Remember!!! In July 2024, our association was present at the world’s largest gathering of boats, “Les Fêtes Maritimes de Brest”. Our association organized a conference entitled: “The Astrolabe and botanical science, Noah’s Ark for our time”. Want to know how Lapérouse is helping to preserve our plant biodiversity in 2025? Just click on the video […]
The Brest conference is now available Read More »
Following a competition launched in 2023, Albi town council has now awarded the contract for the “Espace Lapérouse” project. This post, which follows on from the December 2024 post presenting the project, gives us an insight into the selected firm and some of the elements of their proposal.
Escale Lapérouse : the choice has been made! Read More »
On August 08th, Henri Colombié passed away. For more than 10 yerars, he was a secretary devoted to the cause of Jean-François de Lapérouse
Henri Colombié passed away Read More »
The City of Albi is planning to create a new area dedicated to the Albigensian navigator Lapérouse and his expedition. The project has a name: “Escale Lapérouse, des mondes à explorer”. Like all cultural projects, it’s a long-term undertaking.
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The Lapérouse statue, created in 1843, is the work of sculptor Nicolas-Bernard Raggi. This 3.5-metre bronze monument is a tribute to this great navigator. It depicts him standing with a sword on his left side, a telescope in his right hand and at his feet 4 anchors and 2 cannons discovered at the end of
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It’s back to work for the association, which has been busy over the summer months. Several of our members travelled to Brest for the Fêtes Maritimes 2024. From 12 to 17 July, the sea was in the spotlight, with festivities, conferences, dances and songs punctuating life in Brest. More than 500,000 people turned out to
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You probably know Brest for its incredible Musée National de la Marine, housed in the town’s old medieval castle, or for its port. But did you know that since the 1980s, the port and streets of Brest have been invaded by a spectacular event? The Fêtes de la mer celebrates ships, sailors and maritime stories!
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On Tuesday 16 April, our dear President, Mr Jean-Marie Pestel, travelled over 500 kilometres from Albi to give a talk entitled: “LAPEROUSE, from Hudson Bay to Vanikoro: the human adventure of an exceptional sailor”. More than 120 people turned up at the Université du Temps Libre Choletais to hear our Chairman speak. After two hours
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Our long-standing member, Jacques Picard, was made a Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour and decorated on Friday 30 June at the Toulouse Commercial Court by Mrs Belloubet, a lawyer and current Minister of Education. Originally from Brittany, Mr Picard has spent his professional career at the head of the Cobredia automotive
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It was July 1786 when La Boussole and the Astrolabe set sail from Lituya Bay, Alaska. On a simple hydrographic expedition, 21 sailors perished at sea, and the future was uncertain for the rest of the crew… This fascinating story is brought to us by Susan Stephenson, an American storyteller, photographer and guide.
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