It's the not-to-be-missed event that brings together the curious and the passionate in September. The Journées du Patrimoine is the event that invites us to explore our treasures in a new light, with a weekend full of guided and self-guided tours, events, workshops and other surprises at the many participating sites. Museums, castles, monuments, churches and libraries are all part of the fun, but that's not all!
The Journées du Patrimoine are also an opportunity to enjoyexceptional openings in places usually closed to the public, including embassies, ministries, hospitals and much more. This cultural event, synonymous with good deals, has something for everyone. Whether you're into history, art, fashion, science or botany, there's always something to suit your passion. Next dates: the weekend of September 20 and 21, 2025, for a promising 42nd edition!
Education is also in the spotlight during the Journées du Patrimoine! Lycées, universities and grandes écoles are sharing the stage to let us discover their secret treasures. TheÉcole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais is waiting to welcomeyou to the École des Beaux-Arts site for this year's event, with a program specially designed for the occasion!
From the banks of the Seine, you can admire its slender, ship-like silhouette at the intersection of three streets in Paris's 6th arrondissement. The building, whose façade is almost entirely glazed, is an icon of 1930s architecture. Designed to provide ideal light for the studios of architecture and art students, it now houses the annex of the École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais - PSL, known as the "Callot building".
> Climb to the 5th floor to admire its remarkable architecture and the superb view it affords of Paris! Opened in 1931 by architect Roger-Henri Expert, who also designed the liner Normandie, this 7-storey building is a jewel of Parisian architecture between the wars.
> Throughout the day, the Paris Art Deco Society offers a number of guided tours:
- 11 a.m.: the architecture of the Jacques Callot building, designed by architect Roger-Henri Expert (20 min.)
- 2pm: the architecture of the Jacques Callot building, designed by architect Roger-Henri Expert (20 mins)
- 3:30 pm: the 1925 Arts Deco exhibition (1h30)
> On the first floor of the building, you can also discover the exhibition "Abrume - sur les traces des cabanes libres" in the school's architecture gallery (see dedicated page).
👉 1 rue Jacques Callot: open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday September 20 only.
✨ Free admission, without reservation and subject to availability.
👉 See also the school's activities at 14 rue Bonaparte from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 20: free tour of the site and drawing activity with student architects.
From the banks of the Seine, you can admire its slender, ship-like silhouette at the intersection of three streets in Paris's 6th arrondissement. The building, whose façade is almost entirely glazed, is an icon of 1930s architecture. Designed to provide ideal light for the studios of architecture and art students, it now houses the annex of the École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais - PSL, known as the "Callot building".
> Climb to the 5th floor to admire its remarkable architecture and the superb view it affords of Paris! Opened in 1931 by architect Roger-Henri Expert, who also designed the Normandie ocean liner, this 7-storey building is a jewel of Parisian architecture between the wars.
> Throughout the day, the Paris Art Deco Society offers a number of guided tours:
- 11 a.m.: the architecture of the Jacques Callot building, designed by architect Roger-Henri Expert (20 min.)
- 2pm: the architecture of the Jacques Callot building, designed by architect Roger-Henri Expert (20 mins)
- 3:30 pm: the 1925 Arts Deco exhibition (1h30)
> On the first floor of the building, you can also discover the exhibition "Abrume - sur les traces des cabanes libres" in the school's architecture gallery (see dedicated page).
👉 1 rue Jacques Callot: open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday September 20 only.
✨ Free admission, without reservation and subject to availability.
👉 See also the school's activities at 14 rue Bonaparte from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 20: free tour of the site and drawing activity with student architects.
The Galerie Callot, created in 2025 by the École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais - PSL, presents the exhibition "Abrume - sur les traces des cabanes libres", inaugurated for the European Heritage Days.
The result of a field survey carried out by two former students of Ensa Paris-Malaquais - PSL, Raphaël Guillemette and Gauthier Delvert, the Abrume exhibition explores a fragile and little-known heritage: that of unguarded huts. These shelters scattered in the folds of the territory, often invisible but very much alive, tell the story of another way of living, building and, above all, living together.
The exhibition is an extension of the book Abrume - sur les traces des cabanes libres, published in autumn 2024 by Editions ULMER. Accessible and educational, it is aimed at a wide audience: hikers, the curious, schoolchildren, construction professionals and researchers. By highlighting this modest heritage, it questions our ways of building, living and living together.
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SPECIAL EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS PROGRAM
Guided tours of the exhibition by the curators (45 mins):
- Saturday, September 20, at 2:30pm and 5pm.
- Sunday, September 21, 11:30 am.
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General curator: Margaux Darrieus
Curators: Raphaël Guillemette and Gauthier Delvert
The exhibition is sponsored by Ulmer Editions.
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👉 1 rue Jacques Callot: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21. The Abrume exhibition, presented as part of the European Heritage Days on September 20 and 21, will remain open to the public until October 24, 2025
✨ Free admission, without reservation and subject to availability.
👉 See also the school's activities at 14 rue Bonaparte from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday September 20: free tour of the site and drawing activity with student architects.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais
14 Rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris 6
Access
Metro Saint-Germain-des-Prés (line 4)
Official website
paris-malaquais.archi.fr
