Exhibition "Super Cabane" Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine from May 6 to May 31, 2026

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Super Cabane! celebrates microarchitecture through 59 cabins imagined by students and children. Between pedagogy, ecology, and collective creativity, the exhibition explores simple and sensitive architecture, where building becomes an act of sharing, care, and attention to the world.

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Temporary Exhibition & Permanent Collections

Exhibition from May 6 to May 31, 2026

59 creative and ecological cabins
Microarchitecture accessible to everyone
Fun experience for families and schools
Natural and reused materials
Educational and collaborative project

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What to expect

The Super Cabane! – Mini Maousse 10 exhibition offers a sensitive, joyful, and deeply human experience centered on microarchitecture. Through the cabin—a universal and timeless form—this exhibition invites both children and adults to rethink the way we build, inhabit, and live together. Here, architecture moves away from grand discourses to focus on the essentials: the hand, the material, imagination, and human connection.

Super Cabane!: When architecture becomes an act of care and sharing

A competition at the heart of contemporary creation

For over twenty years, the Mini Maousse competition has encouraged students in architecture, design, art, landscape, and engineering to explore small-scale projects as a field of experimentation. The tenth edition, titled Super Cabane!, marks a significant turning point by placing fundamental values at the center: care, attention to others, cooperation, and respect for the environment. This approach has given rise to projects that are poetic, educational, and socially engaged.

The cabin as a starting point for collective imagination

In Super Cabane!, the cabin is neither a simple object nor a naïve construction. It becomes a true tool for transmission, a space for refuge, play, discovery, and learning. Built within primary schools, these cabins bring together children, students, and teachers in a collective effort. Students become the first builders of an ecological imagination, learning to construct while inhabiting, to share spaces, and to care for their environment.

Simple, lightweight, and meaningful architecture

The exhibition highlights intentionally simple, reversible, and frugal architecture, far from monumental or performance-driven logic. The cabins presented embody another way of building, based on cooperation, collaborative creation, and collective intelligence. Each project emphasizes the relationship between material and hand, demonstrating that construction can be accessible, responsible, and profoundly creative.

59 cabins to explore creativity and constructive ecology

The exhibition features 59 architect-designed cabins, born from this collective adventure. Created with experimentation and constructive ecology in mind, they showcase simple and often reused materials: wood, straw, earth, textiles, recycled items, and low-tech solutions. This diversity of forms and materials highlights the richness of possible approaches, showing that architecture can be inventive without being complex.

An exhibition accessible to all audiences

Super Cabane! is designed for a wide audience. Families will find a playful and inspiring exhibition that sparks children’s curiosity. Schools and teachers will discover an outstanding educational tool to explore architecture, ecology, and collective work. Students and professionals will appreciate the richness of the presented experiments, while curious visitors will be touched by the poetic and human dimension of the projects.

A nationwide educational project

Building on the success of previous editions, Super Cabane! returns in 2026 with renewed ambition. The project invites teachers from primary and secondary schools to involve their students in a creative adventure, combining construction with the writing of a collective story. This approach blends pedagogy, art, and collaboration, allowing young generations to experience the richness of building while developing imagination and a sense of collective responsibility.

Practical information for planning your visit

The exhibition Super Cabane! – Mini Maousse 10 Competition will be presented from Wednesday, May 6, 2026, to Sunday, May 31, 2026. This concentrated period makes it a cultural event not to be missed, ideal for a family, school, or community outing. The layout is designed to be smooth and accessible, offering a comfortable and enriching visit for all audiences.

Why book tickets in advance?

Advance booking is strongly recommended, particularly due to the exhibition’s appeal to families and school groups. Booking allows you to guarantee entry, avoid waiting, and organize your visit calmly. For groups, advance reservations also help ensure a tailored welcome and an optimal educational experience.

Tickets and visiting conditions

Tickets for the Super Cabane! exhibition are offered from €13, depending on current rates (full price, reduced rates, possible free entry). The ticket grants access to the entire temporary exhibition. Detailed information is provided during booking.

An inspiring and essential exhibition

Super Cabane! is more than an architecture exhibition. It is an invitation to slow down, observe, and imagine a new relationship with space, construction, and others. By reserving your ticket, you choose to experience a sensitive and engaged journey, where architecture becomes a universal language of sharing, care, and collective creativity.

Give your group a creative and engaging adventure

Are you organizing an event for a group of more than 10 people ?

Offer your group a fun and inspiring experience with Super Cabane!. Students, associations, or educational organizations, discover accessible and participatory architecture. Fill out the form now to arrange a tailored and enriching visit.

Feel free to contact us at +33 1 48 74 05 10 for any requests.

Common questions

❓ What is the Super Cabane ! exhibition

Super Cabane ! is an exhibition dedicated to microarchitecture, showcasing cabins designed with creativity, educational purposes, and ecological responsibility in mind.

Who is the exhibition for?

The exhibition is open to everyone: families, school groups, students, teachers, architecture professionals, and curious visitors interested in creativity and ecological issues.

What can visitors discover during the visit?

Visitors can explore 59 architect-designed cabins made from a variety of materials, highlighting experimentation, constructive simplicity, and collective imagination.

What is special about the Mini Maousse competition?

For over twenty years, this competition has encouraged rethinking the act of building on a small scale, emphasizing gesture, cooperation, and meaning rather than technical performance.

What is the connection with schools?

The project involves students and teachers, making the cabin an educational tool to explore architecture, ecology, and teamwork from an early age.

What materials are used in the cabins on display?

The constructions use simple or repurposed materials such as wood, straw, earth, textiles, or low-tech devices, following a sustainable approach.

Why book tickets in advance?

Booking guarantees access to this popular exhibition for families and school groups, and allows visitors to plan their visit smoothly, especially during busy periods.