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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
September 2022
Saturday 17
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 18
14:00 - 18:00

Musée de la poëslerie / Maison de la dentelière

25 rue du Général Huard, Villedieu-les-Poêles, 50800 Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
  • Manche
  • Normandie

Free visit of the Poeslerie Museum/Maison de la Dentellière

Discovery of the Courtyard of the Foyer and the collections of antique brass and lace in the Villedieu museums.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
© Musées de Villedieu

The Cour du Foyer, the cradle of copper in Villedieu, forms an architectural complex classified as a Historical Monument, the oldest elements of which date back to the 12th century, when a fireplace was established where each craftsman melted his copper. The Courtyard of the Foyer has housed the Poeslerie Museum since 1969 and the Maison de la Dentellière since 1985.
The Poeslerie Museum has recreated an old workshop of the seventeenth century that will immerse you in the world of frying pans and dinandiers. Upstairs, you will admire an interior of poeslier merchant, as well as an exhibition of rare copper and brass pieces (15th to 20th century). This year, the museum hosts the exhibition "Collection nuggets: 10 years of donations to the museums of Villedieu".
Always Courtyard of the Foyer, the Maison de la Dentellière allows visitors to discover the skill and precision of the gestures of the lace makers. Techniques and know-how are here impressive.
To better understand this particular art and its dense history in Villedieu, a demonstration of bobbin lace is offered.

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Musée de la poëslerie / Maison de la dentelière
25 rue du Général Huard, Villedieu-les-Poêles, 50800 Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
  • Manche
  • Normandie
Cradle of the copper in Villedieu-les-Poêles, the court(yard) of the home(foyer), trains(forms) an architectural ensemble classified as "Historic Monument". The most old(former) elements go back up(raise) to the XIIth century s., at the time of the establishment of a home(foyer) where every craftsman came melt his copper. The court(yard) of the home(foyer) shelters the museum of Poëslerie and the house of The Lacemaker. The museum of Poëslerie reconstructed a workshop(studio) the old(former) XVIIth century s. He(It) will plunge you into the universe of poêliers and brassworkers. On the first floor, you will admire an exhibition(exposure) of brass rare rooms(parts,plays) and in brass (the XVth century in the XXth century s.). Always in the court(yard) of the home(foyer), the house of the Lacemaker allows to the visitors to discover the skill and the precision of the gestures(movements) of the lacemakers. Here, techniques and know-how are impressive. To include better this such a particular(special) art and its such a dense history(story) in Villedieu-les-Poêles, a lace demonstration in spindles is proposed to you.
Tags
Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique, Musée, salle d'exposition, Musée de France