Journées du Patrimoine 2023 at La Seine Musicale (92): the program

Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis, My de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Published on August 25th, 2023 at 05:40 p.m.
La Seine Musicale is once again taking part in the Journées du Patrimoine 2023 (Heritage Days 2023), offering a day of discovery, with visits and events! We reveal the program for this exceptional weekend!

Did you know? The Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days ) is the cultural event of the autumn season, taking place all over Europe on the weekend of September 17 and 18. For the occasion, Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region reveal their treasures during this event, which features free visits, unusual events and unusual places that open their doors for the occasion. So, are you looking for a good plan to make the most of it?

Head off to the Hauts-de-Seine to discover this strange building, which has been standing in the middle ofIle Séguin in Boulogne-Billancourt since 2017 (and which celebrated its 5th anniversary last April). Imagined as a "musical destination", Seine Musicale boasts an imposing 6,000-seat "La Grande Seine" concert hall, a 1,150-seat auditorium and various rehearsal and recording spaces.

Designed by architects Jean de Gastines and Shigeru Ban, La Seine Musicale is an architectural challenge, since theauditorium sits on the Seine and "its wooden shell seems to float on the Parisian river". During the Journées du Patrimoine 2023, discover all the secrets of this venue, which has quickly become an essential part of the region's cultural life.

Here's the detailed program for the Journées du Patrimoine at La Seine Musicale in the Hauts-de-Seine department:

  • Guided tours of Les Extatiques
    Saturday, September 16, 11:00 a.m.

    Come and discover Les Extatiques, an open-air contemporary art trail!
    Les Extatiques offers a sensitive and artistic stroll in an exceptional architectural setting on the Ile Seguin and at Paris la Défense. The international artists invited to the island this year are : Joëlle Allet, Jérémy Gobé, Philip Haas, Cornelia Konrads, Julien Salaud and Bob Verschueren.
    Based on the 4 elements - fire, air, water and earth - the exhibition features original works that play with the Seine musicale and its unusual architecture.
    Guided tours take place every hour from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the last tour leaving at 5 p.m.
    Departure point: at the foot of the Seine musicale stairs.



  • Open day at La Seine Musicale
    Saturday, September 16, 11:00 a.m.

    During this open day, a wide range of activities are on offer: guided tours, indoor and outdoor concerts, workshops for young audiences, immersive experiences, discovery of our 2023/2024 season...
    An opportunity to (re)discover the building designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, in association with Frenchman Jean de Gastines, inaugurated 6 years ago in April 2017. La Seine Musicale, a venue for all kinds of music, is being fully unveiled during the European Heritage Days, with numerous activities on offer.



Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From September 16th, 2023 to September 17th, 2023

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    Location

    Île Seguin
    92100 Boulogne Billancourt

    Accessibility info

    Access
    Metro line 9 Pont de Sèvres station (terminus). Exit 1 (take Quai Georges Gorse then Pont Renault) T2: Brimborion or Musée de Sèvres stations, then take the footbridge Bus: 160 - 169 - 171 - 179 - 279 - 291 - 389 - 429 - 467 Pont de Sèvres station

    Prices
    Free

    More information
    Free access, no reservation required

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