musee du compagnonnage

LoireValleyTours

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705tinab

We had an interesting visit here but our French was not up to reading the labels - so we just looked and admired the skills of the craftspeople. Very friendly staff. If you have a nod to the British guilds then it will mean at least something to you.

Kiwi1963

I'm sure this was interesting if you understood french. This would be at the bottom of my list of things to do in Tours

Sharpe26

The quality of some of the exhibits are breathtaking, others even when not to our taste were still worthy of admiration. Our only criticism is that all of the information and explanations are only available in French which limited our understanding of the history and level of commitment some of the artisans had shown.Overall a delightful place, any one who appreciates craft should love this museum.

YannickTours_France

This museum is dedicated to the "compagnons". They have to become a master to make a "chef d'œuvre" (master of piece). The museum show these work of art. Absolutly incredible.

NanookArmidale

The quality of the work is outstanding. Even if your French is bad like mine you will appreciate quality work.

Roshni2011

The Musée du Compagnonnage is housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Julien de Tours and exhibits a range of truly remarkable collections.The museum showcases crafts guilds and showcases the skills and brilliance of craftspeople of the area. Here's a quote from the museum website which gives a flavor of what to expect : " Collective masterpieces from the 19th century, masterpieces of patience, masterpieces created for reception into a guild, along with Companions’ attributes (sticks, flasks and colours), commemorative pictures, tools, archives, traditions and works by Companions of the Tour of France, from their beginnings to the present day, are all represented".This is a different kind of museum and well worth a visit . What these craftspeople have achieved , their high level of skills, fine- tuned to perfection, all of this is worthy of admiration.www. museecompagnonnage . fr

729HayleyS

This was an interesting little museum with a lot of unusual displays. The whole place needs a bit of a revamp with some displays aged and others hanging on for dear life. If you can speak/read French I am sure you could spend a long time but being an English speaker it was a quick visit. The only thing in English was a 1 page handout given to us on entry about the history of the guild. It was a refreshing break from other museums and chateaus in huge area.

Mixiewing

To say this is a museum dedicated to Trade Guilds, sounds rather dry and uninspiring. On entering, the scrolled plaques that adorn the walls, probably encourage the same thoughts. However the Musée du Compagnonnage proves to be a superb monument to top-flight craftsmanship, both from the past and the present. A walk through the history of the earliest guilds to those of the present day, with breath-taking artistry on display in the form of scale models. Stunning work, ranging from the simplest of designs to the most complex and elaborate, including carpentry, wheelwrights, clog making, and superb artistry in the form of patisserie, some of which are models of well-known buildings, and take hundreds to hours to complete. Compagnonnage is not a dying concept, rather, as a talk I went to the other day proved and which the presence of six young patisserie trainees confirmed, it constantly updates itself. Also plenty of cafés and restaurants nearby. www.museecompagnonnage.fr Definitely worth a visit.

larlen

After spendings many hours visiting art museums, this was a welcome change. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is a museum of exceptional crafts as it relates to the guilds. I liked it. It was different - a chance to appreciate something other than paintings. The skills required for each of the crafts was fascinating in light of the times in which some of these items were created. There were even cakes under glass, intricate spiral staircases and tools used to create these items. The comments were obviously in French, but with just a rudimentary knowledge of French it was easy to figure out what it was all about. I didn't spend a lot of time there, just enough to walk through and read about those things of special interest. They have a very small gift shop that had some interesting things. You can go into the gift shop and poke around without going into the museum. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed appreciating other "art forms."

lizard37

Although slightly dated, this is an exceptional exhibit of works presented by "graduating" members from guilds as diverse as "Boulangerie" and upholstering!

revilorc

A collection of craftsmen's examples of their best work. These sometimes tend to the wierd. Interesting if you are not too busy.

NZguy1

This would be a great place to take the kids (if they speak French) on a wet afternoon, and there were plenty of kids visiting on the day I went and they were having fun with a treasure hunt. However, the displays are just not that interesting for an adult. I can't say that I found anything very interesting or educational In the museum.

anneb24412

This is a great museum, very different and a history of the guilds and their strive for excellence in France. Well worth the visit

Isabelh2o2

I passed by the display window for this museum several times before actually going in, and was so glad I finally did. I didn't allow quite enough time to see everything, so plan to go back with my adult daughter who enjoys off-beat museums.