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Concert of German baroque music by the Ensemble Baroque Prélude: suites, cantatas, quartet, aria and chorale by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Fischer, Tunder and Buxtehude, with soprano, bass and period instruments.
Lego TRAINS workshop for children aged 8 and over: discovering and building a large train network, with room left for imagination under the coordination of activity leaders.
A workshop to discover nihon buyō, a classical Japanese dance nearly 400 years old: greetings, postures, basic movements, and a dance on stage at the end. Children can also touch kimonos and handle accessories such as the fan or the tenugui towel.
A cinema session with a selection of short films and animal documentaries, in a cosy atmosphere. For children aged 5 and up.
A forum to make an overseas mobility project a reality: language stays, studies, working holidays or volunteering. Organizations, professionals and talks to help you choose your path.
A workshop to discover architecture through play, with Lego models of Paris and cities around the world. For children aged 8 and up.
A workshop to make a shimenawa, a traditional Japanese New Year decoration, with origami and mizuhiki knots. Sessions are offered for children and teenagers, and another for adults.
A free workshop open to everyone that combines circus and basketball: you can try out tricks while scoring baskets.
A guided tour of the museum's permanent collections and gardens, discovering Antoine Bourdelle and life in a sculptor's studio in Montparnasse. For adults and teenagers aged 12 and up.
A film series for young and old, with animated films on the theme of "Work and Jobs".
A family clay modeling workshop: after visiting the exhibition "L’étoffe de l’artiste" (The Artist's Fabric), each person sculpts in clay a portrait of their neighbor or a self-portrait, with hats, jewelry and scarves. Children ages 7 and up.
A family workshop where children, from age 6, weave a colorful costume with strips of paper, after discovering the temporary exhibition at the Bourdelle Museum.
After exploring the exhibition "L'étoffe de l'artiste" (The Artist's Cloth), participants hand-sew their own artist's faluche, in felt or velvet. Family activity, ages 12 and up.
Beginner or experienced pianists, come and play in public on the auditorium's baby grand piano and meet other pianists. Would you rather listen? Come and spend a friendly moment with music.
A family workshop to discover the cyanotype technique and create flowered costumes inspired by Bourdelle's, echoing the exhibition "L'étoffe de l'artiste" (The Artist's Fabric).
A cinema screening to discover a story on the big screen, just like at the movies, for ages 6 and up. Offered during school holidays at the Gutenberg library.
To celebrate 50 years of his career, Khaled returns to the stage for an exceptional anniversary date, blending emotion, celebration and shared memories, accompanied by the Paris One World Orchestra.
After a fun introduction to the Bourdelle Museum, children aged 1 to 3, with their parents' help, make a clay face and take their modelling home with them.
A day-long introduction to wood engraving: in the morning, sketching works by Antoine Bourdelle at the museum; in the afternoon, engraving on soft wood and printing your print on a press. For adults, ages 15 and up.
A visual artist from the museum talks about a sculpture, then children and grown-ups together make a clay model, echoing Bourdelle's work. Family activity, from age 4.
A free workshop for expectant parents and parents of newborns, led by specialists, to create a healthy environment during pregnancy and the baby's first months.
A workshop to discover and try out a tablet game app. In this session, children aged 8 and up explore Inked, a puzzle game in which you play as a samurai.
A meeting with journalist and courtroom sketch artist Marion Dubreuil, who drew the Mazan rape trial live, about her graphic novel “Pelicot : Un procès pour l'Histoire” (Pelicot: A Trial for the History Books), followed by a book signing.
An immersive show blending dance, original music and circus performances, brought to life by around twenty artists in an organic setting. An intense sensory experience where emotions take physical form.
Bring a CD, a vinyl record or another medium and play the track of your choice (5 minutes maximum), then swap them all together in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. All ages.
New releases in foreign literature take centre stage: come and listen to readings out loud and share your own. All ages.
A show of stories and songs about a very lively vegetable garden, as part of the youth event "Manger, Être mangé" (Eating, Being Eaten). Ages 6 and up, registration required.
As part of the Manga Fanatics event, a workshop to learn the Japanese art of furoshiki and how to wrap gifts or books beautifully in lovely colourful fabrics. Open to everyone aged 8 and up.
Screening of the documentary Imago (2025) by Déni Oumar Pitsaev, followed by a meeting with the director. For teens and adults.
As part of the Monte le Son festival "ô féminins", the library celebrates Cuban music with a concert by Graciela Perez, songwriter, composer and performer. Free entry, subject to availability.
A show blending improvised piano and dance: musician Jahni Joisin creates post-romantic and impressionist melodies, while dancer Luc Maintrot brings to life a body that moves to the sound of the instrument.
After exploring the exhibition "L'étoffe de l'artiste" (The Artist's Fabric), each person develops their own personal pattern and embroiders it on their own shirt, using the stitches presented during the workshop.
A 100% live show lasting more than two hours that brings back to life 25 essential songs by Jean-Jacques Goldman, performed by the troupe of L'Héritage Goldman (The Goldman Legacy) and Erick Benzi. A moment of sharing and emotion that brings families together and spans the generations.
A 100% live show of more than two hours that brings back to life 25 essential songs by Jean-Jacques Goldman, performed by the L'Héritage Goldman troupe and Erick Benzi. A moment of sharing and emotion to experience as a family.
Author Fatima Daas leads a free writing workshop on the theme "Writing through the body", for adults and teenagers aged 16 and up, registration required.
Meet the five artists from the exhibition "Five Views - la photographie japonaise émergente" (Five Views - emerging Japanese photography) and the programme director, Mutsuko Ota, to discuss their artistic approaches.
A friendly, immersive quiz to guess music from a range of genres and films, led by librarians. Open to everyone, whether visually impaired or not, and to the simply curious.
An escape game run by the librarians, in which an Agatha Christie specialist mysteriously disappears in the library. For adults and teenagers aged 14 and over, registration required.
A family dinner disrupted by the appearance of a giant acacia tree: a burlesque and musical fable, funny and touching, suitable for young audiences.
Puppeteer Yngvild Aspeli adapts Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick with seven performers and around fifty figures, combining monumental puppets, manipulation and video projections. Ages 14 and up.
Puppet manipulation workshop with the company Plexus Polaire, in connection with the show Moby Dick: precise movements, acting and improvisation to bring puppets to life. Ages 14 and up, registration required.
A story hour for toddlers, with stories, nursery rhymes and finger games, for children from 0 to 3 years old.
Stories told to children aged 6 and up, who are no longer toddlers. An event for the "big kids" at the multimedia library.
Presentation of the Socrates Project by the Compagnie des Marlins: an artistic adventure combining writing, drawing and theatre, based on texts by women from the Périchaux senior club.
The librarians are hosting a friendly board game evening, with new games and classics, from age 8. Feel free to bring snacks to share.
A gathering to introduce very young children to the pleasure of shared reading in all its forms: stories, songs, nursery rhymes and finger games. For children from 0 to 3 years old.
Loop screening of two films about ikebana, including a documentary made in 2019 during the visit to Paris of the five great masters of the main ikebana schools, and an anniversary film from the Sogetsu School.
Two musicians from the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris present a discovery concert for children aged 3 to 6, illustrating the tale "L'ours et son orchestre" (The Bear and His Orchestra) with excerpts from Mozart, Bartók, Zorn, Lewin, klezmer music and jazz improvisations.
An ikebana workshop led by Iemoto Akane Teshigahara, grand master of the Sogetsu School, to discover traditional and contemporary floral arrangements and leave with your own.
A tactile and sound workshop to discover the exhibition "L'École de Paris" (the School of Paris), with tactile boards and a guided presentation created by the museum and the Fédération des aveugles de France. Intended for the visually impaired public.
Talk by Iemoto Akane Teshigahara, grand master of the Sogetsu School, on the emotions she feels when communicating with flowers and plants, with a discovery of different styles of arrangements.
The Quatuor Nautilus and friends perform Mozart, Haydn, Ravel, then Saint-Saëns's Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) in its version with a narrator. A festive concert for the whole family.
As part of the Monte le son festival, the Marguerite Yourcenar multimedia library gives pianist Vanessa Wagner free rein for a recital for all audiences.
A fun writing workshop, with games and practical exercises, to rediscover the work and world of Agatha Christie. For adults and teenagers aged 16 and over, and reserved for people who did not take part in the workshop on 12 September.
A collective, immersive listening session: settled into a deckchair in the dim light of the auditorium, participants listen to a whole record, here Transfigured Night. For all ages from 6 years old.
Two storytelling and nursery rhyme sessions at the media library: one for babies from 6 months to 2 years old, one for children from 3 to 6 years old.
A performance-demonstration of ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging, by the grand master of the Sogetsu School. An opportunity to discover traditional and contemporary compositions.
A creative writing workshop-game to learn the art of suspense, inspired by the themes and characters of Agatha Christie's novels. For all ages, from 7 years old, registration required.
Screening of the documentary film "Liti Liti" (2025, 76 min) by Senegalese director Mamadou Khouma Gueye, followed by a discussion in his presence (subject to confirmation). Part of the Close-Up festival, devoted to the city, architecture and landscape in cinema.