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Latest news on the Cités des vins et des Climats de Bourgogne (video)

18/11/2019

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) is delighted to be working with the Rougeot group, winner of the public call for projects for the Cité des vins et des Climats in Beaune, and with Emmanuelle Andreani, architect and founder of the [siz’-ix] agency. This partnership, under contract with the city of Beaune, will be working closely with the BIVB and the Association for the Climats of Bourgogne.

The project is now taking shape and will be far from a traditional museum concept: The three cités in Beaune, Chablis, and Mâcon will be offering an unforgettable, unique experience. Now it is time to develop the content, themes, key messages, and mood, with the scenographers and museography team.

In Beaune, the cornerstone of a new neighborhood

  The architectural approach to this 3,500m² project:

• A building that will be a landscape feature rising to 21 meters, set in a 10-hectare tree-filled park
• An innovative construction inspired by the tendrils of a vine
• An eco-sustainable commitment using noble construction materials

The interior will correspond to this architectural ambition, in harmony with an interactive and human experience. Using the real-life testimonies of...... 

François Labet, President of the Bourgogne Wine Board, assisted as a tree was planted on the occasion of the unveiling of the Beaune project, Sunday 17 November 2019. Aubert de Villaine, Honorary President of the Association des Climats du Vignoble de Bourgogne, was also present.

Watch as Louis-Fabrice Latour, co-President of the BIVB and other major representatives from local bodies discuss the finances of the Cité des vins etd es Climats de Bourgogne (17 Nov. 2019): 

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