Paris may be known as the City of Light, but it’s also a City of Museums. With a gallery on every corner from the Louvre to the Museum of Romantic Life a visitor (and even a resident!) could spend months in Paris without ever running out of exhibits to visit. But what if you could see you favourite art works, the masterpieces and the museums in a whole new way? On 19 May an annual extravaganza will be taking place all over Europe that will allow you to do just that – The European Night of Museums.

Cult cartoonist Robert Crumb is granted “fine art” status as the Museum of Modern Art in Paris hosts an in-depth retrospective of his work. Covering nearly fifty years of his life, every detail of the controversial artist's creative history is laid bare in all its agonisingly-obsessive glory.

Contrary to what one would think prior to entering the exhibition, the Masters of Disorder do not attempt to make chaos, but rather eliminate it, in order to return to an equilibrium state--by any means necessary. On display until July 29 at Musée du quai Branly, the exhibition displays numerous traditions practiced across the globe that depict the struggle between order and chaos. To protect against the misfortune and unhappiness that reveal the imperfections of the world, intercessors or shamans appear as negotiators who interact with ambivalent and dangerous forces. They are called the masters of chaos--and they certainly scared any bad "forces" (not to mention, appetite) out of this visitor!

Paris is a feast from many perspectives. Visitors with ‘Eyes of Faith’ will find a feast of architectural, stained glass, and sculptural treasures for an inspired spirited exploration of this luminous city.

Beijing-based photographer, Li Wei, has found the ideal space in Parc de la Villette to showcase his gravity-defying photographs that forge a link between mankind and the environment. Once the site of a slaughterhouse and cattle market, the now urban park situated at the northeastern edge of the 19th arrondissement, was redesigned in 1986 by Bernard Tschumi to bring together architecture and nature, with a dedication to the arts, science, and leisure activities. Today, the site also serves as home to the popular Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, the Cité de la musique, the Grande Halle de la Villette, three concert facilities, a cabaret, and more.

For me, Bob Dylan is an acquired taste. As a former music journalist, who even worked for Rolling Stone, people would often stare open-mouthed at me when I said I appreciated what he had done for the evolution of music, but I just wasn't a fan (I feel the same way about The Beatles too). But along with everything else that becomes better when aged in France, my musical taste has followed suit. Bob Dylan: Rock Explosion 1961-66 at Cite de la musique until July 15, serves as an extremely well-curated exhibition that will not only excite intense Dylan fans, but allows those of us with further curiosity to uncover more.

For the next two months Paris pays homage to one of Graphic Art’s most renowned and celebrated contributors as the Pompidou Centre opens its doors to the colourful career of Art Spiegelman.  Whether a comic book enthusiast or relative newcomer to the genre, this exhibition stands as a dynamic and fascinating means of accessing a powerful if often over-looked art form.

Tourists flock to Paris to indulge in its charm, style and history, but what lands do Parisians dream of during those dreary rush-hour Métro journeys? Well, for many it’s Italy. Get a true Parisian on the subject of Italy and they will talk for hours about the food, the architecture, the style and the people.

As a writer, when I sit down to work on a piece, there are several things that must be in place before I can even think to commence. I must have already drank a cup of coffee, my water glass must be filled, there must be complete silence, and I must be able to look out the window at the city of Paris which serves as my inspiration. For Claude Debussy, one of France's legendary composers of the early 20th century, that writing process could not begin until he was surrounded by the visual arts that inspired him.