Spend a night in the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris!

This summer, Palais Garnier will debut as the world’s most elaborate Airbnb, opening its doors for one night. Two people will be able to sleep in the spectacular Box of Honour, which has been reimagined as a bed chamber. Photo: AFP

In Paris, the Palais Garnier opera house is branching out with new visitor experiences. Five years after launching an escape game, the institution, which famously featured in Gaston Leroux's The Phantom Of The Opera, is now offering an overnight stay on Airbnb.

At a time when cultural institutions are reaching out to a wider audience, by, for example, streaming their performances on the Internet, like London's National Theatre, the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris is finding new ways of attracting visitors.