Cou-Tours by Anya Firestone
Nationally licensed by the French Ministry of Culture as a Guide-Conférencière, Anya Firestone designs and hosts tailored Cou-Tours and experiences in Paris, France built on storytelling through art, fashion, history, and culture. Each Cou-Tour can be designed for individual travelers and VICs, including couples, families with children, and small groups, and can be designed as corporate /team building experiences.
Storytelling via Art & Culture
Nationally licensed by the French Ministry of Culture, Anya Firestone designs and hosts unparalleled tailored tours—Cou-Tours—of Paris and around France through immersive storytelling across art, fashion, history, and culture spanning antiquity to today.
Rather than pointing to paintings and simply stating who made them and what each means, Firestone uses Paris and its museums to illustrate– literally and figuratively–the story of art itself: How did Paris become the capital for art as well as fashion, gastronomy, literature, and architecture? Firestone’s Cou-Tours, in telling the story of art, also tell the story of Paris, and its rise as the epicenter for culture.
Made-to-Measure & Seamless
Designing each Cou-Tour like a custom gown, Firestone tailors the look, feel, length, and style to fit each type of discerning clientele—from a family with children of varied ages, to a Fashion Week women’s group, to a couple Honeymooning in the City of Lights. Every Cou-Tour is personally designed based on the interests of her clients, enchanting and engaging guests of all ages across museums, fashion showrooms, boutiques, and unique spaces typically closed to the public.
A Thematic Twist
Thematized per her guests’ requests, however avant-garde they may be, Firestone researches and curates each Cou-Tour to make art accessible through topics her guests already enjoy: A Parisian Puppy Treasure Hunt in the Louvre and Musee de la Chasse for a precocious child who loves dogs; A Drinkable Feast exploration of Hemingway’s Paris for those who like art but prefer martinis; A royal visit to the Queens of France, from Marie Antoinette to contemporary Drag across exhibits, couture houses, and cabarets… Any theme is possible.