TheAbbaye de Maubuisson, at Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône in the Val-D'Oise (95), welcomes you for a day of discoveries and walks, on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2024. Take advantage of the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) to visit this former Cistercian royal abbey founded in 1236. Take part in unusual guided tours, enjoy specially planned workshops and experiments, and watch a historical fencing demonstration!
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A former Cistercian women's abbey (Notre-Dame-La Royale) founded by Blanche de Castille in the 11th century, today we find the barn and part of the carré claustral, i.e. the chapter house, parlour, nuns' room and toilets. The abbey's vaulted rooms are adorned with magnificent stained glass windows and green and yellow glazed terracotta.
Next to the abbey, the 10-hectare park offers visitors archaeological remains and ancient hydraulic structures. Since 2001, this building has been dedicated to the plastic and visual arts, offering installations in keeping with the architecture of the site and its heritage. A beautiful place to discover, or rediscover, on the occasion of this 41st edition of the Journées du Patrimoine. Let's make a note of it in our diaries, folks?
The barn, built in 1240, is located on the outskirts of the Maubuisson estate.
The imposing building, originally divided into three naves, lost its east aisle at the beginning of the 19th century. Thirteenth-century ashlar columns, surmounted by drop-leaf capitals, support a largely original thirteenth-century oak roof frame. On the outside, buttresses reinforce the building. The Abbaye de Maubuisson team is mobilizing for the European Heritage Days to breathe new life into the barn and give you a warm welcome: historical exhibition, documentary films, exhibition archives, reading room, games...
Le Créatif is a cultural and sports association based in L'Isle-Adam, which practices European Historical Martial Arts (or AMHE) and also does historical re-enactment around the medieval period. L'Ordonnance Saint-Michel 1453 is the name used for historical re-enactment events at the end of the Middle Ages, in reference to the grand compagnie d'ordonnance and Saint-Michel, patron saint of France and fencers.
For the European Heritage Days, the association Le Créatif and its French armed corps called "lance" bring the cloister of Maubuisson to life. Various workshops will highlight different aspects of life in the late Middle Ages, including cooking, with a presentation of different foods, utensils and cooking techniques, wool weaving and cord making, weapons and armor used in jousting and warfare, and appropriate martial techniques.
Although a victim of the ravages of time, Maubuisson Abbey remains an exceptional heritage site, halfway between the sobriety of Cistercian architecture and the splendor of a royal necropolis. As the tour winds its way through the estate, taking in the Chapter House, the remains of the former church, the collecting canal and the 13th-century barn, visitors can see for themselves the daily life of the medieval nuns. Discover eight centuries of an unsuspectedly rich history.
An animal from all walks of life and a fascinating figure in many stories, what better way to stroll through the alleys, canals and works of art that make up the park than with a bird? This is what this storytelling tour offers, punctuated by stops to listen and observe.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024
Location
Maubuisson Abbey
Avenue Richard de Tour
95310 Saint Ouen l'Aumone
Prices
Free
Official website
www.valdoise.fr
