Free visit of the exhibition “Samouraï. Myth, worship and culture” and game booklet available Abbaye des Prémontrés, 18 September 2022, Pont-à-Mousson.
Free visit of the exhibition “Samouraï. Myth, worship and culture” and game booklet available Sunday 18 September, 10 a.m. Abbaye des Prémontrés
Free. FREE ENTRANCE.
Discover an exhibition dedicated to the samurai and their art of living through nearly 250 exceptional pieces ranging from the Kamakura period (1185-1333) to the advent of the Meiji period (1868).
Abbaye des Prémontrés 9 rue Saint-Martin, 54700 Pont-à-Mousson Pont-à-Mousson 54700 Meurthe-et-Moselle Grand Est 2 free car parks in front and behind the monument, close to the city center and Pont-à-Mousson station. Accessible from the A31.
03 83 81 10 32 The Abbaye des Prémontrés, an 18th century historical monument, is considered one of the finest examples of monastic architecture in Lorraine. Built from 1705 to 1735, the abbey has a long and eventful history. Formerly a monastery of the canons of the Premonstratensian order until the French Revolution, then a minor diocesan seminary in the 19th century, it became a civil hospital in 1912, then a military hospital during the two World Wars. In September 1944, the building was heavily damaged by bombing and left in ruins for nearly 20 years. Thanks to the commitment of a few fervent defenders of the heritage, the monument was saved from destruction and completely restored at the end of the 1950s. The only part that was not affected, the choir, was the subject of a major restoration project from 2014 to 2019, bringing a sumptuous Baroque decor back to life. Since 1964, the Abbey has been entirely managed by an Association under the 1901 law (non-profit) which breathes new life into it by transforming it into a Cultural Centre, now visited by nearly 90,000 visitors a year. Throughout the year, the Abbaye des Prémontrés presents a rich and varied cultural program combining art exhibitions, theatre, conferences, thematic events and gastronomic encounters.
Discover an exhibition dedicated to the samurai and their art of living through nearly 250 exceptional pieces ranging from the Kamakura period (1185-1333) to the advent of the Meiji period (1868).
The course of the exhibition “Samouraï. Myth, worship and culture” will lead you to discover the origins of the samurai and the evolution of their condition throughout Japanese history.
An extremely rich panorama of works related to traditional equipment, spirituality and the practice of the arts will take you on the journey of these samurai, from accomplished warriors on the battlefields to intellectual elite at the beginning of the 17th century until to their disappearance in 1877.
Start and end dates and times (year – month – day – hour):
2022-09-18T10:00:00+02:00
2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
©ARTGE – Pierre Defontaine