Discover the art of restoration during a demonstration workshop

Name: Discover the art of restoration during a demonstration workshop
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Espace Les Tours

For the European Heritage Days, the artist in residence will give you explanations on the restoration of old paintings and make you discover his works.

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free of charge. Free admission.

©Frédéric Martin

For the European Heritage Days, the artist in residence will give you explanations on the restoration of old paintings and will make you discover his works.

Types d'événement

Atelier / Démonstration / Savoir-faire

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Espace Les Tours

6 Montée du Château, 30200 La Roque-sur-Cèze

Gard
Occitanie

These two towers were built in the Middle Ages to house the garrison that defended the fort, built between a steep rock, the rampart and the medieval bridge. After the opening of the walls, they became housing or outbuilding of a farm. At the beginning of the 20th century, they were called the Towers of Saint-Etienne, named after their last occupants. Abandoned and in very bad condition, they were bought in 1951 by Jean Palou, who created there his ephemeral «theatre of ruins». After the death of Palou, abandoned again, in ruins, they were bought in 1986 and restored by the association «La Roca». The south tower retains its medieval defence. The north tower houses an important dovecote, rich of 250 boulins, testimony of the village’s grain past. They remain today a cultural place.