Guided tour of workshops

5 côte du Mesnil, 14860 Bavent, Calvados, Normandie, France
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20 - 21 Septembre 2025
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As part of the JEP 2025, whose theme this year is "Heritage and architecture: windows on the past, doors on the future" is specialized in the manufacture of slatted tops and ceramic decorations that are part of our regional heritage, fully fits into this theme, indeed who has not noticed and admired the villas and other houses located along our coast going from Honfleur to Courseulles-sur-Mer and much further. For the JEP 2025 we will open our doors to the general public in order to make discover our know-how recognized by different labels such as «Enterprise of Living Heritage» and «Master artisan of art». La Poterie du Mesnil de Bavent has been participating in the JEPs for several years. This year with «Le Village de la Poterie» and its craftsmen of art crafts we will open our doors and workshops on our historic site and make this event a real heritage festival During this weekend we propose: Saturday and Sunday Free guided tours of our workshops. These visits will be a rare moment in the life of the company, which only opens the doors of its workshops on rare occasions, and this is an opportunity to discover our profession that we have been practicing for more than 182 years, the working methods have not changed since the company was set up. The Village of La Poterie 8 Artisans who will exhibit during this weekend. As an example, visitors will meet a tapestry artist, the Atelier du Manoir, who restores all toys and old dolls, will be on site to assess the necessary restorations and talk about his work, as well as André Marty painter, Fred Morice in his «Petit Atelier» Ceramiste, Nadeige Pelletier who is tapestry in his workshop «L'Antre de Sièges», Pascal Beck Antiquaire, Johanna Simpson céramiste, Cathy Barbaray Dumauvobleu Sandra Grimaud will be no less than 8 different trades that will be represented during the weekend in this magical setting. Accessibility

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5 côte du Mesnil, 14860 Bavent, Calvados, Normandie, France

49.225311, -0.221306

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