At the Museum of Printed Fabrics, photography reveals the memory of industrial and human know-how. Through the eyes of artists, personal accounts and experiments, you'll enter a world where images tell the story of the work, gestures and stories that have shaped textiles.
Let us guide you to the heart of this memory:
- Guided tour of the "Regards sur Tex-Union : Mémoire d'une usine textile" exhibition: accompanied by our cultural mediator, discover Jean Baeumlin's photographs, taken at the Texunion factory. These powerful images, taken shortly before the site's closure, provide an accurate account of the life of a factory and the people who worked there. At 4pm, 6pm and 8pm, please arrive at reception 5 minutes before the start of the tour, group size limited to 30. Only in French.
Extend your exploration in a playful way:
- Tex-Union: machines and men" game booklet: by observing the photographs through games, you explore the relationship between man and machine, before continuing your discovery in front of the real printing machines on display in the museum. Booklet available on request from reception, ages 7 to 12.
Let yourself be surprised by the eyes of the youngest visitors:
- La classe, l'œuvre - Regards d'enfants sur le travail du textile": schoolchildren share their own interpretation of the museum, based on Indian women and child labor. A sensitive, lively presentation that invites you to take a fresh look at the collections. At 2pm and 2:30pm, duration: 30 minutes
Finally, get hands-on:
- Initiation to block printing and screen printing" workshop: inspired by the photographs in the exhibition, create your own motif on textile. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary interpretations, you can experiment with the dialogue between image and material. From 4pm to 9pm.
A rich and sensitive immersion, where each photograph becomes a gateway to a human and creative story.
Free