La Manufacture des Gobelins
only making tapestries, no dyeing is carried out here any more. The building was destroyed by fire during the Commune of 1871, and this new, jauntily-symmetrical replacement was built in 1913, although some of the 17th- and 18th-century interiors have survived. Today, weavers continue working in the traditional way but produce more modern patterns, including designs by Picasso and Matisse.
La Manufacture des Gobelins
Guided tours only, 2pm and 3pm Tue–Thur (arrive 15 mins early), group tours
by appointment.
Tel: 01. 44 08 52 00
Cité Universitaire
218
