LE BAL

Art center · Grandes Carrieres

LE BAL

Art center · Grandes Carrieres

6 Imp. de la Défense, 75018 Paris, France

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Discover a charming photography museum tucked away in a cozy alley, featuring rotating, well-curated exhibitions and an impressive bookstore, all paired with a delightful café selection.

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"'Le Bal' is an independent place, created in 2010 and directed by Diane Dufour. Dedicated to the contemporary image, 'Le Bal' is an exhibition, reflection and educational space devoted to the image-document in all its forms (photography, video, cinema). It is composed of an exhibition space, a bookshop, a restaurant and a pedagogical platform for education in the image, the factory of the gaze." - CL Design

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"Le Bal, 18Th Arrondissement Nord by CL Design. Le Bal'is an independent place, created in 2010 and directed by Diane Dufour. Dedicated to the contemporary image, 'Le Bal' is an exhibition, reflection and educational space devoted to the image-document in all its forms (photography, video, cinema). It is composed of an exhibition space, a bookshop, a restaurant and a pedagogical platform for education in the image, the factory of the gaze."

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Giavu

Google

A fantastic little photography museum with a rotating selection of exhibitions. I’ve been coming here for years, and their shows are consistently well-curated and thought provoking. The current Ishimoto exhibition is especially worth seeing. The bookstore is also impressive, with a well-stocked selection of photography books spanning various genres.

David William Benoun (David)

Google

Nice small museum. The exhibition I saw was really well put together with high quality commentary. There is a nice bookshop and a “humanitarian” restaurant. While I would not recommend to eat there it’s nice for drink and they are friendly

Manuel Malle

Google

Excellent non-profit private museum with a wonderful mission to discover and mentor future artists. Saw the excellent Yasushiro Ishimoto exhibit followed by a delicious lunch in the museum’s small and cozy restaurant.

Stas Kalashnikov (sslaventiy)

Google

Amazing selection of photography books 📖 Wonderful cafe and museum space 🖤

Pedro de Alcantara

Google

A small gallery on two floors, featuring consistently well-curated photo and video shows with thought-provoking, stimulating content. Also, the gallery happens to be half-hidden in an alleyway that, in itself, is quite attractive and interesting if you love quirky city corners. It's totally worth visiting.

Luuk

Google

Lovely food at the restaurant and great bookstore! Can't say much about the exhibition space, we didn't visit the exhibtition.

Marc Nunkesser

Google

We had an excellent brunch at this cafe. The staff was very friendly, the location is pleasantly away from the busy roads with a view on a small, green playground and the food was good. My personal favorite was the granola but also the pancakes and the eggs were great. I recommend coming around the opening hours as the cafe does fill up quickly.

Michael Busse

Google

Really enjoyed the Ishimotp exhibition.

Hilary C.

Yelp

Amazing food, but horrible wait. Would give 4 stars but for that. Scones were buttery, and crusty and warm. Amazing cappuccino. Waited over an hour though. Would love to go again if it were more quiet, but it seems unlikely due to the wait. Staff was efficient and polite though.