At Abbaye du Relec, historic postcards from the “Bons Baisers de Plounéour” exhibition reopen a window onto Plounéour-Ménez and Breton life a century ago. A focused visit draws out details in the photographs, captions and messages, from familiar landscapes to the gestures and routines of local communities. Seen within the former abbey, these small pieces of correspondence connect private memory, regional history and the changing image of rural Finistère.
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Atelier d’alguier en cyanotype
Breton coastal seaweed becomes both specimen and printing tool in this hands-on cyanotype workshop. Participants arrange natural algal forms on light-sensitive paper, then use the monochrome process to make deep-blue botanical images with each frond and branch held in sharp silhouette. The session joins marine observation, photographic craft and the living textures of Plouguerneau’s shore, producing a personal alguier rooted in local sea flora.
Galerie Metairie Visit
Galerie Metairie in Scaer brings together minerals, historic cameras, paintings, photographs and collections assembled across different fields of interest. Breton costumes give the display a strong regional anchor, preserving forms of dress and material detail within a wider cabinet of curiosities. The unusual juxtapositions reward close looking and show how a small local gallery can hold fragments of social, technical and visual memory.
Richesses du Parc du Vercors
Richesses en Territoire du Parc du Vercors brings together four photographic projects created by the regional natural park. Transhumance, starry skies, encounters and the effects of climate change are among their subjects. Short sound pieces describe the Vercors’ living cultural heritage alongside the photographs. Admission is free.
Photography Exhibition in Romenay
Photographies : une histoire sensible de Romenay brings together work by the local photographers Alexandre, Bonnet and Meunier. Organised by the Friends of Vieux Romenay, the exhibition follows photographic practice from glass plates to film. The images connect family memory with a view of the surrounding region, presenting Romenay’s past through its photographers.
Galerie Métairie Visit in Scaër: Breton Costumes and Collections
The Galerie Métairie visit in Scaër brings together several collections under one roof: minerals from around the world, Breton costumes, cameras from the 19th and 20th centuries, paintings and photographs from the 1960s. The range gives the visit a cabinet-of-curiosities character, moving between local dress heritage, visual culture and natural specimens. It is especially relevant for visitors interested in how private or local collections can preserve material traces of daily life, image-making and regional identity.
Michel Thersiquel Photography Exhibition in Douarnenez
À terre en mer, les îles de Michel Thersiquel presents 65 black-and-white photographs by the Breton photographer at the Port-musée in Douarnenez. The retrospective focuses on daily life in the Ponant islands, including Batz, Belle-Île, Sein, Groix and Ouessant. Work, domestic scenes and island environments appear with a direct eye, giving maritime communities a documentary presence beyond postcard imagery.
Exposition Chapelle Sainte Anne in Saint-Broladre: Art Show
Exposition Chapelle Sainte Anne places contemporary art inside a small Breton chapel whose restoration remains part of the story. Pastels, paintings, watercolors, graphic pieces and photography share the space, so the building reads as both gallery and protected local monument. The seasonal program also keeps the Pardon Ste Anne and the Fête des Peintres in view, linking Saint-Broladre’s religious setting with living artistic practice.
Escales Photos Festival in Locmariaquer: Monochrome Focus
Escales Photos Festival in Locmariaquer presents monochrome photography in a coastal Morbihan setting. The festival uses outdoor and public display formats to connect contemporary image-making with streets, shoreline and local movement. Its black-and-white focus gives the route a clear visual identity while keeping the exhibition accessible beyond a conventional gallery.
Mammals of Brittany Photo Exhibition in Tréfumel: Nature’s B
Les mammifères de Bretagne is an outdoor photography exhibition at the Maison des Faluns in Tréfumel. Produced by the Groupe Mammalogique Breton, it accompanies the Atlas des Mammifères de Bretagne with images of the region’s wild mammals and the habitats they depend on. The Faluns setting links natural history, local geology and conservation work in a form that can be read at walking pace.