This event, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication since 2005, has become an unmissable appointment in the French cultural calendar. This year, this 12th European Night of Museums will take place next week, on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
From Moscow to Madrid, from London to Istanbul, it is an opportunity for the public to reclaim the masterpieces that populate some 3,200 museums spread across thirty European countries and more than 1,300 museums in France that will offer a wide range of programs. It is also a unique moment to visit collections and exhibitions for free and in the evening.
A rich and diversified program, punctuated by exchanges, encounters, discoveries, original and participatory experiences, fun activities, performances, shows, concerts, screenings, and other unusual trails to enjoy with family or friends.
The website and the Night’s social media will also be mobilized through special online operations, organized with the event’s partners.
Melle Bon Plan’s Parisian and Ile-de-France selection:
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Nocturnal journey in the Hauts-de-Seine department at the 3 departmental museums
For the European Night of Museums, the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council offers cultural events in its three departmental museums (Albert-Kahn, museum and departmental garden in Boulogne-Billancourt, the Domaine départemental de la Vallée-aux-Loups – Maison de Chateaubriand in Châtenay-Malabry, the Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux).
Accessible for free, these activities provide an opportunity to open the doors of departmental heritage to as many people as possible under extraordinary conditions. In all three museums, the public will be able to discover the permanent collections through theatrical tours, interactive shows and activities, exhibitions…
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The Jean-Baptiste Huet exhibition, The Pleasure of Nature at the Cognacq-Jay Museum
Free exhibition until 11 PM and activities surrounding the exhibition:
- 5:30 PM: family activity tour “Who wants to play on the swing?”
- 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM: adult lecture tours of the exhibition
- 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM: musical readings on the theme of the Bestiary. Free admission, registration on-site subject to availability.
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Saturday, May 21, 2016 until 11 PM
Jean-Baptiste Huet Exhibition
Cognacq-Jay Museum
8 Rue Elzevir, 75003 Paris
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A festive evening at the National Maritime Museum
On the program for this festive night:
- Free access to the exhibition In the meshes of the net (which I already talked about on the blog in a previous article)
- Concerts all night long with classical music and sea shanties
- Guided tours / Talking points on the treasures of the collections
- Screening of the documentary “Alone, Together” by David Kremer (France, 2015)
- Sailor dress code for those who wish
Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 6 PM to midnight
totally free access
National Maritime Museum
Paris, Palais de Chaillot
17, place du Trocadéro 75016 Paris
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Tales and Cinema at the Museum of Mankind
For its first Night of Museums since its reopening last October, the Museum of Mankind (Musée de l’Homme) offers a unique nocturnal visit punctuated by activities:
- Travel as a family thanks to the “Storytelling Workshops” whose narratives will echo the themes and objects of the Galerie de l’Homme (from 7:30 PM to 10 PM).
- Take a leap into the future with great classics of science fiction that have marked the history of cinema: A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès, Metropolis by Fritz Lang, and The World, the Flesh and the Devil by R. MacDougall (from 7 PM to midnight).
free museum from 7 PM to midnight on Saturday, May 21, 2016
Museum of Mankind
17, Place du Trocadéro 75016
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A night at the Museum of Hunting and Nature
For the Night of Museums, the Museum of Hunting and Nature has given carte blanche to 29 students from the Paris Beaux-Arts from Éric Poitevin‘s studio, who will thus take over all areas of the museum, from the basement to the Hôtel Guénégaud, its courtyard, and the underground tunnels!
Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 7 PM to midnight
Museum of Hunting and Nature
62, rue des Archives 75003 Paris
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The National Picasso Museum
The National Picasso-Paris Museum gives carte blanche to Sylvain Decure for a poetic journey combining circus arts, theater, and dance to reveal Picasso’s works and the majestic architecture of the Hôtel Salé in a different way.
In addition, from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, you can explore the museum with the family and meet mediators directly in the rooms.
- Experience #1: I have always dreamed of being a work of art. In the hall, times: 6 PM, 8 PM, 10 PM.
- Experience #2: Against my will. In the garden, times: 6:40 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:40 PM
- Experience #3: What do you see? In the basement, times: 7:20 PM, 9:20 PM, 11:20 PM
Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 6 PM to midnight
National Picasso Museum
5 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris
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Jean-Jacques Henner Museum
This is the opportunity to discover or rediscover this charming museum that I am very fond of (and for which I had already written a full article on the blog), for its reopening after several months of renovation work. You can also enjoy a musical and danced walk through the collections.
Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 6 PM to 11 PM
Jean-Jacques Henner Museum
43, avenue de Villiers
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A giant and free spatio-temporal experience at La Géode
A giant and free spatio-temporal experience at La GéodeLa Géode is exclusively re-screening the films “Hidden Universe” & “Hubble 3D” during 2 sessions projected on the 1000 m2 hemispherical screen!
- 7:30 PM: Hidden Universe
- 8:30 PM: Hubble 3D
For each session: 200 seats by reservation and 200 seats available on-site
La Géode
26 avenue Corentin Cariou 75019 Paris
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A night at the MAC VAL
On the program, performances, tours, workshops, concerts revolving around current exhibitions. The full evening program is just here.
Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 3 PM to 11 PM
free admission
MAC VAL – Val-de-Marne Museum of Contemporary Art
Place de la Libération
94400 Vitry-sur-Seine
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All that remains for me is to wish you all a wonderful night, under the sign of museums and culture.
