JEP : Patrimoine de la photographie

Discovery of an exceptional photographic collection recently unearthed: nearly 1,500 glass plates taken in the 1920s and 1930s by the photographer Eugène Léon.

Portraits of families, children, newlyweds, scenes from everyday life, celebrations and major local events …

These images offer a rare and moving insight into life in our region nearly a century ago. The result of research carried out by Hervé Maubian, a teacher, this collection will be exhibited at several venues across the town.
A wonderful opportunity to discover our heritage, combining memory, cultural transmission and new technologies, with workshops at the multimedia centre, as part of a special focus celebrating the 200th anniversary of the invention of photography.

Programme:
- Saturday 19 September at 11.00 am.
A talk and presentation of the project by Hervé Maubian.
Multimedia Centre – Xavier-Grall Library.
- Saturday 19 September from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Launch of a participatory initiative aimed at tracing the descendants of the people identified in the photographs.
Multimedia Centre – Xavier-Grall Library.
- Saturday 19 September at 2.00 pm.
Meet-and-greet and book signing with Jean Bothorel to mark the publication of a new volume by Éditions Bouquins dedicated to Xavier Grall. In partnership with the Mots d’ici et d’ailleurs bookshop.
- Saturday 19 September at 5.30 pm.
Performance by Baskoür – Cie L’ivresse du singe – a travelling musical cabaret.
At Kréac’h Kélenn Park.

- Sunday 20 September at 11.00 am.
Heritage walk led by Hervé Maubian, visiting the various venues where the photographs are on display.
Venue: Xavier-Grall Library, Square Loussot, Kréac’h Kélenn Park, Lapic Valley and Place Xavier-Grall.
Meet at the library.

Events open to all, no booking required.