The Hôtel de la Dentelle retraces four decades of bobbin-lace creation in Brioude. Forty reference pieces chart the institution’s artistic development, including Cluny Polychrome lace. Displays include a three-dimensional salmon, golden spider silk and work linked to Mona Cara’s Lyon collaboration. Visitors can also see the atelier, where this inherited craft continues to be practised.
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Zoom arrière: Chantelle’s Towers
Chantelle’s towers are the subject of Zoom arrière, an exhibition accompanied by a gathering with a medieval theme. An autumn meal and medieval dances make up the social programme. The display can also be visited separately from the meal and dancing, according to the opening arrangements of the café hosting the exhibition.
L’art au service de l’Humanisme
L’art au service de l’Humanisme brings together paintings and sculptures by regional artists. Works from the Lions Clubs de France cultural collection appear alongside them. Organised by the Montélimar Mistral and Rives du Rhône clubs, the exhibition links local artistic expression with charitable action. Sales support the clubs’ projects, including the Camp René Cornillon youth exchange programme.
Art and Heritage at Les Clévos
Art exhibitions and the history of their setting share this guided visit in Étoile-sur-Rhône. Part of Chemin des Artistes, the tour is led in French through the Valence Romans heritage service’s programme. Advance booking is required, with free admission for under-eighteens and concessions for students, jobseekers and visitors with a disability card.
Montluçon discret: Heritage Exhibition
Montluçon discret is an exhibition devoted to the lesser-known cultural heritage of Montluçon and the town’s overlooked features. The presenting organisation is the Ciné Photo Club Montluçonnais, also known by the initials CPCM. The exhibition is open to all members of the public, and admission is free of charge.
Culture et Gastronomie in Taulignan
Culture et Gastronomie pairs the Musée de la Soie with Le Café de la Soie. Visitors can tour the museum independently or with a guide and see La marquise s’invite au musée. A specially devised Madame de Sévigné menu continues the visit over lunch or dinner. The programme commemorates the writer’s birth, with the museum visit and meal also available separately.
Thoissey dans l’objectif: A Photographic Portrait
Thoissey dans l’objectif gathers contrasting views of a town through photography. Its heritage and environment provide subjects alongside the activities that animate its streets. Each image reflects the photographer’s individual sensitivity to the scene. The Club-Photo de Blacé develops this portrait in collaboration with the town and the Amis du Vieux Thoissey et de ses Environs.
11 Artisanes craft exhibition in Bourges
The 11 Artisanes collective returns to Bourges with a pop-up exhibition of work by local women. Ceramics, leather goods and jewellery sit alongside stationery and wooden creations. Textile art, decorative objects and natural cosmetics broaden the selection. Visitors can meet the makers and browse their new pieces, with an opening reception also on the programme.
Bulleberry : 30 affiches pour 30 éditions
Thirty posters line the Belvédère on Place Cujas, one for every edition of the Bourges comics festival. The 29 artists who signed them make the wall a graphic history of the event. One rule bound every contributor: each poster had to work in some element of the Saint-Étienne cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The sheets show how the festival’s drawn identity moved from hand to hand.
Artistes amateurs à la bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix
The Bibliothèque Maurice Genevoix in Brinon-sur-Sauldre gives its rooms over to amateur artists from the area. Painting, sculpture and ceramics are shown together, chosen to put local creativity and craft forward. Several distinct artistic worlds follow one another along the way round. Entry is free, and the Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Sauldre et Sologne carries the show among its own dates.