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Notre-Dame: A Wider World
On April 15, 2019, the world watched in grief as fire engulfed the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, a landmark in the center of Paris since construction began in 1163 on the site of a Roman temple. In 1991 UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site, a space not only sacred to Catholics, but also a cultural testament to eight centuries of history, art, and architecture that drew from a dynamic, multicultural, and religiously diverse medieval world that spanned the Silk Route, Africa, the Islamic world, and even stretched into the Americas.
Its reopening in December has come to mean more than reconstruction; it is a spectacularly complex commitment to preserving a shared cultural treasure. From October 2024 to June 2025, Houston’s Archaeology Now is pleased to present a series of multimedia, multidisciplinary events by the official team of archaeologists, artisans, and scientists who are making the cathedral’s restoration possible, as well as scholars who are opening broader understandings of its interconnected world. In addition, our usual family and cemetery events continue . Look for fleur-de-lis icons that indicate activities related to Notre-Dame.
Archaeology Now celebrates Notre-Dame in grateful partnership with the Consulat Général de France à Houston, Villa Albertine, Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris, and L’Alliance Française de Houston.
Except where noted, events are free and open to the public.
Please click the button below for information on the complete series of Notre-Dame de Paris events. We are looking forward to a meeting you.
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OUR UPCOMNG PRESENTATIONS
Announcing 2024-2025 Events
Please click on the buttons below to learn more about each event
KUHF “Houston Matters” Covers our Medieval Harvest Culinary Adventure
Thank you KUHF
We are Grateful to the Following Donors for Their Support
This series of events is realized in partnership with the public body in charge of Notre-Dame de Paris
These events are also presented with funding from Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Our many stories.
“In the beginning…” a story was told that still reaches us today. Archaeology Now connects you to our many histories by relating stories from the past, keeping memories alive, and connecting us to each other in the present.
Our organization story starts in Houston but reaches out to the world.
We invite you to become part of the story.
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Face-to-face events.
As the pandemic begins to ease, we are creating new programming for you.
Join us to hear some of the world’s leading thinkers. Participate in culinary adventures linking food and history. Expand your children’s horizons by introducing them to world cultures at family events. Help preserve Houston’s stories found in cemeteries.
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Original digital content created just for you.
Learning and adventure are all around us, whether we’re at home during a pandemic or discovering other continents. We link you with the world in a new series of informal 5- to 10-minute videos featuring archaeologists, historians, art historians, genetics researchers, culinary virtuosos, and other experts around the world.
Investigate our Tiny Lectures, Video Mini-Series, and Zoom talks.
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A new tale.
Maybe you want to learn more about a culture; maybe you want to dig into our human story or learn about exciting new archaeological excavations. Perhaps you want to discover more information about a talk.
We’ve created blog posts built around themes that resonate today.
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