Guided tours of the former prison - Guingamp

Name: Guided tours of the former prison - Guingamp
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Centre d'art GwinZegal

The restored prison houses the Art Centre of National Interest, GwinZegal and the National Institute of Higher Arts and Cultural Education.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Jérôme Sother

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thème 2022

Patrimoine durable

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Centre d'art GwinZegal

4 rue Auguste Pavie, 22200 Guingamp

Côtes-d'Armor
Bretagne

Guingamp Prison is one of the first single-cell prisons in France. Inaugurated in 1841, it was born out of the desire of Charles Lucas, inspector general of prisons and Louis Lorin, architect, to apply the rational and humanist theories of confinement. The cells are arranged around a central courtyard surrounded by a passageway supported by columns. This provision allows for traffic and surveillance from the guard’s box. Peripheral courtyards and a double wall complete this original architectural ensemble. The prison was in operation until 1934\. Abandoned in 1951, it has been owned by the city since 1992 and classified as a Historical Monument in 1997.