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European Heritage Days 2025
To mark European Heritage Days 2025, the Paris Opera invites you to take a look behind the scenes on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September.
Registration opens on Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 2:30 pm.
Take part in exceptional guided tours
Guided tour of the set design workshops at the Opéra Bastille
Containing 2,715 seats and a hall of homogeneous acoustics, unique stage equipment, on-site workshops to make the Opera’s sets, costumes and props, but also studios and rehearsal rooms, the Opéra Bastille is a large, modern and unique building in the theatre world, able to produce its own performances. The Opéra Bastille has developed state-of-the-art craftsmanship and technology.
During these exceptional tours, come and meet the people who work on creating sets for the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier.
► SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
at 9:45 am, 10:15 am, 10:45 am and 11:15 am
Booking opens on Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm
► SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2025
at 9:45 am, 10:15 am, 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 12:45 pm and 1:15 pm
Booking opens on Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes
BOOKINGS
From Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm on this webpage, by phone on +33 8 92 89 90 90 (€0.35 incl. VAT/min. from a landline, excluding any operator charges) or + 33 1 71 25 24 23 from abroad and at the box office.
CONDITIONS
The visit will be guided in French only.
Children must be at least 10 years old.
Closed shoes must be worn to enter the tour.
The tour involves a lot of walking and stairs and is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
MEETING POINT
Artists’ entrance – 120, rue de Lyon – 75012 Paris
Please arrive 10 minutes before the time of the visit.
Latecomers will not be permitted after the departure of the visit.
Guided tour of the costume stock at the Berthier Workshops
The Berthier Workshops were built in 1898 by Charles Garnier and with the help of Gustave Eiffel to welcome the Paris Opera’s set design workshops. They have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1990. In addition to the making and renovation of sets for the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille as well as a logistics platform, the Berthier Workshops house a storage area for nearly 60,000 costume pieces.
Let us guide you through unique pieces from all styles and eras that have dressed artists on the stages of the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille.
► SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
at 10 a.m., 10:30 am, 11 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1 pm, 1:30 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 3:30 pm, 4 pm and 4:30 pm
Bookings open on Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm.
Running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
BOOKINGS
From Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm on this webpage, by phone on +33 8 92 89 90 90 (€0.35 incl. VAT/min. from a landline, excluding any operator charges) or + 33 1 71 25 24 23 from abroad and at the box office.
CONDITIONS
The visit will be guided in French only.
Children must be at least 10 years old.
The visit is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
MEETING POINT
32, boulevard Berthier – 75017 Paris
Please arrive 10 minutes before the time of the visit.
Latecomers will not be permitted after the departure of the visit.
Guided tour of the Paris Opera Ballet School
Based in Nanterre since 1987, the Paris Opera Ballet School is the dream of many dancers around the world. An exceptional institution in terms of its longevity and level of excellence, the ballet School continues to fulfil the mission it was given when it was founded in the 18th century: to pass on the French tradition to future dancers, while teaching them modern techniques.
During the European Heritage Days, step inside this extraordinary school and discover its history and how it works.
► SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm
Booking opens on Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm.
Running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
BOOKINGS
From Wednesday, 10 September at 2:30 pm on this webpage, by phone on +33 8 92 89 90 90 (€0.35 incl. VAT/min. from a landline, excluding any operator charges) or + 33 1 71 25 24 23 from abroad and at the box office.
CONDITIONS
The visit will be guided in French only.
Children must be at least 10 years old.
The visit is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
MEETING POINT
20, allée de la Danse – 92000 Nanterre
Please arrive 10 minutes before the time of the visit.
Latecomers will not be permitted after the departure of the visit.
Opéra Bastille: the virtual tour
From the stage to the workshops where productions are created, discover areas that are usually inaccessible to the public!
The sculpture workshop at the Opéra Bastille
The Sculpture Workshop makes all the sculpted, or modelled in polystyrene components.
This workshop works with composite materials to use innovative processes.
Composite materials at the Opéra Bastille
The composite materials workshop creates lighter, easier-to-install set dressings using highly sophisticated techniques and equipment to mould and reproduce a variety of volumes and textures in resin.
The design office at the Opéra Bastille
During the making of a production, the set designer submits sketches and models to the design office which then assess the technical feasibility of the project and risks of using the set, calculate costs and assess production times.
The carpentry workshop at the Opéra Bastille
L’atelier menuiserie réalise l’ensemble des structures et éléments de décors en bois. Ce travail requiert le savoir-faire de menuisiers, de charpentiers et d’ébénistes.
The tapestry workshop at the Opéra Bastille
The tapestry workshop makes drapes and curtains, and mounts canvases on stretchers.
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Discover all the costume and set design workshops at the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier
