Les Capucins
On the edge of the Embrun rock, between Lake Serre-Ponçon and the Hautes-Alpes mountains, Les Capucins produces solo and group exhibitions and supports research and creative residencies. The programme is designed as a network with other art venues and in dialogue with local stakeholders, reflecting the issues facing society. Exhibitions are conceived in situ, produced to suit the location and in line with the history and specific characteristics of a rural and mid-mountain setting.
On the edge of the Embrun rock, between Lake Serre-Ponçon and the Hautes-Alpes mountains, Les Capucins produces solo and group exhibitions and supports research and creative residencies. The programme is designed as a network with other art venues and in dialogue with local stakeholders, reflecting the issues facing society. Exhibitions are conceived in situ, produced to suit the location and in line with the history and specific characteristics of a rural and mid-mountain setting.
Programme
Wild Herb Soup
A tribute to Émilie Carles and her book Une soupe aux herbes sauvages, questioning her legacy and topicality. The Capucins invited artists, craftswomen, and gatherers to take up forms, recipes and traditions to talk about intergeneration and collaboration in rural areas.
Le peuple des Pyjamas au pays des coquillettes
Benoît Piéron invites five artists with whom he shares themes, mediums and intuitions - the question of productivity, a feminist methodology and attention to gender issues, a gentle approach to heartbreaking stories - creating an emotional constellation of friends, sometimes assistants, present, or departed.
Access
Espace Delaroche
05200 Embrun
+33 (0)4 92 44 30 87
lescapucins.org
Spring and fall exhibitions:
Open Wednesday through Saturday, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
and Saturday morning from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Summer Exhibition:
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
and Saturday morning from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Closed on public holidays.
Free access.
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CULTURE & HERITAGE
• Abbaye de Boscodon : a Roman building from the 12th century. (Crots)
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Réal : classified as a historical monument. (Embrun)
• Muséoscope du Lac de Serre-Ponçon : the history of the construction of the dam of Serre-Ponçon and the flooded villages. (Rousset)
WALKS
• Cascade de la Pisse (Le Bourg-d'Oisans)
• Lac de Sainte-Marguerite (Les Orres)
• Lac de Siguret (Embrunais)
• Serre-Ponçon : its dam, its swimming spots, its new city
• Savines-le-Lac
PLACES TO STAY
• Maison Cimes : charming guest rooms. (Les Orres)
• Auberge La Grande Ferme : flats and rooms with views of the Serre-Ponçon valley. (Saint-André-d'Embrun)
PLACES TO EAT & DRINK
• La Buvette : natural wine cellar and bar. (Embrun)
• La Ferme Embrunaise : for the outstanding handmade cold meat. (Embrun)
• La Fabrik à Pain : an excellent bread made from the local and organic flours. (Serre-Ponçon)
