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Journées européennes du patrimoine September 15th and 16th, 2018 EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS

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1ST ARRONDISSEMENT The association “Passages & Galeries” orga- nizes guided tours in order to discover the co- Circuits « Passages vered passageways of Paris and the secret life et galeries » of the capital. These early forms of shopping Metting point : Place arcades were built during the first half of the Colette 19th century. During the 1850’s, approximately 150 of them were listed. Nowadays, only M1, M7 Palais-Royal a couple of dozen passages still exists. The 01 44 71 02 48 covered passageways have common distinc- www.passagesetgaleries. tive features : they are pedestrianized, cove- org red by glass-ceilings, artificially illuminated at night, highly ornamented and lined with small shops connecting two streets together on the ground floor. Guided tour Saturday and Sunday 10:00-12:00, 15:00-17:00 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT The Hôtel de Ville de Paris has been the head- quarters of the Paris City Council since 1357. Hôtel de Ville de The current building, with a neo-renaissance Paris style, was built by architects Théodore Ballu 3 rue Lobau and Edouard Deperthes on the site of the for- M1, M11 Hôtel de Ville mer Hôtel de Ville, which burnt down during the Paris Commune in 1871. 01 42 76 49 81 Visit www.paris.fr Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00

Maison de Victor Hugo lived on the second floor of the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée from 1832 to 1848. Victor Hugo He wrote some of his major works there : Ma- 6 place des Vosges rie Tudor, Ruy Blas, Les Burgraves, Les Chants 75004 Paris du crépuscule, Les Voix intérieures, a large M1 Saint-Paul part of Les Misérables... Through the display M8 Chemin Vert of his furniture, different memorabilia and M1, 5, 8 Bastille some astonishing interior decoration pro- 01 42 72 10 16 duced during his exile in Guernesey. www.maisonsvictorhugo. Guided tour Saturday 10:00-11:00, 11:00-12:00, 14:30-15:30, paris.fr 15:30-16:30 Exhibition « Caricatures, Hugo à la Une » Saturday 11:30-12h30, 13:30-16:30

National heritage sites Disabled access Exceptional opening First participation Young public’s activities A selection of sites proposed by the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles d’Île-de-France Journées européennes du patrimoine September 15th and 16th, 2018 EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS

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5TH The construction of the neo-classical church ARRONDISSEMENT Sainte-Geneviève was decided by the King Panthéon Louis XV in 1744. Built by Soufflot, it became Place du Panthéon the Panthéon in 1791. Since then, French men RER B Luxembourg and women (Victor Hugo, Marie Curie, Jean M10 Cardinal Lemoine Moulin...), deemed to be representative of Re- 01 44 32 18 00 publican values, have been buried there. Visit pantheon.monu- Saturday and Sunday 10:30-18:00 ments-nationaux.fr Poetry workshop “Patrimoines en poésie” Saturday 11:00-12:00, 12:00-13:00, 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16 :00, 16:00-17:00 6TH ARRONDISSEMENT The Institut de France was established on Oc- tober 25th, 1795, by the French government. It Institut de France is a learned society, gathering five academies, 23 quai de Conti the most famous one being the Académie M1 Louvre-Rivoli française. The Institut manages approximately M7 Pont Neuf 1,000 foundations, along with museums and M4, M10 Odéon castles which are open for visits. It also awards 01 44 41 44 41 prizes and subsidies. The palace of the Institut www.institut-de-france.fr de France was designed by Louis Le Vau in 1642. It also houses the Mazarine library, open to the public since 1643. One of the most remarkable domes of Paris is on top of chapel, where is also located Mazarin’s funerary monument. Visit, academicians signing session Saturday and Sunday 9:00-17:00

Sénat - Palais du The construction of the Palais du Luxem- bourg began in 1615 with architect Salomon de Luxembourg, Brosse. Reminding the Palais Pitti in Florence, hôtel de la it was built to be the palace of Marie de Médi- cis, the widow of the King Henry IV and mother Présidence of the King Louis XIII. Since 1852 the Senate Meeting point : porte has been held there. The greenhouses of the Odéon du Jardin du Luxembourg Gardens, managed by the Senate Luxembourg since 1879, are exceptionally open for visit. Place Paul Claudel Visit M4, M10 Odéon, M10 Mabillon Saturday and Sunday 9:30-17:30 RER B Luxembourg 01 42 34 45 45 www.senat.fr

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7TH ARRONDISSEMENT The hôtel de Montesquiou, was built by the architect Alexandre Théodore Brongniart in Ambassade de 1778. It was bought in 2010 by the Chinese Chine government, which began at that time the 20 rue Monsieur 75007 renovation of the hotel. The building and its Paris garden are registered on the list of national heritage sites since 1992. M13 Saint-François-Xavier Visit M13, M10 Duroc Sunday 9:00-18:00 01 49 52 19 50 www.amb-chine.fr

Assemblée The buildings of the Assemblée nationale in- clude the Palais Bourbon, where the Cham- nationale ber of Deputies has been seated since 1798, 128 rue de l’Université and the Hôtel de Lassay, residence of the M12 Assemblée Nationale President of the Assembly. They were built si- M8, M13, RER C Invalides multaneously from 1724 by Jacques V Gabriel, www.assemblee-nationale.fr the King’s chief architect and Jean Aubert, architect of the Bourbon-Condé family. Both of the hotels became property of the Nation in 1792. Their current appearance is essential- ly the result of changes made by Jules Joly from 1828 : session hall, courtyard facade, library and living room painted by Delacroix (1833-1838). Visit, exhibition « Clemenceau, un Tigre au Palais-Bourbon » Saturday and Sunday 9:30-17:30

Hôtel de Brienne Built in 1724 by Aubry, the hôtel de Brienne was bought in 1802 by Lucien Bonaparte who Ministère des had it restored. It was Napoleon’s mother’s Armées residence from 1806 to 1814. Its original deco- 14 rue Saint-Dominique 75007 ration has been maintained in several rooms Paris such as the Empire drawing-room and Leti- M12 Solférino, M8, M13 zia’s boudoir. Since the Restoration, the hôtel RER C Invalides de Brienne has been the Ministry of the Ar- 01 42 19 36 03 med Forces. www.defense.gouv.fr Visit and military music concert Saturday 11:00-19:00 and Sunday 10:00-17:00

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Hôtel de This hotel was built by architect Jean Cour- tonne in 1722 fulfilling the request of the Matignon Prince of Tingry. First sold in 1723 to the Comte Résidence du de Thorigny, Jacques de Goyon de Matignon, the Hotel de Matignon later became the pro- Premier ministre perty of the Prince of Monaco, of Talleyrand, 57 rue de Varenne etc. It was bought by the French State in 1922 M13 Varenne, M12 Rue du Bac and became the residence of the President of www.gouvernement.fr/pre- the Council in 1935. It has been the residence mier-ministre of the French Prime Minister since 1944 (Gene- ral de Gaulle). Visit of the hotel and its garden Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00 Hôtel de The Hotel de Noirmoutier has been the residence of the Regional Prefect (highest autho- Noirmoutier rity in the Île-de- France Region) since 1970. Résidence du Built in 1724 for the Duke of Noirmoutier, An- toine-François de La Trémoille, by the French préfet de la région architect Jean Courtonne, it features both de- Île-de-France, corations from the 18th century and contemporary tapestries such as « Drapeau français » préfet de Paris by Denis Doria and Collage by Antoni Clavé. 138 rue de Grenelle Guided tour M13 Varenne, M12 Rue du Bac Saturday 14:00-17:00 and Sunday 10:00-17:00 M8, M13, RER C Invalides www.prefectures-regions. gouv.fr/ile-de-france

8TH ARRONDISSEMENT This hotel was built between 1718 and 1720 by the architect Armand-Claude Mollet for the Hôtel d’Évreux Earl of Evreux and is now the main body of the Palais de l’Élysée palais de l’Élysée. It was owned successively by Avenue Gabriel – Grille du the Marchioness of Pompadour, Louis XV, Louis Coq 75008 Paris XVI and Napoleon I, who signed there his abdi- cation on June 22th, 1815. On December 12th, M1, M13 Champs-Élysées - 1848, the National Assembly made it the offi- Clemenceau cial residence of the President of the French M9, M13 Miromesnil Republic. The palace was entirely renovated www.elysee.fr under Napoleon III by Joseph-Eugène Lacroix. Visit Saturday and Sunday 8:00-18:00

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9TH ARRONDISSEMENT Created in 1865 by the visionary Jules Jaluzot and listed as a historical monument, Prin- Printemps temps Haussmann is today one of Paris’s lea- Haussmann ding department stores. The store is famous 64 boulevard Haussmann especially for its architecture from the 19th M7, M9 Chaussée-d’Antin century to the beginning of the 20th centu- M3, M7, M8 Opéra ry. With its magnificent art deco cupola, its Haussmannian facade and spectacular win- M12 Trinité dow displays, Printemps Haussmann offers 01 42 82 34 56 an experience at the heart of Parisian style www.haussmann.galeriesla- and fashion. fayette.com/culture-et-patri- Guided tour in english (on registration) moine Saturday 10:30-19:00 and Sunday 11:00-18:00 Register on : [email protected]

14TH ARRONDISSEMENT Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (CIUP) is a private park and foundation lo- Cité internationale cated in Paris, France. Since 1925, it has pro- universitaire de vided general and public services, including the maintenance of several dozen residences Paris housing around 6,000 students and visiting Boulevard Jourdan academics in the Île-de-France region. The www.ciup.fr CIUP was originally built for the University of RER B Cité universitaire Paris, hence its name appears in several of its buildings, notably the Maison Internationale. Several structures have been designed by architects of note, such as Le Corbusier, Wil- lem Marinus Dudok, Heydar Ghiai and Claude Parent. The residences are organized most- ly by nationality, although residents in each maison are not necessarily from the country implied by the naming of the building. Du- ring the European heritage days, the Cité In- ternationale Universitaire de Paris will open several studients’ residences, such as la Mai- son du Portugal, the Colegio de España, the Collège franco-britannique, etc. Visit, conferences, exhibitions, concerts... Saturday and Sunday

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16TH ARRONDISSEMENT Located between the Champs-Elysées and the Eiffel Tower, the palace that houses the Musée Musée d’art d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is a magnifi- moderne cent example of 1930’s architecture. The Mu- seum’s collection of more than 11,000 works de la Ville de Paris makes it one of the biggest museums of modern 11 avenue du Président-Wilson and contemporary art in France. The museum is M9 Iéna, Alma Marceau presenting an exhibition about Zao Wou-Ki. RER C Pont de l’Alma Guided tour of collections 01 53 67 40 00 Saturday and Sunday 11:30-13:00 www.mam.paris.fr Guided tour of the exhibition Zao Wou-Ki « L’espace est silence » Saturday and Sunday, 14:30-16:00 Sensory tour of the exhibition Zao Wou-Ki « L’espace est silence » (on registration) Sunday, 14:00-15:30 Guided tour and family activities (on registration) Sunday 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16:00, 16:00-17:00

Théâtre national The Théâtre national de Chaillot was built between 1934 and 1937 for the Paris Exhibition de Chaillot of 1937 on the site of the former Trocadero Pa- 1 place du Trocadéro lace, itself an elaborate structure built for the M6, M9 Trocadéro Paris World’s Fair of 1878. Chaillot - Théâtre 01 53 65 30 00 national de la Danse is one of the most presti- www.theatre-chaillot.fr gious places in Paris, not only for its important contribution to the history of the performing arts, and in particular the great adventure of the “People’s National Theater“ – created by Firmin Gémier and later championed by an ico- nic figure, Jean Vilar – but also to the history of France as that’s where the Universal Declara- tion of Human Rights was signed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Visit Saturday 14:00-23:00 and Sunday, 11:00-17:00

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Molitor The Piscine Molitor first opened its doors in 1929, completing an immense sporting complex in the 2 avenue de la Porte- 16th arrondissement. For 60 years it was Paris’ Molitor most popular swimming baths, known for its two M10 Porte d’Auteuil swimming pools and its avant-garde atmosphere. M9, M10 Michel-Ange- It closed in 1989 and was classed as a listed his- Molitor toric building. Molitor re-opened its doors in 2014. When you enter one of the cabins surrounding the winter pool you are plunged into the world of Hopare, Katre, Jace, Artiste Ouvrier, Mademoiselle Maurice amongst many others artists. Visit and exhibition « Molitor : des années trente aux années underground » Sunday 12:00-18:00 TH 17 This hotel is an art museum dedicated to the works ARRONDISSEMENT of Alsatian painter Jean-Jacques Henner (1829– 1905). It encapsulates a large collection of paintings Musée national and drawings, including some 1,000 sketches, do- Jean-Jacques- cuments, and souvenirs. The collection includes more than 130 portraits, as well as mythical themes Henner and figures in dream landscapes approaching 43 avenue de Villiers Symbolism. The museum is housed within an 1878 M3 Malesherbes mansion, formerly owned by the painter Guillaume M2 Monceau Dubufe, acquired by Henner’s niece in 1921. www.musee-henner.fr Visit Saturday and Sunday 11:00-18:00 Workshop for children Sunday 14:30-16:00 Guided tour in english (on registration : patrivia.net/visit/musee-henner) 19TH Saturday and Sunday 15:00-16:00 ARRONDISSEMENT Designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Nie- meyer, the building is covered by a curtain wall Espace Niemeyer made by Jean Prouvé. The location of the buil- Siège du Parti ding is highly symbolic. Achieved in 1971, the head office of the French Communist Party is communiste located place du Colonel-Fabien, named after a français communist member of the resistance. 2 place du Colonel-Fabien Visit M2 Colonel Fabien Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00 01 40 40 12 12

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Les Journées européennes du patrimoine sont organisées par le ministère de la Culture - Direction générale des patrimoines.

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