Whether you’re interested in French gastronomy or Dijon’s heritage, the Cité has one or more temporary exhibitions for you to discover at any time!
Inner Pasts
Dijon houses a unique archive in Europe. Nearly 700 post-mortem inventories, covering the period from 1390 to 1459, offer a glimpse into the lives of Dijon residents. This exhibition reveals these interiors through digital reconstructions.
(R)evolutions in the plate
Opening in June 2026
Former temporary exhibitions on French gastronomy
Croquez ! Comic strips are going gourmet
An exhibition on how 9th art depicts our relationship with food, gastronomy and wine. Presented from February 20, 2025 to March 22, 2026.
Et si on allait au resto ?
What about a meal out? A five-course gourmet exhibition running from December 22, 2023 to January 6, 2025.
C’est pas du gâteau! Les secrets de la pâtisserie française
A pop, sensory and interactive exhibition, revealing some of the secrets of French patisserie, a gourmet heritage that is the envy of many, presented from May 6, 2022 to November 2023.
Former temporary exhibitions at the 1204
In games! Dijon’s heritage while having fun
This summer, Dijon, City of Art and History, invites you — from age 3 to 99 — to enjoy and explore its heritage in a playful way, from June 25 to September 28, 2025.
Portes, the art of passage
An exhibition focusing on a major architectural element in our daily lives, presented from May 3, 2024 to May 11, 2025.
Geniuses and places
An exhibition presenting a panorama of Dijon’s scientific and technical heritage, presented from May 6, 2023 to March 3, 2024.
Portrait(s) of a transformation
An exhibition on the transformation of the former Dijon General Hospital into the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin, presented from May 4, 2022 to March 25, 2023.