Journées du Patrimoine 2024: exceptional guided tour of the Comédie-Française

To mark the 41st Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, the Comédie-Française is exceptionally opening its doors for guided tours on September 21 and 22, 2024. Registration required!

Are you ready for an eventful cultural weekend? In September, Parisians and Ile-de-France residents will be able to discover the capital's most beautiful museums, buildings and other institutions free of charge , on the occasion of the 41st edition of the Journées du Patrimoine. If you're a theater enthusiast, the Comédie-Française is the place to be on September 21 and 22, 2024 , when we invite you to take a look behind the scenes of this emblematic establishment.

This building in the 1st arrondissement of Paris is an Italian-style theater built by Victor Louis between 1786 and 1790, in the Salle Richelieu of the Palais-Royal. The Troupe de la Comédie-Française, founded in 1680 at the Hôtel de Guénégaud, moved here in 1799. The theater underwent several transformations, in 1822, from 1860 to 1864, and again after a fire in 1900. Today, this cultural institution still shines with plays performed in the purest tradition.

A little anecdote: the theater is nicknamed "La Maison de Molière" (the House of Molière), as he was once considered the institution's "patron". Yet the famous playwright had been dead for seven years when the first troupe of the Comédie-Française was created... The chair in which Molière died on stage is on display here, at the back of the bust gallery. A great opportunity to discover this legendary piece of furniture!

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Please note that the number of places is limited, so you'll need to be quick for registration, which will take place on September 3, 2024 from 8am!