Nuit des Musées 2024 in Paris: a musical evening at the Musée de l'Homme

For the Nuit des Musées, on Saturday May 18, 2024, the Musée de l'Homme in Paris invites us to discover all its current exhibitions free of charge, as well as the special events planned for this cultural evening.

Museum Night is an exceptional evening not to be missed. On Saturday May 18, 2024, the Musée de l'Homme in Paris will remain open by night, welcoming curious young and old to its collections free of charge.

Located on the Place du Trocadéro, opposite the Eiffel Tower, the Musée de l'Homme is one of the capital's most popular museums: this laboratory-museum answers three major questions, taking stock of current research in anthropology - Who are we, where do we come from and where are we going? - in a highly successful scenography that takes us on a journey through time and cultures.

Fossils, busts, anatomical mannequins, elements of human culture from around the world: this fascinating museum explores thousands of years of humanevolution, in all its richness, contradictions and surprises. It's a fascinating epic that we haven't finished exploring yet.

Take advantage of the 20th Nuit des Musées to admire our extensive permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, not forgetting to have fun with the special events planned for this unique evening.

On the program for Nuit des Musées 2024 at the Musée de l'Homme:

Exhibitions
From 7.30pm to midnight, the Musée de l'Homme offers you all its exhibitions!
Free access to the permanent collections of the Galerie de L'Homme
Attend "Impromptus" talks given by cultural and scientific mediators in the museum's exhibition spaces.
Carte Blanche for musicians from Ensemble Calliopée
70 artists: musicians (vocals, clarinet, horn, string ensemble, percussion ensemble, lithophones, santour, carnyx) and composers create musical works in tribute to the museum and its story of the evolution of humanity. Classical and contemporary repertoire, lyrical songs and world music.
Musical program :
- David Achenberg (Belgium-Israel), Perpendiculaire à la nuit for viola and percussion
- Olivier Calmel (France), Shaman - Rituals for viola and percussion
- Kryštof Mařatka (Czech Republic), Gaulia for viola, lithophones and Celtic carnyx
- Michel Petrossian (Armenia), Vénus de Lespugue for solo viola
- Raphaël Saint-Remy (France), Par les gouffres for solo viola
- Daniel Teruggi (Argentina), Traces imaginaires for viola, percussion and electroacoustic system
- Tony Di Napoli (Sicily), Chant pour un Đàn Đá for lithophones, voices and electronic device.
- Kryštof Mařatka (Czech Republic) , Paleorythms-louange with drummed tongues
- And works by Betsy Jolas (US-France), Farnaz Modarresifar (Iran), Justina Repečkaite (Lithuania), Xu Yi (China), Jiyoun Choi (Korea), Rodrigo Cicchelli Velloso (Brazil), as well as Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, Debussy, Lili Boulanger...