Our collections in practice
The Cité internationale de la tapisserie houses nearly 25,000 objects in its collections, which trace the history of Aubusson tapestry from its origins to the contemporary period, as well as all the stages of tapestry production.
In a few figures
The Cité not only preserves tapestries; only 6,200 objects in its collections are textiles (wall tapestries, upholstery tapestries, carpets, weaving samples, and embroideries). The majority of the collections consist of maquettes (about 5,800) and cartoons (about 13,000) used in the preparation of tapestries. The Cité also preserves several looms and tools used in the making of a tapestry.
Conservation of collections
The Cité preserves collections from several companies related to the history of tapestry, as well as collections from the studios of artists who created designs for tapestries.
Le Centre de Ressources
Pour toute recherche concernant les collections de la Cité, nous vous invitons à contacter le Centre de Ressources. Les collections de la Cité sont consultables sous certaines conditions, notamment par les chercheurs, les professionnels de la filière tapisserie et les ayant-droits d’artistes cartonniers. Pour toute demande de consultation des collections nous vous invitons à prendre au préalable connaissance des conditions de consultation.