The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) return on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2024 to offer you two more enriching days. Like every year at the same time, this major cultural event is an opportunity to push open the doors of numerous museums and monuments all over France.
In Paris and elsewhere in the Île-de-France region, a host of openings and events are planned, including visits to a number of major institutions, as well as castles, unusual, hidden and little-known sites, and cemeteries.
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This year, the Montparnasse cemetery takes part in the event. Located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and covering an area of 19 hectares, the Montparnasse cemetery - formerly known as the Cimetière du Sud - was created in 1824. Since then, the cemetery has been the final resting place of many famous personalities.
A stroll through the many alleys of the Parisian cemetery reveals the graves of poet Charles Baudelaire, Marguerite Duras, Juliette Gréco, Guy de Maupassant, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Veil, Professor Choron, Samuel Beckett, Mireille D'Arc and Jacques Demy.
Several graves are also adorned with works of art or objects, such as the famous metro tickets placed on Serge Gainsbourg's grave.
Like many other Parisian cemeteries, the Montparnasse cemetery is brimming with anecdotes and secrets. Come and immerse yourself in the history of this famous Parisian site on September 22, 2024, during the new European Heritage Days. As well as taking a trip back in time in the footsteps of illustrious personalities, you'll also be able to enjoy the tranquility of this green and peaceful cemetery.
Guided tour led by Arnaud Schoonheere, PhD in architectural history and head of the heritage unit of the Paris cemetery department. This tour will provide an opportunity to discover the architect's tombs of the Montparnasse cemetery.
The tour will start at the cemetery's main entrance and will last approximately 2 hours.
The Montparnasse cemetery is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Dates and Opening Time
On September 22, 2024
Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Location
Montparnasse Cemetery
3, boulevard Edgar Quinet
75014 Paris 14
Official website
journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr
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