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Abbaye de Saint-Riquier - Centre culturel départemental

Place de l'église 80135 SAINT-RIQUIER
  • Somme
  • Hauts-de-France

"Centule l'insolite" - Manuel Conty

Exhibition of photographs on the heritage of the abbey of Saint-Riquier
17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed
© Conseil départemental de la Somme

"Centule, l'insolite" is an exhibition of photographs proposed by Manuel Conty "I return to the wonder of my childhood by now seeking a meaning and suffering less torment from all sides. It is this bond that I try to weave with the photographic tool between me, these places and you, it is simply to share the wonder of the child that is in me." This is the approach of the artist Manuel Conty. After the abbey of Belval, he is in Saint-Riquier with the aim of showing it in a new light, with a virgin gaze, a look far from any preconceived ideas, far from sterile enclaves. To show what he feels, to show what seems to be invisible at first sight, to show that these are places of life where it is possible, whatever our origins or our beliefs, to feel vibrations, that these places are our past, our present and if we take care to make them live, our future.
This exhibition takes place in the old office of the abbot. All these marvels are to be discovered until December 16, 2022.

Types d'événement
Exposition
Thème 2022
No selection
I agree that the image may be freely used, provided that it is attributed to the author by name and shared under the same conditions.
Conditions de participation
Gratuit

About the location

Abbaye de Saint-Riquier - Centre culturel départemental
Place de l'église 80135 SAINT-RIQUIER
  • Somme
  • Hauts-de-France
On the slopes of the Somme Valley stands a majestic abbey of nearly 1400 years of history. It takes its name from an inhabitant of the vicus of Centule (the city with a hundred towers, today called Saint-Riquier) converted to the Christian religion, which evangelized the Ponthieu and was made holy at his death in 645\.
The monastery founded in the seventh century became a royal abbey in 632 by the protection granted to it by King Dagobert I. His importance was such that in 790 Charlemagne placed at his head one of the highest figures of his court, Angilbert, his adviser. Major abbey of the Carolingian world, it is destroyed in 881 by the invasion of the Normans. In total it will suffer of seventeen destructions. The eclectic architecture of the monument testifies to this turbulent past.
During the French Revolution, the old conventual buildings were sold as national property. Initially used as a quarry of stones, they will then receive many assignments, military (hospitals during the t
Tags
Monument historique, Édifice religieux, Musée, salle d'exposition, Lieu de spectacles, sports et loisirs, Espace naturel, parc, jardin
Acceso
Possibility to park on the forecourt of the abbey or in other car parks of the village. Access to the PMR to the site as to the exhibitions.
Vincent Thellier