The Musée en Herbe

To provide preschool and primary school children with a true introduction to Art, École Bilingue Chardin has established an exclusive partnership with the Musée en Herbe. Founded in 1975, the Musée en Herbe, located in the center of Paris, aims to introduce children to Art from a very young age.

Students of École Bilingue Chardin can benefit from the Musée en Herbe’s programs, which are not only artistic but also scientific and playful. During these programs, children discover works of contemporary artists and engage with Art themselves through thematic workshops where they can handle materials, build, and create "in the style of" the artists. They also attend exhibition openings and interact with prestigious artists, such as Kan, Speedy Graphito, and Decktwo.

The Children's Wall

Each year, a wall at École Bilingue Chardin is decorated by every preschool and primary school child, following a theme chosen and shared by a Street Art artist. The artist comes to share their work with the children, while explaining their creative method. This collective artwork is "ephemeral" as it is erased each year. However, photos of this creation are kept by École Bilingue Chardin and become part of our shared heritage.

The materials used for these creations, including sprays, are selected in compliance with children’s safety standards, specifically using water-based sprays.

Partner Galleries: Galerie Mennour

At École Bilingue Chardin, our goal is for every child, from the very first years of preschool to the end of primary school, to discover, appreciate, and embrace Art as a key element of personal development from an early age. To achieve this, École Bilingue Chardin has established partnerships with some of the leading Parisian galleries specializing in modern art, contemporary art, urban art, and tribal art. These collaborations provide children with opportunities to experience exhibitions and engage directly with artists through gallery visits or artist-led workshops at school.

The painter Chardin

Proust described beautifully, about Chardin, the contribution that the beauty of Art can have on each person: "Into these rooms where you see nothing but the image of the banality of others and the reflection of your boredom, Chardin enters like light, giving each thing its color, evoking from the eternal night in which they were buried all the beings of still or animated nature, with the meaning of its form so brilliant for the eye, so obscure for the mind. Like the awakened Princess, each one is brought back to life, regains color, begins to talk with you, to live, to last."