Angela Bird's Northern France: What's on in January

ANGELA BIRD'S
Northern France
What to do and see within 90 minutes of Calais

WHAT'S ON IN NORTHERN FRANCE

January 2012

(entries in red indicate new additions)

Départements are identified with their official number:
59=Nord; 62=Pas-de-Calais; 80=Somme

	PLEASE NOTE This website is really just a supplement to Angela Bird's guidebook, Northern France: What to do and see within 90 minutes of Calais (left), which gives full details in its 176 pages of hundreds of interesting and off-beat tourist sites throughout the region. What you see on the website consists of either extra topics not covered in the book (Calendar, Restaurants, Travel routes, Internet links etc), or updated information (new tourist attractions open - or old ones closed) since the book appeared. For the complete picture, order Northern France through bookshops in the UK and Ireland, or from Amazon ; it is also on sale in good bookshops throughout Northern France.	The listings on this site are supplied in good faith, gathered by the author from various sources. However it is always wise to check details with organisers or tourist offices before making a special journey. The “département”, or county, is indicated by the following official figures: 59=Nord 62=Pas de Calais 80=Somme

	WINTER CLOSURES 2011-2012 Historial de la Grande Guerre, Péronne; closed 13 Dec 2011– 15 Jan 2012 inclusive. La Coupole, Helfaut, closed 18 Dec 2011 to 2 Jan 2012. Thiepval visitor centre, closed 13 Dec-2 Jan.
Until 1 Jan 2012	La Cathédrale en couleurs See the magical effects of light on the west front of the cathedral, as the original colours of the cathedral’s saints and scenes are projected onto the naked stone. Stand outside to watch this popular nightly show, which was first launched for the Millennium. It runs about half an hour. Daily 7pm. Admission free.	Cathedral square, Amiens 80
Until 29 Jan 2012	La sculpture baroque flamande dans les collections publiques françaises Last chance to see more than 60 works from great Flemish sculptors of the 17^th and 18^th centuries.	Musée Départemental de Flandre, Grand’Place, Cassel 59
Until 5 Feb 2012	Les petits bateaux Artist Frédéric Le Junter creates little boats from polystyrene, driftwood, shells etc found on beaches and seashores. Though The materials are unusual, he pays strict attention to building the boats in the most authentic way.	Musée Portuaire, Dunkerque, 59
Until 6 Feb 2012	Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845) Born in nearby La Bassée, this artist had a most unusual style. This is the first retrospective devoted to him since 1930. It features his portraits, his caricatures, his trompe-l’oeil work and his depictions of the life under the Ancien Régime. Mon 2-6; Wed-Sun 10-6; 19-21 Jan; 26, 28 Jan; 2-4 Feb also open 6-8pm; 27 Jan, open 6-9pm. Admission 7.50 euros; acoustiguides (English and French) 1 euro.	Palais des Beaux-Arts, LILLE (tel: 03 20 06 78 00) 59
Until 11 Mar 2012	Le Petit Dickens illustré Exhibition on the work of Charles Dickens, with particular emphasis on the illustrations that accompanied his text. These evoke Miss Haversham, Fagin, Mr Pickwick, Mr Micawber and other much-loved characters. Admission free. 10-12 & 2-6pm.	Château d’Hardelot, Condette, Hardelot, 62
Until 4 Mar 2012	Buraglio, La Guerre Intime Exhibition of works evoking war by Pierre Buraglio (b France 1939). The first part is inspired by Buraglio’s own childhood, living through World War II; the second part results from his residency at the Historial and visits to the surrounding World War I battlefields throughout 2011.	Historial de la Grande Guerre, Péronne 80
Until 9 April 2012	Les années 68 The gallery displays items from the 1960s and 70s from its collections, the time of the 45rpm pop records, magazines, comics and psychedelia, with special emphasis on May 1968, the time of the student riots in Paris. Tues-Sun 10am-12.15pm & 2-5.30pm.	LAAC centre for modern art, Jardin de sculptures, Dunkerque, 59 (tél. : 03 28 29 56 00)
Until 15 Apr 2012	Rester Debout ! Exhibition about the resistance mounted by prisoners in the Nazi death camps of World War II. Different nationalities had their own ways of adapting to circumstances and of retaining their essential humanity. Mon, & Wed-Fri 2-4.30pm’ 1^st & 3^rd Sun of month 2.30-6pm. Admission 5 euros, children under 12 free.	Musée de la Resistance, Bondues, near Lille (tel: 02 20 25 94

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