As usual, the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) are back in mid-September 2024, offering guided tours of places both well-known and little-known to the general public. It's the perfect opportunity to visit places that are unusual, secret or open only on this particular weekend of the year: churches, museums, historic monuments, cultural sites... Discover the great monuments that make up Paris, those that have left their mark on France's history, or those that bear witness to a past to be treasured for future generations. Outside Paris, in the heart of the suburbs, you'll find a wide range of tours to help you discover the little-known heritage right on your doorstep.
So, let's head for theSeine-Saint-Denis département for these Journées du Patrimoine 2024, and more specifically for the town of Bobigny, located in the working-class suburbs to the northeast of Paris. Rich in culture, Bobigny is also known for one of the department's largest parks, Parc de la Bergère, located on the banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq.
A town with a notable industrial past, Bobigny was also one of the first municipalities in France to elect a woman, Marthe Tesson, to its municipal council in 1925: discover the program of visits and events for these 41st Heritage Days in Bobigny!
At the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental archives
Would you like to discover the Archives départementales but don't have much time?
On this Saturday, September 21, 2024, the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis is offering you a 30-minute tour of the building, with a presentation of the archivists' various missions and the different documents held.
To coincide with the "120 ans d'Humanité" exhibition, the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis departmental archives) are offering a game based around the press!
You'll have one hour to create your front page as a team: allocating roles within the editorial team, choosing the information to highlight, respecting the newspaper's editorial line, dealing with unforeseen events...
A game created by the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis.
Come and discover the new exhibition at the Archives Départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis
To mark the 120th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of the newspaper L'Humanité on April 18, 1904, the Archives Départementales are staging an exhibition entitled "120 ans d'Humanité" (120 years of Humanité), retracing the history of the newspaper through its editorial, world, history, sports and feminist sections, with a presentation of photographic archives, audiovisual archives and previously unpublished paper archives.
Can you unmask the Ravageurs?
An archive at night. The Ravageurs wake up and all the archives are in danger. Can you unmask them and protect yourself?
A game created by the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis.
Palaeography courses
If you're a fan of reading ancient archives, these courses are for you! This science of deciphering ancient writing requires a little method and, above all, a lot of practice.
The course will be taught by Christine Langé, archivist-paleographer, Director of the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis.
How about discovering the Archives from the angle of communication routes?
On this Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis are offering a one-hour building tour focusing on communication routes, with a presentation of various documents relating to the chosen theme.
Discover or rediscover the Ourcq Canal
On Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis invite you to join an archivist on a two-hour walk to discover or rediscover the Ourcq Canal, from the Bobigny footbridge to the Grands Moulins de Pantin.
Meet at 2.30pm at the Archives. Bring good walking shoes, water and sun protection.
An in-depth tour of Oscar Niemeyer's work in Brasilia
Discover the labour exchange of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, one of the few French works by Oscar Niemeyer. This great Brazilian architect designed the headquarters of the French Communist Party at Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, as well as major buildings in Brasilia, and co-designed the UN headquarters in New York.
Visit led by Benoît Pouvreau, in charge of the cultural heritage inventory at the Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis.
Alice Guy is often recognized as one of the first female directors and producers in the history of cinema.
A director, visual artist and photographer, Agnès Varda transcended artistic boundaries with her innovative style and unique view of the world.
During this screening, these two pioneers will echo each other, as a few short films by Alice Guy will precede the screening of Agnès Varda's musical film L'une chante, l'autre pas.
In front of Collège Pierre Semard
The city of Bobigny's municipal archives are offering a guided walking tour, featuring plaques on the lives and work of women such as Francine Holley, Jacqueline Bosson-Auzolle, Françoise Salmon and Irmgard Sigg. This urban tour is an invitation to discover the city through the prism of the women whose achievements, stories and struggles have helped shape the city of today.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024
Location
Bobigny Town Hall
31 Avenue du Président Salvador Allende
93000 Bobigny
