Free visit of the Abbé Pierre centre - Emmaus, place of memory of Abbé Pierre
Abbé Pierre’s place of memory is a vast exhibition space rich in videos, photos and personal objects, presenting in a modern way the life, the message and the work of one who was the favorite personality of the French for many years. The scenographic journey tells the life of a man with an exceptional destiny: monk, resistant, deputy, international peace activist, builder of housing for the most deprived, creator of the Emmaus Movement... Located in the house where he lived from 1964, the Place of Memory invites you to enter the intimacy of Abbé Pierre by discovering his room, his office and his workshop, as well as the chapel where he loved to meditate. You will also discover the news of his fight in France and around the world, at the service of the disadvantaged.