Guided tour and demonstration of the Workshop of the Chalcography of the Rmn-GP

Name: Guided tour and demonstration of the Workshop of the Chalcography of the Rmn-GP
Start: 2023-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Les ateliers d'art de la Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais

Go behind the scenes of the Atelier de Chalcographie de la Rmn-GP, - workshop labeled Label France know-how of excellence and Label Entreprise du patrimoine vivant (EPV)-, it is discovered...

Saturday 16 September 2023, 09:30, 14:00, 15:30Passed

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Free visits only by reservation, opening of seats at the end of August for 15 people per visit.

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Going behind the scenes of the Atelier de Chalcographie de la Rmn-GP, - workshop labeled Label France know-how of excellence and Label Entreprise du patrimoine vivant (EPV)-, it is to discover artisanal practices and the secrets of realization of cut-size printsfrom one of the largest collections in France.
Founded in 1797, the Chalcography of the Louvre is responsible for preserving and printing a collection of several thousand engraved brass. Once housed under the roofs of the Louvre Palace, the presses are now housed in the Rmn-GP art workshops in Saint-Denis. Visitors will be able to attend demonstrations of printing from the original plates and discover all the steps necessary for the realization of a print. As custodians of traditional know-how, the Atelier de Chalcographie is recognized as a conservatory of this art profession.

About the location

Les ateliers d'art de la Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais

1 impasse du Pilier 93217 Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis
Île-de-France

The Ateliers d'Art de la Réunion des musées nationaux — Grand Palais (Rmn-GP) brings together the Louvre’s moulding and chalcography workshops. Created within the Louvre, one year after the opening of the museum in 1794, the Atelier de Moulage was created to produce plaster reproductions to complement the museum’s collections and to feed the French fine arts schools. He later sold his productions to other institutions and individuals in France and abroad. Since its creation, the workshop has enriched its collections with works from the French and European collections to preserve and operate a collection of more than 6,000 models ranging from prehistory to the 20th century. Created in the same period, the chalcography workshop preserves 14,000 engraved copper plates deposited by the Louvre Museum. This collection created since Louis XIV and constantly enriched with new contemporary creations illustrates some of the greatest moments in the history of France and Europe by original engravi