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.
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