Housed in the sumptuous Hôtel de Rochechouart since 1829, the Ministry of National Education and Youth is a national institution in Paris to be discovered exclusively during the Journées du Patrimoine, to be experienced this year on Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17, 2023.
The Journées du Patrimoine are an opportunity to open the doors of must-see monuments and unusual places to discover their fabulous history.
Every year, thousands of curious visitors come to the Ministry of Education and Youth to admire the office of the Minister and his advisors, the historic salons of the Hôtel de Rochechouart, and the library and garden.
During these self-guided tours, we learn that theHôtel de Rochechouart was built at the request of the Marquise de Courteille for her only daughter, wife of the Comte de Rochechouart, in 1776, and it was in 1829 that the hotel was handed over to the Ministry of Public Instruction, an institution that had just been created to replace theimperial university.
The Hôtel boasts a magnificent library, refurbished in 1858, to be discovered over the weekend, along with the lounges used by the Minister and his assistants on a daily basis. You can also visit the Minister's office, which was for a long time attached to the library, before being transferred to the salon d'honneur on the first floor, adjoining the 1300 square metre garden, which was refurbished in 2002.
Aucun événement annoncé à ce jour, le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 16th, 2023 to September 17th, 2023
Location
French Ministry of Education
110 Rue de Grenelle
75006 Paris 6
Prices
Free
Official website
journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr
