A few days before the end of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and this sporting interlude in the capital, Musée de la Poste is organizing a day dedicated to disabled sport to raise awareness among the general public with events and introductions for able-bodied people. On September 7, immerse yourself in the world of para-athletics, whether you're curious or a sports enthusiast, for an inclusive and human moment.
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Find out more about adapted sports and take the opportunity to explore the temporary exhibition on the Olympic Games and the marathon discipline, which has been awarded the Cultural Olympiad label!
Marathon, la course du messager: the Musée de la Poste's Olympic exhibition - Extensions
Since the dawn of time, running has been a way of getting around... But that's not all! To discover the importance of running and its cultural aspects, take advantage of the new exhibition at the Musée de la Poste: Marathon, la course du messager, on view from May 15 to September 15, 2024. [Read more]
Guided tour of the exhibition Marathon, la course du messager in audiodescription by a specialized guide. This tour will be inclusive, adapted for the visually impaired and open to all.
Ludovic Petitdemange, astrophysicist and top-level paratriathlete, will lead this workshop. He is the president and co-founder of the A2CMieux association founded in 2018 to promote access to sport for the visually impaired by forming sports duos. He will be accompanied by an experienced guide and one or two members of the association, who are themselves visually impaired. This initiation is based on pairs of "sighted guide + visually impaired person (or sighted person in a situation of blindness)" confronted with an obstacle course.
A time for meetings, exchanges and feedback on experiences of inclusion in sport during this day to raise awareness of disability in sport. Musée de La Poste will be highlighting visual impairment in sport through testimonials from athletes from the A2CMieux association, in the presence of its co-founder Ludovic Petitdemange accompanied by a duo of runners, as well as the president of the Courir en Duo group, Lars Bosselmann (runner and marathoner), also accompanied by duos of athletes (guide and guided). In particular, he will be introducing their new Binôme platform, which brings together able-bodied and visually impaired athletes, and others, to create sporting encounters and form running duos, and soon other disciplines.
"Like all teenagers, Julien dreams of adventure and thrills. But when you live in a wheelchair, those dreams are hard to achieve. To make it happen, he challenges his father to compete with him in the "Ironman" triathlon in Nice: one of the toughest sporting events there is. Around them, an entire family will try to rebuild itself in order to complete this incredible feat. To prolong the experience, spectators will be able to wear masks to cover their eyes.
Dates and Opening Time
On September 7, 2024
Location
Postal Museum
34 boulevard de Vaugirard
75015 Paris 15
Access
Metro lines 4, 6, 12 and 13 "Gare Montparnasse" station
Prices
Tarif réduit: €5
Tarif plein: €9
Official website
billetterie.museedelaposte.fr
Marathon, la course du messager: the Musée de la Poste's Olympic exhibition - Extensions
