Metro! Le Grand Paris en mouvement: open house this Saturday

Often criticized, but ultimately envied the world over, the Paris metro is entitled to a fine exhibition at the moment. Entitled " Métro!Le Grand Paris en mouvement", this cultural event invites us to delve into the genesis of the Paris metro, but also, and above all, to better understand what tomorrow's metro will be like, with the imminent arrival of the Grand Paris Express. On view from November 8 to June 2, 2024 at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, this Parisian exhibition addresses societal, ecological and architectural issues, as well as such fascinating subjects as French engineering and contemporary art.

Metro! Le Grand Paris en mouvement: the exhibition at the Cité de l'Architecture et du patrimoine, our photos
The history of the metro, mobility and urbanity is unveiled at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine from November 8, 2023 to June 2, 2024, in a groundbreaking exhibition entitled "Métro! Le Grand Paris en mouvement". [Read more]

To mark the occasion, Société du Grand Paris, responsible for the design and construction of the Grand Paris public transport network, is organizing an open day this Saturday, November 18, 2023. Throughout the day, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine will be welcoming curious visitors free of charge to a rich program of artistic installations and performances, concerts, debates and screenings. Reservations are strongly recommended!

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PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS

• Slow performance - reversing the relationship to gravity and time at the cutting wheel by Johan Lorbeer
• 12pm-5pm: Éveil et parade des taupes, a show by Philippe Quesne
• 12:15pm and 4pm: Métrocinémix, a film-concert about the metro by Jean-Yves Leloup
• 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Guided tours, by Bertrand Bossard & Pierre Hiessler
• 5:30pm: Concert des Taupes, a show by Philippe Quesne

WORKSHOPS AND INSTALLATIONS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

• Le Véhicule imaginaire: installation by illustrator Elene Usdin
• Métrolodie: music using materials recovered from building sites by Playtronica
• Quand Soudain: the storytelling terminal of the future metro by Studio Double
• 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: " Les Classes du Grand Paris Express " - children's workshop on the world of the construction site, ages 3 and up.
• 2pm-6pm: Jolie rame de métro! - Imagine and build your own metro car! - family workshops from age 4

LECTURES ON THE ARCHITECTS OF GREATER PARIS

• 11am-11.45am: Francis Rambert with Pascale Dalix and Frédéric Chartier
• 2:45pm-3:30pm: Francis Rambert with Dominique Perrault and Marc Barani
• 5.15pm-6pm: Francis Rambert with Périphériques architectes

Admission to the exhibition and activities is free on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 11am to 7pm, but reservations are recommended. Don't miss this unique open day!