Behind the scenes of the Departmental Archives - Centre des archives contemporaines

Name: Dans les coulisses des Archives départementales - Centre des archives contemporaines
Start: 2023-09-15T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-15T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Hôtel du département

Inside the Hôtel du Département, enjoy a guided tour of the contemporary archives centre (Departmental Archives, Saint-Jacques site).

Vendredi 15 septembre 2023, 16h00Passé

©Archives départementales de Lot-et-Garonne

Inside the Hôtel du Département, enjoy a guided tour of the contemporary archives centre (Departmental Archives, Saint-Jacques site).
A day to discover the role and profession of archivist and the restoration of archival documents.

Guided tour of the contemporary archives centre
Presentation of the activities of restoration of documents by the restorers of the Archives
Presentation of a mini-exhibition
At 18:30, a heritage aperitif awaits you around the archives and the history of the Hotel du Département.

À propos du lieu

Hôtel du département

1633 avenue du Général Leclerc, 47000 Agen

Lot-et-Garonne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hospital - factory created in 1685 to accommodate and to propose work to the poor people and baggars, then barracks and finally prison before becoming again a hospital. Stone monumental architecture of size. Monumental staircase. Door topped with a front wall(pediment). Park with cedars of Lebanon.