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Italian Cultural Institute

Faubourg Saint-Germain

Tucked inside the elegant Hôtel de Gallifet, this Italian cultural embassy serves up rotating art exhibitions, live concerts, and film screenings — all free to enter. Don't miss the library: vaulted stone ceilings and a peaceful garden make it a quiet weekday escape.

Free entry
18th-century mansion
Italian art exhibitions
Concerts & film screenings

Tips

📚"la bibliothèque de l'Institut culturel italien vaut le détour (en semaine) !!" — @bonvoyagecleo
🏛️housed in the historic 18th-century Hôtel de Gallifet
🇮🇹check their calendar for concerts, films and talks

Italian Cultural Institute

50 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, France

Free

Upcoming at Italian Cultural Institute

Friday, Jun 12
Vernissage / Marco Palmieri: Passaggi / Œuvre d’Honneur

Vernissage / Marco Palmieri: Passaggi / Œuvre d’Honneur

June 12

Marco Palmieri builds intricate paper watercolor sets, photographs them with zero post-production, and prints the results: a meditation on the boundary between artifice and reality. The artist himself presents this Œuvre d'Honneur at the magnificent 18th-century Hôtel de Gallifet.

Œuvre d’Honneur / Le Roi de Rome (1812) de Giacomo Spalla

Œuvre d’Honneur / Le Roi de Rome (1812) de Giacomo Spalla

June 12

A white marble bust of Napoleon's son emerges from storage for its first public showing. Giacomo Spalla carved it from life in 1812 for the emperor himself.

Expo / Paolo Conte Original

Expo / Paolo Conte Original

June 12

A rare glimpse into the jazz poet's visual world through 70 works spanning 1957 to 2023, including unexhibited pieces and plates from his illustrated musical tale "Razmataz."