European Heritage Days: the program of the 40th edition available!

The theme of this year's European Heritage Days is " living heritage and " the heritage of sport ”.

The theme of living heritage coincides with the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICP) adopted on 17 October 2003, which aims to “protect a living heritage that promotes dialog between peoples, cultural diversity and human creativity”.

Through the heritage of sport, the public will be able to discover sports infrastructure and places of sports practice. This theme is part of the agenda of theCultural Olympiad, a multidisciplinary artistic and cultural program that will run until September 2024 to accompany the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

The program

On the European Heritage Days website, you can consult an interactive map that allows you to find the event schedule organized in your region and elsewhere, in France and in Europe:

• by date;
• by geographical area;
• by theme: first participation, exceptional openness, favorites, prevented audiences, living heritage, sports heritage;
• by type of event: youth activity, workshop/demonstration/know-how, circuit, concert, exhibition, archeological dig, projection, show, conference, free visit;
• by type of place: castle, memorial building, hospital building, industrial building, maritime building, military building, religious building, natural space, park, garden, performance venue, house of famous people...
• by condition of participation: free, preferential rate, upon registration;
• by accessibility: hearing, visual, motor, mental disability, sign language.

Each region offers a thematic program, with or without reservation. Registrations are made directly on the website of the place you wish to visit.

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You can also follow the event on social media.

And also, for the school audience

Starting Friday, September 15, 2023, school audiences will be able to participate in the operation

Look up!

in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.

Aimed at students from kindergarten to high school, this operation allows them to discover or rediscover the heritage of their region. This meeting is an opportunity to meet heritage professionals to discover their knowledge and know-how.