Land art at the thermal baths

What to expect

Land art at the thermal baths This outing to Digne-les-Bains offers students the chance to make a unique artistic discovery in the heart of the world's largest open-air museum of contemporary art.

The Musée Gassendi's mountain art collection features numerous works by contemporary artists, scattered throughout the natural environment of several communes in the UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence, often in unusual locations. These works take on a new meaning in the development of the rural environment, contributing their originality while retaining their specificity as "in situ" works. After a short half-hour walk, we approach the thermal baths, one of Andy Goldsworthy's art refuges, a memory of mankind and the start of his itinerary. This mineral work is fully integrated into the unique natural and historical environment of the Terres noires de Digne-les-Bains. In this sense, it is a perfect example of land art: a work imagined in a precise place, for and with this precise place, subject to the vagaries of time. We'll continue our approach to land art with a hands-on workshop in which students will make a sensitive discovery of their environment. At the teacher's request, this workshop can be combined with a scientific writing game in which the work created comes to life. We invite you to continue this outing with a visit to the Promenade Museum in Digne-les-Bains. For whom? Students from Cycle 2 to Terminale Where ? Digne-les-Bains Subjects covered : Art, History, French Objective: Discover an emblematic work of land art and build your own artistic research during a hands-on workshop! State-qualified mountain guide certified by the Musée Gassendi, active member of the association l'Art en chemin, whose mission is to showcase works of art outside the walls of the Musée Gassendi.