Charlois Fund - Acquisition

Pascal Oudet will be exhibiting his work in the galleries of the Fonds Charlois for Art and the Forest in Murlin over the summer of 2025. The opening of the exhibition, in the presence of the artist, will take place during the La Forêt enchante Murlin festival on the weekend of 21st and 22nd June. […]

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 […]

For several years, Charlois has commissioned artists to create designs for barrels crafted in the workshops of the La Grange Cooperage Manufacture. The aim is to highlight the craftsmanship of its coopers while staying true to its policy of supporting contemporary creativity.   After the tattooed barrels by Yannick Meziani, Jordane Saget’s swirling [...]

The 18 projects created as part of the “Charlois X École Boulle” partnership will be on display from April 11 to May 31, 2024, in the exhibition spaces ofFonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt !   Every year, theécole Boulle Every year, the [organization name] organizes a one-week workshop called Atelier XXL, aimed at […]

Displayed in the exhibition space of the Fonds Charlois for Art and the Forest, this artwork goes beyond its undeniable aesthetic value to illustrate the growth of a mature oak through the precision and regularity of its growth rings. This fine-grained sessile oak serves as a prime example of a tree that grew within a […]

The Fonds Charlois for Art and the Forest recently acquired a set of cooper’s tools used by their former owner in the middle of the 20e century.   The set includes around thirty tools made of wood and metal (adzes, compasses, cutters, broad axes, drawknives, branding irons, spokeshaves, augers, bung pullers, and bung cutters), the […]

On the Exploitation of Wood A man of science and letters, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau is one of the founding fathers of modern silviculture and agronomy. The writings of the scholar are notably the source of several articles in the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d’Alembert, including those on agriculture, ropemaking*, charcoal production, and sugar [...]

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. […]