Monument Jeu d'Enfant 2024: a mysterious family investigation at the Chapelle Expiatoire

The Monument Jeu d'Enfant event returns for another edition on October 19 and 20, 2024. Numerous national monuments are taking part in this fun and educational event in Paris, the Île-de-France region and throughout France, offering unusual activities for the whole family over a weekend of discovery.

In Paris, the Chapelle Expiatoire opens its doors to children and their parents this coming Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, for a special weekend that gets both our neurons and our zygomatic muscles firing.

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In the Chapelle Expiatoire and its garden, young and old alike can take part in a life-size game specially designed for the monument. Through the riddles and clues collected, all visitors can discover the history, architecture and famous figures that this monument is home to, in a fun way. Here's what awaits you:

• Le mystérieux antiquaire de la Chapelle expiatoire
  October 19 and 20, 1.40pm to 5pm
  A strange antiquarian has taken up residence in Paris' Chapelle Expiatoire. An avid collector, he possesses many rare and ancient artifacts. In the wrong hands, one of them could prove fatal. That's where Mysteria Ingenium, the famous agency for extraordinary affairs, comes in, recruiting the young public and their families to recover the mysterious object. It's not going to be easy, though, as this antiquarian is holed up in the Chapelle Expiatoire for a very good reason! He's extremely interested in a relic. The Chapelle expiatoire was built on the site of the former Madeleine cemetery, where many of those guillotined, including Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, were buried. It is precisely a relic linked to one of these historical figures that interests him. But who owns it now? And what are they likely to exchange it for? Visitors will have to barter, bargain and negotiate with a series of characters as curious as they are zany. Become a relic hunter for an afternoon, and discover the history of this monument and its historical characters. Do you think you can swap a potato for diamonds?
  Sessions every 20 minutes
  Paying adults
  Information and registration: 01 42 65 35 80 or chapelle.expiatoire@monuments-nationaux.fr

The Chapelle expiatoire celebrates the memory of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. At Louis XVIII's request, architect Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine built aneo-classical monument between 1816 and 1826, with a strong Romantic dimension. It stands on a former cemetery where many of those guillotined during the Revolution, including Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, were buried.

A fun and instructive outing for the whole family! Don't delay!