Fluctuart

Floating Urban Art Gallery on the Seine
- 2 port du Gros Caillou ,
- 75007 Paris
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Moored alongside the Quai d’Orsay, opposite the Grand Palais and surrounded by some of the city’s best sights, including Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower, you’ll find this modern péniche, or riverboat.
The quayside already gives you a clue as to what to expect with brightly colored yarn decorating the trees, graffiti adorning the walls of a shipping container, and a space invader taking in the scene. Welcome to the world’s first floating urban art center. Street art on the river, if you so wish.
Named as an homage to and a play on words with the Parisian motto (“Fluctuat nec mergitur,” tossed by the waves but does not sink), the art gallery has a superb, if small, permanent collection featuring works by the likes of world-famous street artist Banksy and Paris’s very own Invader.
Downstairs, temporary exhibitions fill the hull of the barge. The inaugural exhibition Time Capsule retraced the work of the artist Swoon. A chronological journey through the artist’s career, re-created street scenes showed the paper cutouts and delicate wheatpaste prints for which the artist is known. Although this exhibition ended September 22, 2019, the current show is sure to be just as exciting and immersive.

After contemplating the artwork, head back up to the main level to browse in the great little bookshop which offers books on street art and souvenirs in keeping with the urban art theme.
But Fluctuart isn’t just about art, the floating cultural space also has a small restaurant and café on the main level serving simple dishes and drinks for lunch or dinner, with a family-friendly brunch (on a boat!) offered every Sunday.
Upstairs on the top deck, you’ll find a rooftop bar perfect for sipping coffee or cocktails on the Seine. Old spray paint cans and skateboards serve to display the drink menu, and once you’ve made your selection, you can sit and soak in the stunning surroundings, watching the Bateaux Mouches floating by.

The gallery is free to enter and open every day, from midday to midnight.
All in all, a great outing, combining art, shopping, and refreshing drinks with a view. What more could you ask for?
Looking to spot some street art out in the wild? Reserve a Family-Friendly Guided Street Art Tour of Paris today!
Fluctuart
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Le Saint-Régis
Pantagruel
Brasserie La Lorraine
Du Pain et Des Idées
Brasserie Dubillot
Granite
Giorgio
Bouillon Julien
FIEF
Fluctuat
Le Four du 12
Café A
Aux Petits Oignons
Le Coupe-Chou
Les Vins des Dames
Bouillon Chartier
Lapérouse
Monsieur Bleu
Chez Gladines
Le Voltaire
Misso
Bambou
Septime
Il Cottage
Le Chalet de Neuilly
Georges
Le Pantruche
Le Radis Beurre
La Felicità, Station F
Le Comptoir du Relais Saint Germain
Vaudeville
Le Troquet
Le Grand Bain
Ralph’s
Terra
Can Alegria
Bisou.
Paname Brewing Company
Mezcaleria
Berthillon
Willi’s Wine Bar
Dose – Dealer du Café (Batignolles)
Rosa Bonheur – Buttes Chaumont
Mr Culbuto
Boca Dos
Le Comptoir Général
Anticafé
Dragon
Candelarìa
La Péniche Antipode
Castor Club
La Belle Hortense
Le Mary Celeste
Fitzgerald
Café de Flore
Le Syndicat
Night Flight
Tiger
Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels
Le Bar Dix
Le Bouclier de Bacchus
CloudM
Strada Café
Le Perchoir de l’Est
Divine
Le Renard Bar
Wild & the Moon
Le Peloton
Le Pavillon des Canaux
Dose – Dealer de Café (Mouffetard)
Café Kitsuné – Palais Royal
Angelina
L’Abribus Café
Le Perchoir Marais
La Samaritaine
Eataly
Antique & Used Book Market, Marché du Livre
La Cure Gourmande
Marché Belgrand
Bercy Village
Les Puces de Vanves
Liquides
Passy Covered Market
Le Bon Marché
Printemps
Le Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville
Koshka Mashka
Galeries Lafayette
Librairie Galignani
Buly 1803
Androuet
The Frankie Shop
Shakespeare and Company
Assouline – Saint Germain
Fromagerie Quatrehomme
Legrand Filles et Fils
Empreintes
The Abbey Bookshop
Aujourd’hui Demain
Artazart
CityPharma
Verbreuil
TWINS Concept Store
Merci
L’Eau et Les Rêves
Alix D. Reynis
Marché Saint-Pierre
L’Eclair de Génie
Matières à Réflexion
Erotokritos
L’Appartement Sézane
Musée Carnavalet
Square Marcel Bleustein Blanchet
Bourse de Commerce
Square Édouard VII
Musée de Montmartre
Rue Denoyez
Le Village Saint Paul
Square des Batignolles
Wall of ‘I Love You’
Les Champs-Elysées
Galerie Perrotin
Fluctuart
Galerie Kamel Mennour
Atelier des Lumières
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Institut du Monde Arabe
59 Rivoli
Parc de Belleville
Square Barye
Rue des Eaux
Parc Monceau
Arènes de Lutèce
Musée Nissim de Camondo
Musée Jacquemart-André
L’Hôtel de Sully
Centre Pompidou
La Sainte-Chapelle
Cimetière du Montparnasse
Galerie Vivienne
Maison de Balzac
La Conciergerie
Gertrude Stein’s Apartment
Musée de l’Homme
Place Dauphine
Notre Dame Cathedral
Maison de Victor Hugo
Rue Cler
Musée Marmottan Monet
Rue Daguerre
Musée des Arts Forains
La Seine Musicale
Aquaboulevard
Supersonic
BAM Karaoke Box
Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione
Moulin Rouge
Crazy Horse Paris
Folies Bergère
Le Grand Rex
Théâtre Michel
Gossima Ping-Pong Bar
Playground Duperré
‘Oh My God, She’s Parisian’ Comedy Show
Les Petites Flèches
Le Louxor
La Gare
Théâtre du Châtelet
Café Oz – Denfert
Bus Palladium
Open-Air Cinema at La Villette
Les Bains du Marais
Aux Bains Montorgueil
Hammam Les Cent Ciels
Free Persephone
Spa My Blend by Clarins
Peninsula Spa
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Paris
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2 port du Gros Caillou
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75007 Paris
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