European Heritage Days at the abbey

A historical discovery at the Cluny Museum of Art and Archaeology
"Cluny, the King's abbots - the commendatory abbots of Cluny Abbey (1456-1790)".

The exhibition brings together a selection of works, many of them previously unseen, representing the work of these great abbots: painted and engraved portraits, furniture, books, seals, architectural elements, etc. from public and private Cluny collections, as well as from major institutions (museums in Le Puy-en-Velay, Château d'Aulteribe, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musée national du Moyen Âge, Lyon Cathedral, etc.).

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In the footsteps of the Swiss Cluniac abbeys in the Cellier de l'abbaye
"Cluny #Tous connectés "

To coincide with the application of "Cluny and the Cluniac sites" for UNESCO World Heritage status, this exhibition of panels gives you the keys to understanding how the Cluniac network has functioned since its origins.

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The CNRS and Lyon 2 University excavation site is continuing its final year of exploration of the abbey's large cloister, in search of the foundations of Cluny's second abbey church. Take advantage of these open days to meet the archaeologists working on the site.

"Everyone on site !" 
Introductory archaeological dig workshops for children

Take part in an introduction to archaeology through a recreation of an excavation site. Learn how to use the archaeologist's tools and techniques, and interpret the remains unearthed.

In the cloister of the abbey / at 2pm and 4pm / for children aged 8 and over / free / free admission, without reservation / please arrive at the stand no later than 10 minutes before the start of the workshop / 12 places available per session / by the Collectif Specimen(s).

Created by Cluny abbot Hugues de Semur, and isolated from the intense life of Cluny Abbey, the priory of Berzé-la-Ville received distinguished guests... Its decorations are a masterpiece of 12th-century mural painting and the only surviving example of Cluny monumental painting (9:15/12:15-14:15/17:00) ! 

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