In 2020, the fortuitous rediscovery of a photographic collection revealed a poignant testimony to the intimate sphere of Vimoutiers between the wars. For almost 70 years, a capsule of this memory was preserved in the attic of a house that had survived the bombardments unscathed. These 4,000 photographs are a rare record of the town of Orléans, 80% of which was destroyed in 1944, and the lives of its inhabitants.
The photographers who worked in this studio - Ledanois, Maçon and Savoie - were witnesses to the times, depicting the events that punctuated social life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The exhibition will present a selection of photos, set against current photographic practice, to encourage reflection on the ritualization of the practice over time, and on changes in the spaces in which people lived.
The exhibition was conceived by students in the Heritage Masters program at the Université de Caen-Normandie, in partnership with the Archives départementales de l'Orne and the Société historique de Vimoutiers.
Prior registration required: 02 33 81 23 00
The photographers who worked in this studio - Ledanois, Maçon and Savoie - were witnesses to the times, depicting the events that punctuated social life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The exhibition will present a selection of photos, set against current photographic practice, to encourage reflection on the ritualization of the practice over time, and on changes in the spaces in which people lived.
The exhibition was conceived by students in the Heritage Masters program at the Université de Caen-Normandie, in partnership with the Archives départementales de l'Orne and the Société historique de Vimoutiers.
Prior registration required: 02 33 81 23 00
