The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) is the September event for history and discovery enthusiasts of all kinds! Take in the museums, gardens, institutions, churches and curiosities of Paris and the surrounding départements over the weekend of September 20 and 21, 2025. A golden opportunity to learn a whole host of anecdotes during guided tours and events, many of which are free of charge!
Why not take a trip to Boulogne-Billancourt in the Hauts-de-Seine region of France? There's a little-known yet fascinating museum dedicated to sculpture and Paul Belmondo, whose surname will certainly remind you of the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, the most famous member of the family. But Belmondo's father was an eminent 20th-century sculptor! At the heart of this museum, inspired by cabinets of curiosities, you can discover a unique collection resulting from a donation made by his children to the town in 2007.
Inaugurated in 2010, the museum presents 263 sculptures and sculpture molds, 452 medals and preparatory works, 966 drawings and a studio collection of sketches, sketchbooks, tools and furniture, in a sober, intimate atmosphere, where you can also visit the storerooms that bear witness to the artist's preparatory work.
The Musée Paul Belmondo offers a prestigious setting for a selection of sculptures created by the artist throughout his career.
"Coskun, direct expression". In the city's museums (May 14-October 19, 2025), modern and contemporary sculptures are brought into dialogue at the Musée Paul Belmondo.
Violin/cello duet by Miquel Muniz and Louisa Deloye, students at the Académie Jaroussky
Contemporary artist Coskun takes on the world of early 20th-century sculptor Paul Belmondo. After a presentation of this dialogue, you are invited to write and embroider your emotions on a textile surface.
Coskun's sculptures question contemporary representations of the body. The often polychrome surfaces depict expressions captured in the moment. From branches to trunks, via the roots he uses, the chainsaw cuts activate the speed of movement in the material. Far from the idea of the sublime and the ideal, the artist goes beyond the classical canons to keep the figure in balance, whatever its center of gravity. Occupying space, the air we breathe and the ideas we project into it, sculpture vibrates and comes alive.
Concert by the chamber music ensemble and the Couleurs Jazz group, organized by the Prizma school at the Paul Belmondo museum.
Discover the masterpieces and techniques of sculptor Paul Belmondo with flash tours from 2:30 to 5:30 pm.
Tours depart every 30 minutes, last tour at 5:30pm.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
Paul Belmondo Museum
14 Rue de l'Abreuvoir
92100 Boulogne Billancourt
Prices
Free
Official website
journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr
