SOLEIL was open on an exceptional basis on Saturday, 19 September to celebrate European Heritage Days, offering over 500 visitors from all over the Ile-de-France region the opportunity to discover the synchrotron and its current applications, particularly in the field of ancient materials (archaeology, palaeontology, palaeoenvironment and heritage conservation).
The sunny day provided the perfect backdrop for this festive event enjoyed by all thanks to the hospitality and cooperative effort of the communication teams of SOLEIL and IPANEMA, who hosted this event.
Those who were lucky enough to visit our facility had the chance to participate in several special events proposed by the ARKEOMEDIA association, including workshops on human evolution, ceramography, prehistoric rock paintings and archaeozoology.
Young and old alike were also fascinated by SOLEIL’s light workshops and the special exhibition titled “Matière à fouille, fouilles dans la matières” (which loosely translates as “digging through ancient materials”); also featured were showings of presentation videos by SOLEIL and IPANEMA and a video on experiments with ancient materials.