Installed in a 14th century house, known as “Charles IX”, this museum traces the history of the Couleuvre art porcelain factory founded in 1789. The number and diversity of its exhibited pieces (200,000 molds and more than 6,000 original models) offer a visit to the history of French decorative arts and the richness of the decorations, characteristic of Couleuvre porcelain.
Housed in a magnificent Renaissance pavilion testifying to the power of the Dukes of Bourbon, the Anne-de-Beaujeu museum presents numerous art and archeology collections. Between Gallo-Roman figurines in white earth, medieval sculptures, collections of 19th century paintings, the Bourbonnais reveals its entire history.
To complete this immersion in the Art of Bourbonnais, a visit to Maison Mantin is an essential stop. This residence built to order of Louis Mantin, a wealthy 19th century bourgeois, has a rich decor of gilded leathers, Aubusson tapestries, old stained glass windows accompanied by a large collection of objects bearing the image of its owner.
The Children’s Illustration Museum offers an immersion in the world of book illustration and more particularly children’s books from the 19th century to the present day. Its large collection of original illustrations (nearly 4,500 pieces from more than thirty illustrators) makes it an exceptional place. The route allows you to discover the history of illustration and creative techniques, supplemented by temporary exhibitions.
PROGRAMMING 2024
Artist workshops
- July 6, at 2:30 p.m., with Laura Bellini: Cubentin
- July 16 with Philippe Morlot: Pop-up workshop
- July 17 with Antonia Neyrins
- July 31, at 3 p.m., with Nathalie Novi: Workshop “The human being is a garden”
- August 10, at 3 p.m. with Jennifer Dalrymple: “The rules of the art” workshop
- August 28, at 2:30 p.m. with Alan Mets: “Draw a character with Alan Mets” workshop
This museum presents works by Josette Bournet, painter and ceramist born in Vichy in 1905 and died in Nice in 1962. Portraits, seascapes, still lifes, religious works and ceramics, numerous collection pieces are exhibited each year to illustrate the work of this artist in connection with the other artists of her time.
PROGRAMMING 2024
In June :
Sunday June 9 at 4 p.m. // Tribute to Josette Bournet daughter (1924-2003)
On the occasion of the inauguration of an exhibition of a selection of her pastels, drawings and sculptures (see above), Agnès and Clément Leca will evoke the life of Josette Bournet’s daughter, who was also a creator, and will give reading some of his texts. Free participation. Reservation
In July and August :
Sunday July 14 at 5 p.m. // Theater: Le Révizor
Adaptation by the Théâtre Atelier Bûle of the most famous play in the Russian repertoire: The Revizor by Nicolas Gogol, a 19th century satirical comedy, reflection on human nature and social criticism.
A small town in Russia is in uproar at the news of the incognito visit of an inspector general – a revizor – sent to investigate the abuses of the municipal administration, where corruption is the rule. The misunderstandings follow one another when a young forgetful person is mistaken for the inspector, forcing everyone to reveal their worst vices and faults. This piece is a wonderful demonstration of how fear makes us mistake bladders for lanterns.
Free participation. Reservation
Sunday August 25 at 5 p.m. // Reading : James Joyce
Dramatized readings of works by James Joyce by members of the James Joyce Museum in Saint-Gérand-le-Puy. Free participation. Reservation.
In September :
Saturday September 21 at 6 p.m. // Conference: Adrienne Monnier
To be a bookseller is to be a conduit, to have a role with authors and readers, to be the interface between the miraculous object that is the book and the knowledge it transmits, thought. It also means ensuring the link between the present and the past.
Her name is hardly known and yet at a time when women could not access certain professions, Adrienne Monnier had a dream: to become a bookseller. From 1915 to 1951, she nobly accomplished this task in a bookstore located on rue de l’Odéon. A place whose name alone sums up a true passion: “The House of Friends of Books” which will become the meeting place for All Paris literary. She will say “I opened my bookstore for the love of books, I had an extraordinary appetite for culture, I would have wanted to read everything that has been written in the world”.
Josette and Daniel Strubbe present to us this astonishing and eternal bookseller, with readings by Florine and Richard Jaillet. Free participation. Reservation.
In October :
Sunday October 6 at 4 p.m. // Presentation of the life of Jesus, with texts, songs and paintings
Extracts from the Gospels; paintings by Clément Leca; songs Marie-Elisabeth Leca; music Siméon Leca. Possibility of debate after the show. Free participation. Reservation.
Museum installed in a former 19th century thermal establishment. Fine Arts, photography, sacred art, ethnography, music, contemporary creation: the Museum of African and Asian Arts illustrates the artistic diversity of the civilizations of Africa and Asia but also of Oceania and America. Every year, temporary exhibitions tell the story of the world of yesterday and today and offer a cultural journey across borders.