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Nuit de la création 2025
Saturday 04 October 2025
19:00 to 23:00
Location : Marché Notre-Dame
Destination
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.803019
Longitude : 2.131319
Event Organizer
Hôtel de Ville
Location
Marché Notre-Dame
78000
Versailles
Presentation
A night-time tour to discover contemporary artists from our region.
See you on Saturday, 4 October 2025, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is free!
See you on Saturday, 4 October 2025, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is free!
Playful, surprising, historical, renewable and poetic... The 14th edition of the Nuit de la Création will continue to focus on opening up contemporary creation to families during this night-time stroll.
On the programme: installations, exhibitions, concerts, cinema and much more!
Ancienne Poste, 3 avenue de Paris: ‘I AM WHAT I AM: Gloria, Joséphine & André’, Luce Couillet
Three extravagant silhouettes combine disco, cabaret and classical ornamentation in a joyful, baroque setting. Rhinestones, artificial plants and trimmings celebrate artifice, where what shines hides, but also reveals. Where does elegance come from?
École des Beaux-Arts, 11 rue Saint-Simon:
‘À livre ouvert’ (Open Book), Evelyne Rossetti
This installation offers an immersive journey through an open book with 12 blank pages, printed with fluorescent rhizomatic patterns revealed by black light. Each stage invites you to write, dream and explore, connecting with our roots and our possibilities.
‘Créatures en fugues’ (Fugitive Creatures), Louise Brunel and Zilia Marquet-Ellis
Painting and music engage in a dialogue around colour, between classical heritage and modernity, in a four-handed exhibition. The two artists attempt to create a dialogue between their arts through the common theme of colour, both pictorial and sonic.
‘In Praise of the Horizontal’, Ruben Martinez Contreras and Nadine Cardigni
Elongated oil portraits, suspended in space, invite you to take a break from our fast-paced world. An ode to slowness, silence and discreet presence, imbued with a profound intensity.
‘Halo’, Carole Calvez and Marta Bakowski
The collaboration between Carole Calvez, nose and olfactory designer, and Marta Bakowski, visual artist and colourist, is based on a sensitive exploratory approach. The ‘Halo’ installation offers a sensory device that restores and materialises smells through a ‘colour’ experience.
Musée Lambinet, 54 boulevard de la Reine: ‘Empreintes: de la page à la nuit’ (Imprints: from page to night), Arts Convergences
Nagham Hosaifa explores the erasure and transformation of words and materials to create a collective work. Initiated with artists from the Arts Convergences association, the garden of the Lambinet Museum will be adorned with suspended booklets like poetic declarations, ribbons of canvas bringing together engravings and monotypes; several audio recordings will punctuate the journey.
Osmothèque, International Perfume Conservatory, 8 rue Saint-Simon
‘Unité’, Sofia Shazak
Sofia Shazak, an artistic saddler, is exhibiting a leather tapestry at the Osmothèque, suspended like a stretched skin. This work celebrates the material and the craftsmanship, combining strength and finesse. Honeycomb patterns interact with supple arabesques, created using traditional techniques. The work will interact with the raw materials used in perfumery that evoke the ‘leather’ note.
‘Sens², perfume and photography’
When sight and smell meet, magic happens. The Sens² exhibition invites you to a unique multisensory experience. Let yourself be guided by photographer Elias' 24 black and white portraits and their 24 corresponding olfactory creations. Each duo, designed by perfumers from Grasse, Paris and Versailles, is a gateway to the imagination. It is a true dialogue between two arts, an emotional journey, an invitation to experience the magic of synesthesia.
Université Ouverte de Versailles, 6 impasse des Gendarmes: Concert, Théïa Vocal Ensemble, with Augustin Dessarps
A concert lasting around 40 minutes, inviting you to discover how to play with codes and making you laugh, with works such as ‘The Seasonings’ by Peter Schickele (alias PDQ Bach), ‘La Fugue géographique’ by Ernst Toch and a creation by Pierre-Jean Sébirot, winner of the musical composition prize at the Nuit de la Création 2024.
Carré à la Farine, 70 bis rue de la Paroisse: ‘Saveurs en couleurs’ (Colourful Flavours), Emmanuel Guillon
Photographer and actor Emmanuel Guillon showcases everyday products – fruit, fish, cheese, vegetables, etc. – in a series of colourful and evocative images. Without retouching, he composes his photographs like theatre scenes, combining rigour and fantasy.
Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles Grand Parc, 24 rue de la Chancellerie
‘Comment faire pousser une arbre carré’ (How to grow a square tree), Héléna Guy Lhomme and Victoire Costes: CRR Gardens: Claude Debussy Auditorium
At the crossroads of artistic protocol and DIY (Do it yourself), this textile project is inspired by the pruning of trees in Versailles. The artists combine embroidery, writing and images to question our connection to living things and highlight skills that are often overlooked.
‘Miniatures,’ Martin Matalone: Salle Rameau
By students of the Conservatoire de Versailles Grand Parc.
7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Nuit de la Création Music Composition Prize, Haru Shionoya
7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
La Rotonde, 5 rue Royale
‘Versailles Remix’, Augustin Pesnon
An interactive sound journey led by two curious teenagers. Combining music, theatre and technology, the audience travels through five centuries of musical creation in a collective and immersive experience.
7.30pm and 8.30pm
This project explores our relationship with happiness through documentary, concert and sound installation. Live, they weave voices, silences and musical textures into a physical and enveloping listening experience, on the border between reality and poetry.
8.15pm, 9.15pm and 10.15pm
UGC Roxane Cinema, 6 rue Saint-Simon: ‘Le Caravage’, a documentary film directed by Alain Cavalier in 2015, screening in the presence of Bartabas.
Every morning, Bartabas meets Caravage, his beloved horse. Together, they communicate without words, seeking perfect harmony in their movements and connection. The filmmaker captures this intimate relationship, built on patience, repetition and shared enthusiasm. Little by little, a trio is formed. The viewer, a silent witness, perhaps becomes the fourth voice.
8.15pm, Price: €6.50
Galerie Saint-Simon: Jérôme Mesnager and urban art
The father of the ‘Corps blanc’ (White Body) invented in the 1980s, Jérôme Mesnager is one of the first street painters. Most of his works are created using recycled materials: hoardings, doors and signs. Works by other big names in French urban art are also on display: C215, Chanoir, JonOne, L'Atlas, and Nasty, as well as reference works on these artists.
La Maréchalerie – contemporary art centre, 5 avenue de Sceaux, place des Manèges: ‘Lointains’ (Distant Places), Bernard Calet
For Creation Night, La Maréchalerie – the contemporary art centre of the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles – is opening its doors exceptionally for an evening event. Discover Lointains, an installation by Bernard Calet designed especially for the venue. The artist explores the notions of landscape, horizon and movement through an architecture of glass, light and words.
Equestrian Academy, Manège de la Grande Écurie, 1 avenue Rockefeller
On the occasion of Creation Night, the Equestrian Academy invites you to discover its iconic show La Voie de l'Écuyère. This performance highlights the many disciplines of the horsewomen – Lusitano horse carousel, artistic fencing, long reins, kyudo, singing – in a lively and constantly evolving work. The evening will continue with a tour of the stables and a visit to the Nuno Oliveira salon to discover the legendary saddles made by Hermès, created exclusively for the Academy and showcasing exceptional craftsmanship.
6 p.m.
On the programme: installations, exhibitions, concerts, cinema and much more!
Ancienne Poste, 3 avenue de Paris: ‘I AM WHAT I AM: Gloria, Joséphine & André’, Luce Couillet
Three extravagant silhouettes combine disco, cabaret and classical ornamentation in a joyful, baroque setting. Rhinestones, artificial plants and trimmings celebrate artifice, where what shines hides, but also reveals. Where does elegance come from?
École des Beaux-Arts, 11 rue Saint-Simon:
‘À livre ouvert’ (Open Book), Evelyne Rossetti
This installation offers an immersive journey through an open book with 12 blank pages, printed with fluorescent rhizomatic patterns revealed by black light. Each stage invites you to write, dream and explore, connecting with our roots and our possibilities.
‘Créatures en fugues’ (Fugitive Creatures), Louise Brunel and Zilia Marquet-Ellis
Painting and music engage in a dialogue around colour, between classical heritage and modernity, in a four-handed exhibition. The two artists attempt to create a dialogue between their arts through the common theme of colour, both pictorial and sonic.
‘In Praise of the Horizontal’, Ruben Martinez Contreras and Nadine Cardigni
Elongated oil portraits, suspended in space, invite you to take a break from our fast-paced world. An ode to slowness, silence and discreet presence, imbued with a profound intensity.
‘Halo’, Carole Calvez and Marta Bakowski
The collaboration between Carole Calvez, nose and olfactory designer, and Marta Bakowski, visual artist and colourist, is based on a sensitive exploratory approach. The ‘Halo’ installation offers a sensory device that restores and materialises smells through a ‘colour’ experience.
Musée Lambinet, 54 boulevard de la Reine: ‘Empreintes: de la page à la nuit’ (Imprints: from page to night), Arts Convergences
Nagham Hosaifa explores the erasure and transformation of words and materials to create a collective work. Initiated with artists from the Arts Convergences association, the garden of the Lambinet Museum will be adorned with suspended booklets like poetic declarations, ribbons of canvas bringing together engravings and monotypes; several audio recordings will punctuate the journey.
Osmothèque, International Perfume Conservatory, 8 rue Saint-Simon
‘Unité’, Sofia Shazak
Sofia Shazak, an artistic saddler, is exhibiting a leather tapestry at the Osmothèque, suspended like a stretched skin. This work celebrates the material and the craftsmanship, combining strength and finesse. Honeycomb patterns interact with supple arabesques, created using traditional techniques. The work will interact with the raw materials used in perfumery that evoke the ‘leather’ note.
‘Sens², perfume and photography’
When sight and smell meet, magic happens. The Sens² exhibition invites you to a unique multisensory experience. Let yourself be guided by photographer Elias' 24 black and white portraits and their 24 corresponding olfactory creations. Each duo, designed by perfumers from Grasse, Paris and Versailles, is a gateway to the imagination. It is a true dialogue between two arts, an emotional journey, an invitation to experience the magic of synesthesia.
Université Ouverte de Versailles, 6 impasse des Gendarmes: Concert, Théïa Vocal Ensemble, with Augustin Dessarps
A concert lasting around 40 minutes, inviting you to discover how to play with codes and making you laugh, with works such as ‘The Seasonings’ by Peter Schickele (alias PDQ Bach), ‘La Fugue géographique’ by Ernst Toch and a creation by Pierre-Jean Sébirot, winner of the musical composition prize at the Nuit de la Création 2024.
Carré à la Farine, 70 bis rue de la Paroisse: ‘Saveurs en couleurs’ (Colourful Flavours), Emmanuel Guillon
Photographer and actor Emmanuel Guillon showcases everyday products – fruit, fish, cheese, vegetables, etc. – in a series of colourful and evocative images. Without retouching, he composes his photographs like theatre scenes, combining rigour and fantasy.
Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles Grand Parc, 24 rue de la Chancellerie
‘Comment faire pousser une arbre carré’ (How to grow a square tree), Héléna Guy Lhomme and Victoire Costes: CRR Gardens: Claude Debussy Auditorium
At the crossroads of artistic protocol and DIY (Do it yourself), this textile project is inspired by the pruning of trees in Versailles. The artists combine embroidery, writing and images to question our connection to living things and highlight skills that are often overlooked.
‘Miniatures,’ Martin Matalone: Salle Rameau
By students of the Conservatoire de Versailles Grand Parc.
7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Nuit de la Création Music Composition Prize, Haru Shionoya
7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
La Rotonde, 5 rue Royale
‘Versailles Remix’, Augustin Pesnon
An interactive sound journey led by two curious teenagers. Combining music, theatre and technology, the audience travels through five centuries of musical creation in a collective and immersive experience.
7.30pm and 8.30pm
This project explores our relationship with happiness through documentary, concert and sound installation. Live, they weave voices, silences and musical textures into a physical and enveloping listening experience, on the border between reality and poetry.
8.15pm, 9.15pm and 10.15pm
UGC Roxane Cinema, 6 rue Saint-Simon: ‘Le Caravage’, a documentary film directed by Alain Cavalier in 2015, screening in the presence of Bartabas.
Every morning, Bartabas meets Caravage, his beloved horse. Together, they communicate without words, seeking perfect harmony in their movements and connection. The filmmaker captures this intimate relationship, built on patience, repetition and shared enthusiasm. Little by little, a trio is formed. The viewer, a silent witness, perhaps becomes the fourth voice.
8.15pm, Price: €6.50
Galerie Saint-Simon: Jérôme Mesnager and urban art
The father of the ‘Corps blanc’ (White Body) invented in the 1980s, Jérôme Mesnager is one of the first street painters. Most of his works are created using recycled materials: hoardings, doors and signs. Works by other big names in French urban art are also on display: C215, Chanoir, JonOne, L'Atlas, and Nasty, as well as reference works on these artists.
La Maréchalerie – contemporary art centre, 5 avenue de Sceaux, place des Manèges: ‘Lointains’ (Distant Places), Bernard Calet
For Creation Night, La Maréchalerie – the contemporary art centre of the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles – is opening its doors exceptionally for an evening event. Discover Lointains, an installation by Bernard Calet designed especially for the venue. The artist explores the notions of landscape, horizon and movement through an architecture of glass, light and words.
Equestrian Academy, Manège de la Grande Écurie, 1 avenue Rockefeller
On the occasion of Creation Night, the Equestrian Academy invites you to discover its iconic show La Voie de l'Écuyère. This performance highlights the many disciplines of the horsewomen – Lusitano horse carousel, artistic fencing, long reins, kyudo, singing – in a lively and constantly evolving work. The evening will continue with a tour of the stables and a visit to the Nuno Oliveira salon to discover the legendary saddles made by Hermès, created exclusively for the Academy and showcasing exceptional craftsmanship.
6 p.m.
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Tarifs
Only the film ‘Le Caravage’ at the UGC Roxane Cinema, 6 rue Saint-Simon, costs €6.50. All other events are free of charge.