On-site car park . GPS 47.28 – 2.62

Cash, credit card, cheques, holiday vouchers.

Pets are welcome throughout the site (must be kept on a lead). La Cathédrale de Jean Linard has been awarded the “Qualidog” label. For more information, click here .

Visitors welcome in French and English .

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Cathedral by Jean Linard A jewel of Singular Art

Q: Annual opening times

APRIL Open from 4 April, daily from 11am to 7pm, closed on Tuesdays 7 and 28. MAY / JUNE Open Wednesday to Monday, 11am to 7pm, closed on Tuesdays. JULY / AUGUST Open daily from 11am to 7pm. SEPTEMBER Open Thursday to Tuesday, 11am to 7pm, closed on Wednesdays. OCTOBER Open from 1st to 24th from Thursday to Tuesday and on the 21st from 11am to 7pm, then from 25th to 31st from Thursday to Tuesday from 11am to 6pm. NOVEMBER Open from 1st to 11th from 11am to 6pm, closed on 4th. Open on public holidays from 11am to 7pm. Guided tour: 3pm at weekends and on public holidays.

Q: Restaurant - Tearoom Sous la Glycine

This year our Restaurant – Tearoom is getting a makeover! Work will be carried out this season in our kitchen, so that we can share our expertise with you in 2027! We can’t wait to welcome you back, so please be patient!

Q: Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)

Under 16s Disabled persons Jacques C&oelig;ur Privilege Pass 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 ( click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)

Discover a magical site listed as a Historic Monument in the heart of the Berry region between Bourges and Sancerre. Jean Linard, artist, potter, sculptor, engraver, painter and builder, inspired in particular by the Facteur Cheval, Gaudí and Picassiette, created the work of his life: an open-air cathedral. A building made of brick, stone, mosaic and salvaged objects in his garden, populated by colourful characters! The site was abandoned for several years, but in 2022 Charlotte and William decided to take up the challenge of saving this jewel of singular art.

Come and discover or rediscover this extraordinary place. You won’t leave indifferent!

Postal address: Les Poteries 18250 Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Telephone: 06 68 03 51 48
E-mail: [email protected]

Getting there

What you will like

A unique architectural ensemble of pottery, mosaics and sculptures

Sous la Glycine, Restaurant - Indoor and outdoor tea room

The summer cultural programme

See all activities

Discover the Cathedral
by Jean Linard on video

Privilege Pass

For one year, save over €100 on admission tickets and events at over 30 sites (châteaux, parks, gardens, museums, exhibitions, historic towns, etc.).

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.

Activities

Self-guided tour (Open-air visit of the Cathedral)

Price :

Full: €7
Reduced: €5
Privilege Pass: €5 (buy my Privilege Pass)
Groups (15 people or more): €6
Free: children under 7

Guided tour (Discover the world of Jean Linard in detail, access to the private courtyard)

Prices :

Full: €10
Reduced: €8
Privilege Pass: €8 (buy my Privilege Pass)
Groups (15 people or more, by prior arrangement): €9
Free: children under 7

School visit (Introduce your pupils to art and spend a colourful day!)

Prices :

Primary : €3
Secondary: €5
Accompanying adult: €7

One free accompanying adult per group of 15 pupils.

Opening times

Open on public holidays from 11am to 7pm. Guided tour times: 3pm at weekends and on public holidays.

APRIL
Open from 4th, daily from 11am to 7pm, closed on Tuesdays 7th and 28th.

MAY / JUNE
Open Wednesday to Monday, 11am to 7pm, closed on Tuesdays.

JULY / AUGUST
Open daily from 11am to 7pm.

SEPTEMBER
Open Thursday to Tuesday, 11am to 7pm, closed on Wednesdays.

OCTOBER
Open from 1st to 24th from Thursday to Tuesday and on the 21st from 11am to 7pm, then from 25th to 31st from Thursday to Tuesday from 11am to 6pm.

NOVEMBER
Open from 1st to 11th from 11am to 6pm, closed on 4th.

Buy my tickets

Restaurant – Tearoom
Sous la Glycine

Our Restaurant – Tearoom is getting a makeover this year!

Work will be carried out this season in our kitchen, so that we can share our expertise with you in 2027!

We can’t wait to welcome you back, so please be patient!

Cathedral by Jean Linard｜Logo restaurant Sous la glycine

Les Estivales de la Cathédrale

Throughout the summer, take part in the various events and discover the Cathedral in a different way!

On the programme: concerts, shows, tastings, etc.

Places are limited, so book by phone on 06 68 03 51 48.

Click here to find out more about the Estivales de la Cathédrale programme.

Practical info

Annual opening times
APRIL
Open from 4 April, daily from 11am to 7pm, closed on Tuesdays 7 and 28.
MAY / JUNE
Open Wednesday to Monday, 11am to 7pm, closed on Tuesdays.
JULY / AUGUST
Open daily from 11am to 7pm.
SEPTEMBER
Open Thursday to Tuesday, 11am to 7pm, closed on Wednesdays.
OCTOBER
Open from 1st to 24th from Thursday to Tuesday and on the 21st from 11am to 7pm, then from 25th to 31st from Thursday to Tuesday from 11am to 6pm.
NOVEMBER
Open from 1st to 11th from 11am to 6pm, closed on 4th.
Open on public holidays from 11am to 7pm. Guided tour: 3pm at weekends and on public holidays.
Access and transport
Restaurant - Tearoom Sous la Glycine
Payment methods
Pets
Host languages
Reduced rates (on presentation of proof of entitlement)
- Under 16s
- Disabled persons
- Jacques Cœur Privilege Pass
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
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)
PRM accessibility

Photo gallery

Find out more about the venue

The Cathedral

Neuvy-deux-Clochers, near La Borne, a village that has been home to potters since the 15th century, not far from Sancerre and Menetou-Salon, is home to Jean Linard’s Cathedral.

An artist, potter, sculptor, engraver, painter and builder, Jean Linard was born in 1931, studied engraving in Paris at the École Estienne and then returned to his native region.

With ceramist Anne Kjaersgaard, he set up as a potter in La Borne in 1959. He then bought the 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 kiln, which gave him greater control over the firing process. He continued to improve his house until the end of the 1970s.

At the beginning of the 80s, he embarked on his work: the construction of his Cathedral in a resolutely universal spirit. He drew inspiration from Gaudí, the Facteur Cheval and Picassiette. He turned his garden into a work of art that he nurtured throughout his life, populated with fantastic pottery, even on the roofs, and with figures over two metres high made of iron and mosaics, whom he called “ the Guardians of the Temple “. He used several techniques and materials to create his works: stoneware, raku, iron, mosaics, cement and salvaged objects.

Following Jean Linard’s death in 2010, the site was listed as a Historic Monument in 2012, put up for sale and 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 partner, originally from Vendée. The site was for sale…

After 22 months of negotiating and looking for finance, the banks were unable to help (2020: in the middle of the COVID and an atypical site, listed as a Historic Monument, in poor condition requiring major work and up 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 14 July 2022. Their aim is to save and restore the work, and to share this place by enabling as many people as possible to discover or rediscover it. It’s a rare example of Singular Art that needs to be preserved.

Both pastry chefs, they have worked for the likes of Christophe Michalak and Pierre Hermé, and would like to share their expertise with you so that you can enjoy a timeless moment in this very special setting. They offer home-made, local cuisine all day long, indoors or on the terrace.

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Did you know?

Jean Linard ‘s work is representative of Art Singulier, a deeply religious art form in which he created a fairytale world of peace and serenity. His spirit lives on, his ashes scattered around the tomb he built himself.