Musee des Tissus is a lyon textile museum of textile and decorative arts. Come and discover this museum in Lyon, France.
The museum collections in France trace the development of textile weaving over 2000 years and are an integral part of Lyon historical city, listed Unesco World Heritage and presents furniture of the 18th century in a townhouse. Information about the cultural and pedagogic activities and the textile conservation workshop. Includes visitor information.
A cope or pluvial is an ecclesiastical vestment, shaped as a wide mantle with a hood at the back. It is used by priests for vespers and processions. This silk cope has a chinoiserie design with rocaille motifs, butterflies, birds and flowers inspired from Far-East silks. The dense design, the taste for sharp lines and brilliant colours are characteristic of this style. Some manufacturers in Lyons imitated these chinoiserie patterns with the help of draughtsmen like Jean revel, Jean Pillement or Alexis Peyrotte.
Visit the decorative arts museum, european museum in lyon and you will discover ancient textile, such as byzantine iconography, coptic textiles, coptic tapestries and coptic pictures. You will also learn in this french museum about the textile history.
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