It's raining, it's cold.
Paris is full of museums and exceptional places.
We take refuge there, from Saturday 23 October to Sunday 7 November in Paris, to occupy our dear children during the holidays near La Villette, Trocadéro or Concorde.
Sound madness at the Children's Philharmonic
Put yourself in the shoes of a conductor (with a cardboard orchestra), of a DJ on the decks (in an electro club atmosphere with a big screen), take the stage like rock stars (with a piano, drums and two guitars for children), discover world music (on a huge globe), play video games with your voice (pitch-pong) or dance to the rhythm ... All this is possible in one colorful and joyful place, where everything is touched and presented at child's height.
A dream: the Children's Philharmonic made it come true!
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This 1000m2 space with around thirty installations, designed by Constance Guisset, opened at the end of September, after 4 years of work. A great success: difficult to make them leave the premises when our ball lights up and means that the allotted time (a little over an hour) has elapsed. But we leave with memories in our mailbox. People in the same group wear a connected bracelet that allows creations to be recorded on most installations. Children already dream of going back there. We can alternate a musical session and another in the friendly city of children in the nearby Cité des Sciences.
From 4 to 10 years old every day from 10 am to 5 pm
,
14 euros per child and adult, duration: 1h15, 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
, by reservation.
Raoul Dufy's Electricity Fairy in augmented reality
The fun little science lesson on electricity was improvised on a rainy, Parisian Sunday morning, where the museum seemed to be (as very often) the best place to occupy four children aged 3 to 10.
When you arrive at the Museum of Modern Art, go up the steps that lead to the Dufy room, on the left.
There, Raoul Dufy's immense, brightly colored work of 600m2,
La Fée Électricité
leaves speechless. After the restoration of the frieze in 2020, the immersive visit, in augmented reality, has been in place since the beginning of October 2021. The children play the game of animating the masterpiece using tablets provided by the museum (free of charge). and self-service). With their parents, they bring the gods of Olympus to life, above the first power station. In the upper part, the painter has disseminated his favorite themes: sailboats, clouds of birds, the 14th of July ball. In the lower part are arranged the portraits of 110 scientists and inventors who contributed to the development of electricity. They come to life after finding them on the frieze thanks to clues. Our favorite activity: the first steam train, coming from Saint-Lazare station, right in front of our eyes. A firework !Small scenes tell of the great moments of science. To learn while having fun.
Without reservation, free, free access from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (nightly Thursday until 10 p.m.). Paris Museum of Modern Art, 11 Avenue du President Wilson 75116 Paris. Standard: 01 53 67 40 00
Tablets, made available free of charge, allow visitors to discover the lives of 110 scientists and inventors of electricity.
Le Figaro / Mikaëla Samuel
Workshops in the colorful and poetic universe of Jean-Michel Othoniel at the Petit Palais
Upon arrival, the dreamlike universe of Jean-Michel Othoniel amazes.
The river of a thousand mirrored blue bricks which runs down the grand staircase of the Petit Palais is
“a waterfall whose gaiety sings like in a fairy tale”
according to its creator.
The works are embedded in the building, suspended from trees or placed on the water.
It is an enchantment.
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During the holidays, Le Petit Palais has set up two workshops for children, every day, from Wednesday to Saturday during the two-week holiday.
In the company of an animator, children (from 5 years old) and parents embark on an initiatory journey in the colorful and poetic universe of Othoniel.
As they stroll, travelers assemble words, pearls and bricks of paper to compose a small collection / object, memory of this enchanted journey.
In another workshop, children aged 8 to 12, without their parents, discover the exhibition in the company of a visual artist.
In the workshop, everyone makes a print using the monotype process, combining design and colors.
Book quickly!
In the company of an animator, children (from 5 years old) and parents embark on an initiatory journey in the colorful and poetic universe of Jean-Michel Othoniel.
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Family from 5 years old. Duration 1h30. € 5 per child, € 7 per adult. At 3 p.m. On October 16, 23, 26, 27, 28 and 29. November 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20 and 27. December 11, 18, 22, 28, 29, 30 and 31. Av. Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris. Ticket office on
petitpalais.paris.fr
8-12 years Printmaking workshop
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Duration 3h.
€ 16 per child at 2 p.m.
October 13, 23, 27, 28, 29 and 30.
November 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 24.
December 1, 15, 18, 22, 23 and 24.
Last weeks for the Napoleon exhibition at the Grande Halle de La Villette
There is still time to go see the Napoleon exhibition at the large Halle de la Villette before it closes on December 19.
From his rise to the decline of the imperial adventure, the exhibition retraces in nine sections this pivotal period, from key moments in the history of France to the intimate and romantic life of the emperor, through more than 150 works collected for the first time on the occasion of the bicentenary of his death.
Read the
Figaro Special Issue
: Bicentenary of Napoleon, the epic, the myth, the trial
Until December 19, 2021, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. The "Places aux jeunes" operation: free time slots for young people under 26. Grande Halle de la Villette, 211 avenue Jean-Jaurès, Paris.
"Child's play monument" at the Hôtel de la Marine
After four years of work, the Hôtel de la Marine, royal furniture storage under Louis XV, completed its transformation this summer.
The opportunity to discover the sublime Parisian building with the family.
Accompanied by Amand and his tutor, and with the help of their booklet, parents and children are invited to find the blue diamond.
After visiting the Intendant's apartments dating from the 18th century, families join the Salons & loggia route.
This free visit takes place as part of the “Child's Play Monument” event, organized by the Center des Monuments Nationaux (CMN) which dedicates the first weekend of the All Saints holidays to young people.
The
detailed program of the operation throughout France.
The Hôtel de la Marine was built at the same time as the Place de la Concorde, at the end of the reign of Louis XV in the 1770s. Its facade is perfectly symmetrical.
CMN - Hôtel de la Marine.
2 place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris. Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October. Free for children under 18. Reduced price for an accompanying adult € 14. Full price from the second adult 17 €.
Reservation on the site.