Boston University Paris Cultural & Linguistic Program: Summer 2018 Contact Information Elisabeth Montfort-Siewert [email protected]
Hanadi Sobh [email protected]
Useful Links BU-related information and tourist guides: www.bu.edu/paris/ www.billetreduc.com o reduced price tickets to events and activities www.sortiraparis.com, www.lebonbon.com, and www.timeout.com/paris o ideas and information about cultural events and activities in Paris
Boston University Activities
We organize and finance a certain number of student outings. Students may attend any or all of these activities for FREE! Signing up for each desired activity is required.
Saturday May 19th Découverte d’un quartier parisien Morning/afternoon
Saturday May 26th Versailles All day
Friday June 1st Musée du vin 4:30pm-6:30pm
Friday June 1st Les Parisiennes 8pm-9:30pm (spectacle musical)
Tuesday June 12th Restaurant 7pm-10pm
Friday June 29th Musée du Chocolat 4pm-6pm
Monday July 2nd Comédie Française 8pm-11:30pm
Thursday July 12th Fête d’au revoir TBD
Cultural Passport Suggestions You can attend activities on your own and be reimbursed through the BU Cultural Passport up to 100€.
Please remember that there are some limits and exceptions, so make sure to check out the BU Paris website for details and check with Elisabeth. Please check the official websites for students/reduced pricing! Some events below are also free.
Cinema & Theatre Cinema & Theatre Ciné Pop’, July 8, Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS Set in Paris (cinema walking tour), 15-20€ Champs-Elysées Film Festival, June 12-19, 35€ Ciné-balade with Juliette Dubois, 14€ pass or 7€ screening Les Étoiles du REX, famous movie theatre, 10€ Théâtre de l’Odéon, Bérénice, until June 10; Une vie sur mesure, Théâtre Tristan Bernard, 11€* L’Avare, June 2-30; Tristesses, until May 27; check Films sous les étoiles, June 21-23, Domaine website for prices national de Saint-Cloud Paris secrets (in English), Théâtre de Nesle, May Festival Toile sous les étoiles, July 4-7, Château 25, June 8, June 22, July 6, 13€ de Vincennes I love Piaf, Théâtre Le Lucernaire, 25€ Dance Music Lac des Cygnes, Palais des Congrès, 42€, June Caveau de la Huchette, jazz club, 10€ 21-23 Philharmonie de Paris, Parc de la Villette, see Los Guardiola (tango and mime), Théâtre Essaïon, program for prices 15€ Fête de la musique, June 21 (free) Festival TempsDanse #2, May 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, La Défense Jazz Festival, June 25-July 1 (free) 2r2c (Coopérative de Rue et de Cirque) Chopin Festival, Orangerie du Parc de Bagatelle, June 23-24, see website for prices Art Exhibitions Art Exhibitions Artistes & Robots Exposition, Grand Palais, until Picasso: History of the Guernica, Musée Picasso July 9, 10€ Paris, 11€ TeamLab Au-Delà Des Limites, Grande Halle de la Wild Souls. Symbolism in the Baltic States, Villette, 12.90€ Musée d’Orsay, 9€ Chagall, Lissitzky, Malévitch, the Russian Avant- Delacroix (1798-1863), Musée du Louvre, 17€ Garde, Centre Pompidou, 11€ The Water Lilies. American Abstract Painting Corot the Painter and his Models, Musée and the last Monet, Musée de l’Orangerie, 6.50€ Marmottan Monet, until July 8, 7.50€ Mary Cassatt. An American Impressionist in Rodin and Dance, Musée Rodin, 7€ on Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, 10.50€ Wednesdays Kupka. Pioneer of Abstraction, Grand Palais, 10€ Hell and Ghosts, Musée du Quai Branly, 7-9€
Other One Wo/Man Shows Nuit européenne des musées, free entry to Olivier Giraud, “How to become a Parisian in museums, May 19 One Hour,” Théâtre des Nouveautés, 12€ La fête des voisins, May 25 Julie Collas, “Oh My God She Is Parisian!” Nuit aux Invalides, starts June 27, 15€ Théâtre BO Saint-Martin, 20€ Parc Astérix, amusement park near CDG airport, 34€ Sports La France Miniature, mini park, 22€ Roland-Garros 2018, tennis, May 20-June 9, check Street Art Paris Left Bank Street Art Tour, 15-20€ ticket prices online Guided visit of the Saint-Ouen flea market, 8€ Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG), soccer Guided visit of the Comédie Française, Sundays matches, check website for prices and match dates at 11am, 9€
Exploring Outside of Paris… Venture just outside of Paris to places like the medieval city of Provins, which in June has roses in full bloom, and the royal château at Fontainebleau. All of the Ile-de-France region is accessible for free with your Navigo card!
Or, take a weekend getaway to an island in Brittany such as Belle Île en Mer or to Le Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, or to a city like Marseille or an island like Ile de Porquerolles on the Mediterranean…
The BU Paris website offers tour guides of famous spots in Paris, tourist sites around the Ile-de-France region, and major cities around France. Many of these guides are student tested, so make sure to look at them for ideas!
Please remember as well that the Cultural Passport covers any French-related activities, including those outside of Paris.
If you have any questions, contact Elisabeth at [email protected]
More Information BU will reimburse up to 100€ for different cultural activities relating to French culture and language. Activities must relate to France, its culture, and/or its language.
Rules Train tickets are only reimbursed for trips within France or other Francophone country for a maximum of 50€ per round trip. There is a limit of 50€ per receipt or per activity.
Receipts must be the original! No photocopies are accepted. Prices must be clearly indicated on the receipt, and your name must figure on the receipt for any purchases made online.
How To Get Reimbursed At the end of the semester, print out the reimbursement sheet found on the BU Paris website, fill out the form, staple receipts and/or tickets to the form, and place it in Elisabeth’s mailbox. Please note that the final day to hand in a reimbursement sheet is the last day of internship workshops.