Exhibition "Libre" Antoine Boureau

Name: Exposición "Libre" Antoine Boureau
Start: 2022-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison des Échevins

Antoine Boureau, photographer-reporter introduces visitors to the House of Aldermen Julia, Nastia, Anastasia, Shuta, Kae, Brandys... children of the world met in 2022, in a free-play situation.

16 - 18 septiembre 2022Passed

The House of Aldermen, the oldest City Hall of Cluny, now dedicated to Culture and the promotion of Peace this year welcomes Antoine Boureau, photographer-reporter back from a round the world tour.
An original hanging in this "Old French House" of the 18th century transports us to the discovery of children evolving today in various environments and cultures, beaches of fine sand, to the ice of Lake Baikal through the buildings of Tokyo or the Siberian forest, all in a "free-play" situation.
The exhibition is open to all, children and school students... it is extended by the photographic Iivre Libre (May 2022) accompanied by interviews by Estelle Levresse with Arno Stern, Odile Périno, Pascal Minotte and Sophie Marinopoulos.

About the location

Maison des Échevins

22 rue de la Barre, 71250 Cluny

Saône-et-Loire
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The small history of the Aldermen’s house begins in 1450, when 3 inhabitants of Cluny contribute to buy a house opposite the church of Blessed Saint Mary of the Panels (Church of Our Lady). This house (perhaps the House of Dragons...) had an ideal central location to make it the Common House, and according to the terms used, to keep the archives, lay down arms and make brotherhood there; the act of sale is dated 20/2/1451\. But this acquisition of independence did not suit the abbots of the time: Abbé Eude de la Perrière, then Abbé Jean de Bourbon, took this initiative as a counter-power and brought proceedings. The aldermen are obliged to sell this house and must store their weapons elsewhere. It was not until 1619 that the abbey’s opposition was lifted and that the Town Hall moved into this house at no. 22\. The Aldermen represent the corporations of Cluny, each trade proposes representatives (about forty) the sessions are presided by a monk of the abbey, who controls what happens th