Top Île-de-France Art & Culture Classes

Learn the ins and outs of classic French dining etiquette with a fun, hands-on workshop in Paris. Get acquainted with traditional place settings and tableware at the elegant Gien showroom in the Madeline neighborhood, and practice setting your own table using high-quality, seasonal pieces from the store’s collection. Practice your newly minted manners during a tea service so you can leave with the confidence to dine like a local at any fine French restaurant.

Try your hand at the decorative art of faience on this 2-hour ceramic-painting experience at the Gien workshop in Paris. Listen as your instructor shares insight into Gien’s 200-year history. Browse the broad range of faience patterns and seek inspiration for your own creations. Then, set to work painting your plate in the faience style of your choice. Enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to eight people, and take your plate with you when your class comes to an end.

Finding worthwhile activities for children while traveling can be a challenge, but this perfume workshop makes it a little bit easier. A fragrance expert helps you and your children become budding alchemists by creating your own perfumes in a fifth-generation heritage Parisian perfumery. Afterward, you can shop for fragrances at a discount.

Design your own perfume in a private workshop in Paris during this unique olfactory experience. With a perfumer guide from the family-run Maison Molinard at your disposal, you'll test different scent notes and create a one-of-a-kind perfume. Sip Champagne or tea while you chat and create, then get a discount on your take-home scent.

Learn the art of perfumery in the country that does it best with this perfume-making workshop. A professional perfumer from the famous perfume house Molinard will teach you all about perfume-making, from theory to ingredients, and will be on hand to give you guidance as you create your own fragrance to take home!

This LivTalk is On-demand, meaning it is available and ready when you are! This 45 minute live webinar will give you a brief overview of how champagne is made and Michelle will go over the differences between sparkling Wine, Prosecco, Cava and champagne. Michelle will walk you through how to read a champagne label and identify terms like vintage and non vintage bottles, regions and producers – and more importantly, why this matters when choosing your champagne! After all, no two bottles of bubbly are alike! You will also get an overview of the types of champagnes available, their flavor profiles and sugar levels (ex Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut). You don’t need experience to join this webinar, just a love for champagne! Michelle will also walk you through how to uncork a bottle of bubbly the right way. Yes, she even knows how to open a bottle with a saber, as a good Parisian should!

Experience the art of French savoir-faire during this hands-on workshop in luxury handcrafted jewelry. Choose between afternoon or evening sessions, which include an insider’s immersion into a real-life showroom in the city’s trendiest district, the Marais. Enjoy a home-cooked lunch or dinner with wine before designing a one-of-a-kind jewelry souvenir to take home.

Parisian perfume is famous for its fine quality and sophisticated bouquet. Discover the secrets to crafting the perfect scent from a master perfume maker in Paris. During this hands-on workshop, learn the history of ‘Eau de Cologne’ and how to identify and describe a perfume’s various notes. Then, follow your nose and mix your own signature scent by combining classic perfume ingredients into a bottle that’s yours to keep.

Design your own personal perfume, or ‘parfum’ as the French call it, during this workshop in Paris. Learn about the different families of perfumes and tenacities of scents from a perfumer teacher, and then play with a range of scents to create three different perfumes. Take home your parfum of choice in a 50-ml bottle. This artistic experience is limited to eight people, ensuring a more memorable experience.

Your children will appreciate this fun and recreational activity revolving around the discovery of the art of glass. You will discover a whole new technique and make your own creation which will be framed afterwards. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house. You can accompany your children without paying. The price you pay is for your child's participation in this activity.

The Create your Stained Glass Candle Holder workshop is a fun and recreational activity focused on glass. You will discover the Tiffany technique and make your own creation which will be framed afterwards. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house.

The Make your glass jewelry workshop is a fun and recreational activity focused on glass. You will discover the technique of glass spinning and make your own creation which will be framed afterwards. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house.

The Glass mosaic workshop is a fun and recreational activity focused on glass. You will discover a whole new technique and make your own creation which will be supervised thereafter. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house.

The workshop consists of making your set of glasses with the wheel engraving technique is a fun and recreational activity focused on glass. You will discover a whole new technique and make your own creation which will be supervised thereafter. The ideal product to enhance your meals. This workshop lasts approximately 90 minutes and takes place during the day at a time of your choice among the starting times offered.

The Decorate your Vase and make your flower arrangement workshop is a fun and recreational activity centered around glass. You will discover your creativity and make your own creation which will be framed afterwards. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house. The course lasts approximately 90 minutes and takes place during the day at a time of your choice from the starting times offered.

The Make your plate service workshop is a fun and recreational activity centered around glass. You will discover a whole new technique and make your own creation which will be supervised thereafter. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house.

The "glass slipper" workshop is a fun and recreational activity focused on your creativity as well as your creation. You will discover a whole new technique and make your own creation which will be framed afterwards. The ideal product to beautify a room in the house.

Learning the French language is something you can do wherever you are in this era, but still nothing can replace the atmosphere when you are in the capital of France. You will have an immersive experience with surrounding native speakers, you will learn how to pronounce properly those practical French borrowed words, we can’t promise you to master French in such a short time, but we are sure that this experience will absolutely ignite your true interest of the beautiful language.

This circuit of around 1h30 aims to make you aware of French heritage through pictorial art. This visit takes place in the most visited museum in the world, the Louvre in the heart of Paris, and addresses a fundamental theme that of the link between the different powers of art and their implication in the history of France. Our goal is to make culture accessible to everyone with affordable prices for adults and children, all without degrading the quality of our service. Indeed the guide who will take charge of you is a Professional Lecturer Guide registered with the National Federation of Interpreters and Lecturers Guides (FNGIC). We look forward to guiding you through the long corridors of the Louvre.

You will be guided by an Art Historian with a PHD on art related to AIDS. This time she decided to explore the subject a bit wider, including many different epidemics that have stricken our world in the past.

Let your kids experience Paris in a magical way! Our local host Christianne will take them on a journey through her magical house and fascinate them with all kinds of stories. She will engage them with a piano song, teach ballet moves and will help make a yummy dessert or snack! Do you have any particular wishes to personalise this experience for your little ones? Christianne will be more than happy to talk to you about the options. Simply send her a message with your wishes and she’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Keeping kids active can be a tough thing to do if you’re stuck at home, but this virtual ballet dance class live from Paris helps get your kids up and moving, while learning new skills. In a small-group, online setting of up to ten classmates most, your kids can learn the basics of ballet and about French culture from a Parisian.

Amp up your wardrobe and make use of things you haven’t worn in a while with help from this Parisian fashion trends virtual experience. This fun, interactive experience happens in real time, and you can work with what’s already in your closet to come up with fashionable combinations. Your guide also tells you about the history of fashion in France and what are the hottest trends in Paris this year.

Discover a new side of Paris with our Graffiti Workshop. Become a real artist for one day and show your creativity on Paris' walls!