Free guided tour - European Night of Museums 2023

Name: Free guided tour - European Night of Museums 2023
Start: 2023-05-13T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-05-13T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Musée "Au fil du papier"

Discovery of the new exhibition

Saturday 13 May 2023, 18:00, 20:30

Passed

Conditions

free entrance

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This exhibition brings together student works from the École nationale supérieure d'art et de design de Nancy (Énsad Nancy), the Haute École des arts du Rhin (Hear) in Strasbourg–Mulhouse and the École Supérieure d'Art de Lorraine (Ésal) in Metz – Épinal. In dialogue with the museum’s collections, she presents a contemporary approach to the idea of wallpaper. The variety and richness of the proposals reflect the dynamism of the workshops printed images in these art schools today.

About the location

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Musée "Au fil du papier"

13 Rue Magot de Rogéville, 54700 Pont-à-Mousson, France

Meurthe-et-Moselle

Grand Est

Set, unique in France of paper mache objects. From the snuffbox to Queen Victoria’s salon, all decorative art of the late 19th century is told room by room. Made mostly by the Adt establishments, the objects presented are decorated with very varied decorations that show all the splendor of the Napoleon III style and orientalism. Some already announce the Art Nouveau that will develop a few years later and will give pride of place to the school of Nancy. Popular imagery. Foundries of Pont-à-Mousson, established in 1856, closely associated with the town of Pont-à-Mousson. Over a century and a half of activity, the foundries, very quickly oriented towards the production of complete piping systems for the whole world - the market for water supply in cities was then expanding rapidly -, produced pipes by centrifugation in the 1930s before developing, in the 1950s, ductile iron which is more flexible and less brittle. Many publications of the society itself, some tools, rare objects testify