Studios, brasseries and artistic memory
Montparnasse
Behind its main roads, Montparnasse preserves memories of 20th-century artists, cafés and studios. Museums and the cemetery help reveal these figures and their surroundings.
Landmarks to locate
- Musée Bourdelle
- Cimetière du Montparnasse
- Rue Campagne-Première
- Jardin Atlantique
Street names and landmark names keep their local names for use on maps.
Link art, memory and studio streets
Combine Musée Bourdelle with Montparnasse Cemetery, then observe the studio streets around Campagne-Première. The route brings together preserved works, places of memory and the artists’ urban setting.
Check opening hours and the correct address
Museums and the cemetery do not necessarily share hours. For a shorter outing, choose one indoor visit and keep the rest as a walk. Fondation Cartier’s visitor address is now 2 Place du Palais-Royal, requiring a journey into central Paris rather than a stop on Boulevard Raspail.
Useful questions
Can I visit Fondation Cartier in this neighbourhood?
Its visitor address is at 2 Place du Palais-Royal. In Montparnasse, Musée Bourdelle and the gardens provide other stops. Do not use the former Boulevard Raspail address as the Foundation’s current destination.
Choose the visits you want to include
Walking options connected to these places
- A leisurely Left Bank walk — Gardens, bookshops and smaller streets between Luxembourg Garden and the Seine.
- Southwestern Paris — A calmer day between Montparnasse, Javel and Passy, away from the busiest tourist axis.
- Montparnasse, studios and gardens — Cross Montparnasse on foot between cafés, smaller streets and green spaces, then reach Luxembourg Garden without multiplying transport connections.
These links share places explicitly recorded in our data. They do not establish proximity or a fully accessible route.
English translation prepared on from the French source record dated 2026-10-06. Translation does not constitute a fresh factual verification. French version.