French revolution - activities

Paris 1793-1794, a revolutionary year: the Musée Carnavalet's surprising historical exhibition

If the French Revolution is an event well known to all, 1793-1794 marks an important year in our history. The Musée Carnavalet explores this date in an exhibition running from October 16, 2024 to February 16, 2025.

Ephemeris of September 2 in Paris: The September Massacres

On September 2, 1792, the Sans-Culottes broke into Paris prisons and massacred a thousand inmates suspected of being counter-revolutionaries and in favor of the King's return.

Why is July 14th a national holiday in France? History and origins of the national holiday

Every July 14th, France celebrates its national holiday! But do you remember exactly what happened on July 14, 1789? And do you know how long July 14 has been a national holiday in France? We tell you.

La Révolution française, the rock opera at Théâtre le 13e Art

La Révolution Française is the new rock opera to be discovered at 13e Art, a stone's throw from the Place d'Italie. Fifty years after Claude-Michel Schönberg and Raymond Jeannot's "Révolution Francaise", considered the first rock opera, the musical is back, directed by Ned Grujic.

A guided tour of the Jeu de Paume room, a treasure trove of the French Revolution

The Salle du Jeu de Paume, famous since the French Revolution, can be visited at weekends near the Château de Versailles, to immerse yourself in history and discover a recently restored national treasure.

Le Cachot de la Bastille, our test of Gamescape's Revolutionary escape game

Lovers of history, and of the French Revolution in particular, are in for a treat with Gamescape's new Le Cachot de la Bastille escape game in Paris's 11th arrondissement. The redesign now allows you to play in pairs only, if you wish.

Ephemeris of August 10 in Paris: Sans-Culottes seize the Tuileries Palace

On August 10, 1792, the Sans-Culottes stormed the Tuileries Palace in a bloody day that sounded the death knell for royalty and monarchy in France.

Paris: bones found in the catacombs of the Expiatory Chapel

Underneath the Expiatory Chapel set in Paris 8th arrondissement, Le Parisien daily unveils the administrator of the building has found bones from the French Revolution. After carrying out excavations, archaeologists have found four ossuaries that could contain bodies of revolutionaries.