If you're staying in Creuse, be sure to pay a visit to Aubusson and its International Tapestry Museum!
Halfway between Clermont-Ferrand and Limoges, this major centre for artistic craft and a skill dating back to the Middle Ages opened in 2016, after the Aubusson tapestry was listed as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
In a theatre-inspired display covering 1,200 m², over 5 centuries' worth of tapestry are presented to the public: 330 wall tapestries, 15,000 graphic works, 4,000 technical objects, 600 items of Saracen embroidery, made by the students of the Young Girls' School and the former National School of Decorative Art between 1880 and 1918…
The visitor has a choice of three trails to explore: the "Nave of wall hangings" and its display of trompe-l'oeil backdrops; "Tapestries of the world", enabling a comparison of techniques in different countries and time periods; and the "Hands of Aubusson" where you will be invited to create your own tapestry using a touch screen tablet!
