Guy Griffoul explores Breton heritage through three photographic series. The Celtic Circle of Poudouvre appears alongside Dinan’s half-timbered houses and trawlers, bringing people, architecture and maritime work into the exhibition. Based in Dinan, the photographer is drawn to fleeting moments and Brittany’s particular colours and light.
Topic: events
20 ans du patrimoine de Pluzunet
Exhibitions open across the village centre of Pluzunet, where twenty years of patrimoine are marked in a single day. A fest-deiz sets Breton dancing going in the same bourg, alongside the activities laid on for the day. Pluzunet’s own patrimoine is the subject, and the village holds the whole day in its centre. Dance, exhibition and open activity share one programme, built for the anniversary.
Sonneurs Noceurs with Roland Becker
Musician and researcher Roland Becker traces the history of Brittany’s sonneurs through sound and visual archives. His lecture follows the developments that shaped Breton traditional music and the lives of its instrumentalists. Becker also serves on the scientific committee for Musée du Faouët’s exhibition on sonneurs as portrayed by artists.
La Harmoye Producers’ Market and Fest-Noz
Basket weaving, handmade toys and wild-plant tasting are among the workshops at La Harmoye’s producers’ market. The gathering concludes a biodiversity inventory at Vanessa Verger’s farm, connecting the programme with the surrounding living environment. A fest-noz follows the market, with Breton dancing, refreshments and wood-fired pizzas.
Jabadao – Les Arrangés Bretons Production Tour
Jabadao makes its arranged rums at Cavan and opens the production site for a short round with Vincent. He starts with what rhum arrangé is, where it came from and why it caught on. Then comes the thinking behind the Jabadao range and the way the bottles are filled by hand. Local and exotic recipes are set out side by side, and a free tasting closes the round for whoever wants one. Closed shoes are needed and the minimum age is twelve.
Ar klub bigi, Karnag: Breton-Language Heritage Tour
Ti Douar Alre leads a Breton-language exploration of Carnac’s yacht club and the architecture of water sports. The nautical centre was designed by Yves Guillou’s practice as organised leisure and access to sport expanded. The visit forms part of Les Incontournables, a heritage programme that also considers the region’s modern buildings alongside its older monuments.
Le Camber Traditional Music Concert in Sérent
A bombarde and three saxophones share the ensemble at Le Camber’s traditional music concert in Sérent. Guitar, bass and drums complete the line-up, bringing contrasting instrumental colours to the performance. The group comes from the Questembert School of Traditional Music and plays as part of Sérent’s Journées Européennes du Patrimoine programme.
Pardon de Saint-Paul Aurélien
Banners accompany the procession for Pardon de Saint-Paul Aurélien in Saint-Pol-de-Léon. Cathedral worship is followed by a parish gathering with bagad music, crêpes and games for children and adults. An exhibition introduces parish artists through paintings, books and calligraphy, while stands present the community’s different activities and organisations.
Kergoat Heritage Programme: Photography and Art
Pas de vagues, by Marine Penhoët and Mélanie Peduzzi, draws on Berthe Riou’s photographic archives to explore seascapes and Breton women. Keridwen Gilbert examines rural labour and farming through work with farmer Romain Marec. The Kergoat heritage programme also includes Magnolia, an artwork by Andreas Kressig created for the Sonj festival.
Manoir de Kelou Mad Guided Visit
Yves and Marie-Jo Mével built Kelou Mad in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, drawing on the architecture of older Breton manor houses. They lead the guided visit themselves, introducing the building as both its owners and its makers. Kelou Mad is a later interpretation of the manor-house tradition, so the encounter includes the people who built it as well as their finished home.