To mark the 20th European Night of the Museums, the Museums of Art and Time are offering you the chance to find out more about the different jobs they do: reception and security staff, mediators, curators, stage managers, etc. Come and meet and talk to the men and women who look after our precious heritage, whether behind the scenes or in the spotlight!
At the MBAA :
>Monet, Monet, Monet! - Visit to the Cabinet des arts graphiques by Amandine Royer, curator of the graphic arts collections
To mark the 150th anniversary of Impressionism and the exceptional loan of Claude Monet's famous painting "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" from the Musée d'Orsay, curator Amandine Royer is exceptionally opening the doors of the Graphic Arts Department and bringing out the finest sheets from the Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist collections.
Opening times: 7pm and 8.30pm
Graphic Arts Department (1st floor)
>Packed, it's weighed! - A workshop on packing works of art by Cécile Clément-Demange, archaeological collections assistant, and Romane Arriat, graphic arts collections assistant.
How are moving works of art protected? Discover all the secrets of how works of art are managed, watch demonstrations of how paintings and objets d'art are packaged, and bring along an object of your own to learn how to package it like a real work of art. It's a workshop that will blow you away!
Times: Continuous from 7pm to 10pm
Salle XVIIIe (1st floor)
>School me if you can! - Collation workshop by Julien Cosnuau, curator of archaeological collections, and Mathieu Borg, archaeological collections collation officer.
Exceptionally, Julien Cosnuau and Mathieu Borg will be taking archaeological objects out of the storerooms to explain the recolement process, an inventory operation that records the number, location and state of conservation of each object. The aim of this process is to integrate them into the collections and protect them by law. Thanks to their inalienability (they cannot be sold), imprescriptibility (there is no time limit for claiming ownership) and unseizability, museum objects are preserved for future generations.
Opening times: Continuous from 7pm to 10pm
Entrance hall (ground floor)
>Anatomy of an exhibition - A guided tour of the Made in Germany exhibition by Virginie Guffroy, curator in charge of the fine art collections.
Go behind the scenes of the temporary exhibition "Made in Germany" with Virginie Guffroy, curator of the exhibition. Discover the secrets behind its creation: subject, selection of works, loan requests, scenographic choices. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the process of creating an exhibition.
Times: 7.30pm and 9pm
Temporary exhibition room (1st floor)
>The Antwerp décor - Guided tour of the Antwerp room by Typhaine Ameil, head of the sculpture and objets d'art collection.
For the first time, Typhaine Ameil will be presenting the new hanging of a room dedicated to the Antwerp School, and exceptionally opening the magnificent 17th-century Antwerp Cabinet. This meeting is an opportunity to learn more about the rotation of the collections.
Times: 7pm, 8pm and 9pm
Salle Anversoise (in the ramps)
>A-musée vous! - Writing workshop and games by cultural mediators from the Museums of Arts and Time.
Like the family labels in the temporary exhibition Made in Germany, small explanatory panels to help you understand the works, let your intuition and emotions guide you in writing your own sensitive label. And who knows? Maybe your label will end up hanging in the museum!
Opening times: Continuous from 7pm to 10pm
Entrance hall (ground floor)
>Open book - Meeting with Juliette Roy, librarian
Did you know that the museum has a documentation centre specialising in fine art and archaeology? With its archives, books, publications, databases, old and digital photographs, the centre manages and provides colleagues, researchers and students with the resources they need for their research projects, and is the guarantor of the memory of the museum and its works. Come and find out more about this discreet but essential department!
Opening times: Open continuously from 7pm to 10pm
Entrance hall (ground floor)
>Beyond the numbers - Meet the reception and security staff in charge of ticket sales
How many visitors come through the museum's doors each year? And who are they? Where do they come from? Are there many foreign visitors and, if so, what country do they come from? Find out more about our visitors by asking the people in charge of the museum's ticket office.
Opening times: Open continuously from 7pm to 9pm
Reception desk (ground floor)
