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From September 17, 2023 to June 7, 2024, the Archives départementales de l’Oise present the exhibition SAPEURS! A history of firefighters in Oise. In the collective imagination, firefighters are often depicted with their spears, fighting fires. In reality, however, firefighting accounts for only 8% of the Oise fire department’s missions, which have evolved over time in response to changes in society. The history of the fire department is made up of adaptations and modernizations, but also of traditions that endure and perpetuate the values of this unique corps. Being a firefighter is above all a personal commitment, a gift of self to others, guided by the cardinal values that make up their motto “courage” and “devotion”. The Archives Départementales invite you to delve into the history of these men and women who are an integral part of our daily lives. This new exhibition is also accompanied by a 120-page book with 130 illustrations, on sale at the Archives départementales reception desk or ordered online here. To make the exhibition accessible to all, a FALC (easy-to-read and understand) booklet is available at the entrance to the exhibition room.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Saturday, March 16, April 13 and May 25, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Free parking – bus line 4, Tilloy or Allende stop.
Site accessible to people with reduced mobility.

The “candy season” is over, and we’re starting a new season of role-playing games with Eddie as Game Master.
If you’d like to take part, don’t hesitate to contact us or make a reservation by email or telephone.

The Archichroniques are back for another season.

Crimes, accidents, disasters, sporting or technological feats…

With the Archichroniques, the Archives départementales invite you to discover or rediscover the events that have marked the history of the Oise region.

Comfortably installed in your seat in the auditorium, storyteller Vincent Gougeat will transport you, for an evening, to the heart of the event as it unfolded.

After the success of the first edition in 2023, the Archichroniques are back for a new season.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 6:30pm
November 1925: the Ronquerolles haunted house affair

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 6:30pm
august 28, 1930: National executioner Anatole Deibler executes René Roos in Beauvais

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM
october 5, 1930: the R101 air disaster

Ages 10 and up
Reservations only on 03.44.10.42.00 (places are limited)
Free admission and parking
Archives départementales de l’Oise
71, rue de Tilloy – 60000 Beauvais

Le pain d’Hervé bakery offers you a discovery workshop to learn how to make your own viennoiseries.

Reservations required from the bakery: 03 44 80 55 05