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The Médiathèque of Nevers presents, from June 6 2019 to January 4 2020, the exhibition Herbal memories which invites visitors to discrover the full richness of herbariums heritage.   Through the pages of those herbariums (in glass cases or on screens to preserve herbariums), the oldest of which dates back to 1754, visitors will discover […]

Located in the Petite Champagne, in the heart of the Cognac “appellation d’origine contrôlée” area, the Atelier du Foudrier has inherited a long craft tradition that goes back to the mid 19th century. Craftsmen from the workshop transmitted and received for nearly 170 years – the first cooperage was founded in 1850 in Alsace by […]

Former ducal forests of Montenoison, Bois Borne and Bois Beutrait once depended on the Châtellenie of Montenoison, belonging to the Counts then to the Dukes of Nevers for centuries. Those forests are now private forests.   The Atlas indicates that forests from the châtellenies of Montenoison, Champallement and Mont-Reuillon were grouped to form a single […]

Twelve artists have been invited to Chaumont-sur-Loire for this new Art and Nature season, over which dream and poetry are set to reign supreme. Among those artists, the wood sculptor Christian Renonciat has become a master in the art of sublimating materials. After studying philosophy in the Sorbonne, Christian Renonciat learns wooden crafts in an […]

Use of living plants in construction has developed over the 20th century and picked up considerably for several years with architects and designers.

Saulois forest once depended on the Châtellenie of Montceaux-le-Comte part of the Duchy of Nevers since the 17th century. This former ducal forest, located on the Marigny-sur-Yonne municipality, is now divided between private and public ownership.

Bellefaye forest once depended on the Chatellenie of Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis belonging to the Dukes of Nevers since the 16th century.

Bois aux Merles once depended on the Chatellenie of Nevers. This forest, located on Sauvigny-les-Bois municipality, is now a private forest except the septentrional part of the forest massif (cut n° 1) which is part of the Amognes national forest.

The Mathurin Méheut Museum (Côtes d’Armor) presents, from April 6, 2019 to January 4, 2020, a thematic exhibition on the undergrowth and forest studies the naturalist painter realized for the french publisher Albert Lévy.

It’s not a coincidence that Groupe Charlois has ordered Sève (Sap) from La Cabane Perchée®. This œuvre d’art, symbolizing the tree and its nutrient fluid, enhances the “land art” promenade currently being created in the heart of the Bertranges, as a tribute to the forest and to the crafts with strong know-how associated.