It had suddenly closed its doors in March 2020 at the time of confinement and had never reopened. This two and a half year parenthesis is over. After many uncertainties and rumors about a possible move, the Compa will once again welcome the public to its historic headquarters on the Mainvilliers bridge.
The Compa museum in Chartres reopens its doors this weekend for Heritage Days
It will be this weekend on the occasion of Heritage Days. Small news: the museum will be free during these two days, as well as the animations that will be held there.
“La Compa is not just a tractor museum. And it will be less and less.
The faithful of the place will have to search in vain: the museum has remained exactly the same. But it is a farce.
Olivier Labat, Deputy Director responsible for collections and cultural heritage within the Departmental Council of Eure-et-Loir, clearly announces it: things will change. “La Compa is not just a tractor museum. And it will be less and less.
The move of the Compa will finally take place on the outskirts of Chartres
The project, conceived in the 1980s and inaugurated in 1990, will evolve, like the society that surrounds it. “We started thinking about digital and new technologies. The next temporary exhibitions will allow you to experiment on this theme ”, continues the site manager.
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It is also impossible to ignore the upheavals that agriculture has experienced for decades and the quarrels between proponents of industrial practices and advocates of organic. “Our idea is not to oppose the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’, but to try a nuanced approach to dialogue. Otherwise it is useless ”, explains Olivier Labat. But to enter this new era, we will have to wait a little longer …
Remi Bonnet
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