For the European Heritage Days on September 20 and 21 2025, the Collège de France is opening its doors to you for an exceptional tour of its two sites in the heart of the Latin Quarter. This itinerary will enable you to appreciate the richness and diversity of the heritage and missions of an illustrious establishment, dedicated for five centuries to the advancement of knowledge.
On the Marcelin-Berthelot site, the Collège de France assembly room, where solemn deliberations are held, will be exceptionally open to visitors during these days. You'll be able to discover the institution's emblematic furnishings and decor, and meet the Collège de France's professors. The itinerary will also take in the main courtyard and the Cour Letarouilly of the Collège de France, the Marguerite-de-Navarre amphitheatre, the Art Deco rotunda of the physics-chemistry-biology building and the terrace offering a magnificent view of Paris. Books published by The Collège de France Publishing Department will be on sale and signed by their authors. Various souvenir items in the Collège de France colors will be available from the temporary boutique opened for the occasion.
On the Cardinal-Lemoine site, just a few minutes from the Marcelin-Berthelot site, visitors can discover the Institute of Civilizations. This brings together all the chairs, laboratories and research libraries of the Collège de France dealing with the great civilizations of the past and the societies studied by anthropology and ethnology. You can access the building's garden level, as well as the Byzantine and Ottoman libraries. Mini-conferences lasting 30 minutes will be given by Collège de France professors, subject to prior registration, reflecting the variety of fields and research covered by the institution's chairs. Each lecture will be followed by a book-signing session.
A children's trail, in the form of a booklet-game, will enable children to discover the history of the Collège de France through riddles and questions, on the two sites open to visitors.
