L'Artothèque, Espaces d'art contemporain
Impasse Duc Rollon,14000 Caen
A heritage building at the service of today’s art Built in the 14th century to welcome guests of the Abbaye-aux-Hommes, the Ducal Palace served in the 17th century as a stable and granary.
After the Revolution, the army used it as a food store before the École Normale d'Instituteurs was established there in 1862\. Work was then undertaken, by the architect Guy, especially on the facade of the building.
In 1886, the École Normale d'Instituteurs was replaced by the École des Institutrices, the boys having joined their new establishment on Caponnière Street.
On May 2, 1927, the Ducal Palace was inscribed as a Historic Monument. If during the Battle of Caen, the building escapes the bombs it receives a few shells, whose traces can still be seen on the wall of the chapel, and which make some victims among the normalians. The École Normale left in the 1960s.
On October 16, 1975, the City acquired the Ducal Palace, from which it restored the ground floor room to accommodate receptions and exh
Tags
Lieu de culture, spectacles, sports et loisirs & Édifice religieux
Accès
Nearest bus stop Place des anciens boucheries, L'Artothèque de Caen offers parking. All spaces are accessible via an elevator.
© Antoine Cardi
