Heritage Days 2025: discover the CNC Heritage Department

Visits, workshops, events, discoveries: during the Journées du Patrimoine weekend, monuments and places of interest all over France are celebrating! You don't need to travel the length and breadth of the country to find interesting sites to visit: in the Île-de-France region, over 1,500 sites are taking part in this major cultural event. And if you live in the Yvelines département, it's even better: museums, castles, churches, farms or vineyards, relics of the past: there's something for every taste, and every age.

Journées du Patrimoine 2025: a must-see program of visits in Yvelines (78)
There's plenty to do for the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in the Yvelines! On Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025, we're off to the many castles and museums of the 78 region to open their doors to you for guided tours, workshops and family fun. [Read more]

Yes, even lovers of the seventh art are in for a treat during these Heritage Days. Several cinemas and centers dedicated to this art welcome the curious on September 20 and 21, 2025.

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In Bois d'Arcy, France, the Centre national du Cinéma et de l'image animée(CNC) is taking part in this event, opening the doors of its Cinematographic Heritage Department. The CNC is the main administration governing French cinema. It not only produces and distributes films, but also safeguards and protects them. That's why this visit can help you discover the priceless treasures that make up the history of cinema.

The program of the JEP 2025 at the Direction du Patrimoine Cinématographique of the CNC :

• CNC: visit to the Film Heritage Department
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00
  

  Immerse yourself in the memory of the 7th art...

  A military battery built in 1874, the Bois d'Arcy site has been dedicated to film preservation since the early 1960s. The CNC continues to preserve, restore and promote its cinematographic heritage. We invite you to discover this site and the history of cinema through 3 events (1 choice among 3):

  - guided tour of the site with presentation of workshops and screening of archive films (approx. 1h40)

  - mash-up workshop and site visit: hands-on discovery of the basics of film editing (approx. 1h30)

  - treasure hunt to discover the evolution of cinema techniques (from age 10, approx. 1h15-1h30)