Heritage Days 2024: visit the Cervantes Institute and the Octavio Paz Library

The Journées du Patrimoine will be held in Paris on the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. Don't miss the Institut Cervantes and the Octavio Paz Library in the 16th arrondissement.

As the summer draws to a close, an unmissable event takes over the capital. The Journées du Patrimoine are back in Paris and the Île-de-France region! Every year, over the course of a weekend, this cultural event, which takes place all over Europe, invites us to discover our heritage in a different way, through guided tours- generally free of charge- and unusual activities in museums, monuments, châteaux and other unusual places. For the occasion, the City of Light and its surrounding region unveil their treasures, and this event is not to be missed!

And since Paris is a city of museums, you won't know where to turn with the wonderful program awaiting you. If you'd like to discover the secrets of a sublime private mansion, how about a stroll through the 16th arrondissement? Head for Avenue Marceau and push open the doors of the world's leading institution for teaching Spanish: theInstituto Cervantes.

In Paris, this institute is located in the heart of a private mansion built in 1885 by Paul Déchard. The building houses the Octavio Paz Library, as well as a number of listed buildings, including the façade, the reading room, the monumental staircase and a former ballroom.

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