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Pre-opening weekend
October 3 – 4

The Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO® (MACS MTO®) is delighted to welcome you to the pre-opening weekend of its fourth exhibition, “The Heart’s Desire,” on Saturday, October 3rd, and Sunday, October 4th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Curated by Jessica Cerasi, the exhibition explores longing in all its forms, a felt sense that runs deeply through Sufi thought.

Important: Access to the museum during the pre-opening weekend is reserved for ticket holders for the programming.

Saturday, October 3

  • Guided Tour in English : The Heart’s Desire Saturday, October 3, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.     Booking
  • Art Therapy: Meditation on the Artwork Saturday October 3, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m Booking
  • Workshop: Daydreaming Through Landscape with artist Faissal El-Malak (adapted to families) Saturday, October 3, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.     Booking
  • Saz-o-Avaz (Instrument & Voice) Saturday, October 3, 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
    Booking
  • Walk and Meditation along the Seine Saturday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.     Booking
  • Author Talk – Islamic Architecture: A World History with Eric Broug Saturday, October 3, 10:00 a.m – 11:00 a.m Booking
  • Guided Tour: Exhibition Through Sound Saturday October 3, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Saturday October 3, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Saturday October 3, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.     Booking
  • Walk with the Impressionists followed by the Déjeuner des canotiers Saturday, October 3, 10:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Booking
  • Guided Tour: Sufi Tales through the Exhibition Saturday October 3, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Saturday October 3, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.     Booking
  • Professeur Nirvana Sadaghianloo Conference: The Desire That Drives Us The Neuroscience of Motivation, Passion, and Flow with Pr. Nirvana Sadaghianloo Saturday, October 3, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Booking
  • Guided Tour: Walk with the Impressionists in Chatou Saturday, October 3, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Booking
  • Workshop: Drawing Islamic Geometric Patterns with Eric Broug (adapted to families) Saturday, October 3, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.     Booking
  • Bahman Afsar conférencier soufisme Conference in French: Heart and Longing in Sufism with Bahman Afsar Saturday, October 3, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Booking
  • Guided Tour in French : The Heart’s Desire Saturday, October 3, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Saturday, October 3, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.     Booking
  • Sufi music and Samā’ by MTO Zendeh Delan® Ensemble Saturday, October 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Booking

Sunday, October 4

  • Art Therapy: Meditation on the Artwork Sunday October 4, 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m (SOLD OUT) Booking
  • Professeur Nirvana Sadaghianloo Conference In French: The Desire That Drives Us The Neuroscience of Motivation, Passion, and Flow with Pr. Nirvana Sadaghianloo Sunday, October 4, 09:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Booking
  • Guided Tour in English : The Heart’s Desire Sunday, October 4, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.     Booking
  • Walk and Meditation along the Seine Sunday, October 4, 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.     Booking
  • Saz-o-Avaz (Instrument & Voice) Sunday, October 4, 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.     Booking
  • Walk with the Impressionists followed by the Déjeuner des canotiers Sunday, October 4, 10:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Booking
  • Visite guidée : Les contes soufis à travers l’exposition Sunday October 4, 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Booking
  • Author Talk – Islamic Architecture: A World History with Eric Broug https://www.macsmto.fr/en/activites/author-talk-islamic-architecture-with-eric-broug/ Booking
  • Guided Tour: Exhibition Through Sound Sunday October 4, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sunday October 4, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Booking
  • Conference in French: Presence of the Heart in Sufi Meditation Sunday, October 4, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 pm Booking
  • Guided Tour: Walk with the Impressionists in Chatou Sunday, October 4, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Booking
  • Guided Tour in French : The Heart’s Desire Sunday, October 4, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.     Booking
  • Workshop: Drawing Islamic Geometric Patterns with Eric Broug (adapted to families) Sunday, October 4, 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.     Booking
  • Lyrical Museum Tour: Opera Meets Sufism, with opera singer Fanny Crouet Schneider Sunday, October 4, 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
    Sunday, October 4, 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.     Booking
  • In Conversation: Leili Anvar and Amina Taha-Hussein Okada on “Leyli and Majnûn” (French) Sunday, October 4, 2:30 PM – 4:45 PM Booking
  • Sufi music and Samā’ by MTO Zendeh Delan® Ensemble Sunday, October 4, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Booking
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