Journées du Patrimoine 2023: visit the Lycée Colbert in Paris

Discover the educational heritage of a 150-year-old lycée: the Lycée Colbert, located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2023 for a free tour of the lycée as part of the new Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days).

To mark the Journées du Patrimoine, the Lycée Colbert is opening its doors to all and sundry on Saturday, September 16, 2023! It's not a question of recruiting future students, but an open house dedicated to discovering the Lycée's rich educational heritage, built up over one hundred and fifty years of practice.

This is just one of the exceptional events taking place during the famous Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days), a key cultural and annual event in Paris and the Île-de-France region, during which you can take a wonderful plunge into our rich heritage by pushing open the doors of museums, monuments, institutions, embassies, unusual, hidden or little-known places, but also high schools!

Heritage Days 2023 in Paris (75): program by arrondissement
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Journées du Patrimoine 2023 in Paris and the Île-de-France region: tours without reservation
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Journées du Patrimoine 2023: visit major institutions in Paris and the Ile-de-France region
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Nestled in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, the Lycée Colbert was founded in 1868 and has undergone many changes over the years, particularly in terms of teaching methods. During free tours, you can learn more about this late 19th-century building.

The Lycée is home to a bust of Colbert by sculptor Alexandre Oliva, as well as a collection of anatomical and naturalistic models by Dr. Louis Auzoux (1797-1880). Come and discover the secrets of the Lycée Colbert on September 16, 2023 during free tours offered exclusively for the new, 40th edition of the Journées du Patrimoine!