In the heart of the Alpilles, in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence, the monumental Carrières de Lumières, 14 metres high, host exceptional immersive exhibitions.
Every year, a major new show is put on, featuring some of the greatest names in the history of art. These shows are projected onto the immense 14-metre-high walls, pillars and floors of the quarry, transporting you in music into colourful worlds. A new illumination of the Carrières de Lumières reveals the unique and unusual character of the site and reveals its mineral beauty.
The Carrières de Lumières benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and processes.
Several themes will be presented in 2024: From Vermeer to Van Gogh and Mondrian, then Egypt of the Pharaohs and the Orientalists.
Until 14 January 2024, then from 17 February to 14 April 2024 the immersive exhibition will be extended to include From Vermeer to Van Gogh, the Dutch Masters, Mondrian, the architect of colours, and always on Wednesday afternoons: Tintin, the immersive adventure.
From 19 April 2024, Les Carrières des Lumières will be decked out in the colours of the Orient, offering an immersion into the Egypt of the pharaohs, from Khéops to Ramsès II for the long programme, and The Orientalists, Ingres, Delacroix and Gérôme for the short programme.
A plunge into the light of the Deep South, into the history and mysteries of the Orient through the travel diaries of the Western painters who went there.
Special evenings and temporary exhibitions :
- Intégrales des Carrières - Surrealism :
14 exceptional evenings from 18 July 2024. During these unique evenings, discover or relive the emotion of the previous exhibitions, a unique selection based on surrealism by painters who will plunge you into an offbeat universe!
Dali, Chagall and Kandinsky
- The last Sentinels: An immersive creation based on hundreds of photographs by the famous artist Jimmy Nelson.
A forty-minute journey to the heart of the world's last indigenous cultures and landscapes, "The Last Sentinels", created by the Spectre Lab studio, celebrates the diversity of these peoples who live in harmony with nature.
Concerts, special evenings, etc... find out all about the night-time programme at www.carrieres-lumieres.com
From 16/02 to 14/04/2024
Full price: 15.50 €
Child : 12 €
Large family: 42 € (2 adults and 2 young people aged 7 to 25)
Group adults: 13 €
Group children : 8 €.
From 19/04 to 31/12/2024
Full price: 15.50 €
Child : 12 €
Large family: 42 € (2 adults and 2 young people aged 7 to 25)
Group adults: 13 €
Group children : 8 €.
Free entry for children < 7 years.
Child entry valid for 7 - 25 years.
Group rate available for > 20 people.
Group : from 20 to 50 people
From 16/02 to 14/04/2024, daily.
Opening times:
February to April: from 9.30 am to 6 pm.
Last admission one hour before closing time.
Show: From Vermeer to Van Gogh, the Dutch masters.
And on Wednesday afternoons (2pm - 6pm): Tintin, the immersive adventure.
From 19/04 to 31/12/2024, daily.
Opening times:
- April, May, June, September and October: from 9.30am to 7pm
- July and August: from 9am to 7.30pm
- November and December: from 10am to 6pm
Last admission 1 hour before closing time
Show: The Egypt of the Pharaohs, from Cheops to Ramses II + The Orientalists (Ingres, Delacroix, Gérôme...).
