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adresse The Compagnons museum

the Grande Ecole des Metiers
12 -14 rue Tripière - 31000 TOULOUSE
Location : Centre Ville
Access : M° Capitole
Tel : 05 62 47 41 77 - Fax : 05 62 47 41 70

The displays of this museum devoted to the world of the travelling journeyman are open to the public every Wednesday afternoon. The museum offers an insight into the world of the journeymen, whose training was based on three pillars: the learning of a trade or craft, travelling, and the handing down of knowledge and skills. During their many travels the journeymen acquired the techniques and skills appropriate to their trade. The production of a masterpiece was the culmination of the training chosen by the journeyman during his tour of France.

The exhibition takes you along on this tour of initiation and shares with you the precision workmanship and skills of the journeymen. The museum is also a fine example of the architectural style of the Middle Ages, being housed in a half-timbered building with brick and cob walls and heavy visible timber framing.
Opening Times
Wednesdays and first Sunday of the mont from 14.30 to 17.30.
Closed
August.
Entry
Free.
Toulouse Tourist Office BP 38001 - 31080 Toulouse Cedex 6 - Tel : 05 61 11 02 22 - Fax : 05 61 23 74 97 - Mail : infos@ot-toulouse.fr