WHAT’S NEXT?
- From factory to art gallery: La Manufacture
- An unusual concert hall: La Cave aux poètes
- Creative and trendy shopping: Le Grand Bassin (External link) , Wednesday to Sunday, or the studio boutiques of the Maisons de mode (External link) , next to La Piscine museum, Wednesday to Saturday
- An amazing modernist chateau: La Villa Cavrois (External link) , designed by Robert Mallet Stevens and fully restored. Every day except Tuesday
- And before jumping on the train home: pop in to the Librairie Autour des mots, opposite the station.
BUT WHO IS JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LEVASSOR?
Director of La Condition Publique since January 2016, Jean-Christophe Levassor knows the area well, having previously served as the Director of Culture for the city of Lille.