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Unesco

7th Arr.

Step behind the curtain at UNESCO's Paris headquarters, where modernist architecture by Breuer and Nervi frames a world-class art collection including Picasso and Calder. The tour winds through the iconic Y-shaped building to Isamu Noguchi's serene Japanese garden, a slice of Kyoto hidden in the 7th arrondissement.

modernist architecture
Japanese garden
art collection
guided tour

Tips

🎨"The art! Who knew..."
🌸Noguchi's only European garden
🧘Tadao Ando meditation space

UNESCO

7 Pl. de Fontenoy-Unesco, 75007 Paris, France

+33 1 45 68 10 00

12 €

www.unesco.org

Upcoming at UNESCO

Saturday, Jun 13
Dans les coulisses de l'UNESCO

Dans les coulisses de l'UNESCO

June 13

Step inside a functioning global institution where modernist architecture meets world-class art. The iconic Y-shaped building houses masterpieces by Picasso, Calder, and Giacometti, plus a serene Japanese garden with unexpected Eiffel Tower views.

Visite de l’UNESCO

Visite de l’UNESCO

June 13 at 10am

Step behind the curtain at UNESCO's Y-shaped modernist headquarters, where Picasso and Miró mingle with concrete pilotis and Isamu Noguchi's Japanese garden offers a quiet escape with Eiffel Tower glimpses.

Tuesday, Sep 1
Substratum – Scratching the Surface project

Substratum – Scratching the Surface project

September 1

Vhils chiseled a 30-meter tribute to feminist trailblazer Ellen Wilkinson directly into UNESCO's concrete walls. Tucked away from street view, this massive mural surrounds her portrait with 11 World Heritage sites: the Sphinx, Parthenon, Chichen Itza and more.

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