Curators-restorers of Heritage, between mastery of the gesture and passion for history.
On the occasion of the 40th European Heritage Days, let’s take an interest in the professions of the restoration of objects and monuments classified and let’s meet craftsmen who specialized in this field.
Filmed at the Château de Villandry, its owner, Henri Carvallo gave us an interview and made us visit the castle acquired by his grandfather Joachim Carvallo in 1906.
You will also enter the conservation and restoration workshops of gilding on wood, paintings, old papers and binding to discover these ancient gestures that machines can never replace.
With Sébastien David, restorer of gilded objects and frames and Olivier Maupin, restorer of old books and graphic documents.