Journées Européennes du Patrimoine aux AD13 - Samedi 19 et dimanche 20 septembre 2026

Europe's largest participatory cultural event, the European Heritage Days (JEP), invites millions of people across the continent to celebrate and protect our shared heritage. Everyone to the Archives! Guided tours of the “behind the scenes” (exceptionally open to the public): tour departures at 10 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., duration 1 hour 15 minutes. “Archispecial” tours for the ABD's 20th anniversary: guided tours for adult visitors at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., duration 1 hour 15 minutes, open to everyone aged 11 and over, no advance registration required. “Archivists in training” activity on the ABD forecourt Young children are invited to play on the ABD forecourt. They will discover the archives through puzzles, quizzes and word-search and decoding games. They can also practice calligraphy with a reed pen, reproducing the ancient and mysterious scripts embedded in the forecourt. From 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., children aged 5 and over accompanied by an adult “The Fabulous Destiny of Zarafa the Giraffe in Provence”: investigate with an archivist At 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., duration 1 hour, for adult visitors (children aged 12 and over admitted), no advance registration required. “The Archivists’ Favorites”: For the ABD's 20th anniversary, an unprecedented presentation of favorite documents chosen by the Departmental Archives staff. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., open to everyone, free access. The Archives: people, missions and professions From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., open to everyone, in the reading room, no advance registration required. Especially for the 20th anniversary, you will learn everything about the Archives' missions and how they are carried out by meeting the men and women who contribute to their collection, classification, preservation and communication. Introduction to archival research, discovery of contemporary archives and electronic archiving, understanding how archives are preserved. Bookbinding demonstration by the “Au livre ouvert” workshop, Saturday only. Genealogy introduction workshop by the Centre Généalogique du Midi-Provence, Sunday afternoon only. OT visit (internal): Saturday: - 12:10 p.m.: ADB (20’) and from 12:30/35 p.m., possibility of continuing with a visit to the storage areas - 3:35 p.m.: ADB (20’) and from 4 p.m., possibility of continuing with a visit to the storage areas Sunday: - 11:45 a.m.: ADB (20’) and from 12:05/10 p.m., possibility of continuing with a visit to the storage areas - 3:15 p.m.: ADB (20’) and from 3:35/10 p.m., possibility of continuing with a visit to the storage areas More information to come on the website.