The 104 (Centquatre) is a public cultural cooperative in Paris, open since 2008 on the site of a former municipal funeral parlor. The entirely renovated complex is one of Europe's largest artists' residencies: dancers, writers, painters, sculptors, designers and just about anybody with creative proclivities and something to contribute can exhibit in the large 29,000 square meter space.

Formerly the home of Nélie Jacquemart-André, a wealthy art collector, this beautiful château within the woodlands is today a museum that houses more than 6000 displays of furniture, art, paintings and manuscripts. The items on display are all from Boucher, Giotto and Houdon. This museum is located to the north of Paris. Relax in the huge park and stroll along the pond and the rose gardens here.

A great place for kids and adults, the Aquarium Tropical de la Porte Dorée exhibits tank after tank of vibrantly-colored tropical and marine fish, from mandarins and sea anemones to clown fish. Often exhibitions are held here where fish from the Amazon such as the piranha and even crocodiles have been displayed.

Along with the Thermes de Cluny, the Arènes de Lutèce are the only vestige left of the early Romans of Lutèce. This former amphitheater, likely first constructed in the first century AD, and reconstructed again in the 6th century, could contain more than 15000 people. The ruins were discovered at the end of the 18th century, and thanks to its classification as a Historical Monument, the Arènes de Lutèce can now be visited everyday for free.

Standing tall at the west end of the famous Champs-Élysées is the Arc de Triomphe. Perhaps the most famous arc in the world, it was constructed by Napoleon to honor his military victories and remember the soldiers who fell in his campaigns. It also houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring the soldiers of the First World War. You can join a tour that takes you to the small museum inside the arc and ends at a rooftop terrace which offers great views of the city.

Location: Pompidou Centre - Musée national d’art moderne

Description: A reconstitution of the Paris workshop where one of the masters of modern sculpture lived and worked. (source: centrepompidou.fr)

Start: January 27, 2010 End July 30, 2012

Location: Petit Palais

Description: Josep Maria Sert, a decorative painter (1874-1945) proposes to reveal the art and personality of a great painter decorator unjustly ignored by the French public. It is also to present the working method of Sert and through it his will and his aesthetic thought of the Art. (source: petitpalais.paris.fr)

Start: March 08, 2012 End August 05, 2012

Location: Grand Palais

Description: Ever since the Renaissance, artists and naturalists have observed animals closely and represented them as accurately as they could. Nevertheless, naturalism ends where the norm and morality begin: various ethical and aesthetic criteria were established which influenced the artists’ point of view. There is extraordinary variety in the ways the same animal is represented. They reveal our fascination and curiosity for a world whose diversity is far from ful...See more

Start: March 21, 2012 End July 07, 2012

Location: Pompidou Centre - Musée national d’art moderne

Description: A symphony by Anri Sala composed of objects, photographs and four new films activated by a "time code" preset, forming a loop of one hour. The images lead the viewer through different parts of the world: Sarajevo during the siege of 1992 to 1995, in Berlin with the geodesic dome of Buckminster Fuller, Bordeaux with a deserted ballroom, to the famous site of Tlatelolco in Mexico City. With an original sound spatialization through film, the artist makes the ...See more

Start: May 03, 2012 End August 06, 2012

Location: Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume

Description: Jeu de Paume organizes a major exhibition by the internationally recognized artist Antoni Muntadas (Barcelona, 1942), one of the early practitioners of conceptual and media art. The show will survey Muntadas' prolific career, from the seventies to present days. His art practice spans four decades, in which he has utilized actions, video, photography, multi-media installations, publications, public art, the internet, radio and other media to address key pol...See more

Start: October 16, 2012 End January 20, 2013