Architecture Days 2024: workshops for children at the Musée des Années 30 (92)

The National Architecture Days are back on October 18, 19 and 20, 2024. For three days, come and discover architecture and its professions in several museums and other cultural venues in Paris and the Paris region, such as the Musée des Années 30 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

After the European Heritage Days, it's time for the National Architecture Days! Taking place this autumn on Friday, October 18, Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, 2024, this annual event aims to bring the art of architecture to as many people as possible.

For three days, numerous cultural venues will be opening their doors to the curious, to reveal the riches of contemporary architecture wherever they may be found, and to tell the story of the buildings that surround us.

Journées Nationales de l'Architecture 2024: the program and themes for this year's event in Paris
The Journées nationales de l'Architecture are back from October 18 to 20, 2024, in Paris and the Île-de-France region. A weekend-long opportunity to visit unusual and historic sites, as well as to take part in workshops and meetings with architects. [Read more]

The Journées nationales de l'architecture are an opportunity to meet and debate with those involved in architecture, and to take advantage of visits to architectural agencies and building sites, as well as urban walks, open houses, exhibitions, film screenings and workshops for young audiences.

This 2024 edition of the Journées nationales de l'architecture, on the theme of " New lives for buildings and new architectural practices ", is set to take over a number of venues in Paris and elsewhere in the Île-de-France region, including the Musée des Années 30.

Located inBoulogne-Billancourt, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Paris, this museum unveils many treasures of the period, including paintings (Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Alfred Courmes, Maurice Denis...), sculptures (Henry Arnold, Joseph Bernard, Charles Despiau...), furniture by the great interior designers, and architectural documents and models, all in an area of almost 3,000 m².

So, are you ready to push open the doors of the Musée des Années 30 for these new Architecture Days? Join us on October 19 and 20 for workshops aimed at younger visitors.

Architecture Days 2024 at the Musée des Années 30, the program

Saturday, October 19, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Building site! For adults only
The idea of this workshop is to enable children to make architecture using simple, accessible materials such as cardboard and wooden sticks, while at the same time raising their awareness of the fundamental concepts of architectural design (shapes, volumes, spaces, scale, light...).
Free with reservation: resa.musee@mairie-boulogne-billancourt.fr

Saturday, October 19, 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Theater workshop: a work, a story
Through theater, in connection with the Saint-Cloud painting by Elie Lascaux in 1932, the theme of the city of yesterday, today and tomorrow will be addressed.
Free with reservation: resa.musee@mairie-boulogne-billancourt.fr

Sunday, October 20, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Building site! For adults only
The idea of this workshop is to enable children to make architecture using simple, accessible materials such as cardboard and wooden sticks, while at the same time raising their awareness of the fundamental concepts of architectural design (shapes, volumes, spaces, scale, light...).
Free with reservation: resa.musee@mairie-boulogne-billancourt.fr

Sunday, October 20, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

"Dehors-dedans" presentation of the model of Le Corbusier's Villa Cook
Made up of movable elements, this model is an excellent tool for understanding his architectural thinking.
Free without reservation.

Sunday, October 20, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The 20th-century house is on the move!
Using models of houses built in Boulogne-Billancourt in the 1930s, children explore the modern house in reinforced concrete. Invited to observe and compare, they reconstruct façades and volumes.
Free on reservation: resa.musee@mairie-boulogne-billancourt.fr