For the 19th Nuit des Musées, the Musée du Luxembourg is opening its doors to us by night, on Saturday May 18, 2024. An opportunity for Parisians and art lovers alike to discover the building and the temporary exhibition of the day.
Every year since 2005, European Museum Night has been an opportunity for art lovers to push open the doors of legendary museums all over France, free of charge, from dusk until midnight. For an entire evening, the most curious can enjoy exclusive tours, screenings and exceptional events. It's a unique opportunity for the French to visit their favorite museums for free at night!
Few Parisians know that the Musée du Luxembourg was the first French museum to be opened to the public in 1750, before becoming the first museum of contemporary art in 1818. Initially housed in the Palais du Luxembourg, it moved to a purpose-built annex in 1884... The museum has no permanent collections, and its life depends on the temporary exhibitions it organizes and hosts.
To coincide with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Musée du Luxembourg is staging an exhibition dedicated to the future of sport and design. Part of the Cultural Olympiad, "MATCH. Design & sport - a history looking to the future" traces the role of design in the progress of sport, the links that have emerged between these two fields and the prospects for future developments. The exhibition also explores how the world of sport continues to inspire leading designers, and vice versa, in sectors such as automotive and ready-to-wear.
Young mediators
Students from Paris-Dauphine University are posted around the exhibition to share their favorites. Come and chat with them to discover the amazing objects and equipment in MATCH: sports equipment, videos of historic exploits, motorcycles and even robots, you won't remain indifferent!
The three ages of sport
From the first basketball sessions in the elementary school gymnasium, through the skatepark of adolescence, to the jogging of the adult in the urban space assisted by a connected watch, discover in a large poetic fresco how design has played a key role in integrating sport into our daily lives.
Theatrical and musical performance by the CIE 44 duo (Lény Guissart and Nicolas Mathieu).
Dates and Opening Time
On May 18th, 2024
Location
Musée du Luxembourg
19, rue de Vaugirard
75006 Paris 6
Access
RER B station "Luxembourg", line 4 station "Saint-Sulpice", line 12 station "Rennes".
Prices
Free
Official website
museeduluxembourg.fr
More information
Free admission subject to availability
