Explore the art, history, and joie de vivre of Paris during this Cultural Stay program featuring insightful excursions and time to follow your own pursuits in the City of Light.

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Paris

A One-Week Stay in France

9 days from $4,340

Explore the art, history, and joie de vivre of Paris during this Cultural Stay program featuring insightful excursions and time to follow your own pursuits in the City of Light.

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WHAT OUR TRAVELERS SAY

Our other tour members were an interesting mix of people with different backgrounds from around the country. We enjoyed spending time with everyone and now feel they are our new friends.

- Mary Anne K.

We really like the 'city break' concept. You get the best of both worlds: the study leaders (always excellent) and time on your own. And, as always with Smithsonian tours, wonderful travel companions.

- Previous Journeys Traveler

You can count on Smithsonian for quality and excellence. First class all the way!

- Carolyn D.

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Experts

Apr 25 - May 3, 2020 Departure

Aneta Georgievska-Shine is a scholar of the Renaissance and the baroque eras, yet as an art historian, her interests range from ancient to contemporary art. In addition to her affiliation with the University of Maryland, she frequently presents lectures for museums and art institutions in the Washington D.C. area, including the Walters Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, and the Smithsonian. Her publications include scholarly books and numerous articles in U.S. and international journals, as well as essays in exhibition catalogs.

A popular Smithsonian Journeys Expert, Aneta has led numerous journeys to France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. In addition to her art historical expertise, she brings a deep knowledge of the history, politics, and languages of Central and Eastern Europe. Aneta is a native speaker of Macedonian and has working knowledge of several other European languages.

Sep 12 - 20, 2020 Departure

Yves Thomas

Yves Thomas is professor emeritus of French Studies at Trent University Peterborough Canada, from 2010 to 2016, he played an administrative role as Director of the Year Abroad Program in Nantes France and as Chair of the Cultural Studies Department.

A specialist of the French aesthetic avant-garde of the 1920s as well as of French Civilization between Versailles and the Treaty of Versailles, he has recently been appointed Chair of the Arts and Heritage Centre in Trent Hills, Canada where he resides.