Every year, the Journées du Patrimoine take place, and it’s fair to say it’s THE must‑attend event on the Île‑de‑France cultural calendar. Because even though the Journées du Patrimoine unfold across France, it’s Paris where the most visited monuments are found: the Senate, the National Assembly, and certain ministries… which generate enormous excitement, since these seats of power open only once a year, during these very special Journées.
Nevertheless, the rest of the Île-de-France region and the Paris suburbs are not left out, with tours and activities on offer at every corner of the region.
In the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Seine-Saint-Denis, Montreuil is one of the towns most cherished for its quality of life and its proximity to Paris. With its industrial heritage so prominent, Montreuil is a city with an inheritance as rich as it is varied, and it's also a place well known for its film studios. Discover Montreuil from every angle during these 43rd European Heritage Days, from September 19 to 20, 2026!
Heritage Days 2026 at the Pina Bausch Conservatory, a music and dance school in Montreuil (93)
The European Heritage Days 2026, scheduled for September 19 and 20, unveil a slate of unusual venues, including the Pina Bausch Conservatory in Montreuil (93), a 1970s architectural gem. A chance to rediscover this recently renovated metallic jewel! [Read more]
Heritage Days 2026: A stroll in the footsteps of Georges Méliès in Montreuil (93)
On the occasion of the 2026 Heritage Days, this coming Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, the town of Montreuil invites you to discover the cinema pioneer Georges Méliès, through a stroll through the streets of the town where his talent first blossomed. [Read more]
100 Hoche Street
Trail'Art at La Noue
Surrounded by two fitness instructors and a cultural speaker, come work up a sweat with a strength-training session while you discover Montreuil’s hidden heritage.
Participation requirements: Free | No reservation required
Schedule: Sunday, September 20, 2026 — 10:00–11:30
Tignous Center for Contemporary Art
Living Walls
The involvement of visual artists, alongside architects and project owners, played a key role in shaping the modern neighborhoods of the 1960s and 1970s: art became an integral part of the urban space itself.
Beyond works integrated into public spaces or buildings, visual artists contributed to the design of landscaped areas, including street furniture and the color schemes of façades. Playgrounds often became their testing ground. In this collaborative framework, their contributions were rarely signed, and even more often erased during subsequent renovations.
The collective approach to these spaces is traced here through the example of the Croix-de-Chavaux quarter (Montreuil) and the Noue (Montreuil and Bagnolet), works by Serge Lana (1927-2011) and Claude Le Goas (1928-2007). As “architects-urban planners-advisers” to the towns of Bagnolet and Montreuil for decades, they helped shape the look of the two communities through bold urban projects and architectural achievements that this exhibition highlights as a generous, exploratory démarche.
These achievements, noted for their originality, result from in-depth urban studies, a commitment to lasting impact, and a multidisciplinary approach. The aim is to link theoretical research with technical and artistic experimentation, serving municipalities eager to innovate and build a high-quality living environment.
Thus, they established development companies (Semimo in Montreuil); a creative space emerged between developer and designer, while planning techniques remained tied to aesthetic considerations. This setup made possible the realization of remarkable buildings: the vertical Mozinor industrial zone, the conservatory, and the CGT complex at Porte de Montreuil.
The urban renewal operations at Croix-de-Chavaux and Noue stand out for the scale of artistic involvement: the sculptor Michel Wieber and painter Maxime Darnaud created landscapes made up of “living walls,” polychrome façades, and open spaces.
Exhibition commission: Gwenaël Delhumeau, Daria Horsch, Thomas Le Goff, Anne Touquet, Aurélie Thuez
Loans: Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Antoine Darnaud, © ADAGP, succession Maxime Darnaud, Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la photographie, Archives municipales de Montreuil
With support from: City of Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Est Ensemble, and the Ministry of Culture
Participation requirements: Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM | Sunday, September 20, 2026, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Where's Our Money?
“Where’s our cash?” asks about the economic clout of women. While wage equality has been a theoretical right since 1972, the reality isn’t there yet. Women’s financial independence remains out of reach and shapes gender relations in profound ways. Why don’t women like talking about money, even though it is a key driver of emancipation? By bringing together artistic creations, literary texts and archival objects, the exhibition aims to break the money taboo and push toward true economic equality between men and women.
This exhibition runs during the Matrifold of Heritage Days and is on view from September 3 to October 24, 2026.
Participation requirements: Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 2:00 PM ⤏ 7:00 PM | Sunday, September 20, 2026 - 2:00 PM ⤏ 7:00 PM
The Peach-Walled House
Have your garden soil tested.
The environmental services department of the City of Montreuil is offering the program “Have your garden soil tested” on the forecourt of the Maison des Murs à Pêches. Gardeners—from associations to residents—will have the opportunity to have soil samples from their garden analyzed. They will gather the samples themselves following a simple protocol developed by Cerema. The event aims to raise residents’ awareness of living soils and the contamination issues facing urban garden soils.
Participation requirements: Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Living History Museum
Women's heritage at the museum! — Conference
Conference: "The Poor Parisian Women Who Bore the Revolution (1789-1804)"
Poor women have not been mere spectators of history. Recent research on the French Revolution by Brigitte Dionnet reinforces this. A historian and museum administrator, she will present the work "The Poor Parisian Women Who Bore the Revolution (1789-1804)" drawn from her thesis.
Come and discover the role and status of common women during this period of political and social upheaval.
https://www.museehistoirevivante.fr/
Participation requirements: Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 4:30 PM ⤏ 6:30 PM
The Matrimoine at the Museum! - Theatrical Reading
Rumor has it that women and science don’t mix well… Yet did you know a woman invented the first computer code in 1842, well before anyone else? Her name: Ada Lovelace. The Filles de Simone break the stereotypes and pay homage to this bold figure. Through a dramatized, dynamic, and musical reading, they blend history, humor, and feminism to celebrate her legacy.
Dramatized reading, based on Ada or the Beauty of Numbers by Catherine Dufour
Adaptation Tiphaine Gentilleau and Chloé Olivères
Inspired by Denis Moreau
With Tiphaine Gentilleau or Noëllie Thibault
PRODUCTION Les Filles de Simone COPRODUCTION PIVO & Jeux, Fête et Maths-Ville d’Eaubonne With the support of DRAC IDF and the Île-de-France Region
For ages 12 and up
Participation requirements: Ages 12 and up - Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 6:30 PM ⤏ 7:30 PM
Georges Méliès Student Residence
A polyptych by Guillaume Bottazzi illuminates the cathedral's entrance
This five-part polyptych, created in 2021, highlights the verticality of the cathedral-like hall at the Georges Méliès residence in Montreuil. Two other works by the artist are also visible on this site.
It is made of enamels laid over laminated tempered glass. Enamel is a natural material ground into powder and composed of various minerals: silica, which makes up 66% of the Earth's crust; feldspars, the most abundant mineral group by volume in the crust; kaolin, a common clay; metal oxides, and more.
This on-site commission requires a holistic approach that integrates location-specific parameters such as the punctuation of spaces, colors, atmospheres, and the way people use the space.
On the occasion of the 43rd European Heritage Days, painter Guillaume Bottazzi, a pioneer of applied neuroaesthetics, invites us to a gargantuan artistic journey consisting of more than 90 heritage artworks that do us good.
These works can be discovered across France, from Hauts-de-France to Occitanie, including the capital, Greater Paris, as well as Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Provence-Alpes-C Côte d'Azur.
Guillaume Bottazzi has signed over 180 heritage works designed to valorize heritage in Europe, the United States, China, and Japan, commissioned by cities, museums, and architects. They are integrated into the architectural heritage of the places where they are installed.
This initiative comes as the European Union and France have designated mental health as the “Great National Cause” for 2026. These in-situ works enhance our quality of life. These poetic creations, rooted in knowledge from neurobiology, create an ecosystem that helps people live happier lives.
The public is invited to stroll and look at these works to see whether they receive their dose of well-being.
Official website of Guillaume Bottazzi
Participation requirements: Visible from the outside - Free | No reservation required
Hours: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. | Sunday, September 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
The Roches Theatre
Open House at Les Roches
The Roches team is pleased to open the doors of the theater and its garden to give you a tour of its architecture and a behind-the-scenes look at how the team and the resident companies operate. Built in the 1920s, the building now hosts a wide range of artistic activities that animate the La Boissière district and the city as a whole. It will also be a chance to explore the programming of the municipal theaters and share a friendly moment over a drink.
At 3 p.m., the programming will be presented in the auditorium.
Participation conditions: School groups and the general public — no booking required | Free
Schedule: Friday, September 18, 2026 — 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Long live JEP in the 93!
Dates and Opening Time
From September 19, 2026 to September 20, 2026
Location
Montreuil
93100 Montreuil
93100 Montreuil
Route planner
Official website
www.montreuil.fr
