20 may > 21 august

In the footsteps of the demarcation line

  • Cultural
  • Exhibition
Centre Joséphine Baker, 1 Cours Saint-Georges, 24000 Périgueux
This photographic and video exhibition addresses the issues of memory and its transmission by exploring the last traces of the demarcation line of the Second World War. This internal border cut France in two, between the free zone and the occupied zone. Imposed by the Nazi diktat and accepted by Pétain, it takes us back to a shameful past. But the line is also marked by the figure of the smuggler, the escapees, the Jews, the illegal immigrants... The memory of the line is plural and complex. Yet today, the demarcation line is almost invisible. The exhibition, presented for the first time at the Archives, invites visitors to take part in an immersive experience, immersing them in a landscape and a past that are increasingly distant, echoing the issues of forgetting and the duty to remember.

Opening times

Opening times

From 20 May 2025 until 21 August 2025

From 20 May 2025 until 21 August 2025
Monday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Tuesday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Wednesday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Thursday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Friday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Saturday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Sunday
08:30 - 12:15
13:15 - 17:00

Location

Location

In the footsteps of the demarcation line
Centre Joséphine Baker, 1 Cours Saint-Georges, 24000 Périgueux

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • In town
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