This fall, the Pont du Gard offers a rich and varied program with creative workshops, immersive guided tours and a digital art exhibition. Activities to discover alone, with friends or family until January 5, 2025.
There is something for everyone at Pont du Gard this fall and winter. First of all, until January 5, 2025, the Pont du Gard is hosting a temporary exhibition “Beneath the pixels, the matter”. Four international artists, Regina Silveira, Ana Maria Tavares, Mona Young-Eun Kim and Nicolas Tourte, offer works between physical and digital art and question the border between real and virtual. The works presented range from augmented reality through photography and sculpture to video.
Workshops for the holidays
During the school holidays, the Pont du Gard offers a plethora of activities for young and old.
I make my antique mosaic
- Creation of a small mosaic inspired by Gallo-Roman decorations. After choosing a pattern, budding creators assemble the tiles and leave with their work.
- Sunday October 20, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
I make my leather bulla
- Manufacturing of a bulla in leather, a small lucky pouch that Roman children wore around their necks. Participants can personalize it.
- Wednesday October 23, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
I make my bird feeder
- Introduction to basketry and ornithology by making a bird feeder from woven rattan strands. Budding basket weavers can distribute with their creation.
- Sunday October 27, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
I make my plant head crown
- Learn how to create a plant wreath by choosing and tying plants.
- Dates : Wednesday October 30, 2024 and Sunday November 3, 2024.
- Hourly : From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
I make my Roman snack
- Discovery of the flavors of Gallo-Roman cuisine by making two gourmet recipes: one mannered flavored (herb cheese) and dates stuffed with pine nuts.
- Date : Sunday November 3, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Rates : €6 per child / €12 per participating adult (1 adult required and maximum per family).
- Duration : 1h30 to 2h.
- By reservation.
Visit “Shivers on the bridge! »
- To celebrate Halloween, a special guided tour is organized where mediators recount the darkest hours in the history of Pont du Gard. Between human errors, natural disasters and mysterious legends, thrills are guaranteed. At nightfall, participants set off on an adventure, flashlight in hand, and end the visit with a passage to the top of the bridge. Costume recommended.
- Thursday October 31, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Rates : €6 per child / €15 per adult.
- Duration : 1h30.
- By reservation.
The surveyor and the aqueduct: Manips of scientific and technical culture
- Participatory manipulations to discover the ancient scientific instruments used 2,000 years ago to trace the Nîmes aqueduct.
- October 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31 and November 1, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- Free for entry ticket holders.
Finally, every day, the guided tour “The Great Odyssey” immerses visitors in the history of the Pont du Gard. In one hour, a mediator guides visitors through the secrets of the ancient aqueduct and explains its importance for the city of Nîmes. The visit includes a fascinating crossing to the top of the Bridge, following the traces of the water that circulated there two millennia ago.
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