Journées du Patrimoine 2023 in Paris at the Bazar de la Charité Memorial and its chapel

The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) return to Paris and the Île-de-France region on the weekend of September 16 and 17, 2023. Why not take the opportunity to discover the Notre-Dame-de-Consolation chapel, a memorial to the Bazar de la Charité? Discover the program!

The Journées du Patrimoine is a not-to-be-missed event that takes place every year on the third weekend of September in Paris and throughout the Île-de-France region. At each edition of this cultural event synonymous with good deals, many treasures of our heritage open their doors wide to reveal their secrets through a special program, often free of charge. Museums, monuments, castles, libraries, ministries, fashion houses, hospitals, embassies... every year, many places lend themselves to the game, and exceptional openings are legion! So, would you like to discover Paris Region's heritage from all angles? Join us on the weekend of September 16 and 17, 2023, for an eventful 40th edition!

Among the most beautiful treasures of our heritage are places of worship, including cathedrals, churches and chapels. Not far from the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysées and the prestigious Avenue Montaigne is a masterpiece commemorating a tragedy in the capital's history.

The Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Consolation in Paris is an expiatory chapel erected in place of the Bazar de la Charité, a charity sale held in a wooden shed. On May 4, 1897, a fire ravaged the premises, claiming over a hundred victims, mostly women, including Sophie-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Alençon, sisterof Empress "Sissi", and painter and ceramist Camille Moreau-Nélaton. One year after the tragedy, the foundation stone for the Bazar de la Charité memorial was laid. Inaugurated in 1901, the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Consolation now boasts a neo-Baroque style that can be admired from rue Jean-Goujon. Discover the program that awaits you at the next edition of the Journées du Patrimoine in Paris!