From 11/07/2023
A family affair" exhibition
Exhibition "A family affair", photographic archives and Carnac menhirs.
"Do you have a photograph that shows you or someone in your family in the Alignements de Carnac? We'd love to hear from you! Initially designed to maintain a link with subscribers to the Alignements de Carnac Facebook page during the confinement, the photo-souvenir collection was initiated in March 2020, through the relevant social network.
Maintained until 2022, this "harvest" was particularly abundant: more than 250 photographs were transmitted, dating from 1920 for the oldest, to 2022 for the most recent. But what to do with this treasure trove after sharing one or two snapshots a week on the Alignments page?
The families who took part in the game quickly agreed to the principle of an exhibition at the Maison des Mégalithes in Carnac.
Enriched by focus articles written by contributors Dominique Sellier, Olivier Agogué, François de l'R and Jarne Da Silva, the exhibition "A Family Affair" tackles subjects as diverse as the history of photography, traditional Breton costume and the fragility of archaeological sites. All of which testify to the unsuspected richness of "souvenir photography" as a source of information on the very identity of megalithic monuments and their history. To this end, further work is underway to study and promote this inexhaustible popular iconography. A "family story" to follow!
At the Maison des mégalithes.
Free access.
Until June 2025.
"Do you have a photograph that shows you or someone in your family in the Alignements de Carnac? We'd love to hear from you! Initially designed to maintain a link with subscribers to the Alignements de Carnac Facebook page during the confinement, the photo-souvenir collection was initiated in March 2020, through the relevant social network.
Maintained until 2022, this "harvest" was particularly abundant: more than 250 photographs were transmitted, dating from 1920 for the oldest, to 2022 for the most recent. But what to do with this treasure trove after sharing one or two snapshots a week on the Alignments page?
The families who took part in the game quickly agreed to the principle of an exhibition at the Maison des Mégalithes in Carnac.
Enriched by focus articles written by contributors Dominique Sellier, Olivier Agogué, François de l'R and Jarne Da Silva, the exhibition "A Family Affair" tackles subjects as diverse as the history of photography, traditional Breton costume and the fragility of archaeological sites. All of which testify to the unsuspected richness of "souvenir photography" as a source of information on the very identity of megalithic monuments and their history. To this end, further work is underway to study and promote this inexhaustible popular iconography. A "family story" to follow!
At the Maison des mégalithes.
Free access.
Until June 2025.
Opening times
From 11/07/2023 to 01/06/2025
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Maison des mégalithes Route des Alignements
56340 Carnac
56340 Carnac
Input
Free
Spoken languages
French