Journées de l'Architecture 2025: visit to Auguste Perret's Chana Orloff workshops

The Journées Nationales de l'Architecture (National Architecture Days) are an opportunity to delve into the heart of the buildings and monuments that populate Paris and the surrounding region. Over the course of a weekend, guided tours, workshops and family games open to all and free of charge await you on October 18 and 19, 2025, to take a closer look at our heritage, whether classic or modern, made of fine stone or concrete.

To visit theAtelier-Musée Chana Orloff is to plunge into the world of an extraordinary woman artist. A renowned sculptor, this Russian immigrant arrived in France in the early 20th century and made her mark in a predominantly male artistic world. The studio is her former home and workplace, retaining a warm, intimate atmosphere in the heart of Paris's 14th arrondissement. Here you can admire a collection of her works, the story of her life, her inspirations and her contribution to modern art.

Please note that reservations are mandatory!

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Journées Nationales de l'Architecture 2025: program and dates in Paris and the Ile-de-France region
The Journées nationales de l'Architecture are back on October 18 and 19, 2025, in Paris and the Île-de-France region. A weekend-long opportunity to visit unusual and historic sites, while taking part in workshops and meetings with architects. [Read more]

The Journées de l'Architecture 2025 program at the Chana Orloff studios

• Visit the studio-museum - Saturday, October 18, 2025 to Sunday, October 19, 2025

Sculptor Chana Orloff painted a portrait of Auguste Perret in 1923. Three years later, she called on him to design her studio house. Built in the cul-de-sac of the Villa Seurat, a haven of modern architecture, this was the architect's first medium-sized studio residence. These workshops, with their strong structural elements on the façade and inside, differ from André Lurçat's houses built around the same time at Villa Seurat. Only the working and exhibition studios, where Chana Orloff's work is displayed, are open to visitors.