Once again this year, the Citadelle is taking part in European Museum Night, opening its doors free of charge at dusk. Thanks to guest artists and the conservation and mediation teams, visitors can discover the Musée comtois, the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation and the Muséum in a whole new way. Participants can also enjoy an exceptional view of Besançon illuminated.
Echoing the 2024 cultural season dedicated to rediscovering the world of the Little Prince, Besançon's Citadelle museums are offering a special evening of social interaction, discovery and friendship!
Draw me your planet" exhibition trail
Muséum & Musée comtois :
Open house
(Re)explore Besançon's Vauban fortress in the footsteps of The Little Prince and Deyrolle. Follow the red thread of a poetic and humanistic stroll through the Citadelle, between astonishing installations and original artistic creations. The immersive " Draw me your planet " exhibition invites us to take a curious look at the world, while questioning today's environmental and social issues. Beauty and science come together to teach us to observe, to marvel and to pass on the knowledge we need to take action! Between the unexpected and the imaginary, the ten stages of the exhibition explore the links between man and the living world, making nature an everyday adventure.
All aboard for a fun, educational and inspiring voyage proposed by Besançon's Natural History Museum, designed in collaboration with Deyrolle and in partnership with the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.
Continuous from 6:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Opening of all indoor and outdoor exhibition stages.
- Hangar aux Manœuvres, Musée comtois, temporary exhibition room (with mediation)
- "Fauna" - Naturalium : Open house - continuous
- "Water - Aquarium : Open house - continuous
- Insectarium: Self-guided tour - continuous [Open only if it rains].
- "Espace" - Projection space in the Chapel: Continuous from 6:00 pm to 11:45 pm
With mediation and animation
"La maison commune" - With artistic collective IdéeHaut: suspended listening station
Continuous from 3pm to 10pm (session times posted at the building entrance)
Hangar aux Manœuvres
They've been living with us for thousands of years. They share our daily lives, our living spaces. The many species with feathers, fur, antennae and scales live close to us, but often escape our attention. The suspended listening station takes you on a journey to listen, hear and perceive the abundance of life forms that express themselves in so many different ways. You'll leave the ground temporarily in suspended structures and sail through this interlude to the sound pieces inspired by natural elements and composed by Brane Project.
"Time" - A shared moment at the Musée comtois
Continuous from 6:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Reception posted in the Musée comtois reception room.
With family or friends, come and enjoy a moment of suspension around objects from the collections that will bring back your fondest memories of conviviality and sharing! Around recent acquisitions and board games (traditional, surprising or revisited), the museum team invites you to a playful interlude. The most inspired will be able to mingle their memories and childhood lullabies with the participatory sound installation proposed by Les Berceurs du Temps.
"Imagination" - Enter the Museum's chamber of wonders!
Continuous from 6:00 pm to 11:45 pm - Reception posted in the temporary exhibition room
A meeting with the team in charge of conserving the collections, to discover the little-known treasures of the Besançon Natural History Museum. Did you know that the legend of the unicorn came from a narwhal's tooth? That chimeras could be made from real animals? Have you ever heard of "lepidochromy", the delicate art of transferring butterfly wings? Open your child's eyes and discover the riches of nature!
Draw me your planet" discovery tour
If the Little Prince landed on Earth today, how would he see our world? Join an interpreter from the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle as we take you through several stages of the exhibition. Along the way, you'll come across a giant boa, Saint-Exupéry's plane, the forgotten boots of a giant gardener and the astonishing skeleton of a chimera. Come and learn and dream with us, and discover with your eyes - and your heart - the beauty of our animal and plant biodiversity.
On-site registration at the Info Point (Front Royal reception tent).
Accessible to all, ages 7 and up
Bring walking shoes and suitable clothing (access to the Tarragnoz rampart).
Duration: 1 hour (departures at: 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:30pm).
Location: RDV at the Info Point
Capacity: 30 people
"La Faune" - Sensory visit to the zoo
Meet the animal world from an original angle...
The Museum's zoo is home to many endangered species. Beyond their endangered status, these fascinating animals awaken our senses in more ways than one... During Museum Night, come and sharpen your hearing, discover unexpected smells or refine your vision, accompanied by a mediator-counsellor. An uncertain but atypical experience!
7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Capacity: 15 people
Location: RDV at the welcome tent (info point)
"The social link" - Inventing tomorrow's gastronomic meal?
Main meeting place : Cour des Cadets
A series of events and meetings to project us into the future and imagine the food of tomorrow.
"Il était une faim" - Jessica Jeanparis: large-format photography exhibition
Open house.
Montée du parc Saint-Etienne and Cour des Cadets
What do we put on our plates in the 21st century? Following in the footsteps of the tales of our childhood, artist Jessica Jeanparis invites us to follow the journey of a plate, staged from the intimate point of view of the eater. Twenty contemporary still lifes set out a series of food compositions, in turn drawing an imaginary banquet that questions what we'll be seeing on our plates in 2050. À table !!!
"Zero waste culinary quiz - mystery tray to identify
Starting at 6:30 p.m.
SCOP Carte Blanche is offering a game to tantalize your taste buds! Try to identify the ingredients on a tasting tray comprising 4 types of chips, 4 soups and 4 desserts. A fun way to rediscover the unsuspected resources of the plant world! Competition with prizes to be won.
"Reinventing food in 2050?" - Minute conference
7:45pm - Duration: 30 min.
Under a shade cloth on the MRD porch - Can be retreated to the Museum's pedagogical room.
In the form of a round table discussion, let's ask ourselves questions about food in 2050! In the presence of chefs and scientists, in partnership with the Le Futur a déjà commencé association and the "Fou2food" event.
Acoustic concert: Lauveee
8:30 pm to 9:15 pm - Momentum shade cloth
https://www.instagram.com/lauveeemusic/
A young, self-taught pianist and vocalist, Lauve unfurls the path of her feelings with a gentle musical ballad. Her compositions and her touchingly deep soul, jazz and blues range leave no one indifferent...
Museum of Resistance and Deportation
From the attic to the museum, new acquisitions 2024
Every year, numerous donors entrust the museum with objects and family archives. Through them, a human history of the Second World War is revealed. Come and preview some of these latest acquisitions on Museum Night!
7.15pm, 8.15pm, 9.15pm, 10.15pm
Duration: 45 minutes
Capacity: 20 people (registration required at the museum reception desk)
The Deportation Art Fund, an exceptional treasure trove
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Resistance and Deportation Museum) houses an exceptional collection of deported art, mainly drawings produced clandestinely in Reich camps and prisons. Over 600 works have been assembled, making it one of the finest collections in Europe.
Come and discover this exceptional treasure during Museum Night!
7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes
Capacity: 20 people (registration required at the museum reception desk)
Exceptionally, on Saturday May 18, the Ginko Citadelle line will run in the evening until 11.30pm, with a bus every 30 minutes.