European Heritage Days at the Institut du France

Name: European Heritage Days at the Institut du France
Start: 2022-09-17T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Institut de France

The Palace of the Institute opens its doors on the occasion of the European Heritage Days

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Gérard Blot

The Palace of the Institute opens its doors on the occasion of the European Heritage Days, which will take place on 17 and 18 September 2022 on the theme of Sustainable Heritage. You can freely discover its famous Dome, the rooms of the five Academies, its two libraries and the courtyard of honour. Academicians will be present to sign their books.
A welcome booklet will be distributed to families and young people.

About the location

Institut de France

23 quai de Conti 75006 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

In 1793, the Convention abolished the Royal Academies, remnants of the monarchy. To fill the void left by their suppression, the Institut national de France was created two years later, on October 25, 1795, in application of the Constitution of the Year III which entrusted to it for mission "to collect the discoveries, to perfect the arts and sciences". Minerva, goddess of wisdom, intelligence and reason became the emblem. Initially installed at the Louvre, this "parliament of scholars" was transferred in March 1805 by Napoleon I, a member of the Institute, to the former Collège des Quatre-Nations.
It had been created according to the will expressed in 1661 by Cardinal Mazarin to welcome young people from the four nations newly annexed by France (Pignerol, Alsace, Artois and Roussillon). Designed by architect Louis Le Vau, the building is very original, as evidenced by the half-moon facade on the Seine and the dome of the old chapel, circular on the outside and oval on the inside. Ther