A committed innovative company to bring the history of France and its cultural wealth closer to the widest audience, Cités Immersives presents its first space: the Cité Immersive Viking, in Rouen, with an opening scheduled for June 15, 2024.
The first in a network of Immersive Cities throughout the country, the Cité Immersive Viking offers an educational and fun experience to discover the fascinating world of the Vikings in Normandy, to tell their story. Following relentless Viking invasions, Rollo, or Rolf the Walker, the warrior leader of the Normans of the Seine, was baptized in Rouen in 911, becoming an ally of Emperor Charles III and Count of Rouen, paving the way for the creation of the Duchy . of Normandy. It is the beginning of an integration process emblematic of the history of our country, the effects of which are still borne by Normandy today.
In a rich journey developed under the scientific direction of Vincent Samson, a historian specialized in medieval history and Scandinavian philology, and in a unique scenography designed by Sophie Liger, the Viking Immersed City highlights the Scandinavian culture, its crafts, its sciences, its mythology, its history , and its fundamental contributions to French culture today.
Located on the banks of the Seine in Rouen, 1.5 km from the emblematic Cathedral of the city, the Cité Immersive Viking has become a cultural center of influence and attraction, a unique and unmissable destination for the residents of Rouen and French and international tourists and culture lovers alike like the wider public. Throughout the year, a rich program will enliven the life of the City, and encourage especially distant audiences to become familiar with a part of French history.
Online tickets open on April 13.