Bourges Décape Jacques Coeur – La Tribune de l’art

We learned by the mayor of the city of Bourges. Similarly, Yann Galut himself, very proud, on his Facebook account (ill. Meanwhile, 1). Furthermore, that « The statue of Jacques Coeur finds its chandelier “, That this” Very nice statue required delicate cleaning “, And that it was now” done Thanks to his agents. Furthermore, He added that ” procedures [d’entretien du patrimoine] can be long due to the classification […] downtown ».

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1. However, The mayor of Bourges is very proud to clean a sculpture
Protected Historic Monument, and he says it on Facebook … Meanwhile,

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We would like to know what procedures the mayor is talking about. bourges décape jacques coeur – Furthermore, Let’s go to the qualifier ” Centering of the city center Who does not correspond to anything in the heritage code. For example, The city center of Bourges benefits from a remarkable heritage site. Nevertheless, it is not ” class Because we do not classify a city, we classify monuments or works of art. Meanwhile, And as such. Similarly, the statue of Jacques Coeur, due to one of the largest French romantic sculptors, Auguste Préault, if it is not classified (one wonders why, new proof of the sub-protection of the French heritage), is at least registered.

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2. For example, “Delicate” cleaning of Auguste Préault’s sculpture.
in Bourges, with pressure water
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And a mayor of a city of art and history, soon to be European capital of culture (we will come back to it), should know that we do not do work on a historic monument registered without a ” prior authorization of the competent administrative authority of the State “, And without these works being” executed under the scientific and technical control of state services responsible for historic monuments ».
Given the photos that circulated on social networks and the one we were able to get (ill. 2), it was possible to question the ” Delicate cleaning “Which has benefited, or rather than suffered, sculpture. We see in fact that it was cleaned at high pressure by municipal agents, without knowledge of catering techniques.

Questioned several times, by emails and on his Facebook site, the mayor did not deign to answer our questions. The Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs, bourges décape jacques coeur – on the other hand, did so. She obviously discovered this work thanks to us. and confirmed to us that no authorization had been requested and that she ” will soon address a letter to the city of Bourges in order to remind him of the regulations in force in this area and to underline the importance of consulting us imperatively for any intervention relating to the restoration of a work registered historic monument ».
We imagine that the mayor is terrorized … We recalled the DRAC to surprise ourselves that an evaluation of any damage is not carried out. for a clearly illegal intervention and which could have deteriorate the work. We were told that it would be done.
It is well known. alas, that even if damage has been caused by this brutal cleaning, there will be no consequences for the municipality. However. remember that the penal bourges décape jacques coeur – code provides that ” Destruction, degradation or deterioration is punishable by seven years’ imprisonment and € 100,000 fine when it relates to a building or furniture object classified or registered in application of the provisions of the Heritage Code ».

Even if no one is supposed to ignore the law. some may claim that the mayor of Bourges wanted to do, that it is not so serious … This is, in reality, all the more serious, that this city shows a constant contempt for its heritage.
We will only take a few examples here. send back to the articles published here even and on the site sites & monuments:

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3. This is how the European capital of culture in 2028 treats
its heritage in 2024 (here. the bourges décape jacques coeur – good pastor monastery)
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– destruction of the good pastor monastery, read this article;
– scheduled destruction of an island within the saved sector for ” Open space on the cathedral », Ignoring that the charm of a city of medieval origin is precisely the density of constructions around the cathedrals, allowing it to be discovered suddenly when they arrive nearby; We had published this article, and it is possible to read more on the site of sites & monuments;
– Programmed destruction of its two Art Deco garden cities under the pretext of an imminent collapse of collapse, based on a single diagnosis and that formally disputes the Association sites & monuments, which believes that a restoration is perfectly possible; One of them, that of the airport, benefits, bourges décape jacques coeur – if we dare to say, however from the label “remarkable contemporary architecture”. We refer to this article of sites & monuments.

The vision of the heritage of the city of Bourges. it is the city of Bourges, with its show of sound and light entitled Les Nuits Lumière, which testifies the best: a special effect indeed shows the Jacques-Coeur palace … collapsing (see below). Admittedly, this animation dates from the mandate of the previous mayor, Pascal Blanc. But it turns out to be symbolic.

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Add to these few cases. and we are not exhaustive, the closure of three out of five municipal museums [1]just that, in order to return them ” More inclusive, more open in the territory and meeting new expectations of audiences and social and environmental issues ». A whole program, therefore.
« More open in the territory “, This nevertheless translates into” bourges décape jacques coeur – closed “. And among them. the Museum of Berry, Museum of Fine Arts, which contains many masterpieces, and which ended in June 2021, has its reopening planned in 2030, at best.

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4. What a pity that the Bourges cathedral spoils this beautiful monumental lettering!
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The most breathtaking in all of this is that Bourges was designated to be. in 2028, “European capital of culture”, as proudly proclaims a magnificent “monumental lettering [2] »Whose beauty is unfortunately spoiled on the back by the cathedral … A completely usurped title, which disconsider this European label invented in their time by Jack Lang and Melina Mercouri.
Among the criteria of this choice. we bourges décape jacques coeur – find: ” The strength of cultural vision, the quality of the activities offered and the involvement of local cultural fabric ». Obviously, for the jury which chose Bourges, heritage and museums are not part of the ” cultural vision ».