« Hôtel de Ville, notre histoire commune »
to celebrate his 90th birthday
Exposition « Hôtel de Ville, notre histoire commune »
From December 17, 2024 to April 12, 2025
Hôtel de Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt
« La cité avait trouvé son âme. »
With these words, Senator-Mayor André Morizet concluded in 1934 a text presenting the town hall, which he had just had built. A « maison commune » intended to symbolize the union between Boulogne and Billancourt, which goes beyond a simple administrative union.
For this essential project, André Morizet called upon one of the leading architects of the time, Tony Garnier. The chosen location is right in the heart of the city. For ninety years, this majestic building, which is currently being considered for listing as a historical monument, has embodied the heart of the city.
On December 16, several months of celebrations surrounding the exhibition will begin.
GAME CONTEST
Win 10 places for a private guided tour of the exhibition
COMPETITION CLOSED – Thank you for your participation!
The winners will be contacted by email in the coming days.
Self-guided or guided tours, Choose your way of discovering this exhibition!
OTBB will assist you and take your reservations.
Self-guided tours and guided tours... the choice is yours!
Feel free to visit during the exhibition's opening hours:
• From Monday to Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday (in March) from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Free entry
Free guided tours of the exhibition are offered WITHOUT RESERVATION at the following times :
• Saturdays at 2 p.m.
• Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tour duration: approximately 1 hour
* Reservations can be made at resa.musees@mairie-boulogne-billancourt.fr
Guided tours of the exhibition are offered to associations (maximum 25 people per group) at the following times :
• From Monday to Friday at 3 p.m.
Registration required via a registration form: CLICK HERE
Tour duration: approximately 1 hour
Guided tours of the exhibition are offered to companies (maximum 25 people per group) at the following times :
• From Monday to Friday at 12pm and 1pm
Registration required via a registration form: CLICK HERE
Tour duration: approximately 30 minutes
Animations
Children’s animation :
• Wednesdays at 4pm: A new office for the Mayor.
Using pictures, scissors and glue, compose, assemble… (activity tour suitable for ages 6 and up)
• Saturdays at 4pm: A decor with a modern twist.
Budding artist, come and take up the challenge: create a new work of art to decorate the grand staircase. (Visit and activity suitable for ages 6 and up)
• Sundays at 4pm (in March) : Family visit
Free. By reservation : resa.musee@mairie-boulogne-billancourt.fr
Full program of events each month in the Kiosk and on boulognebillancourt.com.
Workshops :
• Discover the history of the city center using the evolving wooden model : Saturdays at 10am and 11am
• Mixed reality (virtual and augmented) experience « Boulogne-Billancourt, naissance d’une ville moderne » Monday to Wednesday 1pm-5pm, Thursday 1pm-6:30pm, Friday 1pm-4:30pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sundays in March from 2pm to 6pm
• Children's workshops: The town hall in Lego® / Game of the GooseFrom age 8 without reservation: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2pm to 5pm, every Sunday in March, from 2pm to 5pm.
Conferences
• Thursday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. : « Aux racines du modernisme lyonnais, l’épopée du pisé de terre », by Emmanuel Mille, heritage architect and associate researcher at the CRAterre laboratory (National School of Architecture of Grenoble).
The conference will be preceded by a guided tour of the exhibition at 5 p.m.
• Thursday, April 3rd at 6:30 PM : « Tony Garnier, une utopie située », by Pierre Gras, historian, researcher, co-founder and president of the Tony-Garnier Institute and author of his most recent biography (Editions du Patrimoine, 2013).
The conference will be preceded by a guided tour of the exhibition at 5 p.m.
Practical information
- Hôtel de Ville 26, avenue André-Morizet
- From Monday to Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday until 7:15 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 6 p.m.
