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Professor of Occitan language and culture, Miquèla Stenta offers an enlightening historical and literary exploration of the Engaged Occitan Women. Let us follow in the footsteps of Catarina Segurana and Marie Durand, figures of Resistance, and those who sought emancipation through writing.

As part of the first cycle of conferences [Agora des Savoirs 2026-2027.](https://www.montpellier.fr/campagnes/agora-des-savoirs) The medievalist Marc Bloch (1886-1944) is perhaps better known to the general public for his heroic journey and commitment against the Nazi occupation than for his scientific work, which has profoundly renewed historical studies. A brilliant graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, co-founder with Lucien Febvre of the journal Annales d’histoire économique et sociale (1929), a fervent republican of Alsatian Jewish origin, an atheist and patriot, a fighter in both World Wars, a resistance member, he embodies a major figure of the engaged intellectual, to the point of sacrificing his life as he was brutally murdered by the Nazis in 1944. The historian of Les Rois thaumaturges (1924) and La Société féodale (1940) also exerted considerable influence in the field of knowledge, inaugurating a new way of doing history, open to social sciences and engaged with his time. Marc Bloch's entry into the Panthéon on June 16, 2026, provides an opportunity to showcase the inextricable scholarly, political, and moral alliance embodied by his journey, his works, and his posthumous life. History, as an intellectual approach, a matter for personal reflection, and a source of collective engagement, was for him, throughout his life, a form of resistance. Free entry subject to availability. Author Biography Yann Potin is the chief curator at the National Archives and an associate lecturer in legal history at the University of Paris-Nord. He co-directed with Jean-François Sirinelli, Générations historiennes (19th-20th centuries) (CNRS, editions 2019).

Baby readers are in Occitan this November! Little stories that highlight gestures, nursery rhymes to get the singing accent of our language in your ear. With the collaboration of the O’C association. Library Hours: Tuesday: 2 PM - 7 PM Wednesday: 10 AM - 1 PM / 2 PM - 7 PM Thursday: Closed Friday: 2 PM - 7 PM Saturday: 10 AM - 1 PM / 2 PM - 5:30 PM

BANQUETS MÉDITERRANÉENS ENTRE GRECS, ÉTRUSQUES ET GAULOIS Du 5 juin 2026 au 1er février 2027 Visites guidées tous les vendredis à 10h du 10 juillet au 28 août 2026   Les pratiques alimentaires antiques, et plus spécifiquement les repas collectifs, sont un langage complexe. Le choix des aliments, des ustensiles, la mise en scène autant que les gestes rituels effectués constituent un ensemble de codes culturels partagés. À l’occasion de ces banquets, donnés en l’honneur des morts et des dieux ou pour célébrer la vie, les participants adoptent des valeurs, des règles sociales et des pratiques de consommation communes.   La Méditerranée nord-occidentale, caractérisée par de fortes interactions entre les cultures grecque phocéenne, étrusque et gauloise, offre un terrain d’étude idéal pour aborder cette thématique du banquet. Au-delà d’une apparente similitude des objets mis au jour lors des fouilles archéologiques – souvent interprétés au filtre du modèle du symposion gréco-étrusque – se pose en effet la question de la réalité et de la diversité des rites selon les contextes et les domaines culturels.   Cette exposition est reconnue d’intérêt national par l’État (ministère de la Culture) qui lui apporte à ce titre un soutien financier exceptionnel.

Group dog training course at Domaine de Méric from 9 AM to 11 AM: Saturday, September 5 Saturday, September 26 Saturday, October 31 Saturday, November 28 The City of Montpellier is organizing free group dog training sessions at the dog area of Domaine de Méric. This initiative aims to raise awareness among dog owners about how to manage and train their pets, as well as the behavior to adopt in public spaces, in order to promote harmonious living together and allow everyone to benefit from the experience of dog trainers. Note: A maximum of 10 dogs is accepted, with a maximum of 2 dogs per owner. Attention: Dogs that are reactive to humans or other dogs are not accepted in the group sessions.

The City of Montpellier is organizing free group dog training sessions at the dog area of the Grande Lironde Park. This initiative aims to raise awareness among dog owners about how to manage and train their pets, as well as the behavior to adopt in public spaces, in order to promote harmonious coexistence and allow everyone to benefit from the experience of dog trainers. Please note: a maximum of 10 dogs is allowed, with a maximum of 2 dogs per owner. Attention: Dogs that are reactive to humans or other dogs are not permitted in the group sessions.

The City of Montpellier is organizing free group dog training sessions at the dog area of Montcalm Park. This initiative aims to raise awareness among dog owners on how to manage and train their pets, as well as the behavior to adopt in public spaces, in order to promote harmonious coexistence and allow everyone to benefit from the experience of dog trainers. Please note: a maximum of 10 dogs is allowed, with a maximum of 2 dogs per owner. Attention: Dogs that are reactive to humans or other dogs are not permitted in the group sessions.

The Espace Saint-Ravy is pleased to host, from September 17 to October 18, 2026, the exhibition The Garden in Motion, featuring a selection of works by artist Ella Zadok. Through layers of oil painting, pastel, and drawing, the artist brings to life a representation of a landscape in perpetual transformation, where memory reinvents what the eye has perceived. Her works invite the visitor to a contemplative and deeply intimate experience. Opening on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30 PM. Rooted in direct observation of the living, the paintings gathered in the exhibition The Garden in Motion arise from the time spent by the artist in the heart of gardens, ponds, and plant landscapes. Water lilies, flowers, and fragments of vegetation become the starting point for a work that oscillates between observation and memory. The drawings and studies made on-site serve as the foundation for a process that continues in the studio, where memories, sensations, and imagination gradually transform the observed forms. More than a representation of the landscape, these works seek to convey the intimate experience of traversing it. Created with oil and oil stick on large formats, they explore the expressive possibilities of pictorial material. The layers are built up, erased, and then reappear, leaving the image in perpetual transformation. Between figuration and abstraction, each canvas becomes a space where gesture, color, and material carry as much meaning as the subject itself. The exhibition engages in dialogue with the history of landscape painting, extending to the languages of contemporary abstraction, while affirming painting as a living, deeply relevant medium. At a time when images multiply and are consumed instantly, these works celebrate the unique ability of painting to slow down the gaze, to give a sensitive presence to the world, and to renew our way of perceiving it. They invite the visitor not only to look at nature but to experience it through the materiality and poetry of painting. "I am interested in what is alive, changing, and impossible to freeze. Through these paintings, I hope to invite the gaze to slow down, to regain a form of sensitive attention to the plant world and to the way we inhabit landscapes. For me, painting is a way to enter into dialogue with what transcends us: time, memory, and the silent metamorphoses of nature." Ella Zadok. Artist Biography Originally from the United Kingdom, Ella Zadok currently develops her practice between the south of France and England. She began her artistic training in 2015 with a preparatory diploma in art and design (Foundation) in the UK. In 2017, she joined the Plymouth College of Art. After an Erasmus exchange at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier, she chose to continue her studies there and obtained her art degree. Her work has been the subject of several solo and group exhibitions in France and the UK and is now included in private collections across Europe. After presenting her works at the Grad Show at the Morley Gallery in London in 2018, she continued a path of exhibitions in France and the UK. Her production has notably been shown in venues dedicated to contemporary art and heritage, including the Henri-Prades Archaeological Museum in Lattes as part of the exhibition "LUCY IN THE SKY" in 2020, as well as several group exhibitions at the Céret Printmaking Center and the Palais des Congrès in Perpignan in 2022. Since 2022, Ella Zadok has also developed a regular collaboration with Tralala Galerie, where she has presented several exhibitions in Collioure and then in Perpignan. Her work was subsequently showcased in solo exhibitions at the Vue sur Cours Gallery in Narbonne in 2025-2026, and then at La Capelleta and the Galerie Art Sant Roch in Céret in 2026.

The City of Montpellier is organizing free group dog training sessions at the dog area of Malbosc Park. This initiative aims to raise awareness among dog owners about how to manage and train their pets, as well as the behavior to adopt in public spaces, in order to promote harmonious living together and allow everyone to benefit from the experience of dog trainers. Note: A maximum of 10 dogs is allowed, with a maximum of 2 dogs per owner. Attention: Dogs that are reactive to humans or other dogs are not permitted in the group sessions.

The City of Montpellier is organizing free group dog training sessions at the dog area of Rieucoulon Park. This initiative aims to raise awareness among dog owners on how to manage and train their pets, as well as the behavior to adopt in public spaces, in order to promote harmonious coexistence and allow everyone to benefit from the experience of dog trainers. Please note: a maximum of 10 dogs is accepted, with a maximum of 2 dogs per owner. Attention: Dogs that are reactive to humans or other dogs are not allowed in the group sessions.

The SAPS (In)visible Biodiversity exhibition explores the richness and fragility of biodiversity. Through immersive installations, it reveals the importance of often invisible species, inviting us to better understand and protect our natural environment.

To pay tribute to Francis Hallé, a great botanist and ardent defender of biodiversity who passed away in December 2025, the University of Montpellier is hosting an exhibition retracing his main commitments to life. A professor of botany at UM and a specialist in humid tropical forests, he dedicated his life to the study and protection of primary forests. Concerned with observing without destroying, he initiated the creation of the Radeau des cimes, a revolutionary device that allows exploration of the canopy, which he led from 1986 to 2003. This suspended laboratory welcomed researchers from around the world and revealed the immense biological richness of these ecosystems. A pioneer of "plant architecture," Francis Hallé was also a talented illustrator. His notebooks are filled with precise and poetic sketches, reflecting his unique perspective on the plant world.

Founded in 2007 in Paris, the [Alimenterre Festival](https://www.alimenterre.org/le-festival-alimenterre-0) has become an international event held annually from October 15 to November 30. Featuring a selection of 10 documentary films, it allows everyone to learn more about agricultural and food issues in France and around the world. The program includes activities for all ages, film debates, and meetings, where participants can inform themselves and exchange ideas in a friendly atmosphere! The screenings scheduled in the region as part of the ["Manger comme on sème, le festival des 4 saisons"](https://bocal-languedoc.fr/manger-comme-on-seme): Friday, November 13 at 6:30 PM: "Women of the Land". Rosa Parks Hall, Avenue des Comtes Melgueil, 34130 Carnon. Saturday, November 21 at 6:30 PM: "Boiling Point". Social Life Space - MJC Annex of Carnon - Place des Cystes, 34130 Mauguio-Carnon. Saturday, November 21 at 6:30 PM: "By the Water, From Carefree to Disobedience". Chai du Domaine - 18 rue du Plan Vincent, 34160 Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel. Sunday, November 22 at 3 PM: "Women of the Land". Tiers-Lieu La Tendresse - 80 impasse Flouch, 34070 Montpellier. Sunday, November 22 at 5:30 PM: "Being(s) Alive, Questioning Connections". Luteva Cinema - 11 avenue Dr Joseph Maury, 34700 Lodève. Tuesday, November 24 at 7 PM: "In the Name of the Sea, Towards Sustainable Fishing?". Auditorium of the Autonomy Health Pole - 95 allée Hélène Cotte-Dunand, 34970 Lattes. Sunday, November 29 at 4:30 PM: "Being(s) Alive, Questioning Connections". Cinema Hall - Place de la mairie 34380 Saint-Martin-de-Londres.

The Dominique Bagouet Space invites you from October 14, 2026, to March 21, 2027, for an exhibition dedicated to the Montpellier mangaka Reno Lemaire and his series Dreamland. Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 6 PM Dreamland is the dream come true of a kid from Montpellier; the story of a young reader of Japanese mangas, American comics, and Franco-Belgian comics, a video game enthusiast, who dreams of drawing in turn, practicing by copying, experimenting, and learning as a self-taught artist. From a high school student at Mas-de-Tesse, now renamed Jules-Guesde, who became a student at Paul-Valéry, he observes everything around him and listens to his city, its streets, its squares, its café terraces, the echoes of conversations heard, the life situations experienced… Everything that will later be transfigured, reinvented, and serve as the backdrop for Terrence's adventures. From his years of learning, Dreamland was born, a project submitted to Pika Editions in the mid-2000s, with the first volume released in 2006. It took courage, audacity, and probably a bit of recklessness to follow in the footsteps of the Japanese manga masters! With determination and talent, this unconditional admirer of Dragon Ball and One Piece has plenty. With his foundational readings, he quickly perceives the incredible narrative potential of manga, and its ability to create new, coherent, rich, and ever-evolving worlds. To meet the expectations of a very demanding audience, readers who were long skeptical about the possibility of a manga written by a Frenchman, Reno Lemaire works tirelessly, constantly drawing, re-evaluating his past works. Imagined, written, and drawn for the first time in Montpellier, Dreamland is twenty years old, but the adventure is far from over. Author Biography Reno is a Montpellier author. Self-taught, he has been expressing himself in panels and speech bubbles since the age of 7. Discovering manga at 15 completely changes his way of telling stories. The graphics, dynamics, format, and layout constantly stimulate his imagination, and he churns out pages and series on his high school desk. In 2004, at the age of 24, he proposed a one-shot of Dreamland, which he wrote in a week, to Pika Édition, and began to be pre-published as early as 2005. Reno develops his graphic language through various media: video games such as J-RPGs or Capcom fighting games, comics like Petit Spirou, Asterix, and Lanfeust, animated films like Disney's The Lion King, mangas including Dragon Ball, Bastard, and Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai, and animes such as Goldorak, Saint Seiya, Thundercats, and Olive and Tom. Dreamland is his first published work. With the success of the series, Reno has gained unprecedented recognition in France for an author. His always innovative graphic style and sense of storytelling are the main reasons for this. But he has also made a name for himself through the many hours spent signing his works at conventions and festivals. His constant good humor, his contagious passion for his work, and his regularity in releasing volumes have helped him build a loyal audience that grows with each new release! He was one of the first to form a studio "like in Japan," with assistants, in France. Salim Kafiz and Romain Lemaire (the author of Everdark) assisted him from volumes 1 to 15. Since volume 20, he has two new assistants, P-E and Geo. The Dreamland series in a few numbers includes: 24 volumes of 230 pages, with a 25th volume set to be released in 2027, over 230 chapters, an artbook of 400 pages, a mook, a new edition, the Remaster edition, for which he completely redrew the first ten volumes, the first French manga published and still ongoing, 800,000 copies sold, and a print run of 25,000 copies for each new volume, an anime currently in production, numerous merchandise and figurines… In 2018, Reno Lemaire published in Japan, in the magazine Tezucomi, a one-shot in homage to Osamu Tezuka's Leo the Lion. He designed the first audio manga for France Culture, Doruido. In September 2024, Dreamland will be published in Japan by the publisher Euromanga. In October 2024, a new series, Free Quest, will be released, for which he will write the script and storyboard, with the young mangaka Néo on art. In March 2025, he will publish in the first European manga magazine ISSHO, a mini-series MOTHER JACK, with Kana Editions. In 2026, the manga will be adapted into an animated series, produced by the French studio La Chouette Compagnie and broadcast on the anime streaming platforms ADN and Crunchyroll.

Visit in French Explore the Écusson following in the footsteps of great figures and delightful anecdotes that have shaped Montpellier's wine destiny. An exciting and unique stroll through the Languedoc heritage centered around wine! Discover Montpellier through its astonishing wine heritage. As you wander the streets of the Écusson, sculpted facades, illustrious characters, and quirky anecdotes tell centuries of history between the city and wine. An original tour to see Montpellier in a new light… with a hint of local flavor. Reservation required Meeting Point: Meet 10 minutes before in front of the Montpellier Tourist Office – Place de la Comédie THE GOOD DEAL: Enjoy a 10% discount on all products in the shop (except transport tickets), upon presentation of your reservation voucher for a guided tour.

For its 11th edition, Last Cry returns to Montpellier with eleven days of music, meetings, images, and discoveries, in a city where electronic cultures continue to evolve, renew, and surprise. [Programming and Tickets](https://www.festivalderniercri.com/) LAST CRY X DIZONORD AT CAFÉ SILENCE W/ LEE GRTZ 📅 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 🕖 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM LAST CRY x DIZONORD 👤 Lee Grtz & friends 📍 Café Silence – 8 rue Croix d’Or 🎟️ Free entry Dizonord & Baston creative present: the exhibition "Flyers" at Café Silence! In light of recent events regarding the organization of free/rave parties, and the enactment of the RIPOST law by the French parliament this summer, Baston creative and Dizonord present, as part of the Last Cry festival, an exhibition of flyers. Join us on Friday, October 30 from 6 PM for the opening, with Vincent Privat from the record store Dizonord, and a DJ set by LEE GRTZ/Les Pingouins & Friends. BEYOND JAZZ X LAST CRY w/ ELF TRAPS & GOLDIE B (live) 📅 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 🕘 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM BEYOND JAZZ X LAST CRY 👤 Goldie B (live) • Elf Traps 📍 Le Jam – 100 rue Ferdinand de Lesseps 🎟️ Yoot €9 / €15 in advance / €20 at the door For the opening of its 11th edition on Friday, October 30, Last Cry teams up with Beyond Jazz for a formidable & unprecedented double bill, exploring electro & harmonic possibilities! LAST CRY X BASTON Ô SALOON W/ SATINE 📅 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 🕘 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM BASTON CREATIVE X LAST CRY 👤 Satine, B(ee)r, Draghon 📍 Ô Saloon – 1 Rue Aristide Ollivier 🎟️ Free entry For its traditional Halloween night on October 31, Last Cry continues its collaboration with Baston creative and its Barbare night, before the Rockstore, in this neighboring bar on rue de Verdun, Ô Saloon. For the occasion, and in a style close to our headliner Kendal, Baston x Dumbell invite SATINE! LAST CRY AT ROCKSTORE w/ KENDAL & LOLITA 📅 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 🕖 12:00 AM – 5:00 AM LAST CRY x ROCKSTORE 👤 Kendal • Lolita 📍 Rockstore – 20 rue de Verdun 🎟️ Prices: Yoot €5 / Advance €7 On Saturday, October 31, Last Cry takes over the Rockstore with Kendal, producer, DJ, and head of the Ritmo Fatale label, known for his bangers that balance euphoria and nostalgia, and his timeless DJ sets, spanning italo disco, EBM, France, and synth-wave. For the warm-up, join us with Lolita, a key figure in the Montpellier scene! DIAGONAL X LAST CRY • "HERETIK SYSTEM: WE HAD A DREAM" 📅 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 🕘 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM DIAGONAL X LAST CRY 🎥 "HERETIK SYSTEM" by Damien Raclot-Dauliac📍 Cinéma Diagonal – 5 rue de Verdun 🎫 Price €8 / Diago card accepted Last Cry invites you to the Diagonal cinema on Wednesday, November 4 for the screening of "Heretik System: We had a dream", in the presence of director Damien Raclot-Dauliac. An opportunity to discover or revisit this 2010 documentary that chronicles ten years of the wild saga of the French techno collective, from its clandestine raves like the Molitor pool in 2001 to the Olympia stage. [Learn more](https://www.cinediagonal.com/evenements/85987-heretik-system-we-had-a-dream/) LAST CRY • ROUNDTABLE "Repression Against Free Parties" 📅 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ROUNDTABLE "Repression Against Free Parties" 📍 Salle Pétrarque, Hôtel de Varennes - 2 place Pétrarque Free entry Thursday, November 5, join us at Salle Pétrarque for a roundtable on the theme "Repression Against Free Parties", hosted by Yanick Philipponnat, alongside Damien Raclot-Dauliac (director of Heretik System), Sophie Mazas (lawyer), Hussein Bourgi (senator), and Christophe Samé (Heretik). One subject, multiple perspectives, an open debate. LAST CRY AT FAUNE MO.CO W/ PECK 📅 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 🕛 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM LAST CRY x FAUNE MO.CO 👤 Peck 📍 Faune MO.CO – 13 rue de la République 🎟️ Free entry On Friday, November 6, Last Cry drops by Faune MO.CO! On the decks: Peck, programmer, festival organizer, and DJ, who will play a vibrant set that will resonate through Faune late into the night. A pre-party as we love before meeting at Antirouille with Emi Ömar & Luca Ruiz. LAST CRY AT ANTIROUILLE W/ EMI ÖMAR & LUCA RUIZ 📅 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 🕛 12:00 AM – 5:00 AM ANTIROUILLE X LAST CRY 👤 Emi Ömar • Luca Ruiz 📍 Antirouille – 12 rue Anatole France 🎟️ €5 in Early Access presale (entry before 1 AM) On Friday, November 6, Last Cry invites you to Antirouille with Emi Ömar, a rising star of the French electro scene, & Luca Ruiz, a multifaceted DJ and co-founder of the festival! LAST CRY AT SALON DES INDÉPENDANTS W/ LES MACHINES MENTENT… 📅 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 🕘 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM LAST CRY x LE SALON DES INDÉPENDANTS 👤 Les Machines Mentent (Bronstach & InterPaul) 📍 Salon des Indépendants – 4 rue du Lunaret 🎟️ Free entry On Saturday, November 7, Last Cry takes over the Salon des Indépendants with the Montpellier collective Les Machines Mentent... At the helm: Bronstach & Interpaul! Following a sharp and uncompromising artistic direction, they offer a rich electro sound influenced by break, house, world, and bass, as well as techno. The collective has already produced numerous French & international artists at confidential events that maintain a culture & a rave vibe full of meaning, both assertive & inclusive. LAST CRY AT TEMPELHOF w/ GIGI FM & GOTIS 📅 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 🕖 12:00 AM – 6:00 AM TEMPELHOF X LAST CRY 👤 Gigi FM • Gotis 📍 Tempelhof – 188 avenue du Marché Gare 🎟️ Prices: Yoot €5 / Advance €10 to €12 On Saturday, November 7, Last Cry takes over Tempelhof and invites Gigi FM, one of the most unique figures in the current electro scene & Gotis, a recognized Montpellier DJ and producer known for her blend of raw Detroit heritage and groovy techno. It's going to heat up! DRAMA X LAST CRY w/ KAVAL B2B FARKONER 📅 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 🕓 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM LAST CRY X DRAMA 👤 Kaval B2B Farkoner, V:Ra, Leyka, Freak Show 📍 Café Tropisme – 121 rue Fontcouverte Free entry Tuesday, November 10, join us at Café Tropisme with our Montpellier friends from the Drama Collective for a closing worthy of the name! On the program, a b2b set by Kaval & Farkoner, alongside collective members: Leyka, V:Ra, and Freak Show.

From October 31 to November 22, 2026, ANIMA celebrates its 26th edition in Montpellier and its surroundings. Through 7 concerts, the festival invites you on a musical and spiritual journey to discover the cultures of the world. From sacred singing to gospel, from Mongolian traditions to Mediterranean music, ANIMA fosters dialogue between cultures and traditions in a spirit of beauty, sharing, and brotherhood. Program: Organ & Voice - Saturday, October 31 / La Sportelle - Temple Maguelone, Montpellier - 5 PM A Capella Ensemble - Sunday, November 1 / Choir Êkhô - Church of the Dominicans, Montpellier - 4 PM Gospel - Sunday, November 8 / Feelin’9s - La Margelle, Montpellier - 4 PM Mongolian Singing - Saturday, November 14 / Shubia Quartet - Ecumenical Center, Jacou - 5 PM Exile Song - Sunday, November 15 / Cie Rassegna - N.D. Sovereign of the World, Sète - 6 PM Memories of Europe - Saturday, November 21 / Ensemble Sirba - Salle Pétrarque, Montpellier - 7 PM Oriental Trio - Temple, Sauve - 6 PM [Website](https://chretiensetcultures.fr/musiques-sacrees/)

Every quarter, the Artistic Encounters, organized by the [Maisons pour tous Albert Camus](https://www.montpellier.fr/node/244), [Marie Curie](https://www.montpellier.fr/node/240), [Rosa-Lee Parks](https://www.montpellier.fr/node/277), [Louis Feuillade](https://www.montpellier.fr/territoire/lieux-equipements/maison-pour-tous-louis-feuillade) and [Voltaire](https://www.montpellier.fr/territoire/lieux-equipements/maison-pour-tous-voltaire) in the form of cultural events accessible to all, invite you to open up to art, a universal language, an inexhaustible source of wonder and reflection. From October 3 to December 16, 2026, the Artistic Encounters welcome you for a creative journey, accessible to everyone. Designed as a true bridge "from the eye to the hand," this quarterly meeting extends the discovery of the city's major exhibitions and events through practical engagement: we look, we marvel, then we experiment, we manipulate, and we create! Whether you come solo, with friends, with your little ones (from 2-3 years old) or your teenagers, let yourself be surprised by a rich program that harmonizes conviviality, sharing, and cultural emancipation. October: "Design: Living the Forms" In echo to the [major retrospective of Pierre Paulin at the Fabre Museum](https://www.museefabre.fr/expo-paulin). Design does not just draw objects: it accompanies our gestures and transforms our daily lives. Visits and strolls: sensory and playful family visits at the Fabre Museum, adult guided tour of the Pierre Paulin retrospective, discovery of the exhibition L’atelier Nebout // Lieux et liens at La Fenêtre, or an urban adventure along the Lez to discover contemporary masterpieces (l'Arbre Blanc, the RBC Design Center, the Nuage...). Practice & workshops: family introduction to design (designing a modular chillbox), workshop on creating furniture from cardboard and papier-mâché, paper folding and modeling, creative writing and body expression to "dance the space." Cinema & conferences: screening of the cut-out animated film The Secret of the Tits (with behind-the-scenes making-of) and a conference on the conquest of organic forms in modern sculpture. November: "Tales of Light" In resonance with the enchanting event ["Cœur de Ville en Lumières"](https://www.montpellier.fr/campagnes/coeur-de-ville-en-lumieres). When the days shorten, light becomes a living material to tell, reveal, and gather. Outings & wonder: guided night tour through the illuminations of the historic center. Magical workshops: creating enchanting images in light painting (long exposure and movement), introduction to the ancient photographic process of cyanotype (Prussian blue tones), making candles and lanterns, and a multisensory Snoezelen space for a moment of softness with babies. Dance, words & images: body expression workshop exploring chiaroscuro, creative writing on shadow and light, film session with Tales of the Night by Michel Ocelot (followed by a visit to the projection booth) and an art history conference on light from Rembrandt to Olafur Eliasson. December: "The Aesthetics of Imbalance: Body, Memory, and Tensions" Inspired by [the event exhibition of Mohamed Lekleti at FRAC Occitanie Montpellier.](https://www.frac-om.org/expositions/prochainement/mohamed-lekleti-en-desequilibre.html) Far from being a fall, imbalance is celebrated here as a source of invention, movement, and renewal. Visit & conference: immersion at FRAC in the weightless mural of Mohamed Lekleti, complemented by a conference on contemporary drawing as a space for experimentation. Creativity & fabrication: creating totems and sculptures defying gravity, "paper poetry" in reinforced kraft, making a miniature theater in a box inspired by the circus, and a dance workshop "through the movement" guided by string games. Projections & tales: screening of poignant short films Lost Hearts (questioning exile and uprooting) and children's tales around the album Life in the Mountains. [Download the complete program (PDF)](Octobre : « Le design : habiter les formes » En écho à la grande rétrospective Pierre Paulin au musée Fabre. Le design ne se contente pas de dessiner des objets : il accompagne nos gestes et transforme notre quotidien. Visites et balades : visites sensorielles et ludiques en famille au musée Fabre, visite guidée adulte de la rétrospective Pierre Paulin, découverte de l'exposition L’atelier Nebout // Lieux et liens à La Fenêtre, ou encore une épopée urbaine le long du Lez à la découverte des chefs-d'œuvre contemporains (l'Arbre Blanc, le RBC Design Center, le Nuage...). Pratique & ateliers : initiation au design en famille (conception d'une chillbox modulaire), stage de création de mobilier en carton et papier mâché, pliage et maquettage papier, écriture créative et expression corporelle pour « danser l'espace ». Cinéma & conférences : projection du film d'animation en papier découpé Le Secret des mésanges (avec coulisses du making-of) et conférence sur la conquête des formes organiques dans la sculpture moderne. Novembre : « Récits de lumière » En résonance avec l'événement féerique « Cœur de Ville en Lumières ». Quand les journées raccourcissent, la lumière devient un matériau vivant pour conter, révéler et rassembler. Sorties & émerveillement : parcours nocturne guidé au cœur des illuminations du centre historique. Ateliers magiques : création d'images féeriques en light painting (pose longue et mouvement), initiation au procédé photographique ancien du cyanotype (teintes bleu de Prusse), fabrication de bougies et photophores, et espace multisensoriel Snoezelen pour un instant de douceur avec les bébés. Danse, mots & images : atelier d'expression corporelle explorant le clair-obscur, écriture créative sur l'ombre et la lumière, séance ciné avec Les Contes de la nuit de Michel Ocelot (suivie de la visite de la cabine de projection) et conférence d’histoire de l'art sur la lumière de Rembrandt à Olafur Eliasson. Décembre : « L’esthétique du déséquilibre : corps, mémoire et tensions » Inspiré de l’exposition événement de Mohamed Lekleti au FRAC Occitanie Montpellier. Loin d’être une chute, le déséquilibre est ici célébré comme une source d'invention, de mouvement et de renouveau. Visite & conférence : immersion au FRAC dans la fresque murale en apesanteur de Mohamed Lekleti, complétée par une conférence sur le dessin contemporain comme espace d'expérimentation. Créativité & fabrication : réalisation de totems et sculptures défiant la gravité, « poésie de papier » en kraft armé, fabrique d'un théâtre miniature en boîte inspiré du cirque, et atelier danse « au fil du mouvement » guidé par des jeux de ficelles. Projections & contes : séance de courts-métrages poignants Cœurs perdus (questionnant l'exil et le déracinement) et contes jeunesse autour de l'album La vie à la montagne.)

Created by Lo Cirdoc - Occitan Institute of Culture, the exhibition Femnas d’Oc: Occitan Women pays tribute to those who transmit and carry the Occitan language. From the trobairises of the 12th century to today’s female poets, doubly rendered invisible as women and Occitans, these personalities are brought to light here. Heritage documents from the Emile Zola media library's collections complement the exhibition. Inauguration of the exhibition on Saturday, November 7 at 5:30 PM, featuring readings and songs with the Clapiers association O’C and the choir Lo Cocut. Media library hours: Tuesday: 2 PM - 7 PM Wednesday: 10 AM - 1 PM / 2 PM - 7 PM Thursday: Closed Friday: 2 PM - 7 PM Saturday: 10 AM - 1 PM / 2 PM - 5:30 PM

This annual festival exists thanks to the passion, boldness, and tenacity of a few residents of Montpellier (most of whom are of Indian origin), who are enthusiasts of Indian cinema, Bollywood, and Indian dances. From November 18 to 22, 7 films will be showcased in their original version with French subtitles at the Rabelais center, either for free or at reduced prices. [Discover the program](https://cineindemontpellier.org/festival-2026) Wednesday: Free Thursday: Diagonal rates Friday: Price: €15 - Reduced price: €12 (snack included) Saturday: Session price: €8 Student price: €5 and under 10 years: free Saturday day pass: €20 Sunday: Free