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Wood mosaic artist     Mosaic artist Sister Samuelle will be exhibiting her work in the exhibition spaces of Fonds Charlois during summer 2024. Mosaics made of wood and slate, some adorned with gold leaf. Fifteen works to complement Charlois’ barrel decoration this year. Sister Samuelle, an atypical artist with a singular career path and […]

The exhibition space of the Charlois Fund for Art and Forest, created in Murlin in the heart of the Bertranges, has entered its development phase. The interior space and circulation within the building has been redesigned to meet public safety and reception requirements, thanks to the installation of an elevator and a metal walkway clad […]

This hand carved wood sign dating from the first quarter of the 20th century figures a sake barrel. This kind of barrel made of cedar wrapped with straw mat is called komodaru. It was intended for transport and are still often offered to Shinto shrine.   Japanese excel in the art of cooperage since the […]

The map of the “Borbonium, ducatus. Bourbonnois” is taken from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Atlas novus by Willem and Joan Blaeu. This work of art, who has recently enriched the collections of the “Fonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt”, helps us to understand the evolution of forests during centuries in central France.   […]

This map of the “Nivernium ducatus Gallice [in Gallic] Duché de Nevers” is taken from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Atlas novus by Willem and Joan Blaeu.   From the year 1635, Willem Blaeu (1571-1638), dutch cartographer and editor, published its Theatrum Orbis Terrarum made of 600 maps hand-coloured after printing, which explained its cost. […]