Guided tour of the Rmn-GP Moulding Workshop
Going behind the scenes of the Casting Workshop of the RmnGP, - workshop labeled S Label France know-how of excellence and Label Entreprise du patrimoine vivant (EPV)-, is to discover artisanal practices and the secrets of making antique pieces, New and modern made to last, like works of art and made available to museums, institutions and individuals.
With over two centuries of experience, the Atelier de Moulage - created by the Louvre within it - preserves and operates a collection of more than 12,000 moulds and models from the major French and European collections. It combines artisanal practices and cutting-edge techniques: from the manufacture of a traditional mould to fingerprinting by digitization. Visitors, throughout the course, will be explained the different steps necessary to make a molding: from the cast to the expert realization of the skates, know-how recognized worldwide.