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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
September 2022
Saturday 17
09:00 - 22:00
Sunday 18
09:00 - 22:00

Cour carrée de la Dentelle d'Alençon

Cour carrée, 61000 Alençon
  • Orne
  • Normandie

Exhibition: Oh it flows from source! Heritage infiltrates

According to the law of 30 January 1992, water is the nation’s «common heritage» and at the heart of sustainable development, discover a complex history of daily water in Alençon since the 19th centur
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Zacharie Pacey, Archives municipales Alençon

This exhibition recounts the practices and the work undertaken in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to supply the city with drinking water: wells and fountains, catchment sources, underground reservoirs, water towers, heritage felt as unsightly and hidden become industrial heritage and labeled, water factory... It tells the evolution of the discharge of wastewater into rivers; from sewers to the construction of the treatment plant…. It questions the accessibility to water, the profits from its exploitation, pollution, its power relationship with the development of activities and recreation and questions the way of living in harmony with it. It also tells the story of how much it took to transform our relationships with water, body and hygiene throughout the history of popular baths. A multidimensional story that the archives service offers you to discover.

Types d'événement
Exposition
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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About the location

Cour carrée de la Dentelle d'Alençon
Cour carrée, 61000 Alençon
  • Orne
  • Normandie
Tags
Espace naturel, parc, jardin
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