Journées du Patrimoine 2025: free workshops and tours of the Conciergerie

Fancy visiting one of Paris's historic monuments? Take advantage of the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 to delve into the fascinating history of the Conciergerie!

Every year, the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) are an opportunity to push open the doors of incredible monuments, sometimes little-known museums, must-seeinstitutions, sublime libraries and unusual places. Paris and the Île-de-France region are overflowing with exceptional sites to discover over the weekend.

Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris (75): full schedule of visits by arrondissement
For the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris, the capital's historic and artistic monuments and landmarks are opening their doors (often free of charge) to let us in on their secrets. Don't miss this not-to-be-missed event, scheduled for the weekend of September 20 and 21, 2025, on the theme of "Architectural Heritage". [Read more]

Journées du Patrimoine 2025: the program at museums in Paris and the Île-de-France region
During this 2025 edition of the Journées du Patrimoine, a large number of museums and art foundations are opening their doors free of charge in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Join us on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2025, for a program full of wonderful discoveries. [Read more]

In 2025, for the new and 42nd edition of the Journées du Patrimoine, the Conciergerie is once again opening its doors to you, offering free tours on Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025, to discover this castle-like building, part of the history of the City of Paris. A remarkable example of 14th-centurycivil architecture not to be missed, with family or friends.

This part of the medieval Palais de la Cité (the former residence of the kings of France) was transformed into a prison during the French Revolution. Today, the Salle des Gardes and the huge Salle des Gens d'Armes, built under Philip the Fair, remain, as do the kitchens built under John the Good, still in their original state. On the dungeon side, visitors can discover the cell where Queen Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned just before being guillotined.

Take advantage of your visit to the Conciergerie to discover the Sainte-Chapelle, a jewel of Gothic architecture just a few steps away. Please note that registration is required for some events!

• To be read
• Journées du Patrimoine 2025: unusual outings for an original weekend in Paris
• Journées du Patrimoine 2025: the full program for this year's event in Paris and the Île-de-France region
• Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris (75): full schedule of visits by arrondissement

Heritage Days 2025 at the Conciergerie, the program :

• La Conciergerie celebrates the forthcoming reopening of the Notre-Dame Towers tour
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 09:30 ⤏ 17:00 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 09:30 ⤏ 17:00
  

  The Conciergerie will be open to the public. Visitors can enjoy an exhibition of photographs of cathedral roofs in the Salle des Gens d'Armes. Visitors can also try their hand atan embroidery workshop based on photographs of the roof structure, and/or take part in an ongoing collective chimera-making workshop. Talking points on medieval spaces will be offered throughout the weekend.