Métiers d’art at the Musée d’Orsay 2025: what should you see?

From April 3 to 6, 2025, the Musée d’Orsay will host a new edition ofEntrez en Matières, as part of the Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art. A discreet but fundamental event, which brings to light the often invisible trades of French luxury. A secret meeting is taking place in the heart of Paris. And this time, it’s not Monet’s works that are making the news.

When the great Houses (finally) reveal their secrets

It’s not every day that Hermès, Chanel, Baccarat or Christofle agree to leave their workshops to show how their exceptional pieces are created. Even less so in a place as emblematic as the Musée d’Orsay.
For this fourth edition, ten Maisons du Comité Colbert are taking up residence in the very heart of the permanent collections for an immersive, scenographic tour. The aim? To catch the eye, but above all to train the eye of the younger generation.

Because beyond the beauty of the gestures, the stakes are high: faced with a shortage of talent, these professions are in danger of disappearing.

French luxury on alert: a living heritage in danger

Leatherwork, ceramics, glass, metalwork, textiles, watchmaking… All types of expertise will be represented. But this demonstration is more than just entertainment. It’s a wake-up call.
With over 500,000 employees and an economic weight of 68 billion euros, the Métiers d’Art are the backbone of French luxury. Yet few know what they really entail.

Schools such as Manufacture des Gobelins and Campus Mode Métiers d’Art Design will be there to bridge the gap between tradition and the future. The message is clear: train or die.

“French luxury is the oldest sector with a future,” asserts Bénédicte Epinay of the Comité Colbert. More a lucid statement than a slogan.

An invitation to see, touch and understand at the Musée d’Orsay

This is not a static exhibition: it’s a series of live demonstrations, a rarity in a museum setting. Craftsmen at work, their tools, their gestures… The public is not a spectator, but a witness to fragile knowledge.

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