Guided Tour of La Belle Enchantée

By Philanthropic ArsNova

SEPTEMBER 19

As part of the Relais du Goût festival, you’ll have the chance to discover La Belle Enchantée before its official opening.
This historic mansion on Lundy Boulevard welcomes you with free admission for a guided tour highlighting its heritage and its new cultural project.
Throughout the day, various activities will punctuate the tour and give you a first glimpse of the spirit of the place.

Free admission
The Enchanted Beauty 1_©Fred Laures

In detail

During the Relais du Goût, come discover La Belle Enchantée, a historic residence on Lundy Boulevard, which is open to the public on a special basis ahead of its official opening. Built in 1876 in the Napoleon III style, this remarkable Reims residence is now enjoying a new lease on life thanks to Philanthropic ArsNova, an endowment fund initiated by the Taittinger Champagne House.

Throughout the tour, you’ll discover a space undergoing transformation, designed to host experiences centered on the culinary, performing, and visual arts.
Self-guided tours of the house are available, subject to the established capacity limits, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with access:

– At the exhibition organized by students in the Master’s program in Design & Culinary Arts at ESAD Reims, on the theme of the 58th Prix ArsNova for Signature Cuisine: venison.
– At the “Secret Recipe” scavenger hunt: find the various clues hidden around the house and garden, and discover a secret recipe created especially for the occasion.
– At the “C’est à croquer” exhibition: where visual and culinary arts come together.

Various activities will punctuate your tour:

– 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: “Carte blanche” talk featuring Mauviel1830, a family-owned French brand of iconic kitchenware used by chefs around the world.
– From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Cooking workshops for children ages 6 to 12 (fee required; reservations required—see the dedicated page on the Relais du Goût website).
– L’ExtrA, an inclusive gourmet restaurant in Reims, will be on hand to offer drinks and snacks.

The Enchanted Beauty

Built in 1876 in the Napoleon III style, La Belle Enchantée is one of the most remarkable residences on Lundy Boulevard. Having been owned successively by iconic figures in Reims’ economic and cultural history, it is now enjoying a new lease on life thanks to the efforts of Philanthropic ArsNova. Dedicated to the culinary, performing, and visual arts, it has become a space for experimentation, creation, and knowledge-sharing that is open to the city.

Address: 44 Lundy Boulevard, 51100 Reims

Philanthropic ArsNova

Les Relais du Goût is renewing its partnership with Philanthropic ArsNova, the endowment fund established by the Taittinger Champagne House. Its mission is to share the culinary, performing, and visual arts with as many people as possible. This commitment to sharing comes to life at La Belle Enchantée, a historic residence in Reims destined to become a place for creation, experimentation, and encounters open to all.

philanthropicarsnova.org

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Practical Information

⌛ Duration: flexible
📍 Location: 44 Boulevard Lundy, 51100 Reims
🗣️ In French

💰 Prices:
Free admission

📆 Dates and times:
Saturday, September 19: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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