Once again, this year, Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom decided to generously open the Madeleine cloister to the public on the occasion of the European Patrimony Days. It must be said that the theme of architecture has been at the heart of the cloister for its entire life of nearly 500 years. Of course, there is the…
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While the first phase of the work on the forecourt side of the church is completed (the repair of the large wall was carried out with great enthusiasm and quality by the mason of Réalmont Guillaume CUQ – Agame masonry, advised by the Bâtiments de France), the time has come for the cloister to open…
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The Cloître de la Madeleine begins its transformation (written by Hisham Grégoire, journalist for La Dépêche du Midi – La Dépêche du Midi, édition du Tarn, 16.05.2025) The Cloister of the Madeleine in Albi is about to begin renovation work. Led by two retired Americans living in the city, this project aims to preserve and…
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The year 2025 begins at the Madeleine cloister with its share of work projects, especially on the side of the forecourt we share with the church of the Madeleine. This is how the old staircase looked with its plaster stripped in mid-February to allow with the Bâtiments de France to advise on the total renovation…
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Many of Albi’s citizens and tourists came to discover or rediscover the Madeleine cloister for this second year of its being open on the occasion of the European Heritage Days. In the last two years nearly 2,000 visitors came through our historic doors…… on these only two weekends. Informational leaflets had been made for the…
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On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the Madeleine cloister will open its doors next weekend for the second consecutive year. This private residence acquired in 2022 by Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom, two retired Americans in Albi, formerly contemporary art gallery owners, has been the subject of substantial renovations that make it a…
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