Guided tour of the Manufacture des Gobelins
Availability: Wednesday
Duration: up to 1 hour
Discover the meticulousness of the craftworkers
Learn about the history and the techniques of this art
Get exclusive access to the backstages
L'enclos des Gobelins it's 80 artists, 23,000 shades of color, 600 furnished French Republic palaces and 3 factories with a unique and traditional expertise in weaving which endures and grows over time. Dedicated to the furnishing and decorating in tapestry and carpets of official palaces, the factories have since 1900 made more than 2,000 masterpieces.
The Gobelins Manufactory fashions tapestries by using the high-warp technique; the Beauvais Manufacture however uses the low-warp method; and the Soap Manufactory specializes in carpet weaving.
Your tour guide will take you to the nearest loom-warp craft-site, by taking you two of three active workshops! Open your eyes wide and gaze at the meticulousness with which the craftworkers practice their art.
The delicate handling of the spindle, comb, and traced design; the perfect mastery of knots; the meticulous positioning of the mirror which is used to look over work in progress; as well as the preparation of the "warp"--all these techniques turn the human hand into the accomplished artist hand and the majestic machine into a delicate, high-end instrument.
You'll understand why the completion of a piece is proudly famous. After years of work, the masterpiece can be delivered, and the artist can finally look upon his work which, until then, can only be appreciated with frugality as conventional smoothing methods dictate.
All gear/equipment is sanitised between use
Visitors are required to bring and wear masks
Guides and all other staff are required to wear masks
Visitors over 18 must show their ID and proof of one of the following: a full vaccination or first vaccination (this requirement varies depending on the country) received at least 15 days prior, recovery from a COVID-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative result from a PCR or antigen test taken no more than 48 hours before the experience starts. This may also apply to those aged 12 and above
Entry ticket to the Manufacture des Gobelins
Guided tour in French
Exclusive backstage access
Manufacture des Gobelins, 42 Avenue des Gobelins - 75013 Paris
Meet your guide in the lobby of the Manufacture des Gobelins 10 minutes before the departure of the tour. Metro: Gobelins (line 7).
In a period of temporary display, this visit gives you free access to the current exhibition
Latecomers risk missing the tour as tours are neither reschedulable nor refundable
No wheelchair access for this tour (presence of stairs)
Departure at 3.00pm
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