Venues and dates
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La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu
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Fromto
Opening hours
Monday Closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11AM - 5PM Saturday, Sunday 11AM - 7PM -
Welcomed in the exhibition spaces of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie, located at the heart of the Hôtel-Dieu, a heritage site once dedicated to hospitality and care, built in the 15th century and rebuilt according to the plans of Jacques-Germain Soufflot during the 18th century, the artists have conceived works that reflect care and attention to others. They evoke rituals that are sometimes remembered, invented, syncretic, and cross-cultural: rites of healing, incantation, and passage.
For its 17th edition, the Lyon Biennale is taking up
residence for the first time in a former hospital, the
Grand Hôtel-Dieu, a heritage site devoted in days gone
by to hospitality and care. Built in the 12th century,
it was reconstructed in the 18th century to the plans
of Jacques-Germain Soufflot.
In its heritage spaces, such as the Hôpital de la
Charité’s archive room and the apothecary’s shops,
the Biennale is displaying rituals related to the cycles of
living creatures–from birth to death–that echo the site’s
medical and religious history. In conjunction with the
programming of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie
de Lyon, which showcases the cultural, emotional and
environmental aspects of cookery, the Lyon Biennale is
also introducing new conviviality practices through shared
actions and collaborative workshops.
Duration
00:50