On
Wednesday 8th June, a visit to the Mandet Museum in Riom was organized by the DNL pupils in seconde to entertain these English visitors and to make them discover French art and our wonderful cultural heritage. In small groups, the visitors were shown around the Museum using different themes such as war, love, or mythology.
In the
entrance hall of the Museum, the pupils were already excited and looking
forward to learning more. We, the journalists from Boost!, followed
one of these groups and we took the opportunity to interview the pupils:
Emma:
Hello! We are writing an article about your visit in this museum on a blog
called Boost! Can we ask you some questions?
Pupil: Yes!
Emma: So,
what is your favorite artwork in the museum?
Pupil: Well,
I definitely love the large plate with Poseidon, Cupid and his arrows, over
there. It is really beautiful!
Violette:
Which presentation did you enjoy the most?
Pupil: I
think my favorite project is the arrow theme (visit by Gaëlle and Sixtine), but
sometimes it was a little slow and boring!
Justine:
And does it give you a particular image of France?
Pupil: Yes,
a positive one!
After this
interview, we thanked the pupils for their testimony and went back to the entrance hall
of the museum where Heloïse, Camille and Paul held a refreshment stand, with
lemonade and home-made cookies. They explained to us their project: they had created cards using photos of some of the famous artworks of the Museum
and changed their meaning by doing photomontages. They sold these cards to
the pupils as a souvenir of their visit. But Heloïse, Camille and Paul also
made the English create their own artworks by making a drawing of an existing
one on a paper sheet and changing its meaning. At the end of the visit, the
best drawing was elected and the winner congratulated.
A group of
English girls was going down the stairs; as we hadn’t questioned them yet, we
went towards them:
Emma: So,
which presentation did you like the most?
Pupil: I
think my favorite is the treasure hunt (by Mathieu and Maxime). It was so funny
and I loved looking for clues in the artworks!
Justine:
And, what was your favorite painting?
Pupil: I loved ‘The Oyster Eater’! It is hilarious!
Violette: Thanks for your answers and enjoy the rest of your
visit!
The English pupils went to the refreshment stand. Some of
them even bought some cards.
After that, we went upstairs and found a third group of
English pupils, who were drawing their own artwork on their paper sheets:
Justine: Hello! We hold a blog called Boost! about arts and
culture. Can we ask you some questions about your experience?
Pupils: Yes!
Justine: First of all, which presentation did you like the
most?
English girl: I loved the mythology project (by Dorian)
because I found it very interesting!
Violette: And what about you?
English boy: Well, I don’t agree with her! I think the best
project was the bows and arrows hidden in the artworks!
Emma: And, if you were inside a painting, which one would it
be?
English girl: I really enjoyed the painting that Arthur
showed us. It represented a little boy who was dressed like a girl, but he was
so cute!
Justine: Thank you for answering our questions!
All the groups of pupils went back to the hall and the most
beautiful drawing was elected. The DNL pupils of Sainte-Marie looked very proud
and satisfied because the English pupils seemed very enthusiastic and,
moreover, they said they had learnt many things about France and the arts.
After that, all the pupils, French and English, got together
in the Museum’s courtyard and we took a group photo. Finally, these two hours
were very enriching and interesting for everyone and the English pupils will
obviously remember their visit for a long time!
Article by Emma GREIVELDINGER
