Free things to do in Drancy: free events and activities

7 upcoming free events in Drancy: exhibitions, workshops, concerts and guided visits.
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Writing the Resistance Écrire la Résistance

Sun 18 Oct · 14:00–16:00 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean-Jaurès

A meeting of literature and history: Didier Daeninckx and Hervé Le Tellier explore the traces of the Second World War in individual destinies and collective memory.

Writing Auschwitz Écrire Auschwitz

Sun 18 Oct · 16:15–19:00 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean-Jaurès

A lecture on literature devoted to Auschwitz, from the testimonies of Primo Levi and Charlotte Delbo to today's accounts and fiction, with Maxime Decout and Guido Furci.

The Children of the Resistance by Christophe Barratier Les enfants de la Résistance de Christophe Barratie

Sun 25 Oct · 16:00–19:00 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean-Jaurès

Three brave children, François, Eusèbe and Lisa, resist the Nazis in occupied France: sabotage, hidden messages and escapes. A film for ages 8 and up, during the All Saints' Day holidays.

Max Jacob: An Unlikely Encounter Max Jacob : une rencontre improbable

Sun 29 Nov · 14:00–16:00 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean-Jaurès

Philippe Douroux traces the contrasting paths of Max Jacob and Jacques Evrard, interspersed with readings from Max Jacob's texts.

Truth and Responsibility in the Face of Nazism Vérité et responsabilité face au nazisme

Sun 29 Nov · 16:15–18:15 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean Jaurès

A philosophical discussion on how German intellectuals and elites were able to legitimize Nazism, and on what that says about our relationship to truth and responsibility.

Audio tour: The fate of children during the Second World War Visite sonore : Le sort des enfants pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale

Sun 6 Dec · 13:30–15:00 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean Jaurès

An audio tour led by a guide from the Memorial, accessible to the visually impaired, on the fate of children during the Second World War.

Guided tour of Drancy Visite guidée de Drancy

Sun 6 Dec · 15:00–17:00 Free
Mémorial de la Shoah de Drancy, 110-112, avenue Jean Jaurès

The Mémorial de la Shoah in Drancy offers guided tours of the former internment and transit camp, as well as of its permanent exhibition retracing its history.