Cathedral of Jean Linard｜Cathedral of Jean Linard
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Privilege Pass price at Jean Linard Cathedral: €5 instead of €7 for the self-guided tour and €8 instead of €10 for the guided tour.
Full price: €7
Reduced rate: €5
Group rate (15 people or more): €6
Free for children under 7
Full price: €10
Reduced rate: €8
Group rate (15 people or more): €9
Free for children under 7
Primary : €3
Junior high: €5
Accompanying adult: €7
Open on public holidays from 11am to 7pm
April 5 to April 27: daily 11am – 7pm
April 28 to July 6: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
July 7 to August 31: daily 11am – 7pm
CLOSED September 1 to 12
September 13 to October 19: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
October 20 to October 26: daily 11am – 7pm
October 27 to November 11: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 6pm
Single guided tour slot: 3pm on weekends and public holidays
Cathedral by Jean Linard｜Ad2TIn the new dining room, or on the terrace in fine weather, come and enjoy a simple but delicious menu, while we wait for the work needed to set up a professional laboratory.
Information and reservations by phone 06 68 03 51 48 or by e-mail contact@lacathedraledelinard.fr
Cathedral by Jean Linard｜Logo restaurant Sous la glycine
Cathedral of Jean Linard｜Cathedral of Jean LinardAll summer long, take part in various events and discover the Cathedral in a different way!
On the program: concerts, shows, tastings, etc.
Places are limited, so book by phone on 06 68 03 51 48 or by e-mail at contact@lacathedraledelinard.fr
Full program to come, more information on the Cathédrale de Linard website.
APRIL
April 5 to 27: daily 11am – 7pm
April 28 to 30: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
MAY – JUNE
Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
JULY
July 1 to 6: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
July 7 to 31: daily 11am – 7pm
AUGUST
Daily 11am – 7pm
SEPTEMBER
CLOSED September 1 to 12
September 13 to 30: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
OCTOBER
October 1 to 19: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 7pm
October 20 to 26: daily 11am – 7pm
October 27 to 31: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 6pm
NOVEMBER
November 1 to 11: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 6pm
Open on public holidays from 11am to 7pm
Single guided tour slot: 3pm on weekends and public holidays
Parking on site.
GPS 47.28 – 2.62
Sous la glycine le Restaurant – Salon de thé de la Cathédrale
Click here for restaurant opening hours and menu.
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)
Cash, credit card, cheques, vacation vouchers.
Pets are welcome throughout the site (must be kept on a leash).
Visitors welcome in French and English.
PRM access difficult, accompanying adult recommended.
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Cathedral by Jean Linard｜Ad2TIn Neuvy-deux-Clochers, near La Borne, a village of potters since the 15th century, not far from Sancerre and Menetou-Salon, stands the Cathedral of Jean Linard.
Artist, potter, sculptor, engraver, painter and builder, Jean Linard was born in 1931, studied engraving in Paris at the École Estienne, then returned to his native region.
With ceramist Anne Kjaersgaard, he set up as a potter in La Borne in 1959. He then bought this land, a former flint quarry, and began building his house and a three-chamber Japanese kiln in 1961. From 1974 onwards, he used a gas-fired kiln, giving him greater control over the firing process. He continued to upgrade his house until the end of the 70s.
In the early ’80s, he embarked on his masterpiece: the construction of his Cathedral in a resolutely universal spirit. He drew inspiration from Gaudí, Facteur Cheval and Picassiette. He turned his garden into a lifelong work of art, populated by fantastic pottery, even on the roofs, and by two-metre-high figures in iron and mosaics, whom he called “ the Guardians of the Temple “. He used a variety of techniques and materials to create his works: stoneware, raku, iron, mosaics, cement and salvaged objects.
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Cathedrale De Jean Linard Jean LinardFollowing Jean Linard’s death in 2010, the site was listed as a Historic Monument in 2012, put up for sale, then managed by an association from 2013 to 2019. At the end of 2019, it was closed by municipal decree for safety reasons and left to deteriorate.
In September 2020, Charlotte, who had always known about this place, her parents being near Henrichemont, showed it to her companion, originally from Vendée. The site was for sale…
After 22 months of transaction and search for financing, the banks not having followed (2020: in the middle of COVID and an atypical site, listed as a Historic Monument, in poor condition requiring major work and for sale for 10 years…) Charlotte and William were finally able to sign the deed of sale in June 2022. After passing through the Safety Commission, they were able to open the site to visitors on July 14, 2022. Their aim is to save and restore the work of art, and to share this place by enabling as many people as possible to discover or rediscover it. It’s a rare testimony to Singular Art, and should be preserved.
Both pastry chefs, having made their mark in the great houses of Christophe Michalak and Pierre Hermé, they would like to share their expertise with you, and allow you to extend a timeless moment in this very special setting. They welcome you on the terrace and in their new dining room. They offer a simple menu until they can complete the work required to set up a professional laboratory.
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Cathedral of Jean Linard, Charlotte and William｜Cathedral of Jean LinardJean Linard ‘s work, representative of the deeply religious Art Singulier movement, created a fairytale world of peace and serenity. His spirit lives on, his ashes having been scattered around the tomb he built himself.
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