Every Christmas the Centre des monuments nationaux organises festive events at a selection of Loire Valley châteaux. This year's special celebrations take place at six venues - Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Chenonceau, Chinon, Loches and Villandry. The attractions run from 29th November 2025 to 4th January 2026.
Posted on the SER / AHRF YouTube channel on 9th September: a short video on the Revolutionary calendar, presented by Pierre Bourdin, Professor of history at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. (In French only).
The exhibition, "French Lights: From the Court of Versailles to Agen” runs at the église des Jacobins in Agen from 5th December to 8th March 2026.
A feature in France Today, first published on 27th November, considers the strategy of the Centre des monuments nationaux in "reimagining" French heritage sites.