The Le Souvenir Français association, in partnership with the City of Balaruc-le-Vieux, is pleased to present 2 exhibitions from Wednesday, November 5 to Tuesday, November 11 (10am-12pm / 2pm-5pm) and a conference on Friday, November 7 at 6pm.

EXHIBITIONS

The exhibition "La guerre des crayons" (The War of Pencils) traces the history of the Great War through an exceptional collection of drawings made by schoolchildren between 1914 and 1918. The works reflect pedagogy and education on one hand and incredible anti-German propaganda on the other.

It shows us, on about twenty panels, the personal and raw vision of children during the Great War (1914-1918).

Driven by their teachers from 2 schools in Montmartre who asked them to draw the war, these schoolchildren aged 6 to 13 reveal through drawing their patriotic spirit, their dream of heroism, but above all their anxieties about the war and the absence of loved ones. They talk about the absence of fathers, the relationship with death, violence, mothers left alone, rationing, propaganda, and their place in this drama.

Exhibition open to all audiences.

The exhibition, loaned by ONACVG (National Office for Veterans and War Victims), was created thanks to funds from the Montmartre Museum.

The exhibition "Artefacts" will present objects from the battlefields of the Great War.

From Wednesday, November 5 to Tuesday, November 11 / 10am-12pm / 2pm-5pm

The conference "La vie des poilus et des civils pendant la première guerre mondiale" (The Life of Poilus and Civilians During the First World War) will be presented by Jean Claude AURIOL, who will show that the history of France is built not only by recalling "glorious phrases" but also by evoking dark hours. He will remind us that while it is important to erase hatred, it is also necessary to preserve memory.

Friday, November 7 at 6pm

LE FORUM - 1 rue du Puech (access via avenue de Sète) - 34540 Balaruc-le-Vieux

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