Fascinating restoration of ancient statues: a guided tour with Caroline Botbol and César Foucray

Name: Fascinating restoration of ancient statues: a guided tour with Caroline Botbol and César Foucray
Start: 2023-09-16T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Musée Auguste Jacquet

Saturday 16 September 2023, 11:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

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Come discover the fascinating restoration of the ancient statues of the mausoleum of the island of the Count of Beaucaire, during a guided tour presented by Caroline Botbol of the workshop La Pierre au Carré in Arles, and César Foucray, talented ironworker and base of the César workshop in Fourques.

About the location

Musée Auguste Jacquet

8 montée du château, 30300 Beaucaire

Gard
Occitanie

The museum is housed in the listed gardens of the castle, residence of the counts of Toulouse. It occupies the buildings of a convent built around 1870\. Open to the public since 1985, the museum offers a thematic tour.
* La pierre de Beaucaire The book of the Confrérie de Saint-Marc and a sampling of the tools used by the last quarry illustrate the history of the quarries of «pierre de Beaucaire».
* La Foire de la Madeleine Posters and prints (17th to 20th century), models, recall the splendour of the famous Beaucaire fair.
* Words and colours of the Félibrige Fichus d'indienne, jewellery of Arlésiennes, furniture, manuscripts of local félibres in Provençal dialect, testify to the attachment of the Gard city to Provençal traditions.
* An archaeological museum The pre-Roman period is illustrated by the discoveries made in the Gallic necropolis; the importance of the Gallo-Roman city, a road relay on the domitian road, is highlighted by the dedication to Titus Carisius: Praetor