Heritage Days 2023: guided tours at Archéa - musée archéologique de Louvres (95)

Forthe Journées du Patrimoine, how about a bit of archaeology? Head for Archéa, musée d'Archéologie en Pays de France, located in Louvres in the Val-d'Oise, to discover a variety of free tours and activities on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September 2023. Opened in September 2010, Archéa is a little more than a museum: it's a regional project drawn up back in the 80s, with the aim of conserving, studying and promoting the archaeological heritage of Pays de France, the name given to the natural region north of Paris, nearRoissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

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A museum that welcomes you in a contemporary building, and invites you to discover its temporary and permanent collections based on the region's archaeological remains, from prehistory to the 18th century. Videos, models, tactile trails and other archaeological remains and objects are on display to help you better understand the rich history of this geographical area, and shed light on the history of France.

The museum takes over from the Tour Saint-Rieul, the town's former archaeological museum. This housed objects and remains unearthed during excavations carried out between 1976 and 1987 by the Groupe de Recherches Historiques et Archéologiques de Louvres-en-Parisis (GRHALP). These excavations, which took place in the town center of Louvres, brought to light bronze basins, glassware, gold fibulae and bracelets, all bearing witness to the presence of a large Merovingian necropolis between 500 and 515 AD.

And if you'd like to learn more about the region's archaeology during the Journées du Patrimoine, you can also go here (program currently being updated):

Heritage Days 2023: events at the Musée archéologique du Val d'Oise (95)
To mark the Journées du Patrimoine, the Musée archéologique du Val-d'Oise invites you to discover its program for the weekend of September 16 and 17, 2023. How about immersing yourself in the fascinating adventures of archaeological heritage? [Read more]

Heritage Days 2023 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Musée d'Archéologie Nationale (78)
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is taking part in the Journées du Patrimoine 2023. On the program for Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17, guided tours of the Château and the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale, plus many other surprises, for a unique plunge into the heart of history. [Read more]

The 2023 Heritage Days program at Archéa :

Aucun événement annoncé à ce jour, le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles.

Please note that registration for theescape game is compulsory, and must be done at the museum reception desk. Teams of four to eight people only. Enjoy your visit!