9 STUDIO HARCOURT PARIS • MAISON LA ROCHE: 55 rue du Docteur What do Édith Piaf, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Blanche (16th). M Jasmin.o Halle Berry have in common? Since its cre- • STUDIO-APARTMENT: 24 rue Nungesser ation by Cosette Harcourt in 1934, this most et Coli (16th). M Michel-Ange – Molitor.o famous of photography studios has been 01 42 88 75 72. Opening days and times immortalizing the greatest artists … as well and rates vary, contact the venue for as anyone else wanting to be artfully pho- information. www.fondationlecorbusier.fr tographed. The black and white portrait photographs are immediately recognizable 12MAISON DE LA RADIO by the light in them — a unique inherited The ‘round house’, inaugurated in 1963 element of cinematographic expertise. To and attracting 200,000 visitors every year, be part of the legend, the exhibition space houses the studios of Radio France and a invites you to discover archive treasures, concert hall with some 1,500 seats. This cul- authentic material and the portraits of tural venue is open to the public, notably for celebrities. guided tours that reveal 50 years of radio 6 rue de Lota (16th). M Rue de la Pompe.o history, from the Cold War to new technol- 01 42 56 67 67. Exhibition: Wed, Fri and Sat, ogy. The Maison also offers concerts, events, 10am-6pm, except public holidays. Photo shoots live public broadcasts and family workshops. by appointment. Exhibition/full rate: €7. 116 av. du Président Kennedy (16th). www.studio-harcourt.com RER C Avenue du Pdt Kennedy. 01 56 40 15 16. www.maisondelaradio.fr 10MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET 13MAISON DE BALZAC Pursued by his creditors, the writer found ref- uge in this charming house in Passy. He lived here for seven years and during this time made corrections to his monumental work La Comédie humaine and wrote La Cousine Bette, among other works. A visit includes the study, the library with its 23,000 documents, objects, original manuscripts and the old Tucked away behind the Jardin du Ranelagh, kitchen. The garden, renovated in 2019, pro- the museum houses one of the capital’s vides a pleasant place to stroll at the end of largest Impressionist collections: more than the tour and a view of the Eiffel Tower. 100 of Claude Monet’s masterpieces (from 47 rue Raynouard (16th). M Passy.o Impression, Sunrise, to the Water Lilies), as 01 55 74 41 80. Daily: 10am-6pm, except well as numerousworks from the artist’s own Mon and some public holidays. personal collection (Gauguin, Guillaumin, Permanent collections free. Charge for Renoir, Sisley, Degas, etc.). The museum also temporary exhibitions. hosts some splendid temporary exhibitions. www.maisondebalzac.paris.fr 2 rue Louis Boilly (16th). M La Muette.o 01 44 96 50 33. Daily: 11am-7pm, except Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Thurs: open until 9pm. Full rate: €12. www.marmottan.fr 11FONDATION LE CORBUSIER The Fondation Le Corbusier is devoted to the promotion of the work of this famous archi- tect and urban planner. It is housed in the Maison La Roche, designed between 1923 and 1925 by the architect himself, and offers visits and exhibitions. A little further away, occupying the last two floors of the Molitor building, is Le Corbusier’s apartment-studio, where he spent the last few years of his life. 44| WEST PARIS