The Nuit Blanche (White Night in French) is a night long art event where different art installations are put up at important locations, museums and art galleries of Paris and they remain accessible throughout the night to the public for free. The concept of night time arts festival was introduced by Jean Blaise, a French artistic director in Nantes, and it came to Paris when he was invited by the then Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë to organize the first event in the city in 2002.
