Art & Design Trip to Paris

About this trip

Your art tour to Paris will enable your students to see the wonderful art of the city along with taking in the beautiful aesthetics and architecture that Paris has to offer. This tour is short but is sure to enrich, inspire and extend your students’ understanding. Increased duration is possible and there are a variety of alternative excursions – please see ‘Excursion Ideas’ tab.

Sample Itinerary

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River boat cruise (view Eiffel Tower)
Musee d’Orsay
Orangerie
Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre

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Monet’s Garden Giverny
Travel home
Tour Montparnasse

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Excursion Ideas

Tour Montparnasse Find out more

Tour Montparnasse

Subject Range: Cultural, Business Studies

What you’ll experience: This is Paris’ only skyscraper and the tallest building in France at 210 metres. You can visit the panoramic floor for fabulous views over the city. The tower is open until late, so it’s also possible to take in the beautifully lit night time beauty of Paris.

Select Says: This is by far the best place to view of the Eiffel Tower.

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Louvre Museum

Subject Range: MFL, Art & Design, Cultural

What you’ll experience: The Louvre is the world’s largest museum and home to one of the most impressive art collections in history. It contains over 380,000 objects and displays roughly 35,000 works of art! Please note, we advise schools to book the Musee du Louvre directly as the museum currently offers free entrance and priority availability to school groups booking directly. We are happy to advise on how to do this.

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Pompidou Centre

Subject Range: MFL, Art & Design, Cultural

What you’ll experience: The Pompidou Centre is France’s leading centre for contemporary arts and houses the National Museum of Modern Art. You will be able to see examples of Modern art from 1905-1960 including examples of Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism and Dada and Contemporary art including Pop Art, Nouveau Réalisme and Conceptual art. Guided tours may be arranged.

Select Says: Colours have been used to decorate the structure, using a code defined by the architects: blue for circulating air, yellow for circulating electricity, green for circulating water, red for escalators and lifts. Please note, the Pompidou Centre is due to close for refurbishment work in 2025 for 5 years.

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Notre-Dame Cathedral

Subject Range: MFL, Art & Design, Cultural

What you’ll experience: Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world. It is situated in the eastern half of the Île de la Cité. The many organs are a centrepiece of the cathedral along with the cathedral’s five bells which are some of the most famous in Europe.

Select Says: The twin towers go as high as 69 metres (387 steps). The south tower houses the Emmanuel bell.

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Sacré-Cœur

Subject Range: Cultural, Art & Design

What you’ll experience: The Sacré-Coeur, consecrated in 1919, is one of the mosticonic monuments in Paris. At the top of the Butte Montmarte, it has one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the capital, from 130 metres above ground. In a Roman-Byzantine style, the Sacré Coeur is recognizable by its white colour.

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Monet’s Gardens

Subject Range: Cultural, Art & Design

What you’ll experience: The famous water lily ponds and colourful gardens created by the Master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, at his home in Giverny, close to Paris and Rouen, gave him his greatest artistic inspiration and have made this tiny river Seine-side village famous all over the world.

Boat Cruise – Bateaux Parisiens Find out more

Boat Cruise – Bateaux Parisiens

Subject Range: MFL, Art & Design, Cultural

What you’ll experience: One of the best and most relaxing ways to see the sights of Paris is to take a Seine river boat cruise. Starting at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, your cruise will take you up stream to the Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame Cathedral.

Select Says: Trips depart every 20 minutes at peak times.

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Musée de l’Orangerie

Subject Range: History, Art & Design, Culture

What you’ll experience: Located in the pretty Jardins des Tuileries, this museum houses an impressive collection of impressionist paintings, including Monet’s famous Waterlilies work.

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Picasso Museum

Subject Range: History, Art & Design, Culture

What you’ll experience: 4,251 of Picasso’s works make up the permanent collection. The museum’s curators have arranged the paintings in chronological order from Picasso’s early days to his final works giving insight into the development of Picasso’s thinking over time. This gallery is highly recommended.

Select Says: There are some excellent resources on the museum website to use pre-tour as well as highlighted artworks that can be seen at the museum.

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Palace of Versailles

Subject Range: Cultural, History, Art & Design

What you’ll experience: Visit this stunning former royal residence, originally commissioned by Louis XIII. Extensive grounds, extravagant architecture and an extensive collection of artwork make this a valuable visit for any groups.

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Eiffel Tower

Subject Range: MFL, Art & Design, Cultural

What you’ll experience: This iconic monument, built in 1889, is the symbol of Paris and France. The Eiffel Tower is one of the best known monuments in the world. In 2014 a new glass floor was completed on level 1 where visitors can walk 57m from the ground and experience the sensation of stepping out into the void.

Select Says: View further details via the Eiffel Tower website. Please note, we advise schools to book this visit directly as schools get priority over tour operators. We are happy to advise on how to do this.

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Musee d’Orsay

Subject Range: Cultural, History, Art & Design

What you’ll experience: The Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography.

Accommodation Options

European Campus Sainte Therese Find out more

European Campus Sainte Therese

Our Rating:

Capacity: 130

Location: Paris suburbs

What you’ll experience: Situated at Ozoir-la-Ferrière just 25km SE of Paris and 15 minutes’ drive from Disneyland Paris. Set in 84 acres of grounds, this quality, purpose built accommodation is ideal for schools and offers excellent facilities alongside good access to Paris. Rooms: Sleep 2-4, all with en-suite facilities. Facilities: 24-hour reception, 2 dining rooms, meeting rooms, computer room with 32 computers, free Wi-Fi, extensive grounds including 3 hectares of forest, sports facilities including basketball, football, table tennis, fitness room and more!z.

FUAJ Yves Robert Find out more

FUAJ Yves Robert

Our Rating:

Location: Paris centre

What you’ll experience: The FUAJ Yves Robert is a modern youth accommodation located in an eco-district close to Butte Montmartre and the Gare du Nord. Rooms: Sleep 1-6. Please note the rooms feature shared facilities. Facilities: Wi-Fi, bar, library, relaxation area, TV room.

Meininger Paris Porte de Vincennes Find out more

Meininger Paris Porte de Vincennes

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Our Rating:

Capacity: 946

Location: Porte de Vincennes

What you’ll experience: With metro connections to the city centre and Disneyland (via RER) this hotel offers a good standard of accommodation, perfectly suited to groups. Rooms: Bedrooms sleep 2-6 people and all offer private facilities. Facilities: Restaurant, bar, breakfast room.

Première Classe – Bussy St George Find out more

Première Classe – Bussy St George

Our Rating:

Capacity: 354

Location: Paris suburbs

What you’ll experience: Located at Bussy St George, just 25 km from Paris and a short 10 minute walk to the nearest RER station. Rooms: Rooms: All rooms have en-suite facilities. Facilities: Facilities: Breakfast room, meeting room, free Wi-Fi, enclosed garden.

Reseda Hotel Find out more

Reseda Hotel

Our Rating:

Capacity: 240

Location: Porte de Bagnolet (East of Paris)

What you’ll experience: Located within easy access of a metro station that will quickly take groups into the city centre, the Reseda hotel offers recently renovated, modern, simple accommodation very suited to groups. Students may also enjoy the nearby shopping centre. Park Asterix is also within easy reach of this hotel. Rooms: Rooms sleep 2-3 people and all have private facilities. Facilities: Meeting rooms, WI-FI.

Résidence Internationale de Paris Find out more

Résidence Internationale de Paris

Our Rating:

Capacity: 102

Location: Paris centre

What you’ll experience: A modern and simple youth accommodation situated in the 20th arrondissement of Paris near to the Paris Péripherique to the east of the city centre. Staff at the Résidence are experienced in accommodating youth groups and your group is sure to have an enjoyable stay. Rooms: Spacious rooms sleeping 3-6, all en-suite. Facilities: 24 hour reception, free Wi-Fi, packed lunches and hot meals available (on reservation).

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Key Highlights

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Subject

Duration

Transport

About this trip

Sample Itinerary

Excursion Ideas

Tour Montparnasse

Louvre Museum

Pompidou Centre

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Sacré-Cœur

Monet’s Gardens

Boat Cruise – Bateaux Parisiens

Musée de l’Orangerie

Picasso Museum

Palace of Versailles

Eiffel Tower

Musee d’Orsay

Accommodation Options

European Campus Sainte Therese

FUAJ Yves Robert

Meininger Paris Porte de Vincennes

Première Classe – Bussy St George

Reseda Hotel

Résidence Internationale de Paris

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