July 02 - November 02 , 2026
Exposition : Papivores ! Soif de s'exprimer à la Maison d'Izieu
Tuesday August 18
Let yourself be surprised by the power of the stories told by each line, each color, each detail.
Discover: Children's drawings from Izieu, period books that inspired them, drawings by deportees, original comic strips…
The temporary exhibition Papivores! Thirst to express oneself highlights the artists who, through their actions of drawing, sketching, coloring pages, evoke a multitude of emotions in us.
“Paper-eater” was the term Miron Zlatin used for children. They used paper and drawing, artistically for the most gifted, childlike for the youngest, relating the dreams and stories of the time.
At the end of the war, or even sometimes in the camps, scribbling pages was for some a way to escape or to transcribe what no words were strong enough to describe.
For some years now, comic book artists have been "inking" the history of Izieu and that of their own families. A true tool for transmitting memory, drawing then becomes a universal story that touches each of us.
Let yourself be surprised by the power of the stories told by each line, each color, each detail. Come and discover drawing as a language!
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In the windows of the Zlatin Gallery, original pieces await you from the archives of the Maison d'Izieu or from the private collections of the artists.
Children's drawings from Izieu and the books that inspired them document life in Izieu, the life of children like any other who loved to draw what surrounded and inspired them.
Sabine Zlatin's life as an artist is also evoked by the presence of the first book she edited with Denise Mantoux and Monique Frélaut: Survivants.
Following on from the Max & Otto Comics Festival held in April 2026, original drawings, sketches, and comic book pages are on display. The representation of Izieu holds a special place, while family memories also play their role in passing on traditions.
This exhibition offers a certain gentleness that contrasts with the powerful sense of memory conveyed by the drawings. Younger visitors can enjoy the exhibited documents at their own level and try their hand at folding their own "Paper-eaters" airplane.
On view at the Maison d'Izieu until November 2nd.
Prices: included in MUSEUM or MUSEUM + HOUSE tickets
Accessibility
- Adapted services for hearing loss
- Adapted benefits for mental impairment
- Adapted services for visual impairment
- Wheelchair access requires assistance
- Reserved place for people with reduced mobility
- Elevator to standards
- Furniture/Reception desk suitable for wheelchair users
- WC + grab bar + circulation space
- Site, building fully accessible
- Possibility to drop someone off in front of the site
- Customer service includes the welcome of people with disabilities.
- Visitor support tools
- Documentation in French Easy
Physical disability
For people with reduced mobility:
The exhibition space is fully accessible and the house is partially accessible (accessible ground floor, threshold ramps). A document presents the 1st floor of the house. Some corridors in the house are narrow, and can cause circulation problems depending on the size of the wheelchair.
It is recommended to come accompanied due to the presence of uneven paving stones on the access paths.
The Maison d'Izieu team remains at the disposal of visitors.
Visual impairment
Adapted services for visual impairment
Mental handicap
Adapted benefits for mental impairment
All dates and times
From 02/07 to 02/11/2026
According to the opening hours of the memorial museum.
Prices
Full price: from €9, Reduced price: from €7, Teenager: from €5, Child: €5.
Free for under 8 years.
Access to the temporary exhibition is included in the "museum" or "museum + house" tickets.
Youth rate (8-25 years): €5.
Booking
House of Izieu
+04 79 87 21 05
accueil@memorializieu.eu
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Access map
A 43: exit no. 10 Les Abrets, take the direction of Belley, then follow the signposted route, 20 km from Belley.
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