European Heritage Days at the University of Montpellier!

[Press release] - Published on September 12, 2023 in Press Room

As it does every year, UM is organizing its traditional European Heritage Days on September 16 and 17, 2023, at the Jardin des Plantes and the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier. The program includes guided tours of the faculty and the Jardin, with the exceptional reopening of the Orangerie's summer exhibition: "La mémoire des murs, une enquête photographique et poétique par Marc Dantan" (The Memory of Walls, a Photographic and Poetic Investigation by Marc Dantan), which attracted more than 7,000 visitors this summer.

An exceptional heritage at the Jardin des Plantes of the University of Montpellier

From Saturday, September 16 at 10 a.m. to Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 8 p.m.

On the occasion of European Heritage Days, several themed guided tours of the Jardin des Plantes will be offered by professors, botanical gardeners, and the Apis Schola association on Saturday, September 16, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. There will also be a special reopening of the Orangerie's summer exhibition on Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: "La mémoire des murs" (The Memory of Walls), a photographic and poetic investigation by Marc Dantan.

The University of Montpellier has many remarkable buildings, some of which are protected as historic monuments, linked to its teaching and research activities in a wide range of scientific fields: these include the historic Faculty of Medicine building, the Institute of Botany, and the Institute of Biology. With a view to preserving documentation of these buildings, particularly those undergoing restoration and renovation work, a photographic campaign was commissioned from Marc Dantan in 2022. Far from being merely commemorative, these photographs offer a poetic perspective on spaces that are little known to the general public. The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to share this sensory experience at the Orangerie du Jardin des Plantes, an iconic building of the University of Montpellier that is classified as a historic monument.

Guided tours of the Faculty of Law and Political Science

Saturday, the 16th at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Heir to the Montpellier Law School founded in 1249, the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier welcomes 6,000 students. A leading institution, it trains the lawyers of tomorrow as well as future talent in political science-related professions. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover this unique place during two guided tours offered on the occasion of European Heritage Days (at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., free upon registration). Due to restoration and renovation work, the University of Montpellier will not be offering tours of the historic Faculty of Medicine building or the Faculty of Pharmacy this year.  

Keywords: Heritage, University