around 7 rue Pache (11th). M Voltaire.o CIMETIÈRE DU PÈRE-LACHAISE 01 43 71 95 51. Daily: 12.30pm-7.30pm, except Sun, 1 Jan, 1 May, 15 Aug and 25 Dec. Full rate: €2. www.museedufumeur.net 12ATELIER DES LUMIÈRES 14MAISON DES MÉTALLOS Originally an industrial building, constructed at the end of the 19th century, producing musical instruments, La Maison des Métallos takes its name from its trade-unionist past, when the building became the headquarters of the Metal Workers Union in 1937. Today, it is a multidisciplinary cultural centre that programmes theatre, dance, music, etc. 94 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud (11th). The first ‘digitalart centre’ in Paris offers M Couronnes.o 01 48 05 88 27. you a surprising experience. The Atelier des Tues to Fri: 10am-7pm. Open in the evening Lumières occupies a former foundry, trans- and at the weekend during events. Closed on formed to stage immersive digital exhibi- public holidays, in Aug and from 25 Dec to tions across its vast interior spaces. Artworks 1 Jan. Rates vary according to the are digitally projected in high definition and programme. www.maisondesmetallos.paris enhanced by music. A sensorial and poetic journey guaranteed … From February 2020 to 3 January 2021, the exhibition celebrates the Mediterranean through the master- pieces of some twenty artists including Renoir, Monet and Chagall. 38 rue Saint-Maur (11th). M Voltaire.o 01 80 98 46 00. Daily during exhibitions. Mon to Thurs: 11am-7pm. Fri: 11am-10pm. Sat: 10am-10pm. Sun: 10am-7pm. Full rate: €15. www.atelier-lumieres.com plus … 13MUSÉE DU FUMEUR This museum provides an insight into the PAVILLON DE L’ERMITAGE world of smokers and their behaviour This folly was built between 1723 and 1727 throughout the centuries. Visitors can see and is the only remaining vestige of the objects ranging from 17th century pipes to Domaine de Bagnolet. Built in the Regency the electronic cigarette, as well as Tibetan style, it is unique in its genre. lighters. 148 rue de Bagnolet (20th). M Porte de Bagnolet.o DID YOU KNOW? 01 40 24 15 95. www.pavillondelermitage.com The funerary monument of Oscar Wilde, in Père-Lachaise, seems to have MÉNILMONTANT unleashed as much passion as that of This former village was once a part of Bel- the writer during his lifetime! Vandalized leville but today is a fashionable area in its by Puritans in 1961, covered in kisses, own right, and a pleasant spot for a stroll. whose lipstick caused damage to the The winding cobblestoned streets are lined stone … Today, it is through a 2-metre- with old houses, artists’ studios, bistros and high glass screen, inaugurated in 2011 by restaurants. Rupert Everett, that visitors admire his 20th. M Ménilmontant.o tomb in the shape of a winged sphinx. 66| NORTH-EAST PARIS