Presentation of the old swimming school of Tourcoing

Name: Presentación de la antigua escuela de natación de Tourcoing
Start: 2023-09-15T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T14:30:00+02:00
Location: Institut du monde arabe de Tourcoing

The old swimming school of Tourcoing

15 i 16 septiembre 2023Passed

Maquette de l'ancienne école de natation de Tourcoing © S. Castel IMA-Tourcoing

The former swimming school of Tourcoing A masterful place for the IMA-Tourcoing
Built in 1904, this building is part of the work of the mayor of Tourcoing, Gustave Dron. In a popular education initiative unprecedented at the time, he wanted every child in the city to learn to swim in what was then one of the first swimming schools in the country. Until its closure in 1999, this place welcomed all the school children in the town who learned swimming. The place also saw the glory hours of the Children of Neptune, water sports club, multiple French champion of water polo and trainer of great champions. This place, part of the collective identity, has been renovated and offers the IMA-Tourcoing the space necessary for the deployment of its know-how. The former swimming school of Tourcoing now hosts the Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing.
For safety reasons, the pool of the old pool can no longer be visited. The presentation of the building and its history will take place in the lobby of the IMA-Tourcoing.

About the location

Institut du monde arabe de Tourcoing

9 rue Gabriel Péri, 59200 Tourcoing

Nord
Hauts-de-France

The Institut du monde arabe-Tourcoing, a cultural centre based in the former swimming school in Tourcoing, has the mission of promoting Arab cultures by presenting exhibitions, concerts, conferences and educational activities in the Hauts-de-France region.

Tags

Lieu de culture, spectacles, sports et loisirs

Acceso

METRO: line 2 Lille-Tourcoing, stop Colbert | TRAM: tram Lille-Tourcoing, stop Tourcoing Centre | BUS: Liane 4, bus 35, bus 17, bus 84, bus 87, Z4, stop Colbert | V'LILLE: station 250 Tourcoing Mairie (6 bis rue nationale) or station 251 Colbert (rue de ghent) | ACCES IMA-TOURCOING: main entrance accessible by stairs. An entrance accessible to RMCs located less than 5m from the main entrance allows to reach our spaces. An IMA-Tourcoing agent can accompany you there. 3 PMR parking spaces are located at the entrance of the Gabriel Péri street.