Glove exhibition in Saint-Roch in the chapel of the cemetery

Name: Glove exhibition in Saint-Roch in the chapel of the cemetery
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Cimetière Saint-Roch - Grenoble

This exhibition will show you the portraits of famous glovers and the family burials in Saint-Roch of these great dynasties that have marked with their names the Grenoble glovery.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Registration

saint.roch.grenoble@gmail.com 07 87 63 39 83 Register / book: https://www.saintrochgrenoble.fr

©Asroch

The peak of the «Gant de Grenoble» lasted a century: from 1850 to 1950. Until the First World War, glove manufacturing was the most important industrial activity in the Grenoble region, with one in two families living in Grenoble.
Beyond the particular destiny of these men and women, who participated in the fame of the Gant de Grenoble, it is the entire history of this industry that contributed to the economic development of our city, until its decline in the middle of the 20th century, that you will discover in this exhibition.
Exhibition realized with the association of Safeguard of the Heritage of the Gant of Grenoble

About the location

Cimetière Saint-Roch - Grenoble

2, rue du Souvenir - 38000 Grenoble

Isère
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Saint-Roch Cemetery, created in 1810, currently has 29,000 concessions on 13 ha. More than 800 tombs have been classified remarkable for their architectural, artistic or historical interest following a heritage inventory carried out by the City of Grenoble. Many Grenoble personalities who made the history of the city, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, are buried there: politicians, scientists, artists, religious, military... Thus, in 1901, the Revue des Alpes pittoresques stated: “In a few short years, the cemetery has taken on a serious and majestic aspect: in 1826, the beautiful chapel leading to the main driveway was built and, later in 1884, the stations of a Stations of the Cross were placed there (…). Our necropolis, by the value and beauty of its mausoleums, is one of the richest in the province and we are justly proud of it!"