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Imec – Institut Mémoires de l’édition contemporaine | Abbaye d’Ardenne

Ardenne Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey, founded in the 12th century. Today it houses the Institute of Contemporary Publishing Memories (IMEC). Located at the gates of Caen, Ardenne is the 3rd largest abbey in the Caen metropolitan area. It benefits from an exceptional and exotic setting to host your seminar, company evening...

The Abbaye d'Ardenne has 3 exceptional sites to host your meetings, seminars, corporate events: La Grange aux Dîmes (360 m²) can accommodate from 100 people (1 tier) to 166 people (2 tier) for a meeting and up to 300 people for a cocktail (without tier), Le Pressoir (130 m²) and its terrace and La Boulangerie (62 m²).

Further information

  • Free tour

Medias

Capacity

  • Bus parking

Opening

From Tuesday 12 November 2024 to Tuesday 31 December 2024
Tuesday Open from 14h to 18h
Wednesday Open from 14h to 18h
Thursday Open from 14h to 18h
Friday Open from 14h to 18h
From Wednesday 01 January 2025 to Wednesday 31 December 2025
Tuesday Open from 14h to 18h
Wednesday Open from 14h to 18h
Thursday Open from 14h to 18h
Friday Open from 14h to 18h

Ouverture : Jardins et extérieurs : du mardi au vendredi de 14h à 18h. Expositions et café : du mercredi au dimanche de 14h à 18h. Bibliothèque : du mardi au jeudi de 9h30 à 18h, et le vendredi de 9h à 17h.Des visites guidées historiques et gratuites sont proposées à certaines périodes de l'année.

Rooms

Name Theater layout U-shaped layout Cocktail layout Banquet layout Classroom layout Modular
Grange aux dîmes Area 360 Theater layout 166 U-shaped layout - Cocktail layout 300 Banquet layout 120 Classroom Layout - Modular Yes
Boulangerie Area 62 Theater layout 19 U-shaped layout 19 Cocktail layout - Banquet layout - Classroom Layout - Modular No
Pressoir Area 130 Theater layout 60 U-shaped layout 40 Cocktail layout 80 Banquet layout - Classroom Layout - Modular Yes
Ateliers Area 60 Theater layout 20 U-shaped layout 20 Cocktail layout - Banquet layout - Classroom Layout - Modular Yes

Proposed services

Equipments

  • Auditorium
  • Fully equipped meeting room
  • Free parking

Services

  • Library
  • Shop
  • Free WIFI

MICE & Business Tourism

  • Maximum meeting capacity:166 people
  • 3 meeting room(s)

Event type

  • Congress, symposium, conference
  • Meeting, seminar
  • Evenings, galas and receptions
  • Trade fair, exhibition

Room equipment

  • Internet access
  • Screen
  • Paperboard
  • Video projector
  • WIFI