This great Lady has kept all her freshness for her bicentenary. Cult, timeless, chic and trendy, the toile de Jouy has become over time an inexhaustible source of inspiration for many creators, painters, visual artists and is an integral part of French cultural heritage.

Contemporary look on Toile de Jouy from May 12 to July 27, 2015This exhibition celebrating the bicentenary of the toile de Jouy, will be held in Jouy-en-Josas from May 12 to July 27, 2015. Among the works presented, those of Gaël Laporte, some of you may know the “photographer” side of. ". Here it is this time from the angle of sewing with 7 costume creations in toile de Jouy which you have been able to follow (and can find) the evolution on the facebook page "over the needle".

The year 2015 marks for Jouy-en-Josas the bicentenary of the death of its most prestigious inhabitant and first mayor, Christophe Philippe Oberkampf, founder of the Manufacture des Toiles de Jouy.

Throughout the year, many events will celebrate Oberkampf and its heritage.

You can also follow the Oberkampf year on the dedicated Facebook page.

Pratical information

The exhibition takes place in two places in the city:

Toile de Jouy Museum

54 rue Charles de Gaulle
78350 JOUY IN JOSAS
Tel: +01 39 56 48 64
www.museedelatoiledejouy.fr
Tuesday from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 18 p.m.
closed on Mondays.

HEC contemporary art space

1 rue de la Libération
78350 JOUY IN JOSAS
visit by appointment at: 01 39 67 95 45
www.facebook.com/espace.d.art.contemporain.hec

Gaël Laporte's creations will be exhibited on this site.