Welcome to Compostella, the largest digital art center in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes located in the whole Hotel-Dieu Cathedral of Puy-en-Velay. After having hosted major exhibitions in partnership with the Louvre in particular, theHospital listed as heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site with Cathedral (under the paths of Saint-Jacques), is partly transformed into a digital art center. Compostella unveils its immersive scenographies thanks to the latest projection technologies and designer sounds.
The two large exhibition halls offer two immersive shows, one takes you on a journey to conquer a great quest for Freedom. The second invites you to experience the universe of Leonardo DeVinci on a unique digital journey. Unique in France, compost it, The illuminated chapel takes visitors on an exceptional journey. Animated murals take us on a celestial journey. The ribbed vaults and vaults are animated and offer unprecedented perspectives of light.
immersive shows
Freedom, I draw your name
You board the Hermione, welcomed by General Lafayette, the Hero of Two Worlds and a native of Haute-Loire. It's an immersive adventure toward Liberty that begins across the waves and storms that lead to the Americas. A timeless journey across the Atlantic to join the insurgents and their French allies, in the heart of the Battle of Yorktown. The cannons echo for the independence of the United States. The fresco for liberty continues in Paris, 1789, during the storming of the Bastille, which will lead to the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Your quest for freedom doesn't end there.
It takes you alongside those who have written the most beautiful pages, composed the most beautiful tunes, sketched the most beautiful illustrations of this fundamental right. Break down the walls, break the chains. Draw Freedom in an exceptional immersive and narrative journey. A surprising and innovative show for the whole family.
To the heart of the Earth
You take a seat in a living room with molded doors. The creaky parquet flooring and the crackling fireplace welcome you into a warm, yet dark, setting, barely lit by candelabras that reveal a few paintings on the walls.
Great explorers, courageous discoverers who invite you on a journey. While the soft light still vibrates in this luxurious atmosphere, you are off on an adventure you won't soon forget. In total immersion, you cross the Milky Way, brush past the planets, and glimpse the Earth, which you will explore to its lowest depths.
Leonardo da Vinci, immersive experience
What if Leonardo da Vinci had encountered digital art? Compostella offers you an extraordinary immersive experience in the world of Leonardo da Vinci. Journey with his remarkable inventions as they come to life in an imaginary world.
Embark on his creative and incredible flying machines, in his visionary sketches of general mechanics... In precise and unique light effects, the show penetrates to the heart of the pictorial and architectural work of the Florentine genius. Take inspiration from da Vinci, designer, painter and Renaissance icon. Come alongside the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper in unique light and shadow effects.
IMPRESSIONIST LIGHTS
The immersive journey To the heart of the Earth concluded in lights. Those of the clarity of the sea, these drawn waters which serve as a link with The Impressionists that you are about to discover. You now enter a succession of galleries where the greatest and most beautiful paintings of the Impressionist movement will be exhibited. 6 galleries are revealed in graphic languages paying homage to numerous artists.
COMPOSTELA: the chapel in lights
Animated murals take visitors on a celestial journey dubbed Compostela, the field of stars, in reference to the classification as World Heritage of Humanity under the paths of Saint-Jacques-of Compostela. The ribbed windows and the vaults are animated and offer unique perspectives of light.
| Pricing | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Full price |
9,50 € | Not disclosed |
| Kids |
6 € | Not disclosed |
| Student fee |
8 € | Not disclosed |
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