European Museum Night

Saturday 18 May: Discover the destination's museums in a whole new way!

In Chantilly

Lace Museum (7pm-11pm) :

The Musée de la Dentelle is dedicated to the adventure of lace-making in Chantilly in the 18th and 19th centuries. At the same time, every six months it presents a new temporary exhibition that takes a contemporary look at this age-old technique.
For Museums' Night, come and stroll through the museum and share an unexpected experience...

• At 7pm and 9pm :  Flash visits permanent collections.
  
• From 7pm to 11pm: Le "Tattoo Bar comes to the museum! Chantilly lace is famous for its fine, delicate black designs. Why not leave the museum with one of these pretty designs tattooed on your skin? For this Night dedicated to lace, the museum is hosting the "TATTOO BAR" to offer you a new and unexpected experience at the museum. A tattoo artist will be on hand throughout the evening to create the tattoo you choose from 20 original designs created for this 20th Museum Night! These "ephemeral tattoos" are made with hypoallergenic cosmetic ink, using a painless process with no risk of allergy (no henna). They are therefore suitable for everyone (minors must be accompanied by an adult). Visibility and drying are instantaneous. The tattoo lasts from 3 to 10 days, depending on the motif, the place tattooed, the type of skin and, above all, the care taken by the person being tattooed.
  
• At 7.45pm and 9.45pm : Visits to the temporary exhibition "Living and dreaming lace, Annie Bascoul.
  
• From 8pm to 11pm: Bobbin lace demonstrations with the lacemakers from the Friends of the Lace Museum association.
  
  Musée de la dentelle, 34 rue d'Aumale, 7pm - 11pm, Free.

Condé Pharmacy (at 9pm)

Hidden away in the heart of the Fondation Condé, the Condé pharmacy evokes the mysteries of ancient medicine... As you enter, you are struck by the profusion of jars and the beauty of their decoration. But what was behind the theriac, the Mithridate and the viper's powder? For the 20th Museum Night, discover the Condé pharmacy in 20 jars and by torchlight!

RDV place Versepuy, in front of the Fondation Condé, Free
With the kind collaboration of the Fondation Condé.

Great Stables – Horse Museum (6pm-10pm) :

For this 20th edition of the Museum Night, the Château de Chantilly is offering you, in the exceptional setting of the Grandes Écuries, a programme combining equestrian art, horse racing and gastronomy.

• Equestrian events under the Dome
  For this exceptional evening, the Compagnie équestre des Grandes Écuries will be offering a range of activities based on the secrets of horse training, from the simplest to the most sophisticated exercises, such as those known as "haute-école", as well as demonstrations of a number of show acts. Rendezvous under the Dôme des Grandes Écuries at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm.

• Events in partnership with AFASEC, the Gouvieux horseracing school
  AFASEC students will be providing entertainment throughout the evening. They will be presenting their school and their training to become training riders in racing stables, and demonstrating a mechanical horse. Meet in the courtyard of the Remises from 7pm to 9.45pm.

• Special opening of the Café des écuries
  Located in the courtyard of the Sheds, the Stables Café will be selling savoury snacks, cold drinks and hot beverages from 7pm to 9.45pm.

• "Class the work!"
  Since 2013, the Ministries of Culture and National Education, Youth and Sport have been running an innovative scheme called "La classe, l'œuvre!", which aims to give schoolchildren the opportunity to take ownership of a shared heritage and, for the duration of Museum Night, to pass on culture and share it with their friends and family. The Lycée Jean Rostand is presenting an exhibition in which young people take ownership of the major works in the Musée du Cheval. 

• Chantilly cream animation
  The Confrérie des Chevaliers Fouetteurs de Crème Chantilly will be offering visitors to the Grandes Écuries the chance to sample delicious Chantilly cream puffs or a bowl of Chantilly strawberries. Various products will be on sale. Meet in the Cour des Remises from 7pm to 9.45pm.

• Guided tour of the Grandes Écuries
  A guide will introduce you to this 18th-century architectural masterpiece designed by Jean Aubert for Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. Free admission. Lasts 20 minutes. Meet under the dome at 7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm.

Prices : Ticket price €10 per adult, free for under 18s. Tickets can only be purchased on site, Ticket office open from 6pm to 9pm.
Free for ticket holders Plant Days 

In Senlis

The Conservatoire invites itself to the museums of Senlis

For this year's Museum Night, the Conservatoire de Musee et de Danse is taking over the museums of Senlis:

• Visit Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie, 6pm : the conservatoire orchestras open the evening with a sporting concert!

• Visit Musée de la Vénerie, between 7pm and 8pm: singing and dancing are taking over the ground floor and staircases of the museum, to the delight of young and old alike.

Sports associations take over Senlis museums!

As part of the Olympic year and the "Corps à corps - Combats et luttes dans le sport" exhibitionSenlis' associations are getting in on the act and taking over the museums for sports demonstrations:

• At the Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie, from 7pm to 8pm : fencing demonstration in the basement of the museum in the archaeological and historical collections. Qi Gong in the middle of the paintings on the first floor.
  
• In front of the Vénerie museum, in the grounds of the Château royal : archery demonstrationsby the Compagnie du Montauban.

Museum of Art and Archeology (6 p.m. – midnight)

"1, 2, 3... say SPORTS".

• And if you came have your portrait taken at the Museum of Art and Archaeology?
  To coincide with the "Corps à corps - Combats et luttes dans le sport" exhibition and the Olympic Year, the museum is challenging you to come and take part. have your photo taken in your best sportswear ! The photos, taken by François Rioux, will be on display in the museum reception area until the end of the exhibition... and you can collect them free of charge from October!
  So... "1, 2, 3... say SPORTS"!

Corps à corps - Battles and struggles in sport" exhibition

• To mark the Olympic year, the Senlis Museum of Art and Archaeologyin partnership with the Francès Foundationoffers a temporary exhibition on the theme of the representation of the athletic male body: "Corps à corps - Combats et luttes dans le sport". From Heracles to Mohamed Ali, the exhibition questions the notion of virility and body-building excess.
  Free admission to the exhibition throughout Museum Night.

Musée de la Vénerie (18h-22h)

Exhibition: "Three apples high: The museum for children. Once upon a forest

• For the fourth year running, the Vénerie museum in Senlis is staging an exhibition aimed at young visitors. "Three apples high: a museum for children. Once upon a forest explores the Western imaginary of the forest.

The forest is never silent: it's always telling us stories. The exhibition goes back to the origins of our beliefs: the forest, inhabited by Diana and other deities in Antiquity, became a place of miracles and apparitions in the Middle Ages. Saint Hubert came across a stag bearing the Cross. However, people were wary of the woods because human law did not apply there. Whatever you do, the forest remains wild. It gradually became the setting for tales and legends: Little Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood got lost there, unicorns, fairies and dragons rested there, and the Beast of Gévaudan prowled. There is a firm belief in the presence of a mischievous and sometimes cruel Little People, and travellers and children are warned. Today, the forest is an economic and ecological issue: it has been protected, administered and maintained by the State for centuries. But it's only in the last few decades that we've been able to walk through it and learn about its ecosystem. The history of the forest is also the history of our leisure activities.

The exhibition is suitable for childrenwho can walk through it equipped a games booklet for all the family (from age 7). There is also a space for resting, drawing and reading.
Free admission throughout Museum Night.

A woodland "work of art

• To coincide with the "Once upon a forest" exhibition for children, thehe two "history-literature-philosophy" first-year classes at the Lycée Saint-Vincent come to the museum.

The forest at night... what's it like? For two hours, wander around the museum to the rhythm of the students' presentations: nymphs, fairies, bards and poetry readings are on the programme. Come along and cheer them on!