Discovery of the Western massif

Name: Découverte du massif occidental
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Collégiale Saint-Mexme

Discover the nave and the narthex of the collegiate church, with the surprising wooden theatre, medieval paintings and stained glass windows after Olivier Debré.

16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé

Découverte de la partie occidentale de la collégiale, sculpture du 11e siècle, fresques 12e-15e siècle, vitraux contemporains.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thèmes 2023

Aucune sélection

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

À propos du lieu

Collégiale Saint-Mexme

Place Saint-Mexme 37500 Chinon

Indre-et-Loire
Centre-Val de Loire

Collegiate Saint-Mexme was the most important religious building of Chinon. Partly ruined after Revolution, she(it) escapes destruction thanks to her(its) reuse in school. After 20 working years of restoration(catering), the collegiate became a cultural centre. The nave of the year 1000 contains a small wooden theatre which receives numerous shows in the summer season. The narthex keeps(preserves) wall paintings(paints) of the XIIth, XIIIth and XVth century. Stained-glass windows according to Olivier Debré, in uncluttered forms, open since the inside of the collegiate of unpublished prospects(perspectives) on landscape.