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

Musée de la céramique - Centre de création

Le Placître, 50850 Ger
  • Manche
  • Normandie

Free visit and demonstrations at the Ceramic Museum - Creative Centre

Discover a pottery hamlet rich in its heritage and history and a ceramic creation center housing animators and a creative craftsman.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
CD50

Explore this typical hamlet of the Mortainais to discover the potters of Ger. From the fifteenth to the beginning of the twentieth century, pots of sandstone for the preservation and transport of food were manufactured there in industrial quantities! The museum presents you the use of pots and the daily life of the past through a selection of objects, mood settings, playful modules, but also audiovisual shows. Walking through the workshop, the dryer and the large tunnel ovens, you will know everything about the process of making pots, from the extraction of clay to their delicate cooking. In the master potter’s house, you will understand the economic and social organization of this incredible pottery community. A creative centre, the site exhibits contemporary pieces produced by renowned ceramists. The museum also houses ceramicist Laure Reculé in her nursery-workshop. Come and meet her, discover her world and her production. The bread oven will also be in operation during the weekend, thanks to Bryan Penin, farmer baker. The exhibition "Bottling", the ceramic demonstrations as well as the pieces offered in the shop transport you to today’s creation.

Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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About the location

Musée de la céramique - Centre de création
Le Placître, 50850 Ger
  • Manche
  • Normandie
Ce hameau typique du Mortainais vous fait découvrir le travail des potiers de Ger et la vie dans le bocage normand. Du XVe au début du XXe siècle, des pots de grès destinés à la conservation et au transport des aliments y ont été fabriqués en quantités industrielles. Le musée vous présente l'usage des pots et la vie quotidienne d'autrefois et explique tout le processus de fabrication, de l'extraction de l'argile à la délicate cuisson.
Tags
Musée, salle d'exposition
Access
Private parking (cars and coaches).
© CD 50