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  • Poulaines: Gardens, Arboretum and Estate Restoration

    The gardens and arboretum of Domaine de Poulaines open to self-guided visitors during its heritage programme. Two endangered outbuildings frame the manor and the most formally designed part of the garden in a U-shaped arrangement. Their proposed restoration, supported through the estate’s heritage recognition, links the visit to the future of buildings that help define this landscape.

  • The Regional Symphony Orchestra at Ferrières

    The Orchestre Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours brings symphonic music to Ferrières-en-Gâtinais for the close of its heritage programme. Associated with the Opéra de Tours–Grand Théâtre, the ensemble represents the region’s orchestral life. Its performance brings the sound of a full orchestra into dialogue with the historic religious setting of the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul abbey church.

  • Ferrières: Four Decades of Heritage in Photographs

    Four decades of research and preservation come together in the anniversary exhibition of the Association Recherches, Sauvegarde et Patrimoine Ferriérois. Photographs draw attention to the Gâtinais heritage it has worked to protect. Archives and discoveries add the story of that continuing effort, placing the association’s accumulated knowledge alongside the places and traces it studies.

  • Châtillon-sur-Loire: Stories of the Protestant Temple

    Restrained architecture and a distinctive religious past come together in a guided visit to Châtillon-sur-Loire’s Protestant temple. Commentary traces the building’s history and its place within the town’s spiritual life. The heritage opening makes room for exchanges about memory and religious diversity, connecting the temple’s surviving fabric with the community it has served.

  • Restaurer le patrimoine: Meet the Makers in Loches

    The people who care for heritage take centre stage in Restaurer le patrimoine in Loches. Artists, restorers and artisans introduce their professions and discuss the knowledge and practical skills involved in their work. A freely explored meeting format gives the public space to speak with these specialists, turning attention from finished historic fabric to the expertise needed to sustain it.

  • Loches: Paintings and a Shared Heritage Mural

    Restoration of local heritage becomes the subject of a shared mural in Loches. Members of the public are invited to take part in painting it, bringing their own contribution to a collective image. A painting exhibition accompanies the activity in a garden setting, placing finished works beside a new piece that develops through participation.

  • L’Été Indien: Music, Makers and Heritage in Langeais

    Regional performers and local makers share the gathering created by La Locale for L’Été Indien in Langeais. Tents and a festival village bring concerts and shows together with products and crafts from the area. Games and activities for different ages extend the programme, while the Saint-Laurent heritage setting forms part of a festival intended to connect the town’s inhabitants.

  • Dammarie-sur-Loing: Canals, Clothing and Village Memory

    A model of Dammarie-sur-Loing gives physical form to an earlier version of the village, complemented by postcards of the commune and surrounding region. Other displays follow the history of French canals and the changing world of clothing and corsets. Together they bring transport, dress and settlement into a varied encounter with local memory and everyday life.

  • Châtillon-sur-Loire: Four Centuries of Protestant Life

    Five themes structure Castellio’s account of Protestant life in Châtillon-sur-Loire. Religious wars and persecution under Louis XIV are followed by the community’s resistance, integration and public affirmation. The exhibition follows these changes across four centuries, placing religious memory within the social history of the town and the shifting position of its Protestant inhabitants.

  • A Tours de Bulles: Comics, Creators and Screenings

    Comics move beyond the printed page at A Tours de Bulles in Tours. Meetings and signing sessions bring readers face to face with authors, while exhibitions offer another way to encounter their visual worlds. Performances, screenings and participatory activities widen the festival’s programme, connecting the culture of the bande dessinée with other forms of storytelling.