Mémorial du quai aux bestiaux à Pantin

Quai aux bestiaux in Pantin

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Quai aux Bestiaux Memorial

A protected site dedicated to the memory of resistance and deportation.

Committed to a memorial policy commensurate with its recent past, the city of Pantin plans to preserve the Quai aux Bestiaux, located on the outskirts of its current train station. This site, which witnessed the departure of four deportation convoys in 1944, is the focus of particular attention in the context of the future eco-neighborhood, which aims to modernize and facilitate modes of circulation within a changing territory.

Thus, by 2030, a Memorial will be built to pass on the history of the Quai, while taking into account the challenges of commemoration, transmission and mediation for all generations.

A scientific committee set up with the support of the Réseau Musée de la Résistance nationale is already working on the scientific, cultural and educational project, alongside those involved in the transmission of memory and urban planning.

At the same time, to guarantee the material and patrimonial integrity of the Quai, an application for protection as a Monument Historique is underway.

The Memorial integrates into its design the existing monument installed in 2000. The latter replaces a simple commemorative plaque, while at the same time marking the route taken by the deportees by train. It bears witness to the symbolic value of the Resistance fighters' commitment to risking their lives, and embodies their sacrifice for values based on freedom and human dignity.

A program of events for all publics

In 2024, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation, the City of Pantin enriched its Heritage Season with a “Printemps de la Mémoire”, in conjunction with its associative and institutional partners.

In 2024 and 2025, this program has been accredited by the Mission nationale du 80ème anniversaire de la Libération.

Organized around commemorative dates such as April 27 (National Day of Remembrance of the Deportation), May 8 and May 13 (date of one of the four convoys that left Pantin), this event aims to pay tribute to the victims of the Deportation, while bringing together the public around a variety of cultural and remembrance events (exhibitions, film screenings, conferences and educational projects with local schools).

Useful information

The site is closed to the public, but is accessible on certain days of commemoration and by appointment.

Information: archivespatrimoine@ville-pantin.fr

Quai aux Bestiaux Memorial
 
 

Events

 
 
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June 26, 2025 to November 9, 2026

Auschwitz-Birkenau seen by Raymond Depardon

Location: Mémorial de la Shoah à Paris

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September 18, 2025 to January 23, 2026

Déportés. Their ultimate transmission

Location: Bobigny deportation station memorial

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From April 9, 2025 to January 12, 2026

Bleu / Nuit. Art after the camps. Exhibition by Shelomo Selinger

Location: The Shoah Memorial in Drancy

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Until November 16, 2025

How the Nazis photographed their crimes. Auschwitz 1944

Location: The Shoah Memorial in Paris

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Saturday, September 20, 2025 and Sunday, September 21, 2025

Heritage Days, Bobigny deportation station

Location: Bobigny deportation station memorial

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Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 10am to 6pm

1945, Le Bourget - Wartime returns (study day)

Location: Air and Space Museum

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Drancy, cité de la Muette. Crossed memories

Location: Palais de la Porte Dorée

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Tuesday, May 27 and Friday, June 13, 2025

Events at the Bobigny Deportation Station Memorial

Location: Bobigny deportation station memorial

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February 18 to March 30, 2025

Exhibition: Homosexuals and Lesbians in Nazi Europe

Location: The Shoah Memorial in Drancy

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March 19 to April 8, 2025

La Résistance au cinéma festival

Location: Seine-Saint-Denis movie theaters

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Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Museum Night at the Drancy Shoah Memorial

Location: The Shoah Memorial in Drancy

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February 4 to 28, 2025

Paris 1924-2024: The Olympic Games, mirror of society

Location: The Shoah Memorial in Drancy

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Sunday March 9, 2025

Screening-meeting: "39-45: elles n'ont rien oublié"

Location: The Shoah Memorial in Drancy

 
 

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