Tenir à soir
As part of the European Night of Museums 2026
On May 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
For several months, students from the Inspire Micro-School, residents and care staff from the Maison Paisible, as well as students from art schools, have been coming together to imagine new kinds of looks—ageless and free from all preconceptions—using old clothing collections. Guided by artists Charlie Aubry and Maroussia Rebecq, they are collectively inventing a joyful and irreverent fashion show of the future, where each participant can come as close as possible to who they are. This event will be presented during the European Night of Museums, at the very heart of the exhibition route.
The work carried out with artists Charlie Aubry and Maroussia Rebecq is part of a practice that is both demanding and deeply committed. While the pleasure of creating plays an essential role, it is above all a serious tool for artistic transmission, research, and collective engagement.
This week, at the Collection Lambert in Avignon, practices have brought together the fields of fashion, sound, body, and play, in a dynamic aimed at setting participants in motion.
The work has focused in particular on clothing, considered as an artistic medium in its own right: wearing it, subverting it, circulating it. Clothing thus becomes a vector for play, movement, and transformation, offering each participant the possibility to project themselves, explore new postures, and find their place.
This approach is part of a broader reflection: considering fashion as a space for dialogue, transmission, and social connection. It aims to create collective frameworks that foster individual expression and the emergence of shared dynamics.
The project has unfolded within a museum context, bringing together intergenerational audiences: children as well as elderly people, notably residents of the EHPAD “La Maison Paisible,” an institution that has benefited from artistic interventions.
Within this framework, Charlie Aubry also initiated a radio-based device, conceived as a space for expression allowing children to speak and construct narratives of emancipation.
These young participants come from the Inspire Micro-School, a structure based within the museum that supports children whose trajectories have sometimes been marked by exile, violence, or ruptured life paths. The project is grounded in a logic of empowerment through art, based on care and solidarity rather than remediation.
The whole project will culminate in a public presentation on May 23, during the European Night of Museums, at the Collection Lambert. This presentation will take the form of a performance, conceived above all as a collective gesture.
The European Night of Museums 2026 is back for its 22nd edition, full of surprises. On this evening, many museums across France and Europe will open their doors free of charge from nightfall until midnight. Illuminated visits, playful itineraries, screenings, and special events will offer the public a cultural experience that is both welcoming and fun. A magical night awaits!
Practical information
Free entry to all participating museums.
Full programme available on the European Night of Museums website.
You can also experience the event on social media by following @NuitDesMusees on Instagram and sharing your photos, highlights, and emotions using the hashtag #NuitDesMusées.
Opening reception
Another highlight will mark this evening: on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 6:00 PM, the opening reception of the new display of exhibitions at the Collection Lambert will also take place.
The public will be able to discover Le murmure des Libres, Kim Gordon – Stories for a body, as well as Antichambre de l’été.
This evening will be an opportunity to explore the exhibited works from a new perspective and to experience the evolving presentation of these artistic proposals.