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museum of decorative Arts and Design

musée des Arts décoratifs

et du Design de Bordeaux

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39 rue Bouffard,

33000 Bordeaux

The museum is closed but the activity continues. Follow the museum's team during the works.

▲ The madd-bordeaux starts its metamorphosis in 2023▲

During its closure, from 2023 to 2025, the museum offers a rich program in the city and online

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 © Benoît Teillet / Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
©Benoît Teillet / Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
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Manufacto, the Skills Factory

Since 2021, the madd-bordeaux, as part of its mission of artistic and cultural education, has enrolled in the project Manufacto, the Skills Factory created by the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès

In 2016, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès created Manufacto, an original programme designed to introduce schoolchildren to craft trades in partnership with the Paris school board, the Compagnons du Devoir, the Tour de France and the École Camondo (Paris). This skills factory allows pupils, from primary through to high school, to learn about crafts under the guidance of a professional welcomed into the establishment with the complicity of the teacher. The students design a contemporary object by discovering the gestures, techniques and tools of the craftsperson who transmit to them the pleasure of “doing”. Through this apprenticeship programme, Manufacto looks to change the perception of the craft field and even open up new possibilities in terms of education.



The madd-bordeaux's mission is to support children in the discovery of the craft skills of which its collections reflect. In 2021, he is participating in the Manufacto project by coordinating workshops in CM2 classes and visits to artisanal production workshops. This program is in addition to the artistic and cultural education actions (EAC) carried out by the museum for school audiences, for which it designs and develops an adapted program each year. 

Cabinetmaking workshop "creation of a wooden lamp" with CM2 pupils from the Lafon Féline School located in Le Bouscat (33)

Teachers: Catherine Séminor Dunet and Florence Rolland

Craftsperson: Anton Laborde, cabinetmaker at the wood third place, La Planche



Leather workshop "creation of a leather lamp" with CM1/CM2 pupils from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul School located in Bordeaux (33)

Teacher: Deborah Roart

Craftsperson: Morgane Saillard, leather worker at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul factory



Fully integrated into the primary school curriculum, these projects are being rolled out from November 2020 to March 2021, with twelve two-hour sessions per class, during school hours, within each establishment. A unique experience enriched by the visit of the Craftsperson's workshop which allows each pupils to immerse themselves in the world of crafts.



A restitution day will be scheduled at the museum before Tuesday, March 22.

For more informations : https://www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org/en/project/manufacto-2021-2022 

Cabinetmaking workshop "creation of a wooden lamp" with CM2 pupils from the Lafon Féline School located in Le Bouscat (33)
©Benoît Teillet / Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
Leather workshop “creation of a leather lamp” with CM1/CM2 pupils from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul School located in Bordeaux (33)
©Benoît Teillet / Fondation d’entreprise Hermès