Every Monday, discover the cultural selection from Objectif Gard to be found every day at 10 am. This week, Damien Fontaine exhibits in Sauveterre, the A’Nîmes ta guitare festival takes over the venues of the Gard region, and Puccini is performed at the Grand Avignon Opera.
Therapy without prescription: Culture is a natural antidepressant with no side effects except maybe happiness and tranquility of the soul. From Le Vigan to Arles, every week find the shows not to be missed at reasonable prices, until they are reimbursed by social security.
Take care of the right hemisphere of your brain every week, and the side effects will be felt quickly.
Vernissage in Sauveterre: Damien Fontaine – En Vrai Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – 6:30 pm Jean Ferrat Cultural Center, Sauveterre 157 chemin des Écoles et du Stade Opening of the exhibition.
The Jean Ferrat Cultural Center in Sauveterre hosts the opening of the exhibition “En Vrai” by the photographer Damien Fontaine on Tuesday, May 12.
Around 500 photographs will be presented, captured on the spot, built around life moments directly captured in the field.
Opening Festival: A’Nîmes ta guitare – festival opening Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – 8:30 pm Saint-André Church, Clarensac Decacorda Duo Nicolas Pardo, guitar Alice Poussin, cello With Qianzheng Wang Winner of the 2025 Paris International Guitar Festival
The fourth edition of the A’Nîmes ta guitare festival will take place from May 13 to 16, 2026 in Clarensac and Nîmes. The event is organized by the Nîmes Guitares & Co association founded in 2017 to promote classical guitar in the Nîmes region and beyond in Occitanie.
For four days, the festival will offer concerts by international and local artists, workshops, meetings of amateur orchestras, and a national classical guitar competition open to all ages, bringing together a hundred competitors. The event is a moment of musical sharing, but also a space dedicated to young guitarists who will be able to confront a jury of specialists. Impressive lineup including Decacorda duo, Antoine Boyer, Jérémy Jouve, Yeore Kim, Frédérick Maggio, and more.
Practical information: A’Nîmes ta guitare Festival From May 13 to 16, 2026 Clarensac and Nîmes www.animestaguitare.com
Concert Boyer-Yeore: Antoine Boyer РYeore Kim Friday, May 15, 2026 Р7:30 pm Christian-Liger Theater, N̨mes Jazz evening Guitar and harmonica With the Guitares & Co orchestra Conducted by Fr̩d̩rick Maggio
On Friday, May 15, the Christian-Liger Theater will host a jazz evening at 7:30 pm. The duo Antoine Boyer and Yeore Kim, guitar and harmonica, will share the stage with the Guitares & Co orchestra conducted by Frédérick Maggio.
Puccini returns to Avignon: Turandot – Giacomo Puccini Friday, May 15, 2026 – 8:00 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 – 3:00 pm Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – 8:00 pm Grand Avignon Opera Duration 2h30 Reserve your seat
In an empire paralyzed by fear, a princess imposes her riddles and condemns those who fail. A Persian tale set in China, completely different from his iconic dramatic work, Tosca, set in Rome. Turandot is lavish cruelty and splendor. The ultimate opera by Giacomo Puccini, left unfinished, with the writing stopping at the scene of the death of the character Liù (Claire Antoine), the work is presented without an ending, in the state in which the composer interrupted it. The music strikes with its power, choral masses, and contrasts. It brings the intimate to the heart of the spectacular. Sung in Italian and subtitled in French, this production offers a visual shock and the strength of myth. Before each performance, a prologue provides insight into the work. Chorus and Master of the Grand Avignon Opera, National Avignon-Provence Orchestra, musical direction by Federico Santi, chorus director Alan Woodbridge.
