The Parc de Clères, nestled in the picturesque village of Clères and accessible by train from Rouen, provides a wonderful setting for this exhibition on biodiversity and environmental preservation.
With Paradeisos, artist Caroline Desnoëttes pays a vibrant and original tribute to the work of Jean Delacour, ornithologist and founder of the botanical and wildlife park.
The exhibition runs until September 28, 2025.
The Paradeisos exhibition is a body of work paying tribute to the work of Jean Delacour and addressing contemporary issues. From an early age, Jean Delacour always wished to live in a paradise where animals would not eat each other or the surrounding vegetation. He spent his entire life making his dream a reality.
A visionary and precursor, he was aware of the fragility of ecosystems and the depletion of biodiversity.
Paradeisos ends with the word "SOS", as if to emphasize the urgent need to protect our paradises of ecosystems and biodiversity.
Caroline Desnoëttes? original body of work echoes the park?s collections.
An exhibition in the park and in the Château de Clères.
32 avenue du Parc, Clères.
OPENING HOURS: April to August, daily 9.30am to 7pm; September, daily 10am to 6.30pm.
Situated in the heart of the Clérette valley, the Parc de Clères is an eclectic ensemble that bears witness to the history of Normandy. From the duchy to the Second World War, its history is punctuated by the great events that shook the land of Normandy.
Open from March 15 to November 16, 2025.
- Low season
March; September and October
The park is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with last tickets issued at 5:30 p.m.
- High season
April to August
The park is open from 9:30 am to 7 pm, last tickets issued at 6 pm.
- Winter
From October 31st until park closure
The park is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with last tickets issued at 4:30 p.m.
The park is closed from mid-November to mid-March 2025
Presentation :
From the beginning of the 11th century, the Barons of Clères emerged as important local lords who chose to assert a strong local role by building a castral fortress that was occupied by the English during the Hundred Years War. The remains of this period can be seen as soon as you enter the park.
In the 16th century, thanks to a skilful marriage, Georges IV obtained the financial means to rebuild a Renaissance-style château. A brick and half-timbered manor house was added in the 17th century.
Neglected in the 18th century, it wasn't until the mid-19th century and the arrival of the Counts of Béarn that major restoration work began. Louis-Hector de Béarn created a wooded park and lake, and modified the château in the neo-Gothic style.
Finally, in 1919, at the end of the First World War, the château was sold to Jean Delacour, an ornithologist looking for a place to create a zoo where the animals would be free to roam. The Parc Zoologique de Clères was created.
Today, a century later, the park boasts 1,400 animals, a thousand of which live in the wild. The animals are mainly birds, some of which are extremely rare, such as the Martin de Rothschild,
Every year, the Parc de Clères organizes events to inform the public about the role of wildlife parks and the importance of conserving biodiversity.
With Paradeisos, artist Caroline Desnoëttes pays a vibrant and original tribute to the work of Jean Delacour, ornithologist and founder of the botanical and wildlife park.
The exhibition runs until September 28, 2025.
The Paradeisos exhibition is a body of work paying tribute to the work of Jean Delacour and addressing contemporary issues. From an early age, Jean Delacour always wished to live in a paradise where animals would not eat each other or the surrounding vegetation. He spent his entire life making his dream a reality.
A visionary and precursor, he was aware of the fragility of ecosystems and the depletion of biodiversity.
Paradeisos ends with the word "SOS", as if to emphasize the urgent need to protect our paradises of ecosystems and biodiversity.
Caroline Desnoëttes? original body of work echoes the park?s collections.
An exhibition in the park and in the Château de Clères.
32 avenue du Parc, Clères.
OPENING HOURS: April to August, daily 9.30am to 7pm; September, daily 10am to 6.30pm.
Situated in the heart of the Clérette valley, the Parc de Clères is an eclectic ensemble that bears witness to the history of Normandy. From the duchy to the Second World War, its history is punctuated by the great events that shook the land of Normandy.
Open from March 15 to November 16, 2025.
- Low season
March; September and October
The park is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with last tickets issued at 5:30 p.m.
- High season
April to August
The park is open from 9:30 am to 7 pm, last tickets issued at 6 pm.
- Winter
From October 31st until park closure
The park is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with last tickets issued at 4:30 p.m.
The park is closed from mid-November to mid-March 2025
Presentation :
From the beginning of the 11th century, the Barons of Clères emerged as important local lords who chose to assert a strong local role by building a castral fortress that was occupied by the English during the Hundred Years War. The remains of this period can be seen as soon as you enter the park.
In the 16th century, thanks to a skilful marriage, Georges IV obtained the financial means to rebuild a Renaissance-style château. A brick and half-timbered manor house was added in the 17th century.
Neglected in the 18th century, it wasn't until the mid-19th century and the arrival of the Counts of Béarn that major restoration work began. Louis-Hector de Béarn created a wooded park and lake, and modified the château in the neo-Gothic style.
Finally, in 1919, at the end of the First World War, the château was sold to Jean Delacour, an ornithologist looking for a place to create a zoo where the animals would be free to roam. The Parc Zoologique de Clères was created.
Today, a century later, the park boasts 1,400 animals, a thousand of which live in the wild. The animals are mainly birds, some of which are extremely rare, such as the Martin de Rothschild,
Every year, the Parc de Clères organizes events to inform the public about the role of wildlife parks and the importance of conserving biodiversity.
