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  • Costumons-nous: Period Dress at Montrésor

    Period dress changes the perspective on a visit to Montrésor’s château during Costumons-nous. Families and friends can try on costumes and pose for photographs before continuing through the castle. The activity evokes a medieval atmosphere, while voluntary contributions help maintain the existing wardrobe and support the making of new costumes.

  • Claire Linard: Porcelain in Mehun-sur-Yèvre

    Fine, luminous porcelain meets rougher stoneware in Claire Linard’s exhibition in Mehun-sur-Yèvre. Descended from generations of potters, she carries inherited skills into functional and decorative pieces with markedly different textures and forms. Wood firing leaves room for unexpected transformations, giving the finished ceramics a tension between technical control and the action of flame.

  • Le Grand Couvert: Food and Crafts of Berry

    Berry’s art of living takes a practical turn at Le Grand Couvert, where gastronomy meets arts and crafts. Hospitality professionals and students work together on a programme of workshops, talks and a feast. A concert adds music to the gathering, which connects the region’s food culture with the skills of those who cook, make and welcome guests.

  • Le p’tit Balalakalif: Traditional Dance in Toucy

    Traditional dance starts with an introduction for young and old at Le p’tit Balalakalif in Toucy. A Ti A Taille, Vaux des Vignes, Les Enchanteuses and the Clément & Adrien Duo then provide the music for the bal. Families can join the dancing or listen, and a shared snack invites anyone who wishes to contribute a cake or a drink to the gathering.

  • Unicae unica: Tatiana and Jules Roy’s Love Letters

    Cécile Berly adapts the correspondence of Tatiana and Jules Roy for the reading Unicae unica in Vézelay. Tatiana’s work as a journalist, poet and translator sits beside the couple’s declarations of love and the tensions surrounding women who write. Their shared attachment to Vézelay connects an intimate exchange with the literary life of the town, within the festival devoted to Roy, Rostropovitch and Gainsbourg.

  • Château Philippe le Hardi: Seven-Wine Tasting and Tour

    Château Philippe le Hardi combines a château and cellar tour with seven Burgundy wines in Santenay. Three whites and four reds range across Mercurey, Saint-Aubin and Santenay appellations. The selection also brings together a Beaune Premier Cru Cuvée Guigone de Salins from the Hospices de Beaune and a Nuits-Saint-Georges Cuvée des Sœurs Hospitalières from the Hospices de Nuits.

  • Mâchon in Mâcon: A Regional Buffet

    The mâchon is a substantial morning meal rooted in regional food traditions, and this Mâcon gathering keeps local produce at its centre. A buffet brings together cold meats and cheeses from the region for diners to share around the table. Dessert follows the savoury courses, completing a communal meal.

  • Musée de la Vigne et du Vin: Heritage Visits

    Jura winegrowers’ working lives and winemaking methods run through this museum visit in Arbois. A reconstructed vineyard setting leads into displays covering Ploussard, Trousseau, Chardonnay, Vin de paille, Macvin and Vin Jaune. Guided and self-guided visits are complemented by children’s games and a quiz, while an INAO exhibition examines the history of official agricultural quality labels.

  • Hospices de Beaune: The Hospital Sisters

    Mathias Compagnon draws on the archives of Beaune’s hospital sisters to examine their work as nurses and members of a religious community. Plans, registers, photographs and eyewitness accounts help reconstruct changes in healthcare. The guided investigation follows the medicalisation of care and the creation of the first “Little Museums”, linking hospital practice with the preservation of its past.

  • Noël a cap(p)ella with Les Métaboles

    Les Métaboles bring an a cappella selection of Christmas carols to Arc-et-Senans. Léo Warynski draws on lesser-known collections from Latin America and Africa, placing them alongside European and Caribbean songs. Antillean carols he sang as a child give the programme a personal thread, joining newly encountered scores with music that left a lasting impression on him.