La Ruche, lieu mythique

The same common denominator with the Bateau Lavoir: the greatest artists have passed through there, such as Modigliani, Chagall and Brancusi.

Alfred Boucher, Camille Claudel's teacher, bought a huge 5,000 square meter plot of land in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, and salvaged elements from the 1900 World's Fair, including the entrance gate designed by Gustave Eiffel.

He built small workshops, built with bits and pieces and surrounded by gardens, a theater and an exhibition hall. It is the layout of the workshops around the main building that will give its name to the city: The Hive. At the end of the 60's, the dilapidated place is put up for sale. At the end of the 60's, the dilapidated and dilapidated place was put up for sale. A defense committee, headed by Chagall, tried to save the place, which was finally saved by René and Geneviève Seydoux. The Phoenix rises from its ashes and renovations begin 
Listed as a historical monument since 1972, the Beehive continues to host some sixty young artists. The transmission is done, in line with its initial purpose.

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