Carrières des Lumières hosts final night on 31 October

Carrières des Lumières and The Carrières Nights share a final programme date on 31 October 2026 in Les Baux-de-Provence. The venue, also called a former limestone quarry, presents three immersive exhibitions during the evening: Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs.

The site is known locally as a quarry converted into a digital art venue, where projected images cover walls, pillars and floors. Its setting in the Val d’Enfer at the foot of Les Baux-de-Provence places the event within the Alpilles of southern France.

The Carrières Nights end on 31 October

The operator’s programme lists 11 evenings between 8 July and 31 October 2026. The final listed date is 31 October 2026, alongside an earlier evening on 24 October. The event page gives the venue as Route de Maillane, 13520 Les Baux-de-Provence, and says that the doors open at dusk.

The programme brings together three productions from the venue’s earlier seasons. Jimmy Nelson: The Guardians of Humanity - The Last Sentinels focuses on photographs of Indigenous cultures and landscapes. Dreamed Japan: Images of the Floating World draws on the imagined Japan of geishas, samurai and spirits. Egyptian Pharaohs: From Cheops to Ramesses II presents a journey through ancient Egypt. The final evening programme names all three works.

The quarry gives the programme its setting

The venue was formed by quarrying limestone over time. The walls, pillars and floor now serve as projection surfaces, allowing the exhibitions to use the full physical volume of the former extraction site rather than a conventional gallery layout.

More than 100 video projectors cover over 7,000 square metres of floor space, according to the Les Baux-de-Provence tourist office. That scale connects the three-part evening directly to the site: photographs, painted scenes and historical imagery are displayed across the quarry surfaces instead of on separate framed screens. The municipality’s description of the quarry venue also places the attraction on Route des Carrières in Les Baux-de-Provence.

Three works meet inside the limestone galleries

The evening format is different from the regular daytime rotation of digital exhibitions. Visitors encounter Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs under one programme, while the quarry remains the common architectural frame for all three.

The choice also spans distinct subjects. Nelson’s photography addresses people and landscapes, Dreamed Japan uses imagery inspired by Japanese prints, and Egyptian Pharaohs draws on works connected with a civilisation extending from Cheops to Ramesses II. These descriptions follow the operator’s programme rather than adding a separate exhibition theme.

Visiting Carrières des Lumières: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The final Carrières Nights evening takes place on 31 October 2026 at Route de Maillane, 13520 Les Baux-de-Provence.
• The operator says that the doors open at dusk, and the three programmed works are Jimmy Nelson, Dreamed Japan and Egyptian Pharaohs.
• The venue is a former limestone quarry with projections on walls, pillars and floors, covering more than 7,000 square metres of floor space.
• French is the official language in France and the national currency is the euro.

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Frequently asked questions about Carrières des Lumières

When does The Carrières Nights take place at Carrières des Lumières?

The final listed evening is on 31 October 2026, at the venue in Les Baux-de-Provence.

What is Carrières des Lumières?

It is a digital art venue inside a former limestone quarry, where projections cover walls, pillars and floors.

Where is Carrières des Lumières and how do you get there?

The venue is on Route de Maillane, 13520 Les Baux-de-Provence, in the Alpilles of France.