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Season 2011

Translation : Célia Neves

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

"Chronicles of an Abbey int he Middle Ages, to cure the soul and the body"

March 7 - November 11

NEW Discovery tour
Discovery tour of the Abbot's abode (XVth to XVIIIth century)
First Sunday of each month from April to October from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS :

"Cloister gardens, Princes' gardens... when fragrances produced a cure"

March 7 - November 11

Fourth centenary of the « Eau de Mélisse des Carmes-Boyer" 1611-2011

For the 4th centenary of the « Eau de Mélisse des Carmes-Boyer, the Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye Museum and the Beauvoir-en-Royans Carmelite Convent present A garden of youth and Looking for the water of youth, two olfactory tours linked to the exhibition "Cloister gardens, Princes' gardens...

April 24-November 11

IN ADDITION TO THE 4TH CENTENARY

The labyrinth of perfumes

Sound effects, lights and a fantastic tale involve the visitor in the scented history of the XVIIth century between Paris and Grasse... between Beauvoir-en-Royans and Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye... two sites and two places, with the province of Auvergne
- where Melissa is still picked - as a backdrop. A night peregrination, an olfactory journey, a discovery of our heritage.

Created by Alain Carré

First part : Thursday in the Beauvoir-en-Royans Carmelite Convent
July 7 and 21 - August 18 and 25 at 9:30 p.m.
Second part : Saturday in Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye
July 9 and 23 - August 20 and 27 at 9:30 p.m.

CONCERTS :

"Musiques au coeur des musées" : concerts are given on Sunday afternoons in partnership with the National Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMD) in Lyon and the Department of Artistic Activities / Culture and Socialization of the Conseil Général de l'Isère.

Sunday, April 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 10 at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m.

WEEK-END AT THE MUSEUM / TELERAMA FESTIVAL

Le Cœur d'amour épris
By Sylvie Delom and Eliane Brocca-Astori
Inspired from the richly illuminated original manuscript (Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms français 24399), the scenic account is punctuated with songs and musics from the medieval repertory.

Sunday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Seven last words of Christ on the cross / Seven mutterings and other breaths
CREATION
By the Elysée Quatuor and the Myriam Naisy Company
Walking through the abbey church, Myriam Naisy imagines with the Elysée Quatuor, a journey inspired by the Way of the Cross to evoke with humility the vastness of life, to the music of Haydn.

Friday, April 22 at 9:00 p.m.

NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

DD and time treasures
By Eric Alfieri
In reference to the treasure of Saint-Antoine Abbey, Eric Alfieri's choreography links up time and space through a dancing performance.

Light on the Treasury
By lanternlight, an original discovery of the Abbey church and its Treasure, with the "Amis de l'Abbatiale" Association.

Saturday, May 14, at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

MUSEUM FESTIVALS IN ISERE

IN ADDITION TO THE « DE NORD EN SUD» BIENNIAL

MIRAJ
A show inspired by the gnawa trance and its materials with the purpose of generating a contemporary language, a fusion of body, sound and light effects leaving space for improvisation.

Saturday, June 11 at 9:30 p.m.

IN ADDITION TO THE "TEXTES EN L'AIR" CONTEMPORARY THEATRE FESTIVAL

The « La Lune dans les pieds » Association and the « Textes en l'Air » festival present :
Don't stay too long in the rain...
Oral tradition
By and with Richard Bohringer

Friday, July 29 at 9:45 p.m.

IN ADDITION TO THE "SAINT-ANTOINE EN MOYEN AGE" FESTIVAL

The Tornals "Vox Dei Ensemble"
Spiritual path through the Middle Ages

Saturday, August 6 at 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 7 at 8:30 p.m.

RENDEZ-VOUS IN THE GARDENS

Thematic workshops

A discovery of the history of the "Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer", its plants and fragrances.
Sunday, May 15 (Museum festivals in Isère) from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 4 and Sunday 5 (Rendez-vous in the Gardens) from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS

Saint Francis of Assisi
CREATION
With Alain Carré and François-René Duchâble

Saturday, September 17 at 8:30 p.m.

Thematic guided tours
of the historic site
Sunday, September 18 at 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Thematic workshops
The hidden treasures of the Abbey : a workshop dedicated to the discovery and the history of the site concentrating on the architectural and decorative motifs of the abbey church.

Sunday, September 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.