Photo d’éléments de l’exposition : au premier plan à droite une image géante d’un chevalier sur son cheval sur une face d’un cube, la face de gauche du cube laisse voir un mannequin en cote de maille. Au fond de la piece, on distingue des casques de chevalier exposés.

Living in the tower

Current exhibition

Come and discover the defensive principles of fortification, medieval weaponry and furnishings!

From 15 July to 31 December 2025
No additional admission charge
Open to the public

PRESENTATION

Come and discover the defensive principles of fortification, medievalweaponry and furnishings, in a lively, fun scenography designed for all ages. Through models, reproductions of objects, films and monumental projections, you'll be transported back to 1300, when the fortifications were completed.

"Living in the Tower" is a fun, immersive exhibition that invites young and old alike to discover the secrets of life in the Middle Ages. Models ofsiege engines, a complete soldier's kit, 13th-century weapons and armour plunge you into the world of medieval warfare. You can also play a video game created exclusively for the exhibition by students at ARTFX, Schools of Digital Arts, to "furnish the tower", watch animated projections of medieval furnishings, or experience a re-enactment of a battle at Aigues-Mortes.

A visit that's both instructive and full of surprises!

PARTNERS

ARTFX, Schools of Digital Arts

ARTFX, Schoo ls of Digital Arts and the Cen tre des Monuments Nationaux hav e joined forces t o promote heritage through innovation and to encourage the p rofessional development of young talent. The aim of this partnership is to enable a gro up of students from ARTFX, Schools of Digital Arts and the Centre des Monuments Nationaux to work together on an educational and cultural project.

The aim of this partnership is to enable a group of students fromARTFX, Schools of Digital Arts to carry out a professional project called a "lab project" in the field of video games, in close collaboration with the teams at the Towers and Ramparts of Aigues-Mortes - historians, researchers and professionals - and around the exhibition "Inhabiting the Tower". This collaboration offers the students a concrete experience of production with a real sponsor over a period of seven weeks, while contributing to the enhancement of heritage through a creative and digital approach.

Association des Maquettistes du Montpellierrain

Passion, precision and attention to detail - thank you to theAssociation des Maquettistes du Montpellierrain for assembling the models of siege and defence equipment!

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