The site of many armed conflicts, especially during the Wars of Religion, the castle suffered much damage and was transformed into a citadel, then back to a pleasant residence with the return of more peaceful times.

The château is considered to be one of the last examples of Romanesque castle architecture,[2] having a fortified curtain wall, round walk, keep, a house and chapel, combining social, family, political and religious life in one.

This centre worked with artist projects linking both a high standard of proposals and a real firmly fixed territorial spot.

Besides the contrast between medieval architecture and the various forms of present creation, the castle originality is expressed by the artists who have to keep in mind the important heritage of the place.

Thus, each artist develops a strategy in their creation to emphasize, to refute, to express, to reveal or to conceal the powerful architectural presence of the Adhémar’s castle.