In Lapérouse’s footsteps…
The adventure goes on…
Brest 2024 conference
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…
“Les Fêtes maritimes de Brest”
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…
Cholet hosts the first conference of 2024
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…
Jacques Picard, Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour
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…
Lituya Bay and the tragedy of Lapérouse
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…
Meet Masashi Mitani
We had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Masashi Mitani to Albi from Japan with his wife, from 28 to 31 October 2023. Mr Mitani is…
Our goal
To know and make known Lapérouse
The seaman
The explorer
The humanist
To uphold his values now
Our action
The Association Laperouse carries out various projects all over the year to strengthen and share its knowledge
In conferences
Either on-site or via remote connection, the Association Laperouse regularly organizes conferences on themes related to Lapérouse, his peers, his actions and their consequences. The speakers are members of the Association or external speakers.
On the field
The Association organizes and leads visits to various places related to Laperouse, especially the Laperouse Museum in Albi. It also comes to schools or colleges and makes pupils and students better know Lapérouse and the values that inspired him.
Worldwide
The Association Laperouse organizes and/or participates in various events around the world related to Laperouse and develops, through the “Laperouse International Network”, relationships with men and women from all walks of life who are as passionate as all its members.
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