2024

PETITCOLLIN DOLL MUSEUM

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Petitcollin, the last French factory of bathers, poupons and traditional dolls, offers the visit of its workshops. Opened around 1860, the workshop continues to make small friends complicit in children. The company Petitcollin reveals to the public its techniques and secrets of centuries-old manufacturing. In this way, you can live on the birth of babies and Poupées dolls, from the work of raw material to the finished product through all the phases of creation (face, hair and dressing). Finally, a museum area dedicated to the Maison house is accessible within the cultural space of the community of tin land. Thanks to a thematic course conducted through loans from private collectors and with the valuable help of the company, one can (re) discover the whole history of the brand and that of many models that have made and still shine the eyes of the children. A film summarizes the history of the brand and its know-how.

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