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Discover Parisian artists’ studios with a licensed tour guide. A guided tour offered by the Comité d'histoire de la Ville de Paris.
Of Russian origin, Ossip Zadkine (1888-1967) immigrated to Paris in 1909. In 1910, he spent a short time at la Ruche, then moved to the Montparnasse neighborhood. In 1912, he lived at 114, rue de Vaugirard; then, from 1913 to 1928, at 35, rue Rousselet. Finally, in 1928, he settled on rue d’Assas. On rue d’Assas, Zadkine lived in a small house overlooking a garden. He also had two studios. While Zadkine preferred working in the smaller one, the larger one was used to store his works, as well as his wood and stone. Forced into exile in the United States in 1941, Zadkine faced major difficulties when he returned to Paris in 1945 in reclaiming his house and studios, which were occupied by other tenants. Eventually reinstated there, he worked there until his death in 1967. Later, his wife, the painter Valentine Prax (1897-1981), bequeathed all of her property to the Ville de Paris to create a museum, which opened in July 1982. This guided tour is offered by the Comité d'histoire de la Ville de Paris. A digital app highlighting the history of artists’ studios in the Montparnasse neighborhood was created by the Département de l'histoire, de la mémoire et des musées associatifs (Direction des affaires culturelles) as part of the Ville de Paris participatory budget. Six walks are available: "Around the musée Bourdelle", "Around la Ruche", "Around the cemetery", "Around Giacometti", "Around Monsouris" and "Around the Musée Zadkine.
Price: Free tour subject to availability (25 people per tour). Booking required from July 28, 2026
Source: paris.fr — photo: Ville de Paris / DAC / DHMMA