Discover the ancestral know-how of makhila manufacturing

Name: Descubre los conocimientos ancestrales de la fabricación de makhila
Start: 2022-09-16T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Atelier Ainciart Bergara

Come and visit the Ainciart Bergara workshop, whose exceptional know-how has given makhila its hallmarks, and contributes to the influence of this craftsmanship of excellence today!

16 i 17 septiembre 2022Passed

Herramientas de registro

05 59 93 03 05 atelier@makhila.com

©Ainciart Bergara

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2022

Patrimoine durable

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Conditions de participation

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About the location

Atelier Ainciart Bergara

75 Plazako bidea, 64480 Larressore

Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

In the main room, which is about ten square meters, you can discover the models of makhila made in the workshop, observe very old makhilas that belong to the family or even scrutinize a gallery of photos of artists, Politicians and sportsmen who received a makhila made here: Leon Zitrone, Chirac, General de Gaulle, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, Churchill, Platini, Cantona, Lizarazu -Basque origin obliged- and many others, including all the presidents of the Fifth Republic.
The diploma of Best Worker of France obtained in 1936 by Jean Bergara is also hung on the wall. As well as the EPV label obtained in 2011.
Three buildings dating back several centuries are attached to the windows of the workshop. Craftsmen work wood, leather and metal. In the room to the left is the ornamental engraving workshop, installed in the old grocery store that adjoined the workshop. Tools of all types are at hand: punches, hammers, needles, files, etc.