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Week-end spécial à la Maison des Douanes

Saturday June 20 at 09:15 a.m.

46 rue de l’Ocean 17420 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

The Oduanes house opens its doors for a weekend of activities combining nature, art and poetry on June 20th & 21st!

SATURDAY JUNE 20:

* At 9:15 am -> Family Investigation: become a photographer-explorer yourself. Solve riddles to
Meet your spirit animal. By reservation only, price: €6 for 1 child + 1 participating adult + €3 per
additional person (child or adult).

* At 10:45 am -> Wild Origami Workshop: discover the sensitive and poetic world of Jonathan Rebouillat,
An artist and naturalist will lead an origami workshop inspired by wild nature. Reservations required, price: €12.

* From 14pm -> Free and continuous access in the garden of the Customs House.
Raising awareness of protected species with Natura 2000: On the lookout! As Vincent Munier reminds us, it is not
Observing living things isn't always easy. Join the Natura 2000 facilitators and learn more about them.
wildlife observation techniques using camera traps deployed in the territory's marshes.
Construction of nest boxes for tits with the Sensitive Natural Areas service of CARA.
Participatory workshop on animal camouflage offered by the team from the Customs House.

* From 14:30 pm to 16 pm -> Origami Workshop for everyone. Come discover the magic of origami and the world of
Jonathan Rebouillat, artist and naturalist, leads an origami workshop focused on wild nature.
Introduction to a very specific folding technique, using wet watercolor paper, which bends and
folds… He will also reveal the treasures of papers he has collected over the years, and which he keeps
carefully tucked away in its "magic box"! Ready for adventure?

* At 16pm -> Book signing and exhibition of his origami. Customs House shop.

SUNDAY JUNE 21:

* At 9:15 am -> Family Investigation: become a photographer-explorer yourself. Solve riddles to
Meet your spirit animal. By reservation only, price: €6 for 1 child + 1 participating adult + €3 per
additional child or adult.

* At 11am -> Musical reading by illustrator Pascaline Mitaranga, accompanied on piano by the
Musician Anthony Carcone: about the album Blizzard, a fable about the savage and the civilized, about the raw and the
social, on freedom and security, which subtly addresses profound and very current themes, to make them
Accessible to all. Followed by a mini-conference on "Bears and cetaceans, very special mammals".
By reservation, price: entrance fee (€2) – Free for under 16s.

* From 14pm -> Free and continuous access in the garden of the Customs House.
Raising awareness of protected species with Natura 2000: On the lookout! As Vincent Munier reminds us, it is not
Observing living things isn't always easy. Join the Natura 2000 facilitators and learn more about them.
wildlife observation techniques using camera traps deployed in the territory's marshes.
Construction of nest boxes for tits with the Sensitive Natural Areas service of CARA.
Participatory workshop on animal camouflage offered by the team from the Customs House.

* From 14:15 pm to 15:15 pm -> Conference with Jonathan Rebouillat. You will be given a behind-the-scenes look at the
The birth of origami, from the initial planning stages to the final result, including trials, errors, doubts,…
* At 16pm -> Book signing and exhibition of his origami. Customs House shop.

* From 15:30 p.m. to 17:30 p.m., Mobile Shadow Workshop with Pascaline Mitaranga: based on the two albums
Babéla and Blizzard, children and parents join forces to create a mobile from paper silhouettes
Cut out. Freely accessible in the garden of the Customs House.

* From 17:30 pm – > Book signing by Pascaline Mitaranga. Customs House shop.

Dates and times

From Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 June 2026 from 9:15am to 12:30pm and from 14pm to 19pm.

Access map

Address

46 rue de l’Ocean
17420 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

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