JEP 2025: visit Inalco's historic site

For the European Heritage Days, the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco) is opening the doors of its historic building. The theme of this year's event, "Architectural Heritage", echoes that of this former private mansion, several of whose architectural features have been awarded the "Heritage of Regional Interest" label.
Assembly JEP 2025
From left to right: the roof of the Maison de la Recherche with a view of the weather vane; the mosaics on the floor of the entrance corridor; the ornate ceiling of the grand staircase; the former dining room. © Sophie Lloyd‎

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, Inalco's Maison de la Recherche will exceptionally open its doors to the public, who will be able to discover various heritage riches and enjoy a free and documented visit retracing the singular history of this establishment renovated in 2019. Several architectural elements, including the floor mosaics, the monumental staircase and the moldings and medallions in the historic salons, received the "Heritage of Regional Interest" label from the Île-de-France Region in 2020. In particular, the public will have the opportunity to consult the volumes of the Description de l'Égypte preserved at Inalco, a monumental work resulting from Napoleon's military campaign in Egypt.

Someone draws during a calligraphy workshop
Calligraphy workshop at Inalculturelle © Mathious Gomes‎

Calligraphy workshops by Inalco student associations

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, Inalco's student associations invite you to discover the richness and diversity of scripts through two calligraphy workshops.

The Chaïstani association will offer an immersion in South Asian alphabets: Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali and devanagari (used notably for Hindi, Marathi and Nepali).

The Assila association, meanwhile, will present the art of Arabic calligraphy, a true living heritage rich in meaning and tradition.

These workshops offer a glimpse of the linguistic and cultural wealth taught at Inalco.

Workshops free of charge, no registration required, subject to availability.

Yellow, red and green Post_it on which comments are written
Colorful post-it notes testify to the impressions left on students by the Experimentarium workshop. © Lionel Maillot‎

Speed searching - Meeting with Inalco doctoral students

Four doctoral students from Inalco, trained in the Experimentarium program, invite you to discover research in a different way. These short interactive encounters are opportunities to grasp the diversity and richness of the research being carried out at Inalco today.

Since January 2025, Inalco has been part of the Experimentarium network, a national scheme to introduce PhD students to scientific mediation. This program was born in Burgundy twenty years ago and is now booming. It invites young researchers to go beyond the academic realm to meet a variety of audiences and share their scientific approach in a simple, lively and interactive way.

Activity free of charge, no registration required, subject to availability.

Practical information

Free admission, subject to high attendance.
Saturday, September 21, 2024, 1pm-6pm. Last entries at 5:30pm.
Building accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Maison de la recherche - 2, rue de Lille 75007
Métro lines 1 and 7 - Palais Royal Musée du Louvre
RER C - Musée d'Orsay
Bus lines 27, 39, 68, 69, 87, 95 - Pont du Carrousel Quai Voltaire