The exhibition "Living Forms", the wonderful art of ceramics

Ceramic art celebrates nature
From 6 years
Until May 23, 2023
At the Manufacture de Sèvres (92)

"Living forms" at the Manufacture de Sèvres

WE LOVE : the virtuosity of ceramists for 6 centuries
AGE : from 6 years old in free visit and from 3 years old with the workshops of the museum
DATE: until May 7, 2023
HOURS: every day (except Tuesday) from 10am to 6pm
CLOSED: Tuesday, January 1, May 1 and December 25
LOCATION: Manufacture de Sèvres (92)

The "Living Forms" exhibition proposes a reflection on the paradoxical relations between the art of ceramics, mineral material from the earth, and the world of the living, both plant and animal

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Saturday afternoons with the family (Saturday, February 11 + Saturday, April 15 from 2 to 5 pm)

Living forms at the Manufacture de Sèvres

"Living forms": a magnificent dialogue between ceramics and nature

The exhibition "Living Forms" questions our relationship with the world of life
"Living Forms" shows how the art of ceramics, from the Renaissance to the present day, is interested in the representation of living things, both plant and animal.
The exhibition is organized into three thematic sections - Naturalisms, Organic Imaginations and Inside the Living
These are the specific links that have united ceramics, a mineral and therefore inanimate material, to the world of the living for more than six centuries, which are explored here
One can admire extraordinary dishes decorated with animals, Sèvres porcelain plates decorated with birds, Art Nouveau vases inspired by the plant world, contemporary works or 3D printed biomedical pieces
All these works remind us how much the living world is a source of inspiration for the art of ceramics, whatever the era

Children's visits to the Manufacture de Sèvres

Book the children's visits

BABY VISIT (6-18 MONTHS)
- A sensory discovery of the Museum with nursery rhymes, materials to discover by touch, manipulation, stories...
- When every 2nd Saturday of the month at 10:30 am
- Rate : 10€ per adult
- Free for babies
- duration 45 minutes
LITTLE WOLF DISCOVERS CERAMICS (18-36 MONTHS)
- Petit loup invites children to discover its museum and ceramic animals! A visit to marvel, listen and have fun
- When Every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30 am
- Rate : 10€ per adult
- Free for babies
- duration 45 minutes
SÈVRES IS TOLD TO CHILDREN (3-6 YEARS)
- A guided tour of the Museum in the company of Cropetite, a character imagined by the author Michel Gay. A first approach to ceramics that is both poetic and creative!
- When Every 4th Saturday of the month at 10:30 am
- Rate 10€ per adult and 8€ per child
- duration : 1h