European Heritage Days at the University of Montpellier!

As every year, on the weekend of September 16 and 17, 2023, the UM is organizing its traditional European Heritage Days at the Jardin des Plantes and the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Montpellier. On the program: 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", which attracted over 7,000 visitors this summer.

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

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

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, several themed guided tours of the Jardin des Plantes will be offered by teachers, botanical gardeners and the Apis Schola association, on Saturday September 16 between 10am and 6pm, as well as the exceptional reopening of the summer exhibition at the Orangerie, on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 6pm: "La mémoire des murs, une enquête photographique et poétique par Marc Dantan".

The University of Montpellier boasts a number of remarkable buildings, some of them protected as historic monuments, linked to its teaching and research activities in a wide range of scientific fields: these include the historic building of the Faculty of Medicine, the Institute of Botany and the Institute of Biology. With a view to preserving the documentation of these buildings, particularly those undergoing restoration and renovation work, Marc Dantan was commissioned to carry out a photographic campaign in 2022. These photographs, far from being purely memorial in nature, offer a poetic perspective on spaces that are little-known to the general public. The exhibition invites visitors to share this sensitive experience at the Orangerie du Jardin des Plantes, an emblematic building of the University of Montpellier listed as a historic monument.

Guided tours of the Faculty of Law and Political Science

Saturday 16 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 is home to 6,000 students. A benchmark institution, it trains the lawyers of tomorrow, as well as the future talents of the political science professions. Two guided tours of this unique building will be offered during the European Heritage Days (11 a.m. and 3 p.m., free with registration). Due to restoration and renovation work, the UM will not be offering tours of the historic Faculty of Medicine or Faculty of Pharmacy buildings this year.