20 september > 21 september

Visite guidée "Découvrez les coulisses des archives"

  • National event
  • History
  • Heritage sites
  • Local life
Archives Départementales de la Mayenne, 6 Place des Archives, 53000 Laval
Accompanied by an archivist, discover the missions, professions and working and conservation areas.
Departures every 30 minutes from 1.30pm, last departure at 5.30pm.
Duration: approx. 45 min.
No registration required.

Saturday 20 September: the 2pm and 4pm tours will be accompanied by a French sign language (LSF) interpreter, by prior arrangement.

The rest of the programme:

- Guided tour: A big box with style!
Accompanied by a mediator and an architect from the Conseil d'architecture, d'urbanisme et de l'environnement (CAUE), discover the history of the building, which has been awarded the "Remarkable Contemporary Architecture" label.
Tours depart at 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm.
Duration approx. 45 min.

- Demonstration: Geo-tour Laval in 1754!
An archivist and a collector's photographer will give you a sneak preview of the work involved in georeferencing an unpublished map of Laval dating from 1754 with current aerial views and the old 19th-century land register.
At 2pm, 3.30pm and 5pm.
Duration: approx. 45 minutes including discussions.
Application available independently on the computers in the reading room.

- Introduction to genealogy
The Cercle généalogique de la Mayenne offers a demonstration of the website, the search engine and how to consult digitised archives.
Continuous demonstration in the reading room from 1.30pm to 6.30pm.

- Donation of books and magazines.

Documentation

Documentation

Opening times

Opening times

From 20 September 2025 until 21 September 2025

From 20 September 2025 until 21 September 2025
Saturday
13:30 - 18:30

Sunday
13:30 - 18:30

Location

Location

Visite guidée "Découvrez les coulisses des archives"
Archives Départementales de la Mayenne, 6 Place des Archives, 53000 Laval

Access

Access
  • SNCF train station : Gare de Laval at 500m
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