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International Archives Day

Discover the City of Bethune Digital Belfry Project

In the framework of the programme « Bethune, 2011 regional capital of Culture ”, the association KOAN (cultural projects)in partnership with the Municipal Archives of Béthune the has designed and built a multimedia observatory , the DIGITAL BELFRY, which will be inaugurated on the 9 June, International Archives Day.
 

Using the belfry, the place in a tower in which bells were housed to raise the alarm, as a starting point, this project combines a sensitive approach to innovative transmission of the heritage, making it accessible to al and offering a new experience of the city.

Most of the belfries in the North of France are registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Programme).


See the attached press release (in French only).
 

Title Size File Type Language
Beffroi numérique-Dossier de presse 4,91Mo French