Heritage Days: Roubaisien textiles in English time
Lecture
Samedi 17 septembre 2022, 11h00Passat
Etiquette de fil, extrait. Collections médiathèque de Roubaix
Roubaix is often called the French Manchester. This comparison raises the question of the relationship between Roubaix, a large textile city, and the imposing neighbour on the other side of the Channel. "Roubaix textile in English time. Mode, motifs and teaching, 1840-1968", a conference led by Gilles Maury, architect, doctor in history of architecture and president of the Société d'Emulation de Roubaix.