Visite guidée de l'exposition Les clés du Festival, l’aventure du Festival d’Avignon des origines à nos jours

Through an immersive scenography bringing together nearly a thousand documents and archives from the Maison Jean Vilar and the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France — photographs, films, sound recordings, posters, programs, unpublished notes and correspondence, emblematic sets, original drawings, models and legendary costumes — the first permanent exhibition of the Maison Jean Vilar invites you to experience the adventure of the Avignon Festival. The Keys to the Festival will reveal the history of the Festival from 1947 to the present day by exploring its major fundamentals: the festival's origins, a festival of artists and creation, a festival and its audience, a festival that mirrors the World, Avignon City Festival, the Festival Off, the making of the Festival.

The first floor of the Maison Jean Vilar (a total surface area of ​​350 m²) will be dotted with iconic pieces, significant testimonies, renewed sources, and artistic and human stories.

This exhibition will immerse the viewer in the creations that have made the Festival's highlights: from Jean Vilar's Prince of Homburg to Peter Brook's Mahabharata, from Thomas Jolly's Thyestes to Caroline Guiela Nguyen's Saigon, and the creations of Thomas Ostermeier, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Rébecca Chaillon and Angélica Liddell.

Arrive 15 minutes before the start of the visit
Open visit
Duration of the visit: 1h30
Reservation recommended
Accessible to people with reduced mobility and strollers.

Reservation recommended