Guided tour of the makhilas factory

Name: Visite guidée de la fabrique de makhilas
Start: 2023-09-15T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Atelier Ainciart Bergara

Come and discover the makhila workshop, this object that is part of the Basque living heritage. For the discovery of know-how, prefer a visit on Friday. On Saturday, the visit …

15 et 16 septembre 2023Passé

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Come and discover the makhila workshop, this object that is part of the Basque living heritage. For the discovery of know-how, prefer a visit on Friday. On Saturday, the visit will focus on the history of the object and its place in the local heritage.

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

À propos du lieu

Atelier Ainciart Bergara

75 Plazako bidea, 64480 Larressore

Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

In the main room, which is about ten square meters, you can discover the models of makhila made in the workshop, observe very old makhilas that belong to the family or even scrutinize a gallery of photos of artists, Politicians and sportsmen who received a makhila made here: Leon Zitrone, Chirac, General de Gaulle, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, Churchill, Platini, Cantona, Lizarazu -Basque origin obliged- and many others, including all the presidents of the Fifth Republic.
The diploma of Best Worker of France obtained in 1936 by Jean Bergara is also hung on the wall. As well as the EPV label obtained in 2011.
Three buildings dating back several centuries are attached to the windows of the workshop. Craftsmen work wood, leather and metal. In the room to the left is the ornamental engraving workshop, installed in the old grocery store that adjoined the workshop. Tools of all types are at hand: punches, hammers, needles, files, etc.