This event is in the past.It took place on February 14, 2026 at Carnavalet Museum.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkStep through the looking glass of 1926-1936 census records to meet the real Parisians who shaped the city: Joséphine Baker and Kiki de Montparnasse rub shoulders with taxi drivers, stenographers, and dreamers who flocked to the capital at its demographic peak. Brassaï photographs and intricate neighborhood models bring bureaucratic data startlingly to life.
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Les gens de Paris, 1926-1936
Le Marais
Literature TalkLiterature TalkStep through the looking glass of 1926-1936 census records to meet the real Parisians who shaped the city: Joséphine Baker and Kiki de Montparnasse rub shoulders with taxi drivers, stenographers, and dreamers who flocked to the capital at its demographic peak. Brassaï photographs and intricate neighborhood models bring bureaucratic data startlingly to life.
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