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Manufacture des Gobelins
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Tapestries have been woven on this spot in southeastern Paris, on the banks of the long-covered Bièvre River, since 1662. The newly renovated Galerie des Gobelins stages exhibitions on two light-flooded floors of tapestries, furnishings, timepieces, and other treasures mostly drawn from the state collection. Guided visits to the Manufacture (in French only) allow a fascinating look at weavers—from students to accomplished veterans—at work making tapestries and rugs, which take years to create. Also on the site is a highly selective school that teaches weaving, and a workshop charged with repairing and restoring furnishings belonging to the French government, which are also stored here in a vast concrete warehouse.
- Address: 42 av. des Gobelins, Les Gobelins, Paris, 75013 | Map It
- Phone: 01--44--08--53--49
- Cost: €6 temporary exhibitions; €11 workshop visit
- Hours: Galerie, Tues.-Sat. 11-6; guided tours in French by reservation only, Tues.-Thurs. at 1:15, 2:45, and 3
- Website: www.mobiliernational.fr
- Metro Gobelins.
- Location: The Latin Quarter
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