Audubon
painter, naturalist, adventurer > June 5, 2004 - December 31, 2005

Audubon (introduction)
> Painter of birds
> John-James Audubon in the Natural History Museum of Nantes
> Following Audubon in Coueron
> About the exhibit
> Selective bibliography
> Players in the project
> Some views of the exhibition...

The town of Nantes
General Directorate of Culture/Natural History Museum
Directorate of the BATI
With the cooperation of the International Cooperation Mission
and the Parks Department

The scientific committee of the exhibition
Pierre Watelet, Director of the Natural History Museum of Nantes
Marie Dartige, project leader for the exhibition
François Meurgey, ornithologist with the Natural History Museum of Nantes
Yvon Chatelin, author of "Audubon, painter, naturalist, adventurer"
Ben Forkner, translation director of "Journals and Stories" by Audubon
Jean-Louis Lavigne, President of Atlantic Couëron Audubon association
Jean-Yves Noblet, co-founder of Atlantic Couëron Audubon association
Michele Dunand, Director of the Natural History Museum of La Rochelle

The town of Coueron
Cultural area and heritage
Juliette Boyé, director of cultural area and heritage
Fréderic Crochard, in charge of heritage, cultural area and heritage

Atlantic Couëron Audubon Association

City of La Rochelle
Natural History Museum

Gallery "Le Rayon Vert"
and naturalist illustrator, Denis Clavreul

With the support
Of the Region of the Countries of the Loire
Of the Department of Loire-Atlantique

With the cooperation
Of American institutions:
- John James Audubon State Park
- The Houghton Library of Harvard Library
- American Museum of Natural History

Of national institutions:
- L'Institut de France
- Le Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris
- Le Musée national de la Coopération Franco-Américaine
- Le Service historique de la Marine

Of the Musée de la Civilisation, collection of the Séminaire de Quebec

Of the establishments and associations:
Les Archives Municipales de la Ville de Nantes
Le Musée du Château des Ducs de Bretagne
Le Musée Dobrée
Les Muséums d'Histoire Naturelle du Havre, Lyon, Strasbourg et Bourges
L'Office de tourisme Nantes Atlantique
Le Parc de Brière
La Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux de Loire-Atlantique
La Station biologique Audubon
Le Centre Culturel Maritime
La Société Audubon pour l'étude et la protection de la nature à Couëron
Le Musée de l'Imprimerie de Nantes
La Fondation Saint-John Perse

The magazine 303 will publish a special edition on Audubon