Exhibition: the challenges of water and the history of gardens

The Société de Géographie de Rochefort is presenting a double exhibition on converging themes:
- the challenges of water in all its forms (drinking water, sanitation, risks of flooding)
- the history of gardens from the end of the 19th century to the present day.
The exhibition can be viewed at the Chapelle de la Vieille-Paroisse every Wednesday afternoon. It will remain on display until spring 2025. Admission is free.
The long-out-of-print brochure on the History of Water, published in 2012, has been re-edited, revised and, above all, supplemented by a long section analysing the challenges of water today and tomorrow.
‘The theme of gardens has a particular resonance today, at a time when ecology, global warming and food are becoming major concerns for the future of the planet and humanity. The panels analyse the variety of gardens, their creation, evolution, disappearance and change of use, highlighting gardens for food and the issues they have always represented’. Alain Dalançon, exhibition curator

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