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Lascaux IV celebrates its first anniversary

Publication date 15/12/2017 From €100.00

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The International Centre for parietal Art is a success, with nearly 4000 visitors per day. 500,000 visitors visited the replica of the cave in one year. The economic spinoffs for hotels and restaurants in Montignac are substantial. Thanks to Lascaux IV, the municipal budget is increased by 300,000 euros

Temporary closure of Lascaux II

Publication date 21/08/2008 From €100.00

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The frescoes of Lascaux II (facsimile of the Lascaux cave) seem to suffer from depigmentation in places. This open copy in 1983 was partially restored in 1993. The right-wing opposition to the General Council has addressed this problem It is expected that the site will be closed from the end of November to the end of February over a period of 6 years. Lascaux II represents an annual turnover of €3 million

Lascaux III: travelling exhibition

Publication date 12/10/2012 From €100.00

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Editing of the travelling exhibition LASCAUX III dedicated to the prehistoric cave of Lascaux In 2008, the preparation of the exhibition begins: faithful repoduction of the wall and the asperities of the cave. Next comes the moulding stage in 2010, and the reproductions of rock paintings. In September 2012, the exhibition panels were installed in Cap Sciences in Bordeaux for the first stage of the travelling exhibition.

Reopening of the Lascaux Cave

Publication date 27/08/1966 From €100.00

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The Lascaux cave was closed in 1963 by the Ministry of Culture because of illness (a kind of mould attacking the stone). After therapy, the cave could soon be reopened. Commentary on factual images and interview with Henri de SEGOGNE, President of the Lascaux Safeguard Commission, who believes that a reopening in 1966 would be premature.

Dating of Lascaux drawings

Publication date 20/04/1963 From €100.00

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With the carbon 14 method, atomic physics makes it possible to better date Lascaux' drawings. Explanations on this method.

Shooting in the Lascaux Cave

Publication date 04/04/1981 From €100.00

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Before the Lascaux cave was permanently closed, a team of TF1 went to film the rock paintings. It is the director Mario RUSPOLI who has the responsibility of producing a documentary and building a bank of images on the Lascaux cave for the attention of scientists. This project is a request from the Ministry of Culture. Interview with Mario RUSPOLI and pictures of the organization of this filming with health and technical constraints.

The work of the cave of Lascaux II

Publication date 22/06/1983 From €100.00

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Report on the Lascaux II cave, copy of the original closed since 1963: commentary and factual images of the reproduction works inside the cave. Interview with Monique PEYTRAL, author of all the frescoes in Lascaux, and interview with Daniel DEBAYE, director of the Dordogne tourist office.

Threats to rock paintings

Publication date 06/07/1980 From €100.00

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Report on the problems posed by the conservation of rock paintings which deteriorate due to the opening of the caves to visitors. Different shots of Lascaux paintings filmed before the cave was closed.

Lascaux

Publication date 27/02/1980 From €100.00

Lascaux cave

Report on the Lascaux cave: different plans of the town of Lascaux, drawings decorating the cave, and reconstructed drawings.

A camera in the "Sistine Chapel of prehistory"

Publication date 29/03/1981 From €100.00

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The Lascaux Caves: for the first time in more than ten years, a camera was able to enter this "Sistine Chapel of Prehistory". Comment on factual images.

Lascaux: scientific research

Publication date 23/04/2003 From €100.00

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Biological research for the conservation of rock paintings in the famous Lascaux caves. Commentary on factual images, archives, photos and interview of a scientist in the laboratory.

Visit of the Lascaux Cave

Publication date 17/10/1998 From €100.00

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Excerpt from François de closets' "Grandes Enigmes de la science" dedicated to the Lascaux cave: visit to the torch lamp, the bull salons of the Lascaux cave, in the company of the director of prehistoric heritage, Jean-Michel Geneste.

Preservation of the Lascaux Cave

Publication date 13/08/1971 From €100.00

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Closed permanently to the public for eight years to preserve the site from deterioration, the Lascaux cave could be copied identical. The National Geographical Institute would work on the topography of the place and the reconstruction of the frescoes would be entrusted to the painters of the Ecole du Louvre. Commentary and factual images (visitors to the cave, details of cave paintings, work of the National Geographical Institute on the reconstitution of a statue of Osiris) and interviews of specialists.

The reconstituted Lascaux Cave

Publication date 25/09/1973 From €100.00

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Report on the work of the facsimile of the Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne. After the closure of the famous cave, a reconstruction project was started, respecting the shapes and colors of the original site. It will be "Lascaux II". Commentary on factual images of the construction site.

Closure of the Lascaux Cave

Publication date 14/02/1964 From €100.00

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The Lascaux cave is temporarily closed for reasons of preservation of the site. Report and interview with Mr MAGNE, president of the Montignac initiative union, who spoke about the impact of the closure on local tourism and the budget committed for the restoration of the site.