The European Archeology Days organized with the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research propose to discover the past, the heritage and those who discover it. This Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19, meet in particular in Nîmes, Uzès or Beaucaire with guided tours, workshops for children, conferences…
- Nimes Fine Arts Museum
Family workshop “Ancient Architecture”, from 6 years old. Saturday and Sunday, 10.30 a.m. €5. Booking is recommended.
Family workshop “Gods and goddesses”, from 5 years old. Saturday and Sunday, 2.30 p.m. €5. Booking is recommended.
Guided tour “The Roman mosaic of the marriage of Admetus”, from 9 years old. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. €6. Booking is recommended.
Fun family visit “Fashion at the time of the Romans”, from 6 years old. Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m. €5. Reservation recommended 04 66 76 71 63.
Mosaic workshop, young audience from 7 to 12 years old. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. €5. Mandatory reservation. 04 66 76 73 70.
- Nîmes Natural History Museum
Escape game, an investigation in Roman times, designed by Latin students from the Feuchères college. Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Booking is recommended.
Workshop for young audiences “Adornment of prehistory”. Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Reservations recommended.
Young public workshop “Neolithic sculpture, discovery of a new statue-menhir near Nîmes”, by Frédéric Jallet, archaeologist at Inrap. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
New presentation of the news showcase “The archeology of the garrigue”, produced by Inrap. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Access to the collections €3.
Guided tour of the new “Biodiver’Cité” exhibition, devoted to biodiversity in the city. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Jules-Salles gallery. €6.
Snail presentation stand, in particular the Roman clausilia which inhabits the arenas. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Access to the collections €3.
- Nimes Tourist Office
Guided tour “In search of the Roman rampart”. Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Free, booking recommended nimes-tourisme.com
- Museum of Romanity in Nîmes
A village of archeology is set up in the garden and the interior street of the Musée de la Romanité.
Workshop construction of the rampart of the ancient city in kapla(R), from 6 years old. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
“Arc-chitect” workshop, assembly of an arch like the Roman builders, from 6 years old and with the family. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
Workshop “A tower can hide another”, around the Gallic and Roman past of the Magne tower, from 6 years old and with family. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
“The archeology of plants” workshop, by Julien Chardonneau-Henneuse and Justine Gomes, Paul-Valéry University. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.
Workshop “Monumental architecture: the case of Nîmes”, by Richard Pellé and Caroline Lefebvre, archaeologists at Inrap. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
“Ceramology” workshop, with Sébastien Barberan and Benjamin Thomas, archaeologists at Inrap. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
“Numismatics” workshop, with Richard Pellé and Olivier Mignot, archaeologists at Inrap. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
Workshop “Did you say preventive archaeology?”, by Pamela Scarcella and Jean-Yves Breuil, archaeologists at Inrap. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
Workshop “What are the latest archaeological discoveries from the construction site of the Palais des Congrès”, meeting with Marilyne Bovagne and Benoît Favennec, site archaeologists. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
Conference “Women, men or gods of the Neolithic? The statue-menhirs of Languedoc in their European context”, by Luc Jallot, Paul-Valéry University. Saturday, 2 p.m. Free.
Conference “The pepper of skeletons, archaeo-anthropology”, by Marion Gourlot, association 2AEC2A. Saturday, 4 p.m. Free.
Guided tour of the exhibition “The Etruscans, a civilization of the Mediterranean”. Saturday and Sunday, 2.30 p.m. €9.
Guided tour “Archaeology: from passion to profession”. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. €9.
Free visit of the museum. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. €6.
Guided tour “The restoration of the arenas in the 19th century: focus on the architect Henry Revoil”. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. Free, reservation recommended 04 66 76 70 61.
- The Mas des Tourelles in Beaucaire
Self-guided visit, circuit in the reconstituted Roman garden and vineyard, exhibitions on the theme of vines and wine in Roman Antiquity, visit of the reconstituted Gallo-Roman cellar with showing of a film on how it works, tasting of “Romanum Vinum”, visit to a reconstructed Roman perfumery. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Guided tour of the archaeological site, by Fabrice Bigot and/or Quentin Desbonnets, researchers associated with the Archeology laboratory of the Mediterranean Societies of Montpellier, and responsible for the excavations at the Mas des Tourelles. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Registration required on 04 66 59 19 72 or by email at [email protected]
Excavation tank workshop, with the family with children from 6 years old, with the 2aec2a association. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Registration required on 04 66 59 19 72 or by email at [email protected]
- Eure Valley in Uzes
Discovery circuit, visit of the sources of Eure captured by the Romans 2000 years ago. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Departure every 30 minutes in front of the Font d’Eure mill, next to the car park. Free.
Meeting with Claude Larnac, specialist in the aqueduct of Nîmes and Roman measuring instruments, reconstruction and presentation of ancient measuring instruments. Meeting with Alain Veyrac, teacher at the University of Nîmes, specialist in water in antiquity, description of stelae and Latin inscriptions related to the history of Uzès by Hugo Jamin, student at the ENS de Lyon. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free.
Pocket conference, 30 minutes sitting in the grass, at the foot of the ancient remains of the aqueduct… “From ancient arches to modern arches via those of the Pont du Gard” by Claude Larnac. Sunday, 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Free.
Workshop, creation of a bulla, votive pendant. Sunday, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free.
“Sub Aqua” show, a contemplative sound siesta by the company Braquage sonore. Sunday, 4:30 p.m. Free.
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