Family Heritage Days
Publié le 18 April 2025 par su_laetis
To mark the upcoming Heritage Days, we've put together a selection of child-friendly outings that are ideal for the whole family! Culture, history, creativity and games are all on the agenda this weekend as we celebrate our national heritage.
Investigation "The missing painting" (Musée Michelet)
A painting disappeared in November 1943 from the Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, will be to search for clues at the heart of the "Rose Valland. En quête de l'art spolié" exhibition to find clues about the missing work so that it can be returned to its rightful owner.
Bookings required on 05.55.74.06.08.
Duration: 1h30. Limited to 10 people. From 8 years old, accompanied by an adult, from 12 years old independently.
Drawing workshop at the Musée Labenche
Led by artist Claude Cussinet. Bring your sketchbook and drawing materials.
Ages 12 and up. Duration 1h30 to 2h. Salle Latreille.
Open to the public:
19 September 2025, from 14:30 to 16:30
20 September 2025, from 10:30 to 12:30
Free admission. By reservation: 05 55 18 17 70.
Re-discovering Colette's Gardens
During a guided tour! On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September, there will be two guided tours at 11am and 4pm. It's a chance for the whole family to relive the life of the writer Colette, who lived for several years in Corrèze (at the château de Castel Novel). Children's games, a plant maze and a tea room will add to the fun of this cultural outing.
Practical info: Picnics available on site. Dogs welcome, on a lead.
Information: 05 55 86 75 35
Visit to Brive Stadium
Guided tour of the stadium, history, stands (with general view of the site), changing rooms, press room and video referee room. 20 people per group.
Opening
From 20 September 2025 to 21 September 2025, at 10:00, at 11:30
From 20 September 2025 to 21 September 2025, at 14:00 and 15:30
Reservations required on 05 55 18 17 94.
Colette Days, at the Château de Castel Novel and Colette's gardens
Guided tour of Castel Novel castle. Colette meal at Château de Castel Novel on reservation and free visit to Colette's gardens for those taking part in the visit to the château, Saturday and Sunday at 2.30pm.
Opening
20 September 2025, from 09:30 to 11:30
21 September 2025, from 09:30 to 11:30
Bookings on 05 55 24 08 80 or 05 55 00 01
Visit to the EDF Le Saillant dam
Why was the dam built in this location? Who built it? How does it work? Once through the gate, climb up onto the dam and discover the history of one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in the département. By the Pays d'Art et d'Histoire, in partnership with EDF.
On the programme: how the current plant works, its construction and development...
Children aged 8 and over (under 8s not permitted). Please bring walking shoes.
Opening
2pm in front of the hydro-electric plant (on the Voutezac side) - Free - Duration: 2 hours
Limited number of places.
Booking essential with Brive Agglomération Tourist Office on 05 55 24 08 80.
Self-guided tour of the Château and stables of Arnac- Pompadour
Unaccompanied tour of the château- Access to the roof structure and clockwork.
Children's activity based on ancient architecture. For children aged 3 and over. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.
Open
Saturday and Sunday 2pm-6pm
Information: 05 55 98 99 27
The Towers of Merle
Discover the history of the Towers of Merle with this incredible dramatised tour.
Grab your time machine and plunge right into the heart of the Middle Ages! Iolande de Biorc invites you to follow her on a day in 1357 and discover the secrets of the Tours de Merle and its inhabitants!
Open
Saturday and Sunday from 16:00 to 17:15
Information: 05 55 28 22 31
Hautefort Castle
To mark the 2024 European Heritage Days, Hautefort Castle is offering a reduced rate with free admission to a number of events:
- Gourmet workshops in the 17th-century bread oven.
- a treasure hunt in the formal gardens, on the theme of the peregrine falcon
- guided tours, with guides dressed in period costume, for an even greater immersion in the 17th century!
Opening
19 September 2025, from 10am to 6pm
20 September 2025, from 10:30 to 12:30
Information: 05 53 50 51 23
