European Heritage Days at UM
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42nd edition of European Heritage Days.
The UM's historical heritage is currently undergoing restoration and renovation work: the historic Faculty of Medicine building will therefore not be open during Heritage Days.
The UM will nevertheless be offering numerous guided tours again this year, whether at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, the Faculty of Pharmacy's herbarium, the Faculty of Education, or the Jardin des Plantes.
Also at the Jardin des Plantes, the exhibition "Ce que le vent efface" (What the Wind Erases) will be open at the Orangerie.
Finally, UM's movable heritage will also be showcased at the Occitanie Regional Cultural Affairs Directorate: restorer Marie Connan will offer an immersion into the profession of conservator-restorer of painted works, through concrete examples from the region's heritage, including a major work from the Mediterranean Station for Coastal Environment in Sète, View of the Thau Lagoon painted by Max Leenhardt in 1900.
Botanical Garden
Discover the Jardin des Plantes and its botanical treasures through several themed tours: poisonous plants, ecology and history, bees, busts from the School of Systematics, aromatic plants, the exotic garden... And visit the Martins greenhouse and its collection of succulents.
(Please note that visits to the greenhouse and the bee farm are by reservation only).
Guided tours on Saturday 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
You can also enjoy Olivier Martel's photography exhibition, "Ce que le vent efface" (What the Wind Erases). Visit the Orangery on Saturday and Sunday between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Organized by the Jardin des Plantes, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montpellier.
Faculty of Law and Political Science
An exciting journey into the heart of legal education and an encounter with its illustrious students (Jean Moulin, Paul Valéry, etc.), accompanied by a professional tour guide. Meet in front of the entrance to the Faculty of Law (rue de l'école Mage).
Guided tours on Saturdays at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m.
Organized by the Tourist Office.
School of Pharmacy, Apothecary
Come and visit the Faculty of Pharmacy's herbarium, the second largest in France after Paris, which contains nearly 15,000 samples of mainly plant species.
Guided tours on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.: FULL
Organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy / University of Montpellier.
School of Education
On a site dedicated to teacher training for over 170 years, the history of the buildings on the Faculty of Education campus will evoke memories not only for staff and users, but also for those who have encountered places of learning. A tour of the campus gardens will end with a welcome drink offered by the school's management. On this occasion, Occitan culture and the teaching of its language will be discussed, based on one of its great poets, Max Rouquette.
Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Organized by Friends of Educational Memory.
Occitanie Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs
Lecture by Marie Connan, "Conservation-restoration of painted works – Insights into a profession"
Sunday at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Hôtel de Grave, 5 rue de la Salle l’Évêque, Montpellier.
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