Self-guided tour of the Bohin workshops

  • Free visite

  • Theme : Architectural Heritage

  • In situ

  • tout-public

  • Motor disability

  • Visual impairment

  • Hearing disability

  • Psychic disability

  • Prevented audiences

  • Intellectual disability

  • No reservation required

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  • Date

  • Les ateliers Bohin

    1 le bourg, 61300 Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle, Orne, Normandie, France

La visite des ateliers BOHIN

Visit 3 in 1 at the heart of the latest French manufacture of sewing needles
Experience a unique immersion in the BOHIN workshops, pride of the Norman industrial heritage. This 3-in-1 tour immerses you in a fascinating universe, between living craftsmanship, artistic creation and industrial history.
A manufacture:
Get behind the scenes of The last still active factory of sewing needles and pins in France. Discover the precise gestures of our workers through videos and texts, engaged in an authentic production cycle.
A temporary exhibition of 400 m 2:
"Artextures & Co: Les Nouvelles Voies du Patchwork", in partnership with France Patchwork. More than an exhibition, it is a true exploration of the multiple facets of patchwork and contemporary textile art, combining ancestral know-how and innovative artistic expression.
A contemporary museum:
Travel through time with themed spaces combining technical heritage and human adventures. From the history of pins and needles to the great stages of Norman industrialization, not to mention the visionary saga of Benjamin Bohin and his family.
An immersive, vivid and inspiring experience to live in a place where the past and present are written together.

Accessibility

  • Handicap intellectuel
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Visual Impairment
  • Pyschological Impairment
  • Mobility Impairment

Informations

11€, 6€ (6-17 years), free of charge <6 years.

Les ateliers Bohin

La visite des ateliers BOHIN

  • Localisation

    1 le bourg, 61300 Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle, Orne, Normandie, France

  • À propos

    In search of an unusual and unique(only) experience(experiment)? Discover an original manufacturing thanks to the employees of the last factory of needles and of pins, always active! At the edge of Risle, Bohin France perpetuates tradition épinglière and aiguillière its region for 182 years. Shop window(Showcase) of the know-how French and rich in an exciting history(story), she(it) opens her(its) doors to the general public. Over 2000 m ², travel(browse) workshops(studios) in functioning of Bohin France where, just before your eyes, the workers give birth(rise) to the sewing needle, the pin in glass head and the safety pin. An ancestral know-how realised on competitive and old(former) machines, where the human being has a key role. The visit of factory continues by a surprising contemporary museum in the original direction(fabrication) (small metallurgy, local and prickly history(story), jobs(businesses) by the needle, artists of exception, advertisements BOHIN, atypical founder). Jobs(Businesses) and passions become confused there: High - Sewing, patchwork, embroidery, pinks Big(Great) shop. Programme of activities (and notebooks of games(sets) for the children).

    Website

    http://www.bohin.com

    Phone

    02 33 24 89 38

Autres événements dans ce lieu

Demonstration: Bohin workshops visit in the presence of workers

Visit 3 in 1 at the heart of the latest French manufacture of sewing needlesExperience a unique immersion in the BOHIN workshops, pride of the Norman industrial heritage. This 3-in-1 tour immerses you in a fascinating universe, between living craftsmanship, artistic creation and industrial history.A manufacturing plant in operation:Get behind the scenes of The last still active factory of sewing needles and pins in France. Discover the precise gestures of our workers at work, engaged in an authentic production cycle.A temporary exhibition of 400 m 2:"Artextures & Co: Les Nouvelles Voies du Patchwork", in partnership with France Patchwork. More than an exhibition, it is a true exploration of the multiple facets of patchwork and contemporary textile art, combining ancestral know-how and innovative artistic expression.A contemporary museum:Travel through time with themed spaces combining technical heritage and human adventures. From the history of pins and needles to the great stages of Norman industrialization, not to mention the visionary saga of Benjamin Bohin and his family.An immersive, vivid and inspiring experience to live in a place where the past and present are written together.AccessibilityHandicap intellectuelHearing ImpairmentVisual ImpairmentPyschological ImpairmentMobility Impairment

Conference: women and engagement - create, undertake, inspire

Project carried out as part of the Matrimony Days.A celebration of women’s engagement, highlighting the achievements and careers of creative and innovative women in all areas of culture and the arts.Information at 02 33 24 89 38

Concert: Agathe Plaisance / Concordski

Project carried out as part of the Matrimony Days.Agathe PlaisanceMulti-disciplinary artist, originally from Normandy and from the Fine Arts school in Caen. His minimalist and dark universe, with folk, blues and pop-indé roots, does not go without recalling influences like Cat Power or Michelle Gurevich.ConcordskiWith this name straight out of the Cold War (an exact copy of Concorde, produced by the USSR), Eugénie Leber’s electro-pop project clearly shows its intentions: to heat up the turbines with analog synths and sequenced beats.Information at 02 33 24 89 38

Guided tour of the Bohin workshops

A unique and guided visit to the heart of the latest French sewing needle manufactureExperience a unique immersion in the BOHIN workshops, pride of the Norman industrial heritage. This guided tour immerses you in a fascinating universe, between living know-how, artistic creation and industrial history.A manufacture:Enter the last factory of sewing needles and pins still in activity in France, exceptionally the doors of our manufacture will open to discover our historical buildings, in which we manufacture our needles and pins since 1866. Then discover the 27 steps necessary to manufacture our needles during a guided tour of our production workshops.Then go on a self-guided tour to discover our temporary exhibition of 400 m 2:"Artextures & Co: Les Nouvelles Voies du Patchwork", in partnership with France Patchwork. More than an exhibition, it is a true exploration of the multiple facets of patchwork and contemporary textile art, combining ancestral know-how and innovative artistic expression.Then, the contemporary museum:Travel through time with themed spaces combining technical heritage and human adventures. From the history of pins and needles to the great stages of Norman industrialization, not to mention the visionary saga of Benjamin Bohin and his family.An immersive, vivid and inspiring experience to live in a place where the past and present are written together.

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