Matisse at Cateau-Cambrésis

Reopening of the Matisse Museum in Cateau Cambrésis in 2024. Matisse's cut-outs

To look at something as if we had never seen it before requires great courage, said Henri Matisse. It is with this spirit that the department of Nord and the team at the Matisse Museum in Le Cateau-Cambrésis embarked on a complete redesign after two years of work and expansion. Emulating the artist—the most celebrated […]

The Living Stones of the Templars in Aisne

Painting The Return of the Crusader, by Carl Friedrich Lessing, depicting a Templar returning to France in the Aisne

Land of Woods and Stones, of Forests and Cathedrals Rising to the Sky, the Aisne is a Land of Natural, Historical, and Spiritual Heritage. The extraordinary adventure of the Templars in the Aisne is illustrated through exceptionally well-preserved remnants. From Laon to Montigny-l’Allier in the south of the department, they form living stones on the […]