Do you know the Queen of Hosiery crowned in 1909?

Name: Do you know the Queen of Hosiery crowned in 1909?
Start: 2023-05-13T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-05-13T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Musée de Vauluisant

Discover the memories and attributes of Renée Kuntz, crowned queen of the hosiery in 1909\. Exceptionally, these objects, presented by Audrey Martinez, cultural mediator of museums, evoke the great f…

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Discover the memories and attributes of Renée Kuntz, crowned queen of the hosiery in 1909. Exceptionally, these objects, presented by Audrey Martinez, cultural mediator of museums, evoke the great festivals celebrating the jewels and values of the textile industry of Troyes and Aube.

About the location

Musée de Vauluisant

4 rue de Vauluisant

Aube
Grand Est

The Hotel de Vauluisant presents the collections of Champagne art of the Renaissance, known as the Beau 16th century, as well as the collections of the hosiery. The Beautiful 16th century: Painted panels, statues and stained glass windows illustrate the subtle passage from the aesthetics of the Gothic to its apogee, to that, emerging and more precious of the Renaissance. The painting reflects the Italian and Nordic influences (Assumption of the Virgin, Saint Joseph’s Dream). In sculpture, all the trends of the century are represented: Master of Chaource, Jacques Juliot, Dominique Florentin and François Gentil. The stained glass window shines with its last lights with the works of Linard Gontier (didactic exhibition). La Bonneterie: Evocation of the most emblematic activity of Troyes, European city of knitwear. Ancestral know-how and textile creation. From the wooden looms to the sophisticated machines of the “Golden Age” of the 19th and 20th centuries. Knitted items: stockings, socks,