Follow Laac’s guide

Guided tours:
Every Sunday, our mediators offer you a guided tour of the Art & Industry Triennial exhibition.
The programme changes every week to discover the Art & Industry Triennial exhibition Chaleur humaine on Sundays 25 June, 9, 16, 30 July & 13, 27 August.
Free admission every Sunday!
Unless otherwise stated, tours will be given in French.

HAVE FUN DISCOVERING THE MUSEUM!

Family tours (3-6 years)
The LAAC offers a family tour that combines observation and hands-on games.
Young and old alike can take a tour with a mediator and discover the emblematic works in the LAAC collection.
Every Sunday from 4.30pm to 5.30pm and FREE of charge.

Visit of the Chai

Come and discover the work of Jean-François KREBS “Guérit-Tout” occupying the wasteland of the Chai à vin!
Jean-François Krebs’ installation is made up of luminous beacons inspired by floating lights, while a uranium glass installation inspired by the ex-votos of seafarers’ families in the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Dunes in Dunkirk is set in a basin.
The work is open from 11 June to 14 January 2024:

• Self-guided tours, Sundays from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm without prior booking 
• Guided tours Monday to Friday for groups, Wednesdays at 3pm for individuals. 

Bookings required on +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr
Saturdays from 01 July to 16 September at 3pm during the Balade sur le Môle 1 organised by Halle aux sucres.
Information and bookings Halle aux sucres: +33 3 28 64 60 49

From 11 juin to 14 janvier 2024 
FREE
Chai à vin : Rte du Quai Freycinet 3, Môle 1 59140 Dunkerque

URBAN WALKS

Throughout the summer, there will be walks to discover the works in the public space.
Personalities (artists, specialists, etc.) invite you to discover the Triennale from original points of view.

• Saturdays from 01 July to 16 September at 3pm: Walk around Môle 1 and visit the Chai (work by Jean-François Krebs) Halle aux Sucres / LAAC. → Departure from reception at Halle aux Sucres.
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 64 60 49

• Sunday 9 July at 10am: The charm and indecency of the heritage illusion
  With William Maufroy, Director of the Centre de la mémoire urbaine de l’agglomération Dunkerquoise → Departure from reception Halle aux sucres
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 29 56 00 

• Saturday 22 July 10am & 2pm: Mon biclou part en live
  Walk / concert with Les 4 écluses → Departure from Les 4Écluses | 1 rue de la Cunette, Dunkerque
  | Information on +33 3 28 63 82 40 

• Sunday 23 July 10am: the triennial soundtrack
  With Benjamin Mialot, 4Écluses programmer → Departure from the FRAC
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 29 56 00 

• Sunday 30 July and 27 August 10am: Urban bike ride
  With David Lepoutre, LAAC mediator → Departure from LAAC
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 29 56 00 

• Sunday 10 September 10am: Discovery walk through the ecological thought of Ivan Illich. With Alice Popieul, philosopher mediator. → Departure from LAAC
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 29 56 00 

• Sunday 17 September 10am: Urban heritage walk
  With the Collectif HF, as part of the Journées du Matrimoine programme → Departure from the FRAC
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 29 56 00 

• Sunday 24 September 10am: Walk – Performance
  With artist Sara Trillo in the form of a narrative walk linking stories and sites to the artist’s approach. → Departure from the LAAC
  | Information and bookings on +33 3 28 29 56 00

All these activities are offered for free. Don’t forget to book though!

FAMILY VISIT

Would you like to spend some quality time with your family while discovering the works in the museum?
The LAAC offers you a fun family visit to the exhibition Chaleur humaine.
Let yourself be guided by a museum mediator for a moment of discovery, observation, complicity and exchange in front of the works of the temporary exhibition.
Children aged 3 to 12, accompanied by adults (mandatory, maximum 2).

From 11 July to 31 August
Tuesday to Saturday 3.00 pm 
Free for children – Museum admission for adults €4/€2

SCHOOL GROUPS

WORKSHOPS & GUIDED TOURS :

Workshop-visit “With nature” from nursery to first grade.
Workshop-visit “Living in nature” from CE1 to CM2.
Guided tour from 6th to Master.

The LAAC offers guided or self-guided tours and workshops, by reservation only, in connection with the concepts explored in the exhibition: environment, landscape, energy, trace…
→ Information and bookings: +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr
→ School brochures can be downloaded from the museum website www.musees dunkerque.eu

WALKING ROUTE :

The LAAC and the FRAC are offering a walking tour to help pupils discover a selection of works in each exhibition space.
→ LAAC / FRAC
→ Guided tours of the LAAC-FRAC from 6e to Master only on Thursdays
| Booking: +33 3 28 29 56 00 – art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr

PUBLIC LEISURE CENTRES

WORKSHOP TOURS :

The LAAC offers workshop-visits to children aged 3 to 12 attending leisure centres.
→ Booking: +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr
→ The Leisure Centres brochure can be downloaded from the museum website:
www.musees-dunkerque.eu in the “Visit the LAAC” section, “I’m visiting the LAAC as a group”.

CHILDREN’S AUDIENCE

HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS :

During the school holidays, LAAC offers art courses for children aged 4 to 12, in French.

AUX VOLEURS !!!

4–6 yo
Masked men have got hold of the museum plans and materials from the building site. Like an architect, come and draw new plans, stack and assemble shapes to create your own architecture and change the landscape.
→ From Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 July 2023 or from Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 August 2023 from 2.30 pm to 4 pm.

« VOUS ÊTES ICI »

7–12 yo
” Vous êtes ici “, that’s what the plan says! You’re right there at the precise rendezvous point, yet the space is deserted. The landscape has completely disappeared! Come and make your own map and invent your own codes to create new spaces and transform reality.
→ From Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 July 2023 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm, in French.
→ Information and bookings at the Dunkerque Convention and Visitors Bureau: reservation.dunkerque-tourisme.fr

BIRTHDAY WORKSHOP :

The LAAC is offering an art workshop followed by a visit to the exhibition, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2.30pm to 5pm. A birthday party will then be organised by parents in the museum’s children’s studio.
→ Information and bookings: +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr

family audience

FAMILY VISIT :

LAAC is offering a fun family visit to the exhibition Chaleur humaine. Let yourself be guided by a museum mediator for a moment of discovery, observation, complicity and exchange in front of the works. Guided family visits (3 to 12 years) during the school holidays at 3pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
→ Informations: +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr

FAMILY TOUR :

The museum offers a family tour that combines observation and hands-on games to help you discover the museum while having fun. Family tours (ages 3 to 6) every Sunday from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.
→ Informations: +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr

individual audience

GUIDED TOURS :

Guided tours are offered on Sundays at 3pm: 18, 25 June; 9, 16, 30 July; 13, 27 August; 3, 24 September; 1, 29 October; 5, 19, 26 November; 10, 24, 31 December 2023; 7, 14 January 2024.
→ Informations: +33 3 28 29 56 00 or art.contemporain@ville-dunkerque.fr

specific audience

VISIT IN FRENCH SIGN LANGUAGE :

Saturday 14 October from 3.00 pm to 4.45 pm in partnership with Accesourds du Littoral Dunkerquois.

FOllow frac’s guide

The Frac-Grand-Large is a place for discovery, sharing and exchange. It welcomes groups from Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 12pm and 2pm to 5.30pm.
Reservations must be made at least one month before the date of the meeting.
Prices: free, €46 or €60 depending on the type of group.
Information and bookings : groupes@fracgrandlarge-hdf.fr

Associations, leisure centres and the social field

The Frac’s primary ambition is to appeal to all audiences. Its mediators offer groups from associations, businesses, care facilities and groups of friends a tailor-made encounter at the heart of the exhibitions and its collection. In this friendly way, contemporary art takes on its full meaning.
Register your group at groupes@fracgrandlarge-hdf.fr

School groups

The Frac’s visitors’ service regularly updates its range of visits and workshops, offering each level of visitor an opportunity to explore the exhibition in a way that suits them, from a storytelling exploration for the very young to a more in-depth exploration with specialist students. The team is also setting up a long-term art and design education programme, both in situ and for schools in remote areas.
Information here.

School audiences

VISITS:

The Triennale offers guided or self-guided tours and workshop-visits (booking required) linked to the concepts explored in the exhibition: environment, landscape, energy, trace… This school programme is being developed in collaboration with local cultural partners (la Halle aux Sucres, le PLUS and Studio 43).

AT FRAC-GRAND-LARGE:

Storytelling visit “ma petite exploration” from moyenne section maternelle to CP
Visit and collective notebook workshop “sustainable landscapes” from CP/CE1 to CM1
Visit “en philo” and Pop Up visit-workshop “en route for the future” from CM2 to 6e
“Eco-creatives” visit and workshop from 5e to 3e
“Eco-active” visit and debate from lycée to Master’s level
→ Reservation required

PUblic leisure centre

WORKSHOPS AND TOURS:

The Frac offers workshop-visits to children aged 3 to 16 attending leisure centres.
→ Booking: reservation@fracgrandlarge-hdf.fr

FOR CHILDREN

HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS:

WORKSHOP WITH THE ARTIST LUCIE MARCHAND
13–16 yo
Venture into the artistic world of artist Lucie Marchand. Manipulating materials and objects from the road, she questions their uses and textures. She proposes a reflection on our landscapes, our habitats, our intimacies.
→ Tuesday to Friday, 24-27 October, 2.15pm to 5pm.
→ Price €22 on reservation
WORKSHOP “HYPER FUTUR” !!!
7–12 yo
What do you think the city of the future will look like? In the style of animated books, let’s work together to imagine a city of the future that’s a little out of synch with the scenery unfolding on the table.
→ Thursday to Friday, 26-27 October or Thursday to Friday, 02-03 November, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
→ Price €12, on reservation

FAMILY AUDIENCE

VISITS:

PARENT-BABY MUSICAL JOURNEY
0–3 yo
Accompanied by musician Manon Marcq, very young children and their parents are invited to immerse themselves in a small selection of works exhibited at the FRAC, through nursery rhymes and the discovery of instruments.
→ Sundays 16 July, 27 August, 10 September, 8 October, 19 November, 10 December and 14 January from 11.15 a.m. to 12 p.m.
→ Free with reservation

VISITS:

VISIT OUR LITTLE STORYTELLING MOMENTS
3-6 yo
Youngsters accompanied by an adult can enjoy a playful storytelling tour of the works.
→Sundays 20 August, 17 September*, 1 October, 15 October*, 12 November, 24 December, 7 January from 3pm to 4pm
→ Holiday Fridays: 3 November, 29 December from 3pm to 4pm
*special architecture and heritage
→ Free for children + admission to the Frac for accompanying adults (registration required)

FAMILY TOUR (From age 6)

If you and your children are asking lots of questions about art, it must be something that intrigues you.
Explore the Frac from top to bottom with the help of a mediator.
→ Every Sunday from 3pm to 4pm
→ Free, booking recommended

INCLUSIVE SENSORY VISIT (DISABLED PERSONS AND FAMILIES From age 7)

Experience this new family-friendly format designed to stimulate all the senses.
→ Every 1st Sunday of the month from 3pm to 4pm
→ Every Thursday during the holidays from 3 to 4 p.m.
→ Free for children + admission to the Frac for accompanying adults
→ By reservation

ESCAPE GAME Energétix:

Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 November, see the WEFRAC programme online
→ Free, booking recommended

individual audience

WELCOME TOUR (ENGLISH TOUR)

FRAC’s exhibitions are calling you out. Participate in a small chat with a member of our team.
→ Every Saturday, 3.00PM

VOEL JE WELKOM BIJ ONS! (DUTCH TOUR)

Laat je betoveren door de tentoonstellingen van het FRAC en doe mee aan een gezellige en eenvoudige babbel met één van onze teamleden die sinds januari 2023 je taal leert.
→ Elke zaterdag om 17 uur, op inschrijving

visit for all

Take a guided tour with a member of our staff and discover our exhibitions through your own eyes. The itinerary is created according to the wishes of the group.
→ Every Saturday and Sunday from 4pm to 5pm
→ By reservation only

architectural tour

Take a stroll through the Frac building, designed by architects Lacaton & Vassal, winners of the 2021 Pritzker Prize, and discover the innovative technical design of this extraordinary structure!
→ Every 1st Saturday and Sunday of the month from 4pm to 5pm
→ By reservation only

LSF AT THE FRAC

Visits interpreted in sign language and inclusive encounters with the artists in the exhibition are regularly offered for deaf people and learners.

VISIT IN LSF:

Saturdays 24 June, 16 September*, 18 November and 13 January from 2pm to 4pm
*special architecture
→ By reservation only

LUNCH VISIT IN LSF:

→ Fridays 8 September, 6 October and November from 12.30 to 2pm
→ By reservation only

lunchtime visits

1 Friday a month between September and December, 12.30pm at the Frac, take a cultural break at lunchtime and meet the artists involved in the “Chaleur humaine” exhibition. Simultaneous translation into LSF will be provided (except on 8 December). You can bring
bring your own picnic, or the Frac can provide light refreshments.
→ Free, booking required
→ Information and registration on www.triennale.fr and on +33 3 28 65 84 20