Reservations required on 03 85 93 15 98 (places are limited).
Tickets should be collected from the Espace Patrimoine.
Tickets should be collected from the Espace Patrimoine.
Make the most of your lunch break to take a 1-hour tour of one of Chalon's heritage sites!
Saint-Vincent's cathedral boasts one of the finest collections of Romanesque capitals in the whole of Burgundy, a region renowned throughout the West for its Romanesque sculptures. But what is Romanesque art? And more specifically, Romanesque sculpture? How is Burgundian Romanesque different from Auvergne Romanesque or Norman Romanesque? And within Burgundy, is sculpture the same in Cluny, Autun or Dijon? How does Romanesque sculpture differ from Gothic sculpture?
Finally, what is the story behind the capital of Abel and Cain, the fine moulding of which is currently on display in the Heritage Centre? Afterwards, you can contemplate it in its context at the cathedral.
Reservations required on 03 85 93 15 98 (places are limited).
It is advisable to collect your ticket from the Espace Patrimoine.
Saint-Vincent's cathedral boasts one of the finest collections of Romanesque capitals in the whole of Burgundy, a region renowned throughout the West for its Romanesque sculptures. But what is Romanesque art? And more specifically, Romanesque sculpture? How is Burgundian Romanesque different from Auvergne Romanesque or Norman Romanesque? And within Burgundy, is sculpture the same in Cluny, Autun or Dijon? How does Romanesque sculpture differ from Gothic sculpture?
Finally, what is the story behind the capital of Abel and Cain, the fine moulding of which is currently on display in the Heritage Centre? Afterwards, you can contemplate it in its context at the cathedral.
Reservations required on 03 85 93 15 98 (places are limited).
It is advisable to collect your ticket from the Espace Patrimoine.
