The medieval bestiary

Name: The medieval bestiary
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

A workshop for children to explore the fantastic bestiary

Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:30Passed

Franck Betermin, Ville de Quimperlé

Carved in stone or wood, many creatures adorn this church. Dragons, bats, beasts or pigs, they all had a meaning in the Middle Ages. Come explore this bestiary and then make room for your creativity to realize your own creatures.

Types d'événement

Animation Jeune public

Thème 2022

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Place Saint Michel, 29300, Quimperlé

Finistère
Bretagne

Church begun in the 13th century, which the chorus(choir), the lateral halls as well as the tower date the 15th century. The nave keeps(preserves) its primitive(initial) arrangement(disposal). The southern hall is wallpapered inside adorned niches. The north hall is divided by two twin arcades pressed on a pillar which supports a stoup and that crowns a canopy. The tympanum of the big(great) arcade is sculpted of badges and the gâble adorned with crossettes. The south and north halls are topped with an accessible(approachable) room(chamber) by a lateral staircase. The church keeps(preserves) the most old(former) sand pits sculpted by Brittany (1430)