Nicolas Thomas

In the Age of Enlightenment, exoticism became a major source of inspiration for French artists. From Chinese porcelain to imagined Eastern scenes and Indigenous American figures, 18th-century French art reveals a fascination with distant worlds.

Would you like to discover a forgotten church in Paris? Step inside Sainte-Anne Church. Designed by the architect Prosper Bobin and built between 1898 and 1912, it stands in Paris’s 13th arrondissement. The church has been under restoration since May 2022 to reinforce its foundations and refurbish its façade. It will reopen to visitors in October 2026, once the works are completed !