An article by Chloé, added on September 02, 2021 3 min. reading

As every year, the Grand Roissy Tourist Office renews its photographic exhibition. Located outdoors in the park of the town hall of Roissy-en-France, it offers a new path through some fifty large format photographic panels. Thus, this year, the Office presents “Our history in color”.

An outdoor walk to retrace a century of French history

A real walk through time, you will have the opportunity to relive more than a century of French history. Magic colorized photos and explanatory texts mingle with this walk through time. This exhibition is taken from the books The colors of our campaigns et Our story in color, respectively written by Jean-Marc Moriceau and Xavier Mauduit. The latter also inspired the title of this new photographic exhibition produced from funds from the Roger-Viollet agency. The most curious can find many more of their photos here.

Official inauguration of the exhibition by the Mayor of Roissy-en-France, the President of the OT Grand Roissy and the Delegate Councilor for Tourism
to the Agglomeration Community
Roissy Country of France

Immerse yourself in the daily life of our best-known ancestors such as Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, the Lumière brothers or even Colette. These are not the only ones you will come across on your journey. Thus, you will be able to relive the small and great moments of our urban and rural history through the many anonymous people of everyday life.

An exhibition intimately linked to the history of the territory

This exhibition is first of all intended for the inhabitants of Roissy-en-France. Indeed, the territory of the Grand Roissy has a rich rural and agricultural past where many anonymous people have participated in the history and construction of the territory. Likewise, the establishment of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport has helped to initiate a transition from rural to urban space. A parallel can therefore be drawn with the holding of this exhibition which traces these transitional periods. Besides the locals, our event will also delight tourists looking to enhance their stopover. Indeed, you will be able to find on the panels all the texts and quotes in English.

Finally, for the more curious, you can find the two works that made it possible to build the exhibition. These are on sale at the Grand Roissy Tourist Office at a unit price of 29,90 euros.

A journey through lush greenery

Useful information

  • Duration : 1 year - From 02/09/21 to 02/09/2022
  • Location : Roissy-en-France Town Hall Park
  • Beginning of the course : Av. Charles de Gaulle - (next to the town hall square)
  • Free - Open to all