Visitors to Bordeaux will find a treat waiting for them --- a new museum which has on display the amazing craftmanship of traditional artisans.
The "Compagnons du Tour de France" have a longstanding tradition of handing down ancestral expertise in a variety of trades, combined with the use of modern techniques.
This new museum in Bordeaux tells the history of "compagnonnage" (traditional journeyman trades) from 1850 to the present day, and displays the masterpieces of a few tradesmen: joiners, masons, cabinet makers, locksmiths…
For art lovers or to spark the interest of children with these eternal trades.
Open from Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) from 10 am to noon and 2 pm to 5 pm.
Unaccompanied tour: 3 € / students 2 € / free of charge for children under 12.
Guided tour (with advance booking): 5 € / free of charge for children under 12
Musée des Compagnons du Tour de France
112 rue Malbec
33800 BORDEAUX
Tel: 05 56 92 05 17
musee-compagnons@orange.fr
www.compagnons.org
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