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Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 10h00Passé
Septembre 2023
Samedi 16
10:00 - 18:00

Hôtel Euverte-Hatte - Centre Charles-Péguy

11 rue du Tabour 45000 Orléans
  • Loiret
  • Centre-Val de Loire

Exhibition "Taming the Loire? The Gaze of the Engineer Paul Guillon (1842–1909)"

This exhibition revisits the issues surrounding the Loire in the second half of the 19th century: floods, dreams of improving the river’s seaworthiness, water diversion projects…
Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 10h00Passé
© Médiathèques d'Orléans

This exhibition looks back on the issues surrounding the Loire in the second half of the 19th century: floods, dreams of improving the navigability of the river, projects to divert water from the Loiret… seen through the collection of Paul Guillon, Orleans engineer of Ponts et Chaussées and member of the Loire Special Service. With thousands of pages of archives and a library of more than 500 volumes, this collection, bequeathed in 1909 to the Orléans Media Library, is a valuable testimony to the river and its development.

Types d'événement
Exposition
Thèmes 2023
Aucune sélection
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

À propos du lieu

Hôtel Euverte-Hatte - Centre Charles-Péguy
11 rue du Tabour 45000 Orléans
  • Loiret
  • Centre-Val de Loire
Behind this facade homogeneous Renaissance was commanded(ordered) by the trade rich man Euverte Hatte in 1524, two distinct houses separated by a long corridor(lane) are, till the beginning of the XXth century. The sobriety on the road side cuts with the architectural and ornamental wealth of the courtyard. Since 1964, the building(ship) shelters the Centre Charles Péguy.
Tags
Musée, salle d'exposition, Monument historique, Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO & Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire
Ville d'Orléans