Every year, the European Night of Museums takes place in May from nightfall until midnight. At the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, this unmissable event invites the public to live a different and unique experience at the museum free of charge. On the program: Guided tour, theatrical visit, discovery trail, treasure hunt, workshop, concert, show... There is something for everyone!
Saturday 18 May 2024
20e edition of the European Night of Museums in 2024
European Museum Night marks the start of the first summer evenings and allows everyone to enjoy the cultural offerings of the city and region.
This year will mark the 20e edition of the event. Indeed, since its launch in 2005, it has attracted large audiences to a growing number of museums each year. The success with young audiences has been confirmed.
For the occasion, nearly 1300 cultural sites in France participate in this event and open their doors! They offer a special program to discover or rediscover their rich collections. Thus, visitors can follow guided tours, fun tours, workshops, exhibitions but also screenings and exceptional events.
The 2024 program in Roannais
Le Roannais is no exception to the rule and therefore offers programming on the same date as the national event in the cultural places of the territory.
Déchelette Museum in Roanne – Heritage and music
Le Museum of France Joseph Déchelette offers a festive and musical program for this event. For the occasion, he joined forces with the Filoutrie electro group, and the company Wave 2 Flow, to promote cultural heritage and music.
Also, here is the program for the evening:
- Demonstration and introduction to Hip Hop for all with the Company Wave 2 Flow – 16 p.m. / 18 p.m.,
- Artistic practice workshops for children and adults – 16 p.m. / 19 p.m.,
- Flash guided tours – 16 p.m. / 21 p.m.,
- Electro music set with The Filouterie – 18 p.m. / midnight,
- Interactive mapping created by Scenocosm – 22 p.m. / midnight.
Also, on the garden side, all day long you can find 3 interactive sound works by Scenocosme.
Finally, the Vert Chez Nous Foodtruck will be present from 18 p.m. to 22 p.m. and the La Filouterie refreshment bar from 16 p.m. to midnight.
Alice Taverne Museum – Free tours of the exhibitions
Le Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions Alice Taverne installed in the Village de Caractère d'Ambierle offers free tours of permanent and temporary exhibitions.
This year, visitors will be able to enjoy the temporary exhibition “From Thread to Pearls” ! During this exhibition, women's work will be presented, most often carried out in the domestic context, ranging from practical obligations, such as mending, to aesthetic feats.
Le Petite Louvre Museum – Music, heritage and Côte Roanne!
The Friends of the Petit Louvre de La Pacaudière offer you the 1st edition of the Nocturnes du Little Louvre on the theme “Music, Heritage and the Roanna Coast”.
From 20 p.m. to 23 p.m., this beautiful moment is revealed with the program:
- Free wandering in the Little Louvre,
- Music with the Copains d’Accord saxophone quartet,
- Tasting of Côte Roannaise wines with Victor Lehuger, young winemaker based in the Village of Character of Crozet au Domaine du Tafret.
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The history of Museum Night
This event was created in 1999 first under the name “Museum Spring” following the Berlin event “Large Nacht des Museen”. Museum Night opened in 2001 to all museums in 39 member countries of the Council of Europe. It is placed under the patronage of the Council of Europe, the French National Commission for UNESCO and the International Council of Museums (ICOM). Today, the leadership of the organization is given to the Ministry of Culture of each participant. In 2005, it was finally renamed “European Museum Night”. Its objective is of course obvious: to reveal to citizens the riches of French and European heritage in a different light… at night.
Lucile's opinion
I like the idea of discovering in another way a place that I already know, usually open in a “formal” way. The charm of nightfall combined with festive, surprising and unusual programming make this national event a must at the start of spring!
