On the occasion of the 39th edition of the European Heritage Days, the Hôtel-Dieu Museum invites you to discover the works with your family! Our workshops in connection with permanent collections or temporary exhibitions allow young and old to discover the work of an artist and to experience an artistic practice.
Building game, Lego and Kapla at the museum, what better to discover the profession of architect than to dive (re)in this childhood pleasure? In connection with the exhibition "Alphonse Durand, a life at the service of monuments", the museum of the Hotel-Dieu and the archives department of the city of Mantes-la-Jolie propose the workshop ""Small builders of Mantes"". Based on building plans and archive images, you can experience the principles of architecture by reproducing the Notre-Dame Collegiate Church or the Saint-Maclou Tower. Imagination is also in the spotlight by imagining new buildings, inspired by the richness of the city’s urban heritage, between medieval and contemporary. Let us create together the city of tomorrow.