La Gaîté Lyrique

The French word Gaîté means cheerfulness or happiness, and this historic theatre was certainly a cheerful place in the middle-to-late 1870s, when several of Jacques Offenbach’s comical operettas were performed here. Offenbach himself was the theatre’s director and impresario for two years, but he was not so happy with the Read More …

Museum of Jewish Art and History

This museum in the Marais district of Paris is devoted to Jewish artworks and historical artifacts, mainly from France but also from other European countries and from North Africa. Unfortunately no photography is allowed inside the museum, but some of the artworks and religious objects can be seen on the museum’s Read More …