NIGHT OF THE MUSEUMS. This Saturday, May 14, the 18th European Night of Museums takes place in Paris, Île-de-France, Grenoble and Valenciennes… Consult the menu and the selection of the program.
[Mis à jour le 11 mai 2022 à 17h56] The 18and edition of the European Night of Museums is being held this Saturday, May 14, 2022. This major international cultural event opens the doors of nearly 3,000 museums free of charge in France as in Europe, from dusk until midnight. The museums participating in the operation host exhibitions, events, workshops, guided tours, screenings and other activities.
In Île-de-France, nearly 400 free events in nearly 140 museums, Maisons des Illustres, exhibition venues and foreign cultural centers in Paris await the public. There are many Parisian museums participating in the event, such as the Museum of the Order of the Liberation, but there will also be plenty to do in the cities of Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Nice!
The Ministry of Culture and Communication provides the interactive map below to find the European Night of Museums event that suits you. Thanks to geolocation, you can discover the events taking place around you or carry out your search by city in France. Discover without further delay the details of the nearby program as well as selections of museums by major French cities:
Linternaute.com offers you a small sample of the program offered in France on Saturday May 16, 2022, with in particular the reopening of exceptional places all over France:
- HAS Paris, the museum of the Order of the Liberation will propose to follow actors embodying great figures of the Second World War. The Cluny National Museum of the Middle Ages invites the musician Frédéric Nogray to perform a 3-hour musical performance in the heart of the cold room of the ancient baths of Lutèce called “frigidarium”, through a stroll to the soft sounds of crystal singing bowls .
- HAS Boulogne-Billancourt in Ile-de-Francethe Albert-Kahn departmental museum has imagined since its reopening a new permanent exhibition of 1,000 m², offering a dive into the world of Albert Kahn, mixing images and natural heritage. DGuided tours will be offered on this occasion on 14 May. But the public will also be able to discover the temporary exhibition “Around the world, crossing images from Albert Kahn to Curiosity”.
- HAS Valenciennes in the Hauts-de-Francethe Museum of Fine Arts currently undergoing renovations until 2025, exceptionally reopens its doors for this evening of May 14 with the exhibition ULTRAVIOLET imagined for the occasion. Major works are illuminated by the glow of ultraviolet rays! An original approach punctuated by workshops and guided tours for all audiences.
- HAS Grenoble in Rhone-Alpes, the museum of the former bishopric will immerse you in the footsteps of a ghost, escaping the guards and spreading terror. In Périgueux, the Périgord Art and Archeology Museum will offer a family treasure hunt to find a chest full of gold coins…
This year again, as part of the “La classe, l’oeuvre!” students will present their creations around a work or an object kept in the collections of the museums participating in the operation. Conducted in partnership with the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports, this system allows students to become, for one night, cultural mediators and to share the artistic and cultural work carried out throughout the year with their teachers.
The European Night of Museums was created in 2005 by the Ministry of Culture and Communication and it will celebrate its 18th edition this year on Saturday 14 May.
The Night of Museums is a completely free event that has taken place every year for 17 years.