Domaine de Squividan, Manor house museum in Clohars-Fouesnant, France.
Domaine de Squividan is a manor house that also functions as an art museum in Brittany. The property includes exhibition spaces within the historic building as well as gardens surrounding the estate that visitors can explore.
Squividan is cited as a "terre noble" held by Jean de Penguily in the montre of 1426. From the early 17th to the late 18th century it belonged to commoners, starting with the Bénéat family of the Pays bigouden. The present manor house was built in 1886; in 1943 the painters Émile Simon and Madeleine Fié-Fieux moved in, and her 1995 bequest to the Finistère department opened the estate to the public in 2009.
Squividan means "place where elderberry abounds" in Breton. Émile Simon, born in Rennes in 1890, died at the manor in 1976; his pupil Madeleine Fié-Fieux, born in 1897, then promoted his work and left the estate to the Finistère department on her death in 1995. Each year about forty works by the two painters are shown.
The manor can be visited for its art exhibitions while the gardens are freely accessible to explore. Allow time to see both the indoor spaces and the outdoor grounds comfortably, especially if you want to learn about the plants.
The gardens feature tactile panels with raised text that let visitors identify and touch different plants. This hands-on design makes the grounds accessible and engaging for all who walk through.
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