Carrières des Lumières hosts Carrières Nights on 24 October
Published on 10/21/2026 at 14:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSEvening programme and quarry history
- Culturespaces schedules the next Carrières Nights at the venue for 24 October 2026.
- The 31 October 2026 evening also brings Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs together.
- The site began as the Les Grands Fonds quarry in 1800 and closed as a stone quarry in 1935.
Carrières des Lumières in Les Baux-de-Provence is preparing two October dates for The Carrières Nights: les Intégrales, with the next evenings scheduled for 24 and 31 October 2026. The programme brings three productions together after dusk at the former quarry in southern France.
The venue, also known as the Carrières des Lumières, has become a setting for large-scale digital art since its conversion into an arts centre.
The Carrières Nights return on 24 and 31 October
Culturespaces lists The Carrières Nights: les Intégrales as an 11-evening programme running from 8 July to 31 October 2026. Its official programme names 24 October and 31 October as the remaining dates within the current visitor period.
Each evening combines Jimmy Nelson: The Guardians of Humanity - The Last Sentinels, Dreamed Japan: Images of the Floating World and Egyptian Pharaohs: From Cheops to Ramesses II. The programme page says the three exhibitions share one ticket, while the evening format opens the former quarry after dusk.
The 24 October date falls on a Saturday, followed one week later by the closing date of the series on 31 October. The town’s event listing also places both evenings at Carrières des Lumières, confirming the venue and the two October dates.
Three projections meet a former limestone quarry
The site stands at the foot of Les Baux-de-Provence in the Alpilles, within the area known as the Val d’Enfer. Its walls, pillars and floor provide the surfaces for projections, linking the evening programme directly to the quarry’s unusual architecture.
The quarry known as Les Grands Fonds opened in 1800 during a period of strong demand for building stone. It closed in 1935 as steel and concrete reduced the market for quarried stone, according to the site’s official history of the quarry.
Its later cultural role developed after Jean Cocteau filmed The Testament of Orpheus there in 1959. In 2012, the town entrusted management of the quarry to Culturespaces, which opened a digital art centre and began presenting immersive exhibitions.
That history gives the October evenings a specific setting: the three projections are not staged in a conventional gallery, but across the rock surfaces of an industrial quarry. The venue’s past as a stone-working site therefore remains part of the visitor experience while the programme changes the visual use of its walls.
What the October programme means for visitors
The regular daytime programme is separate from The Carrières Nights. The official listings identify the October evenings as a combined presentation of Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs, rather than a single new exhibition.
The event is open to visitors through the venue’s booking system. The published programme does not list a cancellation or postponement for either 24 October or 31 October 2026.
Visiting Carrières des Lumières: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Carrières Nights take place at Carrières des Lumières on 24 and 31 October 2026, after dusk.
- The evening programme combines Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs in the former quarry.
- The venue is at Route de Maillane, 13520 Les Baux-de-Provence, at the foot of the village in the Alpilles.
- The setting is a former limestone quarry, with large rock walls, pillars and floors used as projection surfaces.
- French is the official language in France, and the national currency is the euro.
For Western European visitors, the practical distinction is between the ordinary daytime exhibitions and the two listed evening dates. The final Carrières Nights date is 31 October 2026.
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Frequently asked questions about Carrières des Lumières
When does The Carrières Nights take place at Carrières des Lumières?
The remaining evenings are on 24 October and 31 October 2026, after dusk.
What is included in The Carrières Nights programme?
The programme combines Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs in one evening presentation.
Where is Carrières des Lumières and how do you get there?
The venue is on Route de Maillane in Les Baux-de-Provence, at the foot of the village in the Alpilles.
