Exhibition at the Conciergerie (Paris) 
From 29 October 2010 to 13 February 2011

Since the very first motion pictures, French chateaux, cathedrals and architecture from throughout history have starred on the silver screen. «On location» or reproduced in the film studio, sharing the limelight with the biggest stars, the jewels of our architectural heritage have inspired film-makers from Georges Méliès to Walt Disney, Éric Rohmer to Sofia Coppola.

On the initiative of the Centre des monuments nationaux, this exhibition is a first tribute to them. The great vaulted hall of the Conciergerie has been turned into a film set to receive visitors as they flit between models and recreated decors, costumes and accessories, photos and original posters, rare documents and film clips that provide a dazzling glimpse of the close ties between these monuments and the film world.

This exhibition is the cornerstone of the nationwide celebration, “Monuments et Cinéma”, dedicated to the cinematic art and organised by the Centre des monuments nationaux in 2010.

Exhibition curator: N.T.Binh.

Dates and times:
Open every day from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm except
25 December 2010 and 1 January 2011; doors close at 5.15 pm.

Entrance rates:
Full price: €8.5 - Reduced rate: €6 - Groups: €7 (from twenty people) - School package: €30 (30 pupils + 2 adults) - Free to everybody under 18, and to nationals of the 27 EU member states or non-EU French residents
Combined ticket with Sainte-Chapelle: Full price: €12.50 - Reduced rate: €9 - Group rate: €10
An entrance ticket to the exhibition carries free access to the musée de la Cinémathèque française (does not include audio guide).

Centre des monuments nationaux
Conciergerie Palais de la Cité
2 boulevard du Palais - Paris (1er)

Information: 01 53 40 60 80