Heritage Days 2024: visit the magnificent Lycée Jacques Decour (9th arrondissement)

On Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2024, the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days ) - AKA the must-attend cultural event of the autumn season - are back, with a program of very (very) interesting visits and events in Paris and the Île-de-France region. So, if you're more into ministries, churches, industrial heritage, walks in the great outdoors... There's something for all tastes and all the family! During this exceptional weekend, you can also take the opportunity to discover places that only open once a year during the Journées du Patrimoine: this is the case, for example, of some large schools, which normally only welcome their pupils.

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Then head to the Lycée Jacques Decour in the 9th arrondissement to discover the various heritage sites hidden inside the school. Known for its "classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles", the Lycée Jacques Decour has welcomed prestigious teachers such as poet Stéphane Mallarmé and philosopher Henri Bergson, and has seen the rise of equally famous pupils: painters Édouard Manet and Gustave Moreau, singer Claude Nougaro, film director François Truffaut... As part of the Journées du Patrimoine 2024, don't miss a visit to this famous Parisian high school!

The 2024 Heritage Days program at the Lycée Jacques Decour:

• Guided tour of the heritage treasures of the Lycée Jacques-Decour - for schools
  Friday, September 20, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm
  

  Visit the Lycée Jacques-Decour
  Our association Sauvons le Patrimoine de Jacques-Decour offers a guided tour of the school's rich heritage: Grand Parloir, Cour d'Honneur, Museum, Theater, Chapel, former library, Couloir des Moulages, Cabinet de Physique,
  Built in 1867, with its four courtyards and miles of corridors on 4 levels, this school is one of the richest in Paris.
  Reservations required.

  
  
  
• Guided tour of the Lycée Jacques-Decour
  Saturday, September 21, 09:00
  

  Guided tour of the Lycée Jacques-Decour
  Our association Sauvons le Patrimoine de Jacques-Decour offers a guided tour of the school's rich heritage: Grand Parloir, Cour d'Honneur, Museum, Theater, Chapel, former library, Couloir des Moulages, Cabinet de Physique,
  Built in 1867, with its four courtyards and miles of corridors on 4 levels, this school is one of the richest in Paris.
  Beware, there are many steps.
  A teacher in the physics laboratory presents experiments on old apparatus from the collection.
  Reservation recommended.