The temporary exhibition “L’olivier notre arbre”, on show since May 2023 at the Musée de Salagon in Mane, enables visitors to to discover the many facets and challenges of the olive-growing heritage through five themed areas. The first room shows visitors the many representations of the olive tree (everyday objects, vacation memories, landscapes, smells…). The second shows the heritage of the olive tree, handed down from generation to generation and present at every moment of life. Before discovering the realities of olive-growing heritage in the contemporary world, visitors are invited to settle into a sensory space. Here, they can listen to an immersive sound work. The final room presents the olive tree as a living heritage, a source of innovation and development for the communities involved. Three documentaries are shown in another part of the site, evoking the olive-growing heritage as a means of promoting tourism in Portugal, but also how this heritage bears witness to everyday life in Provence.

In addition to an expert evaluation of the exhibition, carried out during the Rendez-vous aux jardins in June by a team of researchers from the “GIS Patrimoine en partage“, a public reception survey is being carried out until the end of July.