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Exhibition “La Loire dessus dessous. Archéologie d'un fleuve”

Exhibition “La Loire dessus dessous. Archéologie d'un fleuve”

Published on 21 September 2010 - Updated 22 December 2010
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The Loire Museum in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (Nièvre) and Loire Marine Museum in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (Loiret), both accredited as a “Musée de France”, have teamed up with the regional archaeology departments of Burgundy, Centre and Pays de la Loire to put on an exceptional inter-regional exhibition covering the whole of the Loire basin.

This exhibition and the accompanying publication (160 pages, 18 euros) will reveal to the public:

The wealth of engulfed sites,
Subaquatic archaeology,
The methods and techniques of archaeological divers.

Captivated by the original displays, visitors will plunge into the heart of the river among the vestiges below: foundations of bridges built by the Roman legions, monoxylous canoes and barges from the Middle Ages, shipwrecks... so many stories glimpsed during dredging, a lucky find or an excavation site.

Dates for the diary

From 18 ^th September to 24 ^th December

Exhibition at the Loire Museum in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.

Designed to be moved around, the exhibition will be put on display in other museums of the Pays-de-la-Loire and Auvergne regions.

An array of activities will be organised in connection with the exhibition, including:

Monday 11 ^th October 2010 at 2.30 p.m.

Lecture on Archaeological research in the Loire

at the Loire Museum in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.

Given by Virginie Serna, heritage curator at the regional archaeological department of the Centre Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs (DRAC).

A multi-partner project

This event has successfully brought together the main cultural stakeholders of the Loire basin to promote this rich subaquatic cultural heritage:

The French Ministry of Culture and Communication - Directorate-General of Heritage and Regional Directorates for Cultural Affairs of Burgundy, Centre and Pays de la Loire
Établissement Public Loire
National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap)
Directorate of Subaquatic and Submarine Archaeological Research (Drassm)
Regional Councils of Burgundy and Centre
County Councils of La Nièvre and Le Loiret