Network
Links and partners
Associations, institutions and resources connected with medieval historical reenactment and the work of the AMVCC.
Partner associations
Federations, medieval reenactment associations and friendly organisations. This directory will grow as the board meets people and establishes partnerships.
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FFFSH, Fédération Française des Fêtes et Spectacles Historiques
National federation bringing together associations that run historical festivals, reenactments and heritage shows in France.
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AMVCC, Association de Mise en Valeur du Château de Coucy
The association behind La Seigneurie de Coucy, founded in 1972 around the castle of Coucy. It works to showcase the site and its history, and is organised into several branches: the restoration work camps, the show, and cultural mediation, the branch our project belongs to.
The pages of the association and its projects: the AMVCC , the work camps , Coucy à la Merveille , the Seigneuriales and La Seigneurie de Coucy .
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Union REMPART
Union of heritage conservation associations, of which the AMVCC is a member. It brings together volunteer work camps and restoration projects all over France.
Museums and castles
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Château de Coucy, Centre des monuments nationaux
A major historic site of the late Middle Ages, listed as a Monument historique. The castle of Coucy is one of the greatest examples of medieval military architecture in France. A natural partner of the AMVCC.
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Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN)
Public body that manages more than 100 historic monuments in France. The historical festivals held at CMN sites provide an ideal setting for the AMVCC's reenactment activities.
Festivals and events
Medieval events in which the AMVCC takes part or with which it has ties. This list will be expanded as we take part in more events.
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Médiévales de Coucy-le-Château
Annual event held at the castle of Coucy. La Seigneurie de Coucy presents its reenactment activities and educational workshops there.
Documentary resources
Primary sources, image databases and documentary institutions used by AMVCC researchers to prepare reenactments.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica
Digital library of the BnF. It gives access to millions of digitised documents: illuminated manuscripts, incunabula, prints, medieval maps. An essential source for 14th-century iconography.
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Archives nationales, France
National institution for the preservation of historical archives. Medieval inventories, registers and state documents, accessible to researchers.
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Enluminures, IRHT (CNRS)
Image database of the Institut de recherche et d'histoire des textes. A directory of several hundred thousand medieval illuminations, searchable by subject, date and place of production.
Technical tools
This site is built on free, self-hosted technologies. We are open about the technologies we use, in keeping with the association's values of digital sovereignty.
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Elixir / Phoenix Framework
Server-side language and framework used for the platform. Elixir is a functional language built on the Erlang virtual machine, designed for fault-tolerant distributed systems. Phoenix is its web framework, with LiveView providing interactivity without heavy client-side JavaScript.
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Tailwind CSS
Utility-first CSS framework used to style the site. A consistent design-system approach, with no superfluous custom styles.
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MinIO, self-hosted object storage
S3-compatible object storage solution, self-hosted on the association's infrastructure. Photos and documents are kept on servers controlled by the AMVCC, with no dependence on a third-party cloud.
To report a missing link or suggest a partnership, use the contact form .