From June 22 to July 30, the association which organizes these Meetings and the cultural service of the Diocese of Dijon offer “artistic, cultural and heritage itineraries open to all” around the theme “Divine Beauty”.
Press release from the association On Earth as in Heaven of June 9, 2026:
This summer, the Rencontres Sur la terre comme au ciel invite the public to follow artistic, cultural and heritage itineraries open to all across the Côte-d’Or.
The 2026 theme is Divine Beauty! invitation to discover contemporary creations, exhibitions, concerts, readings and walks in sites conducive to elevation and contemplation.
UN DIALOGUE INÉDIT À LA ROTONDE DE SAINT-BÉNIGNE
The Rotunda of the cathedral is hosting for the first time a contemporary installation created by two visual artists. Rarely accessible from this angle, this jewel from the year 1000 becomes a place of discovery and renewed interpretation of heritage.
EXHIBITIONS
From June 22 to July 30
Rotonde Saint-Bénigne – Dijon
Odile de Rousiers РFr̩d̩ric Lormeau РContemporary installation
Notre-Dame Sanctuary – Dijon
Anne-Marie Titeca – Photographs
Espace Notre-Dame – rue des Forges – Dijon
Christine Sutter – Paintings (visible 24 hours a day from July 1 to 30)
Notre Dame Basilica – Beaune
Friend of the Cloister – Photographs
Saint-Andoche Basilica – Saulieu
Bruno Lequeu – Sculptures
THE MEETINGS – Original creations
Friday June 26 4 p.m. – Jardin-Cloître de la Visitation – rue Crébillon – Dijon
Visitation – À Jeanne – Text and biographical fragments – reading in two voices –
Company On earth as in heaven.
Sunday June 28 3 p.m. – Saint-Seine-l’Abbaye – Abbey church
On-site visit to the murals with Marie-Paule Dubois, art restorer, then literary walk with Alix Dumont-Saint-Priest.
Sunday, July 5, 3 p.m. – Brochon – Franciscan Park
Song of Creatures – Francis of Assisi – evocation, music
Sunday July 12 7 p.m. – Saint-Andoche Basilica – Saulieu
Letters to Etty, by and with Marc Rey, author, accompanied by Marie Raulin, voice of Etty Hillésum and soprano Sarah Hauss.
Friday July 17 7 p.m. – Cour de l’archêché – 20 rue du Petit Potet – Dijon
Sung recreation between courtyard and garden directed by Alain Chobert with Voce Divina.
Saturday July 18 4 p.m. РC̨teaux Abbey РAbbey church
The resonances: Hildegarde de Bingen – Bernard de Clairvaux by the Company On earth as in heaven with the vocal ensemble Voce Divina under the direction of Alain Chobert.
Sunday July 19 5 p.m. – Flavignerot – Saint-Jean Baptiste Church
“Oh, how beautiful you are…” of Sarah Hauss, soprano accompanied by Muriel Salmon, theorbist.
Thursday July 23, 3 p.m. – Jardin de l’Archevêché, 20 rue du Petit Potet – Dijon
Making beauty – Workshop for children accompanied by their families with Aurélie de Meckenheim.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The Meetings are initiated and supported, as in 2024, by the Association On Earth as in Heaven with the support of Art, Culture and Faith in Burgundy, the cultural service of the Diocese of Dijon. This cultural event is aimed at all audiences with free access.
All exhibitions are accessible according to the opening hours of the places which host them. Only visits to the Rotonde Saint-Bénigne are subject to special access and support arrangements. Information on site.
Association On earth as in heaven
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In 2025, an exhibition took place on the most monumental medieval rotunda in Burgundy
