Nuit des Musées 2025 at the Musée de la batellerie et des voies navigables in Conflans-St-Honorine (78)

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Nuit des Musées will once again be celebrating art and culture in Paris and the Île-de-France region. In Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, in the Yvelines department, the Musée de la batellerie et des voies navigables (Museum of inland waterways) is preparing a beautiful cultural night on the banks of the Seine. Want to discover the program? Click here!

Mark your calendars! Nuit des Musées, the free, not-to-be-missed evening that celebrates art and culture in the heart of museums from dusk onwards, is back on Saturday May 17, 2025, in Paris and the Île-de-France region. It's a unique opportunity to discover the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions from another angle, in an atmosphere that's often different and surprising.

The program for this exceptional evening includes special activities, artistic performances, screenings, lectures and guided tours. The Nuit des Musées is a truly immersive experience, bringing together enthusiasts and the curious to experience art in an original and entertaining way.

The Nuit des Musées 2025 is a chance to spotlight Paris' finest institutions, as well as the cultural treasures nestled just a few transilien stations away from the capital. One of these, the Musée de la batellerie et des voies navigables in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine ( 78), located on the banks of the Seine, is an emblematic site ofFrench river history. The building is entirely dedicated to the world of boatmen, the men who for centuries transported goods on France's rivers and canals.

With models, tools, photographs and period documents, the museum takes you back in time to the days when barges and scows reigned supreme on the waterways. It also invites you to discover the trades, traditions and skills that have shaped the history of river navigation in France.

Don't know it yet? Take advantage of theevening event to take a look around and join in the free entertainment!