Play Quidditch, ride a magic broomstick, choose your Harry Potter wand… Fans of JK Rowling’s saga are in for a treat! The immersive experience begins this Friday until October 1, 2023 at Porte de Versailles in Paris. Here are the things to see and especially not to miss for sorcerer’s apprentices!
[Mise à jour du 21 avril 2023 à 10h09]. fans ofHarry Potter will finally be able to play sorcerer’s apprentices on the occasion of the new immersive exhibition dedicated toHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After the cities of Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Vienna, it is in Paris that the Harry Potter exhibition takes up residence, from April 21 and until October 1 at Porte de Versailles. In a space of 3,000 m2, this immersive and interactive exhibition allows you to relive the magic moments of the harry saga Potterimagined by the British novelist JK Rowling over 25 years ago.
On the program for this unique journey? Choose your Hogwarts house and your magic wand, then sit in a giant Hagrid chair and practice your Quidditch skills! Scenery, wizard costumes, fun and magical activities… Everything has been thought out to give visitors the illusion. Among the magical experiences that await you, here are the 8 things not to miss at the Harry Potter exhibition.
1 – Integrating your Hogwarts house
The first big step that awaits wizards from one day to the Harry Potter exhibition in ParisIt is choosing their Hogwarts house. As in JK Rowling’s books, visitors will be able to choose the house that really suits them, without the help of the Sorting Hat. They can thus become a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
2 – Choose your Patronus
After integrating their house, the young wizards of Hogwarts will have to decide on their Patronus, the protective animal that can serve as a shield when the wizard needs it.
3 – Which magic wand to choose?
Then it will be the turn of choice of magic wand, which will unfortunately not take place in Ollivander’s shop, but the experience will remain just as magical. Because you can choose the wand of your choice (among twenty) such as that of Harry Potter, or that of Dumbeldore, Hermione or other famous wizards. Once this choice is made, the adventure can finally begin!
4 – Play the spy with the Marauder’s Map
Throughout the course of the exhibition, the wizards will venture into the places, the sets and in front of the emblematic objects of Hogwarts. Among them, on one of the walls, you will come face to face with the marauder’s map, a magic parchment that not only allows you to find your way around Hogwarts school, but also to know the movements of any wizard present in the area. Of course, since you are a Hogwarts student, your name will appear on the Marauder’s Map.
5 – Test your Quidditch skills!
A Quidditch pitch, the favorite sport of wizards, will be reproduced at the Harry Potter exhibition in Paris! Visitors can try their hand at throwing the quaffle (a volleyball) into the opposing team’s suspended rings. If you succeed, you will earn points for your Hogwarts house. Will you beat Harry Potter at this game?
6 – Prepare fearsome magic potions
Another interactive activity of the Harry Potter exhibition: the young wizards will follow their first potions lessonto prepare elixirs and other magic potions. It will be taught in the classrooms of Professors Snape and Slughorn. You will have to be serious and follow the magic recipe to the letter, otherwise your cauldron could well overturn everything or worse, explode.
7 – Go to the Forbidden Forest
Beyond Hogwarts, you can discover the surroundings of the school and in particular the famous forbidden forest. In this experiment, your Patronus may appear as well as other magical creatures, such as centaurs which are recognizable by their half-man half-horse body. Before the Forbidden Forest, you can also go to the hagrid’s hutthe gamekeeper of Hogwarts but also the keeper of the Keys and the Places of the school.
8 – Have a wizard’s duel (with you know who)
To keep a memory, the exhibition has reconstructed the final duel scene which pits Harry Potter against his lifelong nemesis, Voldemort, in the courtyard of Hogwarts. You will be able to take position like the wizards and have your picture taken in the middle of the fight.
Practical information on Harry Potter The Exhibition
The Harry Potter Expo takes place from April 21 to October 1, 2023.
Ticket prices
THE Harry Potter exhibition ticket prices are not the same depending on the day of the week.
- From Monday to Thursday : from 15 euros for children (from 3 to 15 years old), for adults the price is 19 euros.
- From Friday to Sunday: from 19 euros for children, and 25 euros for adults.
- open ticket (flexible ticket on the date and time of the visit): from 35 euros per person.
- Premium ticket (day and time of visit of your choice, with surprises offered): from 69 euros per person.
Location and times
THE hours of operation Harry Potter exhibition: Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The last visitors are received until 5:30 p.m. The exhibition is located at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles Pavilion 2.1 – 1 Pl. de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris, France. More details on the harrypotter-exhibition.fr website.