Accompanying Program
Some would say that the words "Paris" and "Culture" are synonymous. And some might even add a third word: "Style". Paris’s contributions to Western culture have been formidable for centuries, evident through numerous ways : architecture, cuisine, decorative arts, diplomacy, drama, fashion, language, literature, music, painting, politics, and sculpture. In many ways, Paris defines to the world what it means to be French.
Explore Paris and discover the Historic wealth, French way of life, and all the other treasures of this exciting, voluptuous and romantic city.
You will be able to register for the following tours online soon !
Fashion Show at Galeries La Fayette department store
Friday 25th September AT 3 p.m.
What better way to experience something truly special in Paris, than to attend a Galeries Lafayette fashion show and discover the latest trends from the biggest designers as well as the season’s must-haves.
Price : 30€ per person
Maximum places available: 100 people
Duration of the tour : 30 minutes
Departure by metro from the Registration desk at 2 p.m.
Return to the Congress Centre: 4 p.m.
La Villette Walking Tour
Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Parc de la Villette is a super-modern and super-innovative park built by Bernard Tschumi. Located on ancient slaughterhouses.
Your visit will start by visiting butchers. Then, you will see the Monster, the Argonaute, the “Folies”, the bamboo groves, and so many other curiosities which makes this parc so unique. At last you will understand the many architectural and biological meanings of the park.
Price : 15€ per person
Maximum places available: 60 people per tour
Duration of the tour : 2 hours
Departure by foot from the registration desk: 9:45 a.m.
Return to the Congress Centre: 12:15 p.m.
Musée Fragonard
Thursday 24th September at 3 p.m. and Friday 25th September at 10 a.m.
The Musée du Parfum provides a novel and informative journey through all the production stages of perfume: a legendary luxury that is part of our daily lives.
The first part of the museum reveals all the secrets of production: raw materials, harvesting, extraction, distillation, formulation, bottling and the creative process. Another section contains a remarkable collection of 300 antique bottles and perfumery-related as art objects, retracing the history of perfume from Ancient Egypt to the 20th century.
Price : 20€ per person
Maximum places available: 45 people per tour
Duration of the tour : 1 hour
Thursday 24th : Departure by metro from the hospitality desk of the Congress Centre at 2 p.m. Return by metro to the Congress Centre at 5 p.m.
Friday 25th : Departure by metro from the hospitality desk of the Congress Centre at 9 a.m. Return by metro to the Congress Centre at 12 p.m.
Fashion and Paintings at Louvre Museum
Saturday 26th September at 10 a.m.
Unique to each era and each civilization, trends and fashion have allowed men to create and to recreate their identities through the centuries and the cultures.
Our visit to the Louvre invites you to discover this fashion which, without the help and the talent of painters, could not have reached us. Because, rare are the textiles that have crossed the centuries or even the millennia to us now...
Price : 85€ per person
Maximum places available: 20 people
Duration of the tour : 1 hour 45
Departure by metro from the registration desk of the Congress Centre: 9 a.m.
Return by metro to the Congress Centre: 12:30 p.m.
Palais Galliera : Coco Chanel Exhibition
Saturday 26th September at 10 a.m.
The Palais Galliera has just reopened after more than two years of renovation, funded by Maison Chanel.
To mark this event, the museum is organizing the first Parisian retrospective dedicated to one of the greatest symbols of fashion: Coco Chanel.
The exhibition, called Gabrielle Chanel, a fashion manifesto, is in place from spring to summer 2020.
The exhibition highlights the greatest creations of the seamstress, such as the jersey models, the famous tailor of the 1950s and his iconic dresses. The museum shows as well a selection of jewelry, accessories and perfumes which are recreating Chanel's vision of fashion and haute couture.
Price: 50€ per person
Maximum places available: 20 people
Duration of the tour: 1 hour 30
Departure by metro from the registration desk of the Congress Centre: 9 a.m.
Return by metro to the Congress Centre: 12:30 p.m.