How about going underground to celebrate the 41st Journées du Patrimoine? Every year, this cultural event gives many curious people the chance to push open the doors of fascinating cultural sites, major institutions, castles and places usually closed to the public. The Journées du Patrimoine are also an opportunity to enter museums and enjoy unusual tours.
This is exactly what awaits you on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2024 at the Paris Sewer Museum.
Heritage Days 2024 at museums and art foundations in Paris and the Île-de-France region
During the Journées du Patrimoine 2024, many museums and art foundations will be opening their doors free of charge in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Join us on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, 2024, for a program full of wonderful discoveries. [Read more]
The Musée des égouts de Paris is taking part in the latest edition of the Journées du Patrimoine! Join us on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2024 for unusual tours under the Paris asphalt. [Read more]
An opportunity to learn more about this immersive museum located underground. It's here that we discover the essential work of cleaning and maintaining the sewers. The museum also explains the challenges of water regulation and treatment to protect the environment and the river, while walking above working sewers.
It's an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the major challenges facing Parisian sanitation from yesterday to tomorrow, through an unusual visit featuring a museographic tour, models, interactive educational activities and multimedia.
For European Heritage Days 2024, the Musée des Egouts is offering free tours of all its facilities. Discover or rediscover the city beneath the city, a unique, mysterious and didactic museum that boasts both 150 years of history and modernity, with a completely renovated building that can now be seen from the Seine.
So, are you ready to plunge into the history of Paris's sewers?
Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024
Location
Paris Sewer Museum
Pont de l'Alma
75007 Paris 7
Prices
Free
Official website
journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr
More information
Free admission, subject to facility capacity
Heritage Days 2024 at museums and art foundations in Paris and the Île-de-France region
Heritage Days 2024: Unusual visits to the Paris Sewer Museum
