Top Things to do in Essonne
Top Hotels in Essonne
- 1. Kyriad Hotel Orly Aeroport - Athis Mons
- 2. Best Western Plus Paris Saclay
- 3. Campanile Evry Ouest - Corbeil Essonnes
- 4. Hotel ibis Massy
- 5. Espace Leonard de Vinci
- 6. Novotel Senart Golf Greenparc
- 7. Campanile Paris-Saclay
- 8. Tulip Inn Massy Palaiseau Residence
- 9. Orly Superior Hotel
- 10. ibis Etampes
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The 10 Best Museums in Essonne, Ile-de-France
Discover the best top things to do in Essonne, France including Maison de Jean Cocteau, Propriete Caillebotte, Verrerie d'art, Musee Paul Delouvrier, Le Cyclop, Musee Volant Salis, Musee intercommunal d'Etampes, Elevage la Doudou, Espace Culturel Paul Bedu, Musee Delta.
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1. Maison de Jean Cocteau
2. Propriete Caillebotte
3. Verrerie d'art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 91 reviews
4. Musee Paul Delouvrier
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
5. Le Cyclop
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Open from April to October. The Cyclop is a concrete and metal sculpture partially covered in mirrors. It is a giant’s head planted in the ground and scrutinising the surroundings with its one eye. It can be visited as if it were a museum where you discover a complex world full of intimacy and friendship, a world that is both serious and full of humour, a maze of artworks and curiosities. It stands proud in the middle of the Forest of Milly, as tall as a seven-storey building. Jean Tinguely, his wife Niki de Saint Phalle and their friends started work on the project in 1969. Many artists worked with them in a fun, family atmosphere. They had no planning permission and they funded it themselves, working with recycled materials. The sculpture was provocative and it was regularly vandalised. In 1987, Jean Tinguely decided to donate it to the French State. The Cyclop was finished 25 years after work had begun and it was opened to the public in 1994. A cultural and artistic programme The Cyclop began to reach out to contemporary creation in 2012. Since then, it has helped artists in the conception of works in three areas relevant to the site: artistic research combining music and the visual arts, collaborative artistic creation (artists working together), and relating to nature. Artists’ residencies, contemporary art exhibitions, performances, and lectures on The Cyclop encourage a cross-fertilisation of the worlds of creativity and research. In 2015, The Cyclop was inaugurating series of meetings under the title ‘Contrée film & video’. Throughout the season, in a converted container close to the sculpture, there will be screenings of artists’ videos and documentary films. Some of these screenings will be linked with programmed events at The Cyclop.
6. Musee Volant Salis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
The Museum is open from wednesday to sunday from 2pm-5pm. Dress in warm clothes, the exhibit is not heaten but it is covered. Closed from december 25th, 2019 to january 2nd, 2020.
7. Musee intercommunal d'Etampes
8. Elevage la Doudou
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 14 reviews
9. Espace Culturel Paul Bedu
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 9 reviews
The Cultural Exhibition Center Paul Bédu presents temporary exhibitions and Paul Bédu's, great art-lover, private collection. The later gathers drawings, works of art, paintings, etc. (of Marie Laurencin and Charles Camoin, for instance) and the famous painting called "BORONALI" hoax from beginning of the 20th century whose real author is a donkey called Lolo of the "Lapin Agile" (cabaret in Paris). We can also discover exceptional and unique works of the poète Jean Cocteau honorary citizen of the town.
10. Musee Delta
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