2024 : Some baroque-jazz at the abbey !
On tunes by Purcell, Dowland, Monteverdi, or even Rufus Wainwright and Cole Porter, soprano Lauren LODGE-CAMPBELL, 2023 winner of the prestigious Corneille competition, accompanied by Sergio BUCHELI on theorbo and lute, and Jacob GARSIDE, on viola da gamba, will meet you on Wednesday July 31, 2024 at 6 p.m., in an exceptional setting, at the …
2024 : Organ concert at Bayeux Cathedral
François Neveux, organist and co-titular of the organ of Bayeux Cathedral, and Claire Ruelle, his assistant for the Games draw, at the grand organ of Bayeux Cathedral. Initiated by François Neveux, co-titular of the organ of Bayeux Cathedral, an organ concert will be held at the cathedral, for the benefit of the Association. The program …
2024 : Grants ceremony with “French Heritage Society”
On this 80th anniversary of the D-Day, on Saturday June 8, 2024, a symbolic plaque was placed to thank the “French Heritage Society” for its support to the Abbey, under the lens of the cameras of France 3 Normandie, with the presence of D. de Kergorlay, its president as well as one of the grandchildren …
2024 : hosting of the 47th Royal Marine Commando
Like every year, more than 200 people, including the current 47th Royal Marine Commando, walk in the footsteps of the men of the same commando who landed in 1944 in Normandie, commemorating the journey of this British army unit. Starting the march from Gold beach, near Asnelles, to Port-en-Bessin, passing by the abbey for a …
2024 : Friends association projects
At the end of the association’s annual general meeting, projects for the year 2024 were decided. This involves the creation of new bilingual panels, describing the discoveries made in 2023 and 2024 to be presented to visitors. In addition to the active search for sponsorship, a concert will be organized in July for the benefit …
2024 : Return of the military hospital for the D-Day’s 80th anniversary
The abbey is pleased to host the reconstitution of the “28th general hospital”, from Tuesday June 4th to Saturday June 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. except Saturday June 8th until 2:00 p.m. Immerse yourself in a life-size military field hospital, as in 1944. Discover the original equipment and outfits and attend simulated operations …
2024 : INRAP inspects the underground of the abbey
INRAP continues to scan the basement of the abbey to reveal what is hidden there. All of this is possible thanks to the association “Amis de l’abbaye de Longues et de ses jardins” : (Friends of Longues Abbey and its Gardens), which financed this intervention. INRAP team from left to right : Guillaume Hulin, geophysicist, …
