Toulouse. L’Envol des Pionniers opens its doors for the European Heritage Days
For the 4th consecutive year, L’Envol des Pionniers is taking part in the European Heritage Days.
On Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18, 2022, L’Envol des Pionniers welcomes visitors free of charge and invites them to discover the epic of airmail through the permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibition “Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a Little Prince among Men”.
For the occasion, the site presents a new program around meetings, writing workshops and cultural mediations. These days will also be an opportunity to preview a new permanent space: the reconstructed office of the famous airmail operations manager, Didier Daurat.
On the occasion of European Heritage Days, on September 17 and 18, 2022, L’Envol des Pionniers invites the public to discover the epic of airmail and its legendary pilots such as Jean Mermoz, Antoine de Saint- Exupéry or Henri Guillaumet. Visitors will be able to discover the permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibition “Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a Little Prince among Men”.
To celebrate the event, L’Envol des Pionniers offers various highlights throughout the weekend with a multisensory journey and encounters:
The exceptional presence of Arnaud Nazare-Aga, the artist who designed the sculptures of the Little Prince in the temporary exhibition “Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a Little Prince among Men”;
-An olfactory journey where you can find the perfumes and smells of the different destinations in which the pioneers of airmail make a stopover;
-An interactive quiz around the major historical stages and the threads of airmail with many puzzles to solve;
-The piano and the voice of the Compagnie Un Tournesol sur Jupiter which will sing the popular tunes of the airmail years;
-A reading corner to discover Aéropostale through its stories;
-Meeting historical characters, embodied by mediators in period uniforms from the Airmail Line;
-Listen to the actors on the airfield, perched on an overhead gantry, read some emblematic passages from the texts of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and tell some unpublished anecdotes on the Line. Acrobats will end this poetic parenthesis;
-Meeting with Les Amis de L’Envol des Pionniers who will be present to transmit the history of Toulouse-Montaudran and share, evoke, perpetuate and transmit the experiences and values that the pioneers of airmail have bequeathed to us. Sessions from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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