Heritage Days 2025 at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in Le Bourget (93)

• Exhibition "The plans of the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace".
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00
  

  Discover the plans for the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, designed on the Balard site, headquarters of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.

  Visit the Museum media library.

  
  
  
• Aerogame
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00
  

  Take part in building a timeline of key events in the history of aeronautics and space, using a card game designed by Philippe Levé.

  - Location: Grande galerie mezzanine

  - Times: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. - Saturdays only

  - Age recommendation: 6 years and over

  - Accessibility: PMR access

  
  
  
• A380 site visit
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:30 ⤏ 10:45, 10:45 ⤏ 11:00, 11:05 ⤏ 11:25, 11:25 ⤏ 11:45, 11:45 ⤏ 12:00, 13:45 ⤏ 14:00, 14:25 ⤏ 14:40, 15:30 ⤏ 15:45, 16:10 ⤏ 16:25, 16:30 ⤏ 16:40, 17:00 ⤏ 17:15, 17:20 ⤏ 17:35 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:30 ⤏ 10:45, 10:45 ⤏ 11:00, 11:05 ⤏ 11:20, 11:25 ⤏ 11:45, 11:45 ⤏ 12:00, 13:45 ⤏ 14:00, 14:25 ⤏ 14:40, 15:30 ⤏ 15:45, 16:10 ⤏ 16:25, 16:30 ⤏ 16:45, 17:00 ⤏ 17:15, 17:20 ⤏ 17:35
  

  Climb aboard the latest test aircraft in the A380 program! With 3,360 hours of flight time under sometimes extreme conditions, this aircraft is now taking up residence on the museum's tarmac, to be unveiled exceptionally during these two days: it is currently being prepared before being offered to visitors: discover it in preview!

  - Location: at the foot of the A380

  - Duration: 20 minutes

  - Times: 10.30 am, 10.45 am, 11.05 am, 11.25 am, 11.45 am, 1.45 pm, 2.25 pm, 2.45 pm, 3.30 pm, 4.10 pm, 4.30 pm, 5 pm, 5.20 pm

  - Age recommendation: all audiences

  - Accessibility: not accessible for PRM

  Maximum 19 people per tour. Departure from the foot of the Airbus A380.

  
  
  
• Guided tour of the Dassault Mercure 100
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:30 ⤏ 10:55, 11:00 ⤏ 11:25, 11:30 ⤏ 11:55, 12:00 ⤏ 12:25, 14:00 ⤏ 14:25, 14:30 ⤏ 14:55, 15:00 ⤏ 15:25 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:30 ⤏ 10:55, 11:00 ⤏ 11:25, 11:30 ⤏ 11:55, 12:00 ⤏ 12:25, 14:00 ⤏ 14:25, 14:30 ⤏ 14:55, 15:00 ⤏ 15:25
  

  On the tarmac, board the Dassault Mercure 100 with the IT Mercure association, which has been working to keep the aircraft flying since 1995. An exclusive visit to discover the equipment on this legendary aircraft!

  
  
  
• Guided tour of the Airmen's Memorial
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:30, 11:30 ⤏ 12:00, 12:00 ⤏ 12:30, 13:00 ⤏ 13:30, 14:00 ⤏ 14:30, 14:30 ⤏ 15:00, 15:00 ⤏ 15:30, 15:30 ⤏ 16:00, 16:00 ⤏ 16:30 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:30, 11:30 ⤏ 12:00, 12:00 ⤏ 12:30, 13:00 ⤏ 13:30, 14:00 ⤏ 14:30, 14:30 ⤏ 15:00, 15:00 ⤏ 15:30, 15:30 ⤏ 16:00, 16:00 ⤏ 16:30
  

  Since its creation in 2016, the Association du Mémorial des Aviateurs has been conducting a remembrance project in honor of the 20,000 male and female aviators who disappeared in the performance of their mission. To perpetuate the memory of their commitment and pay tribute to them, the AMA conducts historical research and maintains a database listing all those who have disappeared since the birth of military aviation. The Memorial consists of a monument erected in front of the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace and an immersive multimedia space visible inside the museum.

  In this "memorial space", visitors are immersed in a world of images, and can "fly" through the eras, delve deeper into the history of a conflict, take an interest in the aircraft, discover those who fell defending France (1,400 files to date), but also the missions of today's Air and Space Force.

  
  
  
• Guided tour of the Normandie-Niemen hall
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:30, 11:30 ⤏ 12:00, 12:00 ⤏ 12:30, 13:00 ⤏ 13:30, 14:00 ⤏ 14:30, 14:30 ⤏ 15:00, 15:00 ⤏ 15:30, 15:30 ⤏ 16:00, 16:00 ⤏ 16:30 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:30, 11:30 ⤏ 12:00, 12:00 ⤏ 12:30, 13:00 ⤏ 13:30, 14:00 ⤏ 14:30, 14:30 ⤏ 15:00, 15:00 ⤏ 15:30, 15:30 ⤏ 16:00, 16:00 ⤏ 16:30
  

  During the Second World War, the Normandie-Niemen fighter regiment fought against Nazism on the Eastern Front. This unit of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Force) served alongside Russian troops between 1942 and 1945. The Normandy-Niemen Memorial Association offers you a guided tour of the permanent exhibition dedicated to this exceptional story. You'll discover the Yak 3, the last original example of the regiment's aircraft, which landed at Le Bourget on June 20, 1945, to the thunderous applause of a large crowd.

  
  
  
• Guided tour - Let's talk Aces!
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:30, 12:00 ⤏ 12:30, 14:00 ⤏ 14:30, 15:00 ⤏ 15:30 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:30, 12:00 ⤏ 12:30, 14:00 ⤏ 14:30, 15:00 ⤏ 15:30
  

  The figure of the Ace... too often restricted, through the only fighter pilot to win five victories in the First World War...

  This visit will give you a broader understanding of the notion of "Ace", which refers to other specialties (bombing, aerial reconnaissance, etc.), and will personalize the subject through the adventure of Anselme Marchal, distance record-holder in 1916 and model for Jean Renoir's "La Grande illusion".

  
  
  
• Le Bourget airport: a history, an architecture" guided tour
  Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 12:00, 12:15 ⤏ 13:15, 14:30 ⤏ 15:30, 16:00 ⤏ 17:00 | Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 12:00, 12:15 ⤏ 13:15
  

  Now a museum, the Le Bourget terminal invites you to step back in time with this tour, which invites you to follow in the footsteps of the passengers who have walked through it over the years. You'll discover all the secrets of the history of this Art Deco jewel and the architectural projects that shaped it.

  
  
  
• Kapla construction workshop - Get ready to build!
  sunday, september 21, 2025 - 10:00 ⤏ 18:00
  

  Like Georges Labro, who completed the building just a few days before the 1937 Universal Exhibition, awaken your architect's soul and try to rebuild the terminal in the allotted time using Kapla wooden boards!

  - Location: Grande Galerie mezzanine

  - Duration: continuous - Sundays only

  - Age recommendation: 6 years and over

  Free access.

  
  
  
• New - Visit the Air Navigation and Air Traffic Control hall
  sunday, september 21, 2025 - 11:00 ⤏ 11:45, 12:00 ⤏ 12:45, 14:00 ⤏ 14:45, 15:00 ⤏ 15:45
  

  Located beneath the historic control tower at Le Bourget airport, this exhibition explores the players, tools and methods used to control the skies.

  Nearly 170 objects - navigation instruments, computer equipment, documents and archives - retrace the great advances in aviation. Thanks to interactive devices, visitors can slip into the shoes of a navigator or air traffic controller.

  Among the rare items on display: the Costes and Bellonte transatlantic crossing note-roller, and an automated control system console from the 1980s-1990s. A rich journey to better understand the challenges of air safety.

  - Location: historic terminal

  - Duration: 45 minutes

  - Times: 11 a.m.; 12 noon; 2 p.m.; 3 p.m. - Sundays only

  - Age recommendation: from 8 years upwards

  Registration at the Information Desk. Maximum 20 people per tour slot. Departure from the Hall des Huit colonnes.

  
  
  
• Paris-Le Bourget: history and architecture of a century-old airport" guided tour
  sunday, september 21, 2025 - 2:00 pm ⤏ 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm ⤏ 5:30 pm
  

  Opened in 1914 for military purposes, and then for commercial traffic from 1919 onwards, Paris-Le Bourget airport is a mythical aeronautical site still in operation, more than a century after its commissioning! Now Europe's leading business airport, it has also been home to the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace since 1975. Discover the eventful history of the forerunner of Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle... and its "Art Deco" terminal, designed by architect Georges Labro in 1936-1937.

  - Location: historic terminal

  - Duration: 1h30

  - Times: 2pm and 4pm - Sundays only

  - Age recommendation: from 8 years upwards

  Registration at the Information Desk. Maximum 25 people per tour. Departure from the Hall des Huit colonnes.

  
  
  
• Discovery tour
  sunday, september 21, 2025 - 2:30 pm ⤏ 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm ⤏ 5:00 pm
  

  Discover the collections of the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, a landmark in the history of aviation, where many exploits took place, including the first transatlantic crossings. During this visit, discover or rediscover aviation and space, from the first flights to the present day.

  - Location: museum tour

  - Duration: 1 hour

  - Times: 2.30pm and 4pm - Sundays only

  - Age recommendation: 6 years and over

  Registration at the Information Desk. Maximum 25 people per visit. Departure from the Hall des Huit colonnes.

  
  
  

Do you have your head in the stars, do you dream of becoming a pilot, are you passionate about mechanics or - quite simply - are you looking for a great outing to do near you during these Heritage Days? You know where to go: to the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace!

And take a look at the many events taking place in Seine-Saint-Denis during this special weekend.

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