Daoulas Abbey, in Finistère, explores the island world in all its facets

With some 800 islands and islets, not to mention the numerous peninsulas that punctuate its 2,730 km of coastline, Brittany is the most insular region of France after French Polynesia, and Finistère is the department with the largest number of islands in mainland France. It's no surprise that this theme was chosen by the Abbey of Daoulas (Finistère), which every summer offers an exhibition combining art, anthropology, and social issues.

After "Africa, the religions of ecstasy" in 2022, focusing on the diversity of African practices and their diffusion through the diaspora, "Dying, what a story" in 2023, a dive into funeral rituals, "From samurai to kawaii" , retracing six centuries of exchanges between Japan and the West, "Islands" explores, this year, the island universe in all its facets.

Ten years ago, the "Ile(s)" exhibition was first presented at the Musée de la Corse in Corte. For its presentation in Daoulas, the exhibition has been partially redesigned with additions to the specific features of Brittany, its environment, its culture, and its population.

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