The European Artistic Craft Days have been organized since 2002 by the Ministry of Crafts to highlight professionals in this sector, including ceramicists, marquetry artists, gilders, luthiers, glassblowers, lace makers, art restorers… All eager to share their secrets!
On this occasion, many free events will take place all over France on Friday the 27th, Saturday the 28th, and Sunday the 29th of March 2015.
Several options are available to you, from marked thematic tours to itineraries invented according to your desires and curiosity. It’s up to you to make your choices from an abundant program, featuring craft demonstrations, exceptional open houses at training centers, and fun activities for children.
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Melle Bon Plan’s little Parisian selection:
The exhibition “The Mind and the Hand” at the Galerie des Gobelins: Heritage and expertise of the Mobilier national workshops
The Mobilier national will present an exhibition about its restoration workshops, offering a glimpse behind the scenes of a centuries-old institution, the royal, imperial, and republican Garde-Meuble.
The latter, now known as the Mobilier national (a service of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, Directorate-General for Artistic Creation), provides furniture and, in part, decor for the palaces of the Republic, such as the Élysée Palace, the Hôtel de Matignon, or the Senate, as well as for most ministries.
Galerie des Gobelins
42 avenue des Gobelins 75013 Paris
from March 27, 2015 to January 17, 2016
Pro tip: the exhibition will be free for everyone during the European Artistic Craft Days_
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Puzzle Michèle Wilson presents Art Puzzles: 1775, 1975, 2015…
A free retrospective exhibition that unveils over 100 wooden art puzzles, from one of the first French copies from the 18th century to the very contemporary creations of Caroline Delieutraz and Aurélien Froment…
An educational tool for children, the Michèle Wilson art puzzle is also for adults a means of cultural escape and artistic discovery.
In 2015, Michèle Wilson art puzzles is the only company in the world that perpetuates this artisanal know-how of manual cutting and offers a collection of over 300 puzzles in museums around the world, department stores, game shops, and its 3 Parisian workshop boutiques.
Exhibition from March 27 to 30, 2015 - free entry from 11 AM to 7 PM at the Hôtel de l’Industrie 5 place Saint Germain des Prés 75006 Paris
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For more info, you can check the program by region on the event website.
