Les coulisses des Ateliers des Gobelins

The Gobelins enclosure is no less than 600 palaces of the Republic furnished with rugs and tapestries thanks to 80 artists, 23 000 shades of colour and 3 manufactures that preserve a unique and traditional weaving savoir-faire.

The Manufacture des Gobelins and the one in Beauvais produce tapestry using haute-lice and basse-lice methods respectively. The Savonnerie manufactory is dedicated to rug production using the haute-lice method.

Your lecture guide will lead you into the secrets and workshops of the tapestry weavers. Visit two of the three workshops still in operation and discover the meticulousness and precision with which those who craft the finest pieces destined for official palaces work.

An unprecedented tour that lifts the veil on this craft transforming the human hand into that of an artist.