Sanne Bruinier, and more! In the early 20th century and just after World War II, they would meet up in cafes, restaurants and basement jazz clubs to exchange ideas with fellow artists.
The tour starts from Piet Mondriaan’s studio at 278 Boulevard Raspail and takes you through the cozy streets of Montparnasse. You will walk past the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens where you can take a break and relax while listening to the captivating stories of the audio tour complemented by the images of the most revolutionary art of the 20th century.
The tour finishes at the bustling intersection of Boulevard Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail where you can visit one of the belle-epoque restaurants frequented and decorated by artists such as Marc Chagall and Fernand Henri Léger.