Literary Landscapes: Paris

Sandrine Voillet is a French art historian, tour leader and TV presenter. After obtaining an MA in Art History at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris, she worked in the arts sector in different roles, including work as a curator for a private art collection. In 2007 she presented a three-part BBC 2 series on the cultural history of Paris, Sandrine’s Paris, with an accompanying book that detailed the art and literary highlights from over three centuries of the City of Light. In 2012 she started a bespoke tour company, leading visitors in the footsteps of artists and poets. She makes frequent appearances on the History Channel and National Geographic, talking about affaires culturel in the city that has contributed so much to the development of art and literature.