The Heritage Days are among the flagship events of September in Paris and the Île-de-France region. This cultural rendezvous, spanning Europe, invites you to enjoy a rich lineup of tours, often free, and new activities at museums, monuments, institutions, châteaux and other places that make up our heritage.
This popular plan usually unfolds on the third weekend of September. This year, the 43rd edition of Heritage Days is scheduled for the weekend of September 19 and 20, 2026, and for the occasion, a fabulous program awaits in Paris and in Île-de-France.
What if we took advantage of this 43rd edition to set out to conquer the Francilien heritage, still too little-known! On the Hauts-de-Seine side, it's time to discover the city of Suresnes located within reach of a Navigo pass. Here, for the Heritage Days 2026, a wide program of visits is on the menu, which should give you a nice overview of the sites of interest in the commune. You'll have plenty to keep you busy for a full day during this exceptional weekend! We’re unveiling the detailed program right here!
Suresnes Garden City
A bite-sized stroll – Suresnes' Cité-jardins
As part of the exhibition The Garden Cities, a Living Utopia, Guillaume Reynard and a museum's cultural mediator will guide you to discover the garden city from a new perspective!
The museum can provide five cane-seats if needed.
Participation terms: Limited to 15 participants - Free | Reservations required - 01 41 18 37 37, mus@ville-suresnes.fr
Schedule: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Urban stroll: Suresnes' Cité-jardins
As part of the exhibition Les Cités-jardins, une utopie habitée, the museum invites you to explore this emblematic Suresnes neighborhood. Through an urban stroll at the heart of the garden city, come discover this remarkable complex of social housing.
Participation requirements: Limited to 25 people - Free | Registration required - 01 41 18 37 37, mus@ville-suresnes.fr
Schedule: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
MUS - Museum of Urban and Social History
Guided tour of the exhibition Garden Cities: An Inhabited Utopia
LAST DAY to discover this exhibition, born from the publication of the book Les cités-jardins, une utopie habitée, released to mark the 10th anniversary of the Association régionale des cités-jardins d’Île-de-France in 2025. It traces the history of the creation of garden cities and, more specifically, of 12 of them. The illustrations were created by professional artists who were hosted in one of the member towns as part of an artist residency. The artists’ aim was to meet residents and tell this story through their perspective.
For the curious: take advantage of the European Heritage Days to extend your visit to the MUS’s permanent collections, which will offer you additional insights on the topic.
Participation requirements: Limited to 20 attendees - Free | Reservation required - 01 41 18 37 37, mus@ville-suresnes.fr
Schedule: Sunday, September 20, 2026 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Workshop: illustrate your neighborhood
In response to the book and the exhibition Les cités-jardins, une utopie habitée, the participants tell a story in the form of a comic strip.
Participation requirements: Limited to 15 participants - Free | Booking required - 01 41 18 37 37, mus@ville-suresnes.fr
Schedule: Sunday, September 20, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Stalingrad Square
Open House: Heritage Apartment in Suresnes’ Garden City
You can follow along as you discover the restored heritage apartment of the garden-city district, renovated in 1930s style.
Participation requirements: Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 10:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00 | Sunday, September 20, 2026 — 10:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00
Heritage in Poetry: a listed apartment in Suresnes’ garden city
As part of the exhibition Garden Cities, a Living Utopia, and the Patrimoine en Poésie project, MUS, in partnership with the Labo des histoires, invites you to unleash your imagination by joining a writing workshop!
Children aged 8 to 12 can take part in the regional Île-de-France contest by submitting their entries to the jury.
Participation requirements: Limited to 12 participants - Free | Booking required - 01 41 18 37 37, mus@ville-suresnes.fr
Schedule: Saturday, September 19, 2026 – 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Esplanade Hall
Conference "Suresnes Then and Now, 186 Years of Photography"
The talk will be led by Haude de Chalendar, the city archivist, and Jean-Marie Maroille, president of the Suresnes History Society.
From Fizeau’s earliest photograph dating back to 1840, through glass plate images from before 1900, to the snapshots from the 1970s–1990s, come witness the major transformations across the neighborhoods of Suresnes.
Participation requirements: Free | Booking required - 01 41 18 37 37, mus@ville-suresnes.fr
Schedule: Friday, September 18, 2026 – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Suresnes Jean Vilar Theatre
Photo exhibition: The Suresnes Theatre, Heritage in Motion
Régis Grima photo exhibition: “The Suresnes Theatre, a Heritage in Motion”
Free access from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Participation conditions: Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Treasure-hunt tour
Scavenger Hunt Tour
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### Family-friendly, for children aged 3 to 6, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
During an unusual tour delivered as a scavenger hunt and guided by a member of the team, you solve puzzles to access the backstage and discover the theatre from a new angle.
Free with registration.
Participation conditions: Free, by reservation, subject to availability — Free | Reservation required — https://www.theatre-suresnes.fr/autour-des-spectacles/
Timings: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 10:00 to 11:00
Backstage tours
Behind-the-scenes tour
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From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (a tour carried out with the active participation of the youths from SESSAD PRO Trajectoires Formation)
Participation conditions: Free, reservations required and subject to availability - Free | Reservations required - https://www.theatre-suresnes.fr/autour-des-spectacles/
Schedule: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Dates and Opening Time
From September 19, 2026 to September 20, 2026
Location
City of Suresnes
ville de suresnes
92150 Suresnes
Route planner
Official website
www.suresnes.fr
