Mines de Beffrois

Le blog touristique du bassin minier

Category: Culture

  • The Mining Basin and RCL at the Cinema – Exhibition at the Louvre-Lens

    📅 From June 20 to September 6, 2026
    📍 Musée du Louvre-Lens, Lens

    When Racing Club de Lens takes the stage… RC Lens doesn’t just thrill a stadium: it also inspires filmmakers! This original exhibition explores the deep connections between the mining basin, football and cinema.

    Through film excerpts, vintage posters, photographs and testimonies, discover how the mining territory and its emblematic club have shaped the French cinematic imagination. From documentaries to fiction, cinema has often seized this unique story.

    An exhibition that resonates with the soul of the territory, at the crossroads of sport, culture and collective memory.

    Source: [Lens Tourist Office](https://tourisme-lens.fr/sortir/les-evenements/)

  • Exhibition « Land Art, My Love! » at the Louvre-Lens

    📅 From June 5 to August 26, 2026
    📍 Musée du Louvre-Lens, Lens

    This video and photographic exhibition, conceived by choreographer Sarah Nouveau, explores the links between contemporary art and landscape. Through monumental works and immersive installations, “Land Art, Mon Amour!” invites us to rediscover nature as the raw material of artistic creation.

    The Louvre-Lens hosts this summer exhibition in its contemporary art spaces. An immersion into a universe where earth, rocks, plants and natural elements become the mediums of visionary artists.

    A visit that breaks from traditional exhibitions and resonates particularly in the mining basin, a territory transformed by human hands and returned to nature.

    Source: [Lens Tourist Office](https://tourisme-lens.fr/sortir/les-evenements/)

  • Upside Down at 9-9bis: A Unique Sensory Tour of Oignies

    📅 Saturday, July 12, 2026
    📍 9-9bis, Oignies

    The 9-9bis can also be discovered through the senses. Along the tour, explore the history of the mining basin through an immersive and unprecedented sensory experience. Touch, listen, smell, taste… each sense is engaged to bring the mining heritage to life in a completely new way.

    This guided tour “Upside Down” immerses you in the world of miners by engaging all your senses. An original journey that breaks from traditional tours and will surprise young and old alike.

    The 9-9bis, former pit 9 site, is now a major cultural venue in the mining basin, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Don’t miss this tour that will make you see — and feel — heritage from a whole new angle!

    Source: [Lens Tourist Office](https://tourisme-lens.fr/sortir/les-evenements/)

  • 35th Gayant Photography Rencontres in Douai

    35th Gayant Photography Rencontres in Douai

    📅 From 3 to 14 July 2026
    📍 Douai – Halle aux Draps, Town Hall, 83 rue de la mairie

    For its 35th edition, the Gayant Photography Rencontres take over the Halle aux Draps in Douai city centre. Professional and amateur photographers exhibit their works in this exceptional historical setting.

    This cultural event is one of the highlights of the Douai summer. Discover varied exhibitions, cross-perspectives on the world and meet the artists. Free admission.

    Source: City of Douai – Agenda

  • L’art’scène Festival in Arras: Art Takes Over the Streets

    L’art’scène Festival in Arras: Art Takes Over the Streets

    📅 Until 12 July 2026
    📍 Arras – Rue Voltaire, terrain Péguy

    The L’art’scène festival transforms Arras into an open-air artistic stage! Performances, visual arts, music and contemporary creations take over the streets and public spaces of the city.

    This festive and accessible event celebrates contemporary creation in all its forms. Come and discover original installations, attend surprising performances and take part in creative workshops. Free and open to all!

    Source: Arras Pays d’Artois Tourism – Agenda

  • Thursday Concerts in July at 9-9bis: Free Live Music in Oignies

    Thursday Concerts in July at 9-9bis: Free Live Music in Oignies

    📅 Thursdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2026 at 6:30 PM
    📍 9-9bis – Rue Alain Bashung, 62590 Oignies

    Every Thursday in July, 9-9bis hosts free outdoor concerts! Village Pipo soft rock on 9 July, Ysé on 16 July: a variety of artists take to the Métaphone stage for convivial musical evenings.

    Come and enjoy the unique atmosphere of this UNESCO-listed mining site, between slag heap and nature. Drinks, music and artistic discoveries on the programme. An unmissable summer rendezvous in the mining basin!

    Source: 9-9bis – Agenda

  • Baby at the Museum: First Art Discoveries at the Louvre-Lens

    📅 From July 12 to August 23, 2026
    📍 Lens – Musée du Louvre-Lens

    Dare to offer baby their very first museum visit! “Baby at the Museum” at the Louvre-Lens is a tour designed especially for little ones aged 0 to 3 and their parents.

    For 30 minutes, you’ll be guided through the collections via a route adapted for babies: colours, shapes and textures awaken the curiosity of the youngest in a gentle, calm setting.

    A wonderful way to introduce toddlers to art from the earliest age!

    🔗 Source: [Lens Tourist Office](https://tourisme-lens.fr/sortir/les-evenements/)

  • Sens Dessus Dessous at 9-9bis: A Sensory Visit in Oignies

    📅 Saturday, July 12, 2026
    📍 Oignies – Le 9-9bis, Métaphone

    Discover the 9-9bis through your senses! The “Sens Dessus Dessous” tour invites you to explore the history of this mining site through an immersive sensory experience.

    Touch, listen, smell and observe: this original tour immerses you in the world of the mining basin’s industrial heritage in a completely new way. Ideal for families and curious visitors!

    A fun and accessible approach to UNESCO-listed heritage.

    🔗 Source: [Lens Tourist Office](https://tourisme-lens.fr/sortir/les-evenements/)

  • AGNAES Concert in the Exhibition at 9-9bis

    AGNAES Concert in the Exhibition at 9-9bis

    Sunday 5 July 2026 at 5:30 PM
    9-9bis, Rue de l’Egalite, Oignies

    The group AGNAES takes over the exhibition space at the 9-9bis for a free and unique concert! An immersive experience where music dialogues with artworks.

    Free entry — feel free to come with the family!

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  • Meet Louis de Clercq at the 9-9bis in Oignies

    Meet Louis de Clercq at the 9-9bis

    Friday 3 July 2026 at 6:30 PM
    9-9bis, Rue de l’Egalite, Oignies

    The 9-9bis invites you to an exceptional aperitif-meetup around Louis de Clercq. Florence Borel from the Louvre-Lens will host this evening of discovery.

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