9Studio Harcourt Closed Sun, Mon morning, public holidays, from What do Édith Piaf, Jean-Paul Gaultier and 13 to 20 Aug 2018 and from 24 Dec 2018 to 1 Jan Halle Berry have in common? Since its cre- 2019. The apartment-studio of Le Corbusier is ation by Cosette Harcourt in 1934, this most undergoing restoration work until early June 2018. famous of photography studios has been Full rate: €8. www.fondationlecorbusier.fr immortalizing the greatest artists … as well as anyone else wanting to be artfully photo- 12Maison de la Radio graphed. The black and white portrait photo- graphs are immediately recognizable by the light in them — a unique inherited element of cinematographic expertise. To be part of the legend, the exhibition space invites you to discover archive treasures, authentic material and the portraits of celebrities. 6 rue de Lota (16th). M Rue de la Pompe.o 01 42 56 67 67. Exhibition: Wed, Fri and Sat, The ‘round house’, inaugurated in 1963, 10am-6pm, except public holidays. Photo shoots houses the studios of Radio France, its 1,000 by appointment. Exhibition/full rate: €7. offices and 63 recording studios. This cul- www.studio-harcourt.eu tural venue is open to the public, notably for guided tours that reveal 50 years of radio history, from the Cold War to new technol- ogy. The Maison also offers concerts, events, live public broadcasts, family workshops and even an exciting escape game! 116 av. du Président Kennedy (16th). RER C Avenue du Pdt Kennedy. 01 56 40 15 16. www.maisondelaradio.fr 10Musée Marmottan Monet Tucked away behind the Jardin du Ranelagh, 13Maison de Balzac the museum houses one of the capital’s The writer, pursued by his creditors, sought largest Impressionist collections: 100 of refuge in this charming house in Passy. He Claude Monet’s masterpieces (from Impres- lived here for seven years and during this sion, Sunrise, to the Water Lilies), as well time corrected his monumental work La as numerous works from the artist’s own Comédie Humaine and wrote La Cousine personal collection (Gauguin, Guillaumin, Bett e, amongst others. His study and the Renoir,Sisley, Degas, etc.).The museum also library,boasting over 23,000 documents, hosts some splendid temrpoary exhibitions. objects and original manuscripts, can be 2 rue Louis Boilly (16th). M La Muette.o discovered during the visit. Madame Hanska, 01 44 96 50 33. Daily: 10am-6pm, except whom Balzac married after eighteen years Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Thurs: open until of passionate epistolary romance, is also 9pm. Full rate: €11. www.marmottan.fr honoured in one of the rooms. 47 rue Raynouard (16th). M Passy.o 11Fondation Le Corbusier 01 55 74 41 80. Daily: 10am-6pm, except The Fondation Le Corbusier is devoted to the Mon and on certain public holidays. promotion of the work of this famous archi- Permanent collections free. Temporary tect and urban planner. It is housed in the exhibitions/full rate: €6. Maison La Roche, designed between 1923 www.maisondebalzac.paris.fr 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. MAISON LA ROCHE: 10 square du Docteur Blanche (16th). M Jasmin.o 01 42 88 75 72. Mon: 1.30pm-6pm. Tues to Sat: 10am-6pm. WEST PARIS 39