Guided tour of a humanist college of the sixteenth century

Name: Guided tour of a humanist college of the sixteenth century
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Collège Gilles de Trèves

Come discover (or rediscover) the one that was described as «the most beautiful house in France» by Montaigne in 1580!

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance. Information by phone or mail.

Registration

03 29 79 51 40 patrimoine@barleduc.fr

A guide-speaker will tell you the story of its foundation and the transformation of the monument over the centuries. You can enter the garden, usually closed to the public.

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thème 2022

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Collège Gilles de Trèves

2 Rue Gilles de Trèves, 55000 Bar-le-Duc

Meuse
Grand Est

Built by the dean of the collegiate church of Saint-Maxe, the architecture of the building is typical of the Lorraine style of the sixteenth century, influenced by the art and techniques of the Renaissance. In order to open a quality education to the young people of Barrois, Gilles de Trèves, decides to finance the construction of a middle-slope college between the Ville Haute and the Bourg. The Jesuits ran the establishment from 1617 to 1762, when their order was dissolved. A high school and then a girls' school in the 19th century, the building was a teaching place until 2002\. It has since undergone major restoration.