September at Micro-Folie!
September promises to be a hectic month at Micro-Folie! The Slow Down Festival returns over two days, with films, virtual reality and workshops on the programme. The European Heritage Days will also be focusing on Viking archaeology! And finally, the back-to-school exhibition "Vaste comme le ciel renversé" is transformed into a micro-tour.
3 - 17 - 20 September: THE VIKING MYTHS
The series continues! The Nordic gods are still making waves! Come and discover the rest of their adventures over the last few days:
>>> Wednesday 3 September at 3pm: episodes 5 The Blood of Kvasir and 6 The Curse of the Ring
>>> Wednesday 17 September at 3pm: episodes 7 Sigurd and the Fallen Valkyrie and 8 The Curse of the Völva
>>> Saturday 20 September at 11am: episodes 9 Loki's taunts and 10 Twilight of the gods
>>> Children's activities (5-10 years - Free): game cards based on the Nordic gods are available in the café-folie until 20 September.
6 & 13 September: RALENTISSONS: THE GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST
The Slow Down Festival returns to the Micro-Folie this year! There are three ways to discover the heart of primary forests, where guardians are rising up to raise awareness:
11am: "Brazil, replanting the Amazon": Benki Piyako's fight to reforest parts of the Amazon forest that have been destroyed (50 mins).
3pm: "Papua New Guinea, time for solutions": Papuan chef Mundiya Kepanga shares the practical solutions he has put in place to preserve the forest in Papua New Guinea (50 mins).
All day long: make a "Cara Grande" mask with feathers, beads... inspired by the indigenous people of Brazil / workshop for accompanied children.
And virtual reality lets you enter the world of Douanier Rousseau (10 mins).
10 September at 3pm: MICRO-TOUR: ARCHAEOLOGY
For those who missed the Micro-Visit on archaeology, come and discover it today! From prehistory to Notre-Dame, via the seabed, this is your first introduction to this fascinating science.
Saturday 20 September at 3pm: EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS 25
CONFERENCE: A VIKING CAMP IN THE HEART OF THE LOIRE by Yann Le Jeune, geoarchaeologist and Teddy Véron, historian. A historical and archaeological investigation has recently been relaunched into a little-known but fascinating episode: the possible installation of a Viking camp in the 9th century at the foot of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil Abbey. Texts, place names and LIDAR images point the way to Île Batailleuse, immediately upstream from Saint-Florent-le-Vieil. At this conference, come and discuss this fascinating investigation, combining science, history and the heritage of the Loire.
24 & 27 September: MICRO-VISIT: VASTE AS THE SKY REVERSED
The Micro-Folie invites you to visit the work of Zhu Hong, who is exhibiting at the abbey from 13 September to 2 November 2025! Her meticulous and poetic work echoes works from the Micro-Folie's digital collection! Wednesday 24 at 3pm and Saturday 27 at 11am.
The artist is inspired by water, and uses this element in her drawings and paintings! Her sense of detail and precision come from the many photographs she takes beforehand. This allows her to rework her visuals before finally applying them to her various media.
Free modes:
WEDNESDAY 3 & 17 SEPTEMBER
Morning: Impressionism Collection
Afternoon: Normandy Collection
SATURDAY 6 & 20 SEPTEMBER
Morning: European Royal Residences Collection
Afternoon: Notre-Dame Collection
WEDNESDAY 10 & 24 SEPTEMBER
Morning: Nationale 1 Collection
Afternoon: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Collection
SATURDAY 13 & 27 SEPTEMBER
Morning: Brittany Collection
Afternoon: National 3 Collection
