Dans la peau d’un conservateur : Les outils dans les collections

Who hasn't dreamt of visiting the backstage areas of a museum?
You may already be familiar with the visible side of the Musée de la Loire: paintings, sculptures, engravings, ceramics, tools, models... meticulously displayed on the walls and in the display cases. Haven't you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes?
As the museum continues its second ten-yearly inventory, aimed at checking the presence and condition of the collections, it is offering you the exceptional opportunity to slip into the shoes of a curator for a few moments. You'll be able to follow the progress of this extraordinary project, which is carried out every 10 years by museums that have been awarded the Musée de France label, and which usually takes place behind the scenes, out of sight.
Last year we looked at the collections through the lens of 'animals' and 'fruit', but this month we're changing the theme to 2025: tools in the collections. First of all, you'll discover the huge diversity of tools in the collections and their uses. We'll also reveal the tools used by restoration and conservation professionals. Finally, you'll have the privilege of observing a huge variety of objects that are rarely shown to the public because they are kept in the secrecy of the storerooms.
The tour will be followed by a workshop, during which you will have the chance to take your own hands on a selected work of art or objet d'art.