Heritage Days 2024: events at the Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise (95)

Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Published on August 28, 2024 at 12:36 p.m.
To mark the Journées du Patrimoine, the Musée archéologique du Val-d'Oise invites you to discover its program for the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. How about immersing yourself in the fascinating adventures of archaeological heritage?

For the new edition of the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days), the Musée archéologique du Val-d'Oise is offering tours and various workshops for young and old on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2024. Created in 1983, the archaeological museum conserves over 35,000 objects, and exhibits 3,000 of them, offering a journey from prehistory to the present day.

Sculpted blocks from a 2nd-century sanctuary, concrete statues from the Soviet pavilion built for theExposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques de la Vie Moderne... These are just some of the historical objects that visitors can admire during their visit to the museum.

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For the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days), you can take advantage of a whole host of good ideas and unusual events in every corner of the Île-de-France region. You can find ideas for visits close to home, or take advantage of the opportunity to explore the region's heritage. If you'd like to explore the Val d'Oise a little further, here's a guide to what's on in the 95 département to round off your weekend.

Are you ready for a weekend full of new experiences and wonder?

The 2024 Heritage Days program at the Val-d'Oise archaeological museum :

  • Historical reconstruction
    September 21 and 22

    Viking trading post
    Step back in time as we recreate an encampment, bringing daily life in the Viking age to life with skits, combat demonstrations and arts and crafts.
    With Les Baendr de l'Andelle



  • Guided tour in LSF
    Saturday, September 21, 1:15pm

    LSF visit

    Guided tour of the Viking Heroes exhibition accompanied by a French sign language interpreter.



  • Flash visit
    September 21 and 22

    Flash visit

    Viking! The word Viking has long been a fearsome one, portraying the Nordic peoples as fearsome plunderers, eager for conquest, battle and barbarism. This inaccurate historical image is all the more entrenched given that the early Middle Ages provide only very rare archaeological evidence of the presence of these men and women from the North in France.
    By the mediation pole




Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    4 Place du Château
    95450 Guiry en Vexin

    Route planner

    Access
    RER A station "Cergy le Haut", then bus 95-23 stop "Abribus".

    Prices
    Free

    Official website
    www.valdoise.fr

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