Child's Play Monument: The Cultural Meeting Place For Children

Every autumn during the "Monument jeu d'enfant" operation, children are welcomed as VIPs in National Monuments. If you're looking for a family outing idea, don't miss this weekend specially dedicated to young audiences! This national operation is an opportunity to discover famous monuments, castles, abbeys, or archaeological sites while having fun.

Animations for young audiences

During a weekend, the National Monuments offer a privileged welcome to children to help them discover and appreciate the richness of our heritage.

The Monument jeu d'enfant operation has been organized for over fifteen years by the Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN).

It takes place over two days and is aimed at children aged 5 to 12 and their families.

The program includes shows, artistic creation workshops, puzzles, stories, unusual encounters, treasure hunts, and many other educational activities...

This makes the monuments much more lively and accessible to young audiences!

Edition 2023 -> Edition 2023

The 25th edition of Monument jeu d'enfant invites you to join us on October 21st and 22nd, 2023 all over France.

45 national monuments are participating in the event this year and are offering specially designed activities for young audiences.

Various workshops will be organized, including music, dance, singing, mask making, makeup, painting, sculpture, storytelling and theater, cooking, costume design, reproduction of prehistoric drawings, and investigations... Some monuments even offer a snack at the end of the visit.

Please note: the animations offered are specific to each monument, based on its history. They aim to introduce children to prestigious architectural heritage through imagination.

Practical information

The 25th edition of Monument jeu d'enfant will take place on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025. 55 monuments from the Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN) will offer an exceptional program for the new edition of "Monument jeu d’enfant." Here is the list of participating monuments, sorted by region.

Participating Venues
HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
• Amiens Cathedral
• Coucy Castle
• Pierrefonds Castle
• International City of the French Language at Château de Villers-Cotterêts
• Column of the Grande Armée at Wimille
• Villa Cavrois in Croix

PARIS
• Arc de Triomphe
• Expiatory Chapel
• Conciergerie
• Hôtel de la Marine
• Panthéon

ILE-DE-FRANCE
• Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis
• Château de Champs-sur-Marne
• Château de Vincennes
• Maison des Jardies in Sèvres
• Domaine national de Rambouillet
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud

NORMANDY
• Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
• Carrouges Castle

GRAND EST
• Haroué Castle
• La Motte Tilly Castle
• Tau Palace in Reims

PAYS DE LA LOIRE
• Angers Castle

BOURGOGNE / FRANCHE-COMTÉ
• Cluny Abbey
• Besançon Cathedral
• Bussy-Rabutin Castle

CENTRE-VAL DE LOIRE
• Azay-le-Rideau Castle
• Bouges Castle
• Talcy Castle

AUVERGNE / RHÔNE-ALPES
• Aulteribe Castle
• Parentignat Castle
• Villeneuve-Lembron Castle
• Voltaire's Castle in Ferney
• Royal Monastery of Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse

NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE
• La Sauve-Majeure Abbey
• Oiron Castle
• Puyguilhem Castle
• La Rochelle Towers
• Cadillac Castle
• Gallo-Roman villa of Montcaret

PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR
• Montmajour Abbey
• Thoronet Abbey
• Cap Moderne, Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier at Cap Martin
• Saorge Monastery
• Archaeological site of Glanum
• Trophy of Augustus at La Turbie
• Kérylos Villa

OCCITANIE
• Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey
• Castle and ramparts of the city of Carcassonne
• Castelnau-Bretenoux Castle
• Gramont Castle
• Fort Saint-André in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon
• Salses Fortress
• Oppidum and archaeological museum of Ensérune
• Montmaurin site
• Towers and ramparts of Aigues-Mortes

For more information, call 01 44 61 21 50